THE KEPT was reviewed in The Boston Globe and The Washington Post, and Scott was interviewed by Robin Young, who called it “a stunning debut novel,” on the WBUR/NPR show “Here & Now.” The Washington Post said, “Scott’s prose is impressively informed by a powerful concoction of American fundamentalism spiked with the fervent belief in an eye-for-eye…The Kept is laden with shrewd, arresting images.” The Boston Globe called it a “genre-busting work…as brutal and austere as it is revelatory." Picador published the book on December 24, 2013.

DEMON CAMP by Jennifer Percy was reviewed by O Magazine, which called it a “chilling work of narrative nonfiction.” Shelf Awareness said, “You can't walk away from Percy's strong debut without feeling like you've spent a frightening moment inside the heads of soldiers who come home from war… In an auspicious debut, Percy goes deep into the life of an army veteran suffering from post-traumatic stress to understand the debilitating effects of war on returning soldiers.” Percy was also profiled on Vogue.com by writer Thessaly LaForce.

THE SCENT OF PINE was reviewed in the January 12 edition of the New York Times Book Review, which called it a “slender, but provocative novel.” Simon & Schuster published the book on January 7, 2014.

Olivia Laing’s THE TRIP TO ECHO SPRING was reviewed in Vanity Fair, Slate, The Petoskey News, and People, which gave it 4/4 stars and called it a “beautiful, fascinating meditation.” Vanity Fair called it “an extraordinary journey” and said, "Laing’s blend of reportage, analysis, and self-discovery is to be savored.” Slate said, “Laing’s writing is beautiful, her insights frequently surprising and powerful.”

Victoria Wilson’s biography of Barbara Stanwyck received a great review in the January 5, 2014 issue of the New York Times Book Review. The reviewer, Molly Haskell, praises Wilson for “providing context of extraordinary breadth, taking in not only Stanwyck’s life…but also the world through which she moved.” The author was also interviewed on the Inside the New York Times Book Review podcast. Simon & Schuster published the book on November 12, 2013.

Robert Hilburn’s biography of Johnny Cash reached the New York Times Hardcover Non-Fiction bestseller list for the week of January 5, 2014 and Michiko Kakutani of the New York Times called it one of her 10 favorite books of 2013, saying that Hilburn “writes persuasively about Cash’s trajectory as an artist — his place in a changing country music scene, his mythologizing of American life, and his eclectic influences (including gospel, blues and traditional folk).”

Ted Thompson’s THE LAND OF STEADY HABITS was reviewed by Publishers Weekly, which called the book an “acutely written first novel” and said, “Thompson is a master at dramatically pitting one character against another…[he] proves to be as keen an observer of this social scene as his literary forebears, Cheever and Updike.” Little, Brown will publish the book on March 25, 2014.

James Scott’s THE KEPT was reviewed on the front page of the New York Times Arts section and in Macleans. The Times praised the “author’s sparse, elegant prose” and said, “It is a haunting narrative, salvaged by precise language that never overreaches or oversells…The plot unfolds with a weighty languor reminiscent of Cormac McCarthy.”

The UK edition of Koethi Zan’s, THE NEVER LIST has been selected for the Spring 2014 Richard and Judy Book Club. Viking/Penguin published the book in the U.S. on July 16, 2013.

Olivia Laing’s THE TRIP TO ECHO SPRING was reviewed in The Boston Globe, The New York Post, Newsday, The Minneapolis Star Tribune, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, The Columbus Dispatch, Richmond Times-Dispatch, Tampa Bay Times, BookPage, and Shelf Awareness. The Boston Globe called it “sharp and engaging,” while Newsday called it “sparkling.” The Columbus Dispatch called it “subtly and elegantly structured."