The Financial Times named CREATION by Adam Rutherford one of the Best Science Books of 2013. Penguin published the book June 13, 2013.

The Washington Post named THE RIVER OF NO RETURN one of the 50 notable fiction books of the year calling it “an intrigue spanning centuries.” Dutton published the book April 23, 2013.

NPR and Publisher’s Weekly named Robert Hilburn’s, JOHNNY CASH as one of the best books of 2013. The book also received a positive review in The New York Times. The review called it “a thorough and thoughtful portrait of the Man in Black and a deep appreciation of his artistry" The review also says that "Hilburn writes most powerfully about Cash’s trajectory as an artist.” Little, Brown and Company published the book October 29, 2013.

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.

Kevin Fong’s EXTREME MEDICINE received a starred review in Kirkus, which called it “a medical thriller of the first order.” The book was also positively reviewed by Publisher’s Weekly, which calls it “gripping” and “eloquent.” Penguin Press will publish the book on February 10, 2014.

Larry Watson’s LET HIM GO was reviewed in the Chicago Tribune, which said: "Let Him Go is a wonderful novel and a fine addition to Watson's work, right there with the early Montana 1948 and his more recent American Boy…Let Him Go is at its heart a character study, not only of George and Margaret but also its other characters, all of whom are brought to life in prose that is both restrained and exquisite." Milkweed Editions published book on September 3, 2013.

Olivia Laing’s THE TRIP TO ECHO SPRING has been shortlisted for the 2013 Costa Biography Award. In an official statement, the judges called it: “An enthralling meld of memoir, travelogue, literary biography and personal journey, which sends you eagerly back to the work of six troubled but brilliant US writers.” Picador will publish the book on December 24, 2013.

THE ABSENCE OF MERCY by John Burley has been selected as the Book of the Month Club’s National Black Ribbon winner, calling the title “a harrowing tale of suspense involving a brutal murder and dark secrets that lie beneath the surface of a placid, tight-knit Midwestern town.” William Morrow published the book on November 19, 2013.