Stuart Nadler’s WISE MEN was named one of Amazon’s “Best Books of the Year, So Far” in the Literature and Fiction category. In her review posted February 1, Amazon’s Editorial Director Sara Nelson called it “A truly Great American Novel.” Reagan Arthur Books published the book on February 5, 2013.

SPARTA by Roxana Robinson is a Chicago Tribune “Editor’s Choice” book: “Robinson has transformed the coming home experience into an emotionally resonant novel that stabs readers in the heart, even as they marvel at its beautiful language and rhythm.” Sarah Crichton Books (FSG) published the book June 4, 2013.

Charlie Smith’s MEN IN MIAMI HOTELS was reviewed in the Miami Herald and the L Magazine and was named a Best Book of the Month by Amazon in the literature and fiction category. The Miami Herald called it “peerless,” noting that, “In Smith’s masterfully lyrical prose, what could have been a simple pulpy adventure becomes a rewarding, and even challenging, examination of time, fate and fatalism that recalls the best of work Denis Johnson or Robert Stone.”

Susan Choi will be reading from her newly published novel MY EDUCATION at Powerhouse Arena on July 17 at 7pm at 37 Main Street in Brooklyn. In addition, MY EDUCATION was recently reviewed by Meg Wolitzer for NPR, who raves that “The writing in this novel is masterful—but the book did something to me emotionally, too…It was the excitement of reading a writer whose work reminds you –actually educates you—about the power of a really good novel.”

Adam Rutherford’s CREATION was reviewed on the front page of the Wall Street Journal’s Books section, calling him an “expert storyteller” and saying, “Mr. Rutherford takes an informed stand against the unthinking opponents of genetic engineering…His arguments are clear and compelling but not easily summarized in abbreviated form.” Penguin published the book on June 13, 2013.

Publishers Weekly praised Danielle Steel’s WINNERS, saying, “Steel skillfully weaves the strands of the Matthews and Thomas families together in a layered story about loneliness and companionship...” Delacorte Press will publish the book on October 29, 2013.

Booklist says, “Steel is one of the world’s most popular authors, and this poignant romance is sure to thrill her many loyal fans and reach many new readers, too.” Delacorte Press will publish the book on July 16, 2013.

SAFE KIDS, SMART PARENTS by Jaycee Dugard’s personal therapist and leading family psychologist, Rebecca Bailey and her sister Elizabeth Bailey, was reviewed in Publishers Weekly, which declares that "Bailey's communication strategy suggests a proactive approach and will help parents build the kind of trust that will encourage kids to speak up." The book contains a preface by Jaycee’s mother, Terry Probyn. Simon & Schuster published the book on June 11, 2013

ECSTATIC NATION by Brenda Wineapple is featured in Publishers Weekly. Wineapple is interviewed on her the process of writing her book, a “sweeping work of American history, chronicling a period of immense change through the era’s monumental events and the diverse American personalities behind them.” HarperCollins will publish the book August 6, 2013.

MY EDUCATION by Susan Choi has been featured in the July issues of Self, Vanity Fair, Cosmopolitan, and Marie Clarie. The book has also been positively reviewed in the Los Angeles Times, which declares that ” What Choi…is after is the elusive territory of experience, the way people and events imprint us when we're young and then linger, exerting a subtle pressure over how we live our lives.” A review in Entertainment Weekly, also raves that: “In Choi's hands, intimacy is every bit as compelling as war and displacement.” Viking will publish the book on July 3, 2013.