LEXICON, Max Barry’s fast paced novel about words as weapons has earned spots on the Time Magazine, Kirkus and NPR lists of the best fiction for 2013. Penguin Press published the book June 18, 2013.

Rachel Aviv feature article “Where Is Your Mother?” was recently published in the New Yorker. The article about caseworkers, custody trials, and foster care in the United States Social Services system was published in the December 2, 2013 issue.

Derek B. Miller’s NORWEGIAN BY NIGHT was named one of the Financial Times’ “Best Crime Novels of the Year.” The Financial Times called it “richly written.” Houghton Mifflin Harcourt published the book May 21, 2013.

Rilla Askew’s KIND OF KIN is included in November issue of Library Journal on the list of Cuyahoga County librarians’ favorite books of 2013....dubbed as “morally complex” and “a thoroughly engaging read.” Ecco published the book January 8, 2013.

Ramona Ausubel’s A GUIDE TO BEING BORN is one of The New York Times 100 Notable Books of 2013. Riverhead published the book May 2, 2013.

Carlene Bauer was on NPR’s “On Point” with Tom Ashbrook, discussing Flannery O’Connor’s prayer journal. Bauer’s book FRANCES AND BERNARD was published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt on February 5, 2013.

Wayne Koestenbaum was interviewed in The American Reader. Koestenbaum’s MY 1980S AND OTHER ESSAYS was published by Farrar, Straus & Giroux published on August 13, 2013.

Danielle Steel appeared on Good Morning America on November 12, 2013 to promote her latest non-fiction bestseller PURE JOY: THE DOGS WE LOVE. PURE JOY debuted at number 7 on the Combined Print & E-book New York Times bestseller list for the week of November 17th. Delacorte published the book on October 29, 2013.

Jeffrey Eugendies short story, “Find the Bad Guy” was published in the November 18, 2013 issue of the New Yorker. His latest novel, THE MARRIAGE PLOT, was published by Farrar Straus & Giroux on October 11, 2011.

Danielle Steel’s new novel debuted at number 4 on the New York Times HC bestseller list for November 17, 2013. The book also debuted at number 6 on the Combined Print and E-book bestseller list. Delacorte published the book October 10, 2013.