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Allie Rowbottom’s JELL-O GIRLS is one of Amazon, Garden & Gun, and PopSugar’s Best Books of July, and one of Real Simple’s Best Books of 2018 (So Far). In a review, Shelf Awareness called JELL-O GIRLS a “captivating memoir.” Little, Brown will publish JELL-O GIRLS on July 17, 2018.
Hannah Orenstein’s debut novel PLAYING WITH MATCHES is one of Marie Claire’s Best Beach Reads. Touchstone published PLAYING WITH MATCHES on June 26, 2018.
Carola Lovering’s debut novel TELL ME LIES is one of The Skimm’s 4th of July Reads. Jessica Knoll appeared on the Today Show and recommended Carola’s novel as one of her summer reads. Atria published TELL ME LIES on June 12, 2018.
Yrsa Daley-Ward’s memoir THE TERRIBLE is one of The Skimm’s 4th of July Reads. THE TERRIBLE was reviewed in brief for the Guardian, which called it “experimental, poetic, and profound – confirms her abundant talent as a writer.” Penguin Books published THE TERRIBLE on June 5, 2018.
Pulitzer Prize winner Andrew Sean Greer’s novel LESS has been featured as a number one best seller across the nation. The comedic novel was featured in the Paperback Fiction lists for The Washington Post, The LA Times, the Northern California Independent Booksellers List, as well as the Boston Globe. The paperback edition of the book was published on May 22, 2018.
The New York Times named James A. McLaughlin’s debut novel one of “9 New Books We Recommend This Week.” The book was also reviewed in the crime column. The reviewer Marilyn Stasio calls it a “gruesomely gorgeous debut novel about an imperfect hero” and says “McLaughlin writes about the natural world with casual lyricism and un-self-conscious joy, while describing physical violence so vividly you want to look away.” Ecco published the book on June 12, 2018.
Hannah Orenstein’s debut novel PLAYING WITH MATCHES is one of Elite Daily’s 6 Books About Dating In Your 20s That Are Ridiculously Relatable. Us Weekly’s Happy Ever After column interviewed Hannah on the day of her publication, and Bustle featured Hannah’s novel in an article comparing it to ‘The Devil Wears Prada’ for matchmaking. Hannah penned a piece for Washington Post about her experiences as a matchmaker, which served as the inspiration for her book.
Samantha Hunt was interviewed by The New York Times Book Review for their “By The Book” column. Her novel THE SEAS was reissued by Tin House Books on July 10, 2018.
Ashleigh Young’s debut collection of essays, CAN YOU TOLERATE THIS?, is on the New Yorker’s summer reading list. Riverhead Books will publish CAN YOU TOLERATE THIS? on July 3rd, 2018.
Yrsa Daley-Ward was on CBS to discuss her poetry and her new memoir, THE TERRIBLE. Penguin Books published THE TERRIBLE on June 5th, 2018.