Samantha Hunt’s MR. SPLITFOOT was named by The Millions website as one of the most anticipated books for the second half of 2015, which said, “In Hunt's fictions, imagination anchors the real and sometimes calls mutiny… Mr. Splitfoot, Hunt’s third novel, promises more in this vein. It’s a gothic ghost story, involving two orphaned sisters, channeling spirits, and an enigmatic journey across New York State.” Houghton Mifflin will publish the book on January 5, 2016.

Booklist reviewed Stephen Emond’s novel BRIGHT LIGHTS, DARK NIGHTS, and calling it “a real slice of contemporary teenage life that’s painfully honest about the below-the-surface racism in today’s America.” They also praised Emond’s illustrations as “gorgeous, inky, noir-infused cityscapes.” Roaring Brook Press will publish the book on August 11, 2015.

Booklist has reviewed THE INVADERS by Karolina Waclawiak, saying of the novel that, “with its spot-on characterizations, droll dialogue, and staccato pacing. Waclawiak’s dark satire is a trenchant indictment of the country club set tempered by compassionately rendered portraits of two of its not entirely unwitting victims.” THE INVADERS was also reviewed by The Toast, included in Vol. 1 Brooklyn’s July 2015 Book Preview and in The Cut’s list of beach reads. Regan Arts will publish the novel on July 7, 2015. CLICK ABOVE FOR MORE INFORMATION

THE FIFTH HOUSE OF THE HEART by Ben Tripp has received a starred review from Publishers Weekly, which said of the novel, “this deep and terrifying vampire story is as nuanced as it is thrilling.” CLICK ABOVE FOR MORE INFORMATION. Gallery will publish the book on July 28, 2015.

Publishers Weekly and Kirkus have both given positive reviews to Dan-el Padilla Peralta’s memoir. Publishers’ Weekly says “part memoir, part confessional, and part coming-of-age tale, Peralta’s story holds several truths on the road through loss, sacrifice, and achievement to gaining his slice of the American dream.” CLICK ABOVE FOR MORE INFORMATION.

As her starred review in Library Journal notes, “Striking a balance between her intellectual and artistic gifts, Wampole is serious without being pedantic, engaging without being superficial. This is essential for anyone who cares about the future of America.” Harper will publish July 7, 2015.

Millihelen has interviewed Karolina Waclawiak about her new novel, THE INVADERS. Regan Arts will publish the novel on July 7, 2015.
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Shelf Awareness reviewed THOSE GIRLS by Lauren Saft, calling it a “beachtime page-turner likely to grab some adult fans, too.” Poppy published the novel on June 9, 2015. CLICK ABOVE FOR A LINK TO THE FULL REVIEW

Maggie Nelson’s THE ARGONAUTS was reviewed in the New Yorker, Chicago Tribune, and Minneapolis Star Tribune. The book was also named by Miranda July as one of the Summer’s best books in Harper’s Bazaar. Graywolf Press published the book on May 5, 2015. FOR LINKS TO THE FULL REVIEWS PLEASE CLICK ABOVE.

Clive Barker’s New York Times bestselling novel THE SCARLET GOSPELS received positive reviews in The New York Times, which says “Barker fills this large canvas with an impressive amount of action and infernal spectacle” and The Washington Post raves about the book’s place in Barker’s body of works saying “Its visionary scenario and detailed account of apocalyptic events are as grand and sweeping as anything the earlier books had to offer.” St. Martin’s Press published the book on May 19, 2015.