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HEAVY by Kiese Laymon

Kiese Laymon’s acclaimed memoir was included on the New York Times list of the best books of the 21st century. Scribner published the book on October 16, 2018.

MIDDLESEX by Jeffrey Eugenides

Jeffrey Eugenides novel was included on the New York Times list of the best books of the 21st century. FSG published the book on September 4, 2002.

THE ARGONAUTS by Maggie Nelson

Maggie Nelson’s memoir was included on the New York Times list of the best books of the 21st century. Graywolf Press published the book on May 5, 2015.

Plum Sykes’ WIVES LIKE US received a fantastic, extensive write-up by the BBC. Clare Thorp writes: “[Sykes] needed another glamorous, gossipy, cut-throat world to write about – and she found it on her doorstep in the English countryside…WIVES LIKE US is a satirical comedy of manners about a group of super-rich women living in the Cotswolds, an area that's having a bit of a moment in pop culture.” Harper published the book on May 14, 2024.

REBEL GIRL by Kathleen Hanna debuted on The New York Times Bestseller list for the week of June 2, 2024, appearing at #5 on the Hardcover Nonfiction List and #7 on the Combined Print & E-Book Nonfiction List. Ecco published the book on May 14, 2024.

PALAZZO by Danielle Steel is #1 on The New York Times Mass Market Bestseller list for the month of May 2024. Delacorte Press published the hardcover edition on June 27, 2023, and Dell published the paperback on March 26, 2024.

SOCIOPATH by Patric Gagne is #12 on The New York Times Audio Monthly Bestsellers list for the month of May 2024. Simon & Schuster published the book on April 2, 2024.

Acclaimed biographer and longtime Los Angeles Times music critic Robert Hilburn’s book, A FEW WORDS IN DEFENSE OF OUR COUNTRY, promises to deliver the definitive biography of the great Randy Newman. The publisher’s blurb reads: “As thought-provoking and thorough as it is tender, this book is an overdue tribute to the legendary songwriter whose music has long reflected and challenged the America we know today.” Hachette will publish the book on October 22, 2024.

WIVES LIKE US, Plum Sykes’ new novel, is praised on Parade’s list of “The 25 Best New Book Releases” for the week of May 14 – 20 as “wickedly funny,” and Vogue’s “The Best Books of 2024 So Far” as a “delectable delightful mash-up: a loving portrait of a social milieu that recognizes the value of tradition but is also perpetually chasing what’s new.” The book was also featured in Town & Country, where Adam Rathe writes: “In WIVES, Sykes follows the dramatic lives of group of women (as well as their families and staff) who live among a series of villages—Little Bottom, Middle Bottom, Great Bottom, and Monkton Bottom—and keeps a sharp eye trained on the way each sees her social stock rise and fall. It’s certainly a work of fiction (and it’s more of a love letter to the world than anything else), but parts of it did come from the author’s own experiences.” Harper published WIVES LIKE US on May 14, 2024.

Danielle Steel’s latest novel, ONLY THE BRAVE, debuted on The New York Times Bestsellers list for the week of May 19, 2024, appearing at #4 on the Print Hardcover Fiction list and #5 on the Combined Print & E-Book Fiction list. Delacorte Press published the novel on April 30, 2024.