Buzz is building around Lucy Ives’s debut story collection COSMOGONY, which Publishers Weekly calls “an inventive collection” that “through juxtaposition and collage…illuminate[s] the trickier fringes of life right now.” Refinery29 recommends COSMOGONY as one of its “50 Books to Read in 2021,” and BuzzFeed lists it as one of its “Most Anticipated.” Soft Skull will publish the book on March 9, 2021.

Joss Lake’s debut novel FUTURE FEELING is featured on The Millions’ “Most Anticipated: The Great First Half of 2021 Book Preview.” They write: “Like every ambitious literary visionary, Lake uses his delirious imagination and potent narrative gifts to sharpen the mirror on how we live and feel now.” Additionally, Publishers Weekly praises the book: “Pen’s fairy tale ending hits the spot… [T]his coming-of-age journey through the surreality of gender will please readers seeking speculative queer fiction.” Soft Skull will publish the book on June 1, 2021.

In a starred review, Publishers Weekly calls Jakob Guanzon’s ABUNDANCE “a harrowing story of a man’s desperation and unyielding love for his son… This one hits hard.” It was also featured on The Millions’ “Most Anticipated: The Great First Half of 2021 Book Preview,” Electric Lit’s “27 Debuts to Look Forward to in the First Half of 2021,” and St. Paul Pioneer Press’ “We may still be stuck at home this spring, but we’ll have plenty to read.” Graywolf will publish the book on March 2, 2021.

The New York Times raves about Arvin Ahmadi’s HOW IT ALL BLEW UP in a roundup of young adult novels with crossover potential for adult readers. They praise the novel’s “frank and often funny insight” and “an immediately likable [protagonist] with whom we empathize… I could not put this book down.” Viking Books for Young Readers published the book on September 22, 2020.

Michael Zapata’s THE LOST BOOK OF ADANA MOREAU was named one of Los Angeles Public Library’s “Best of 2020.” They call the book “a wonderful story of resourcefulness, perseverance, and connections that transcend time, space and death itself.” OZY also named Zapata one of the best debut novelists of the year, and Latino Rebels featured the novel on its list of “21 Best Latinx Books of 2020.” Hanover Square Press published the book on February 4, 2020.

Debut novelist Daniel Loedel’s stunning first book, HADES, ARGENTINA, published amid a wealth praise this week. The book was named on best-of lists from O Magazine, The Millions, and many other outlets. Loedel also spoke to NPR Weekend Edition’s Lulu Garcia-Navarro about the role of his family’s history in inspiring the book, and Literary Hub published Loedel’s original essay about exploring his Argentine heritage on publication day. Riverhead Books published the novel on January 12, 2021.

CROSSING THE LINE by Kareem Rosser is a Town & Country “Must-Read Book of Winter 2021.” They write: “In this memoir, Rosser, who went on to become captain of the first all-Black team to win the National Interscholastic Polo championship, shares the story of his love of polo, his relationship with his family, and how following a dream changed his life forever.” St. Martin’s Press will publish the book on February 9, 2021.

THE MUTANT PROJECT by Eben Kirksey was featured in The Wall Street Journal article “’Mutant’: An Altered Version—Whether the Coronavirus, Genes or X-Men.” Ben Zimmer writes: “In his new book THE MUTANT PROJECT, the cultural anthropologist Eben Kirksey observes how pop-cultural mutants fuel our understanding of genetic mutation as a source of monstrous possibilities. But even as gene-editing technology raises the potential of human-engineered mutations, Mr. Kirksey notes that everyone is naturally born with some genetic mutations not found in their parents. And we accumulate thousands more mutations over our lifetimes thanks to errors made when DNA is copied during cell division, or when cells are damaged. ‘Strictly speaking,’ he writes, ‘we are all mutants.’” St. Martin’s Press published the book on November 10, 2020.

The New York Times Book Review praises THE REVOLUTION ACCORDING TO RAYMUNDO MATA by Gina Apostol. The reviewer writes: “Virgil should offer libations to the gods in thanksgiving that Gina Apostol writes about the Philippines’ founding stories instead of Rome’s…She writes historical fiction like Hilary Mantel on acid….[a] marvelous welter of Filipino storytelling.” Soho Press published the book on January 12, 2021.

Maurice Carlos Ruffin’s THE ONES WHO DON’T SAY THEY LOVE YOU is featured on Lit Hub’s “Most Anticipated Books of 2021.” They write: “Ruffin follows up on his darkly provocative, critically acclaimed debut novel, WE CAST A SHADOW, with this collection of stories set in and around his native New Orleans. The characters in Ruffin’s stories struggle, in their various ways, to navigate the depths of a great American city too often mythologized for its flamboyant surfaces." One World will publish the book on August 17, 2021.