NOW BEACON, NOW SEA by Christopher Sorrentino received a glowing blurb from author Jonathan A. Lethem. He writes: “In memoirs by great novelists, and NOW BEACON, NOW SEA is one, any distance between those arts shrinks, imagination and testimony lending prose the clarity of an engraving. Put this accomplishment with Roth’s Patrimony, Schwartz’s LEAVING BROOKLYN, Gornick’s FIERCE ATTACHMENTS, Conroy’s STOP-TIME, books in which the necessity of commanding trauma onto the page has galvanized the language from within.” Catapult will publish the book on September 7, 2021.

Ms. Magazine, Reader's Digest, and In the Know feature Dawnie Walton’s THE FINAL REVIVAL OF OPAL & NEV on their must-read lists for March. Ms. Magazine calls the book an “immersive debut,” while Reader’s Digest praises it as a “debut novel [that] lands with a bang…Despite tackling big themes of sexism, race, and power, Walton’s writing positively sings.” 37 Ink Books will publish the book on March 30, 2021.

Ms. Magazine, Rumpus, Reader's Digest, and Good Morning America all feature BROTHER, SISTER, MOTHER, EXPLORER by Jamie Figueroa on must-read lists for March. Ms. Magazine calls the book a “unique and haunting debut,” while Good Morning America hails it as “[a] magical realist take on loss” and a “beautifully written novel.” Catapult published the book on March 2, 2021.

Deadline announced that production has begun for Amazon Studios’ adaptation of J.R. Moehringer’s THE TENDER BAR. The film, directed by George Clooney and adapted by Oscar-winning writer William Monahan, stars Ben Affleck, Tye Sheridan, Lily Rabe, and Christopher Lloyd. Hyperion published the book on September 1, 2005.

Sharon Stone’s memoir, THE BEAUTY OF LIVING TWICE, is the number 1 entry on O, The Oprah Magazine's list of “20 of the Best Books to Pick Up This March.” They rave: "[T]his is not your typical Hollywood autobiography. Brutally honest, restless and questing, Stone bravely grapples with her own imperfections with courage and candor." Knopf will publish the book on March 30, 2021.

Gabriela Garcia’s poignant debut novel, OF WOMEN AND SALT, continues to hit list after list in the lead-up to its publication. BookRiot and Literary Hub both included it on their literary horoscopes for the month of March (for Pisces and Cancer respectively), and it’s been named a best book of the month by GOOP, PopSugar, Entertainment Weekly, O: The Oprah Magazine, Bustle, and others. Flatiron Books will publish the novel on March 30, 2021.

Kendra Allen’s debut poetry collection, THE COLLECTION PLATE, received a glowing endorsement from HEAVY and HOW TO SLOWLY KILL YOURSELF AND OTHERS IN AMERICA author Kiese Laymon. He writes: “THE COLLECTION PLATE is as close as we can get to those looming Black spaces beyond and before language. A book shouldn't be able to do this, but Kendra Allen is a conjurer as much as she is one of the most complete writers we have ever read.” Ecco will publish the collection on July 6, 2021.

GOOP announced this week that Meg Mason’s debut novel, SORROW AND BLISS, has been selected as their March Book Club Pick. They write: “SORROW AND BLISS is a modern love story that’s funny and dark, sharp and tender, hopeful and hard to put down. It has a brooding Sally Rooney vibe (but explores a slightly older and more mature slice of life) with exceptional inner monologue and palpable chemistry among the characters.” Harper published the book on February 9, 2021.

TEXT ME WHEN YOU GET HOME author Kayleen Schaefer’s next book, BUT YOU’RE STILL SO YOUNG, published this week to much fanfare. BuzzFeed published an excerpt of the book to celebrate its publication, and the New York Times Book Review featured it on their Shortlist, calling the book a “thoughtful and well-paced evaluation of ‘adulthood.’” Dutton published the book on March 2, 2021.

TELL ME LIES author Carola Lovering’s next suspenseful thriller, TOO GOOD TO BE TRUE, published this week to a flurry of wonderful press. Book of the Month featured the novel as one of its March selections, noting: “Unsettling and twisted, this creepy thriller will make you wonder which of its narrators is telling the truth.” Lovering also held a virtual launch in conversation with PRETTY LITTLE LIARS author Sara Shepard via Barrett Bookstore. St. Martin’s published the book on March 2, 2021.