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News - Literary News
THE LAST ANIMAL by Ramona Ausubel was selected as one of Barnes & Noble's “Best Books of 2023 (So Far),” in the “Best Literary Novels” category. Riverhead Books published then novel on April 18, 2023.
SWIM HOME TO THE VANISHED was included in the San Francisco Chronicle's roundup of must-read books for this summer: “In the opening pages of SWIM HOME TO THE VANISHED, the protagonist, a young Diné man working as a line cook, compares the pain of losing a sibling to ‘dismemberment.’ It’s a precise, if gruesome breakdown of this specific sense of grief that debut author Brendan Shay Basham’s characters explore with a touch of magical realism.” Harper will publish the book on August 22, 2023.
Idra Novey's TAKE WHAT YOU NEED was featured in The New Yorker's briefly noted section, where it was hailed as "[a] delicate meditation on art, family, and ugliness…[and] the difficulties that arise in family life but also on the ways in which such difficulties can't be separated from love." Viking published the book on March 14, 2023.
HALCYON by Elliot Ackerman was included in The Philadelphia Inquirer's roundup of “The Best New Books to Read in May.” Knopf will publish the book on May 23, 2023.
THE LAST ANIMAL by Ramona Ausubel was included on Real Simple's Roundup of “The Best Books of 2023 (So Far) According to Real Simple Editors.” It was also featured on CBS News’ Sunday Morning Book Report (praised as “a sweeter, more poignant version of JURASSIC PARK”), along with an excerpt of the book. Riverhead Books published the novel on April 18, 2023.
Danielle Steel’s latest novel, THE WEDDING PLANNER, debuted on The New York Times Bestsellers list for the week of May 21, 2023, appearing at #6 on both the Print Hardcover Fiction and the Combined Print & E-Book Fiction lists. Delacorte Press published the novel on May 2, 2023.
The mass market edition of SUSPECTS by Danielle Steel debuted at #2 on The New York Times Mass Market bestseller list for May 2023. Delacorte Press published the hardcover edition on June 28, 2022., and the mass market edition on March 28, 2023.
The dynamic cover for Thurston Moore’s SONIC LIFE has been revealed. In an Instagram post sharing the cover, Moore writes: “[SONIC LIFE] has been ages in the making, the product of intensive research and deep dives into my memories and emotions. I believe I’ve been able to capture the whirlwind of experiences that being in Sonic Youth entailed, as well as the creative communities that we found ourselves a part of, first in New York’s punk and no wave scenes, and later in the world of underground and alternative rock and the universe of music-beyond-category. In some ways it barely scrapes the surface, but I’m proud of it and anxious to hear what everyone thinks.” Doubleday will publish the memoir on October 24, 2023.
Ramona Ausubel’s THE LAST ANIMAL continues to receive fantastic attention following its publication. Ausubel was interviewed by Scott Simon for NPR, and by Sarah Neilson for Shondaland, who calls the novel "[a] tender, funny, and fascinating imagining of a family grieving, of women rebelling against the status quo (or their mother), climate grief, and ultimately what it means to care for one another and this planet we share.” The novel was also reviewed by Shelf Awareness, where the reviewer raves: “[W]ondrous…a fantastical journey into the kind of life that may or may not be possible after death, and the equally fantastical experience of becoming a woman in a world of men…The setting of THE LAST ANIMAL is strikingly recognizable yet laced with magic, a place where things Ausubel's characters can barely imagine exist just beneath the surface of everyday life, but the things they want most remain ever out of reach. This, combined with Ausubel's evocative prose, gives the novel a perpetual sense of longing.” Literary Hub published a personal essay by Ausubel titled “Falling in Love with a Dog and the World.” Lastly, the book was included in roundups from Oprah Daily, The Center For Fiction, and Literary Hub. Riverhead Books published the novel on April 18, 2023.
Eileen Myles was interviewed for Cultured Magazine about A “WORKING LIFE.” Cultured writes: “Eileen Myles is a poet. And not just any poet, but one that has restlessly and playfully continued to reinvent the role of the public intellectual with their eager, polychrome odes to living and bouncy, conversational reading style. Myles's poetry is best understood as an itch—for a sense of home in the world around them—and an expansion of the seemingly banal to the globally relevant. Their newest book of poems, A ‘WORKING LIFE,’ is out this week and speaks to the ‘sweet accumulation’ that makes up a poet's practice and life. CULTURED sat down with the writer…to talk about the importance of a first draft, finding freedom in transit, and essential writing instruments.” Literary Hub also published a craft talk given by Myles at NYU’s MFA Creative Writing Program in February 2023 on “Discovering the Poetic Core of Everyday Life.” Grove Pres published A “WORKING LIFE” on April 18, 2023.