Vulture featured Kiese Laymon’s memoir HEAVY in their “6 New Paperbacks You Should Read Right Now” roundup, writing: “The most exciting kinds of memoirs are the ones that throw you into the story of a life even while encouraging you to step back and consider the art of its framing. Heavy is one of the best of the bunch. Kiese Laymon’s writing about size and race, addiction and ambition in America is nothing less than thrilling — every sentence sings.” Scribner published the book on October 16, 2018.

Vulture featured Andrea Lawlor’s PAUL TAKES THE FORM OF A MORTAL GIRL in their “6 New Paperbacks You Should Read Right Now” roundup, writing: “Shape-shifting meets ’90s nostalgia in this delightful experimental novel featuring a hero who can change at will into different sexual personae… Set in a college town where academic theory and pop-culture digressions are as important as racy sex scenes, Paul Takes the Form of a Mortal Girl is a testament to the search for connection and the fluidity of identity.” Vintage reissued the book April 23, 2019; Rescue Press published the book originally on November 1, 2017.

For The Atlantic, Lily Meyer writes that Namwali Serpell’s debut novel THE OLD DRIFT is a “sprawling epic that unfolds with the wild detail of a Bosch painting,” and notes its sharing of a “provocative core idea: that colonialism was a massive invasion of privacy, and that technology is on track to rival it." Hogarth published the book on March 26, 2019.

Anna Pitoniak’s forthcoming NECESSARY PEOPLE is one of Woman’s Day’s Best Fiction of 2019. Little, Brown will publish the book on May 21, 2019.

The latest Stone Barrington novel by Stuart Woods made its debut on the New York Times Beststeller list. The book debuted at number 4 on the Combined Print & E-book Fiction list and number 8 on the Hardcover Fiction list. G.P. Putnam Sons published the book on March 26, 2019.

Ryan Chapman’s debut novel RIOTS I HAVE KNOWN received a starred review from Publishers Weekly, which called the book “dazzling… Supremely mischievous and sublimely written, this is a stellar work,” as well as a positive review from Kirkus, which called it “fitfully funny and murderously wry.” Both the LA Times and Esquire call RIOTS I HAVE KNOWN one of the most anticipated debut novels coming this spring. Simon & Schuster will publish the book on May 21, 2019.

The New York Times selected Ramona Ausubel’s AWAYLAND for their Paperbow Row feature in the Book Review and online, writing that “The pieces in this collection touch on everything from leaving home to mortality, all with a zany undertow.” Riverhead published the book on March 6, 2018.

Former CNN White House correspondent Jessica Yellin’s debut novel SAVAGE NEWS received a great review from Publishers Weekly, which calls the book “[a] feisty debut… Fans of comic heroines like Stephanie Plum will find plenty to like in this sharp and funny satire.” Jessica and SAVAGE NEWS were additionally profiled, interviewed, or covered in the Wall Street Journal, Vanity Fair, and Oprah Magazine. Mira published the book on April 9, 2019.

Anna Pitoniak’s forthcoming NECESSARY PEOPLE has already received two starred trade reviews from Kirkus and Publishers Weekly. Kirkus writes, “Pitoniak is an astute social observer, and the novel—a literary thriller about class aspiration and young female ambition—is a twisting delight with a haunting punch. Deceptively nuanced, and impossible to put down, this is escapism with substance.” Publishers Weekly says NECESSARY PEOPLE is “fantastic… Will hook readers from the get-go.” Finally, Marie Claire included NECESSARY PEOPLE in its Best Women’s Fiction of 2019 (So Far) roundup in January. Little, Brown will publish the book on May 21, 2019.

Elaine Welteroth’s forthcoming memoir MORE THAN ENOUGH has landed on Mashable’s list of 17 books every activist should read in 2019. Kirkus also gave it a great review, calling MORE THAN ENOUGH “an inspiring memoir by a dynamic groundbreaker.” Viking will publish the book on June 11, 2019.