Stephen Carter’s INVISIBLE was named to the longlist for Pen/Bograd Weld Prize for Biography. The book was also recently reviewed by The New Yorker, which called it “an engaging biography” and a “moving paean to female aspiration.” Henry Holt published the book on October 9, 2018.

Kiese Laymon’s memoir was named the Best Audiobook of the year by Audible, Inc. The Audible write up says “I was stunned not only by his immense talent as a writer, but also by the unprecedented intimacy of what he was choosing to share. This is a voice we’ve rarely heard speak so vulnerably and frankly about the truth of what it is to be human. And it’s a voice that, perhaps more than any other this year, needs to be heard.”

Hannah Fry’s HELLO WORLD was shortlisted for The Baillie Gifford Prize for Non-Fiction, which is “the most prestigious non-fiction prize in the UK.”
W.W. Norton published the book in the U.S. on September 18, 2018.

Kiese Laymon’s HEAVY has been selected for the 2019 Andrew Carnegie Medal for Excellence in Nonfiction shortlist; it is one of three books to be honored. Scribner published the book on October 16, 2018.

THE SATURDAY NIGHT GHOST CLUB has been shortlisted for the 2018 Rogers Writers’ Trust Fiction Prize in Canada, which is awarded to the best Canadian novel or short story collection of the year, as selected by a three-member, independent judging panel. The jury citation calls the book, “Viscerally exciting and deeply thoughtful, The Saturday Night Ghost Club is powerfully written and satisfies at every level." Knopf Canada published the book August 14, 2018.

Hannah Lillith Assadi is a National Book Foundation 5 Under 35 Honoree! “Think of it as the smallest, most prestigious fiction writers group in America,” writes Ron Charles for the Washington Post. “This year’s 5 Under 35 honorees, all born after Nov. 30, 1982, are a testament to the remarkable talent in the United States.” Soho Press published the book on March 28, 2017.

Adam Winkler’s latest book was named to the longlist for the 2018 National Book Award for Nonfiction. Liveright published the book on February 27, 2018.

FLY ME is a semifinalist for the VCU Cabell First Novelist Award, which honors an outstanding debut novel from the preceding calendar year. The New York Times said of the novel, “Riley has a stylish grasp of setting as the axis of place and time, writing about the era with captivating authority, palpable texture and a sure-footed knack for rebuilding a moment out of its pop detritus.” Little, Brown published the book June 6, 2017.

Josh Weil has just been named a Gold Winner in the Fiction category of the California Book Awards for his story collection THE AGE OF PERPETUAL LIGHT! The collection was published by Grove, Atlantic on September 12, 2017.

Jaroslav Kalfar’s debut novel was named on the shortlist for the 32nd Arthur C. Clarke Shortlist. Little, Brown & Company published the book on March 7, 2017.