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News - Book Reviews

Library Journal gave David Heatley’s QUALIFICATION a starred review. They write: "Readers will find themselves moved by this stunning memoir, and perhaps even grateful for the author’s refusal to shy away from depicting the complexity of his ongoing development as an artist and a human being.” Booklist also praised QUALIFICATION, calling it “unflinching” and adding that, “The payoffs and pitfalls of a lifetime spent in 12-step programs are portrayed with brutal candor.” Pantheon published the book on October 1, 2019.

In a starred review, Library Journal praises Allen Glover’s TV NOIR: “Each section could be a stand-alone show at a media museum or, better yet, a series at a dimly lit revival house. Essential for noir lovers, especially those who have exhausted the film canon and are hungry for more.” Abrams will publish the book on September 24, 2019.

EVERY OTHER WEEKEND is a featured selection in the New York Times Book Review’s paperback row. Summerfield’s debut novel chronicles the aftermath of a divorce through the eyes of precocious eight-year-old Nenny, and the Times calls it “exactly as gut-wrenching as it sounds." Little, Brown published the book on April 17, 2018.

In their upcoming book, Steve Murphy and Javier F. Peña tell the true story of how they took down Pablo Escobar.
Publishers Weekly calls MANHUNTERS "Riveting. A must-read for anyone interested in one of the major campaigns on the war on drugs." St. Martin’s Press will publish the hardcover on November 12, 2019.

Anne Boyer’s memoir received a rave review in the New York Times. The reviewer Jennifer Szalai calls the book “extraordinary and furious” and writes “The pink ribbon, that ubiquitous emblem of breast cancer awareness, has long been an object of controversy and derision, but the poet and essayist Anne Boyer doesn’t just pull it loose, unfastening its dainty loop; she feeds it through a shredder and lights it on fire, incinerating its remains . . . Where Boyer finds a measure of hope is in pain — not in valorizing it (insufficient), or in conquering it (impossible), but in recognizing it as something that’s real and shared with others.” Farrar, Straus & Giroux will publish the book on September 17, 2019.

Writing for the Wall Street Journal, Cammy Brothers called Ben Lewis’ THE LAST LEONARDO “a page-turning tale about the most expensive painting of all time . . . populated by characters straight out of a thriller.” Ballantine published the book on June 25, 2019.

NPR ran a rave review of Craig Davidson’s new novel THE SATURDAY NIGHT GHOST CLUB. Reviewer Jason Heller had this to say about the coming-of-age story: “Immensely enjoyable, piercingly clever, and satisfyingly soulful, THE SATURDAY NIGHT GHOST CLUB is an exquisite little talisman of a book, one that doesn't flinch as it probes the dark underside of nostalgia.” Penguin Books published the book on July 9, 2019.

In a glowing review of IN WEST MILLS, The New York Times Book Review writes: “From the first page, Winslow establishes an uncanny authority and profound tone that belie the book’s debut status… He paints a community so tightknit and thorough it becomes easy to forget the people in it don’t exist, that no one will be playing music later tonight at Miss Goldie’s barnhouse juke joint, or traveling upbridge to Manning’s General Store for candy. Knot is as complex and endearing a protagonist as Zora Neale Hurston’s Janie.” Bloomsbury published the book on June 4, 2019.

Anne Boyer’s poetic rumination on cancer and the healthcare system, THE UNDYING, has received two starred advance reviews from Kirkus and Publishers Weekly. Kirkus calls the book “a haunting testimony about death that is filled with life,” and PW writes that: “Boyer’s gorgeous language elevates this artful, piercing narrative well above the average medical memoir." FSG will publish the book on September 17, 2019.

Heidi Diehl’s debut novel LIFELINES is one of Cosmopolitan’s Best Books of June 2019 and one of Star Tribune’s Best Summer Reads. HMH will publish the book on June 18, 2019.