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News - Literary News
The BEASTIE BOYS BOOK audiobook is a BOOKLIST 2018 Editors’ Choice selection and it has appeared on The New York Times Audio bestseller list for the past two months. Spiegel & Grau published the book on October 30, 2018.
THOSE WHO KNEW by Idra Novey is January’s Lily Lit Club pick. The Lily, a reboot of the first U.S. newspaper by women, brought back by The Washington Post, interviewed Idra Novey about THOSE WHO KNEW and the impact the current social and political environment had on her writing process. Viking published the book on November 6, 2018.
THE ASH FAMILY by Molly Dektar has received two very favorable pre-publication reviews thus far, with Kirkus writing that the novel “shines in its thoughtful portrayal of cult members' (likely) complicated feelings: devotion, love, fear, desperation, and purpose. An affecting, cleareyed debut,” and Publisher’s Weekly calling it an “excellent debut… a powerful, disturbing novel.” Simon & Schuster will publish the book on April 9, 2019.
The New Yorker published an excerpt from Robert Caro’s forthcoming book WORKING called “The Secrets of Lyndon Johnson’s Archives.” Knopf will publish the book on April 9, 2019.
The 48th book in Stuart Woods’ long-running Stone Barrington series will debut on the New York Times Bestseller list for the week of January 20, 2019. The book will be number 5 on the Combined Print & E-Book Fiction list and number 9 on the Hardcover Fiction list. G.P. Putnam’s Sons published the book on December 31, 2018.
Glory Edim appeared on PBS NewsHour where she talked with Jeffrey Brown about WELL-READ BLACK GIRL, her book club, and creating community through books in the age of social media. Ballantine published the book on October 30, 2018.
The Millions, Bustle, and The Rumpus have selected WHAT MY MOTHER AND I DON’T TALK ABOUT as a most anticipated book of 2019. The Rumpus calls the anthology “an intimate, therapeutic, and universally resonant look at our relationships with our mothers.” Simon & Schuster will publish the book on April 30, 2019.
The Guardian interviewed Casey Gerald about his acclaimed memoir THERE WILL BE NO MIRACLES HERE. Riverhead published the book on October 2, 2018.