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Lucy Ives’s essay collection AN IMAGE OF MY NAME ENTERS AMERICA has made the American Booksellers Association’s November 2024 Indie Next list, with independent booksellers across the country praising the book as “phantasmagoric and meticulously researched,” “regularly astonishing…spanning topics as wide-reaching as My Little Pony, the Assyrian Genocide, and the troubled history of romantic love,” “one of the smartest books I’ve ever read,” and “nothing short of spectacular.” Graywolf Press will publish AN IMAGE OF MY NAME ENTERS AMERICA on October 15, 2024.
ASTOR hit #7 on the LA Times Bestseller list for Paperback Nonfiction for the week of October 6, and #13 on The New York Times’ list for the week of October 13, 2024. HarperCollins published the hardcover September 19, 2023, and the paperback on September 17, 2024.
The New York Times included BROTHERS by Alex Van Halen on its list of most-anticipated nonfiction books for the Fall. Harper will publish the memoir on October 22, 2024.
A FEW WORDS IN DEFENSE OF OUR COUNTRY by Robert Hilburn was featured on the LA Times' Fall music preview, praised as “passionate and richly reported.” Hachette Books will publish the biography on October 22, 2024.
UPWORTHY – GOOD PEOPLE by Gabriel Reilich and Lucia Knell debuted on The New York Times Bestsellers List for the week of September 22, 2024, appearing at #7 for Print Hardcover Nonfiction and #11 for Combined Print & E-Book. National Geographic published the book on September 3, 2024.
JOY by Danielle Steel debuted on The New York Times Bestsellers list for the week of September 1, 2024, appearing at #4 on the Fiction Hardcover list and #7 on the Combined Print & E-Book Fiction list. Delacorte Press published the book on August 13, 2024.
The audiobook of BROTHERS will be narrated by Alex Van Halen himself, and will feature the previously unreleased song “Unfinished,” the last piece of music written by Van Halen and his brother Eddie. Harper will publish the memoir on October 22, 2024.
THE BOOKSHOP by Evan Friss debuted at #9 on The New York Times Bestseller list for Hardcover Nonfiction for the week of August 25, 2024. Viking published the book on August 6, 2024.
Marine biologist and debut author Jasmin Graham was featured in the New York Times, The Washington Post, and the Free Times discussing her memoir SHARKS DON'T SINK, as well as the particular challenges and triumphs of being a Black woman in shark science. Meanwhile, The Tampa Bay Times raves: "Graham has become something of a shark celebrity, talking about her work on Shark Week documentaries and YouTube. But in this uplifting memoir, the sharks and the scientists who overcome bigotry to learn about them are the stars." SHARKS DON’T SINK was one of The Root's "July 2024 Books By Black Authors We Can't Wait to Read," and an excerpt was published on Lit Hub. Graham appeared on both the Today Show and CBS Mornings to promote the book at the time of its release—one stop on her 13-city tour— and she was interviewed on NPR’s On Point and Science Friday radio shows, as well as WHYY’s The Pulse, and on the Stuff to Blow Your Mind, Just the Zoo of Us, and All Creatures podcasts. Pantheon published SHARKS DON'T SINK on July 16, 2024.
Rachel Khong’s instant New York Times bestselling novel REAL AMERICANS continues to receive strong press months after its publication, with Steven Whitton penning a paean for The Anniston Star. Whitton praises REAL AMERICANS in the highest terms, calling it “deeply affecting,” “extraordinarily moving,” and “nothing short of spellbinding.” Knopf published the novel on April 30, 2024.