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.

Rachel Khong’s REAL AMERICANS debuted at #9 on The New York Times Bestseller list for Print Hardcover Fiction. Knopf published the book on April 30, 2024.

The New York Times bestselling author Plum Sykes’ WIVES LIKE US is receiving fantastic press in the lead up to its publication next week. The Daily Mail writes: “Author and Vogue writer Plum Sykes is reportedly causing a major stir with her new novel set in the Cotswolds, as locals try to guess who the main characters are based on… According [the Time], the Cotswolds' setting of the novel is 'certainly of the moment', as fascination with the area has increased in recent years.” Sykes appeared on The Run-Through with Vogue Podcast to talk about the book, as well as “her most hilarious Met Gala memories, beginning in the ‘90s when she first arrived on the scene at American Vogue.” Lastly, Tatler published a piece by Sykes about the book, with the headline: “As Plum Sykes’ new novel sets tongues wagging, she exposes the trials and tribulations of the super-rich country set in Tatler.” Harper will publish WIVES LIKE US on May 14, 2024.

The paperback edition of THE LAST ANIMAL by Ramona Ausubel appeared on USA’s Today Bestseller list, and was a Barnes and Noble Monthly Fiction Pick for April. The book was previously named a best book of the year by Oprah Daily, Kirkus, and NPR. Riverhead Books published the hardcover edition on April 18, 2023, and the paperback on March 26, 2024.

Monica Brashears’ debut novel HOUSE OF COTTON was named a finalist for The New York Public Library’s 24th annual Young Lions Fiction Award. The winner will be announced via an awards ceremony on June 13 at 7pm. Flatiron Books published the book on April 4, 2023.

HABITATIONS by Sheila Sundar was named a “Powell’s Pick of the Month” for April 2024 by Powell's Books in Portland (the world’s largest independent bookstore). Simon & Schuster published HABITATIONS on April 2, 2024.

The praise and press for HABITATIONS by Sheila Sundar continues. Vanity Fair featured an interview with Sheila Sundar on April 3, 2024, which writes "In HABITATIONS, the author places readers smack-dab in the mid-’90s as Vega Gopalan’s migratory life is taking shape. Through Vega, Sundar zeroes in on what it takes for a woman to create her path, while telling the story of an Indian immigrant jostling with caste, a human exploring her sexuality, and a student managing sociology coursework as her view of the world starts to blossom.”
Lit Hub featured HABITATIONS on their April 2, 2024 list of 26 New Books, including “exciting debut novels from Marissa Higgins, Sheila Sundar, and others.” The April 2, 2024
Episode 193 of A Bookish Home podcast was: “Sheila Sundar Explores Grief, Motherhood, Ambition, and the Meaning of Home in HABITATIONS”, which called the book a “stunning debut novel.”
The Advocate reviewer Susan Larson says: “Writer Sheila Sundar’s impressive debut is a story of female identity, loss and home. The book draws the reader in like a good long conversation with a best friend about all the things that matter.” Simon & Schuster published HABITATIONS on April 2, 2024.

Idra Novey is a finalist for the 2024 Joyce Carol Oates Prize, which "celebrates emerged and continually emerging authors of major consequence—short stories and/or novels—at the relative midpoint of a burgeoning career.” The NewLit Board of Directors will announce the winner in mid-April. Viking published TAKE WHAT YOU NEED on March 14, 2023.

COUPLETS by Maggie Millner is a finalist for the 2024 Lambda Literary Awards in the Lesbian Poetry category. The awards ceremony will be held at Sony Hall in New York City on June 11, 2024. Farrar, Straus and Giroux published COUPLETS on February 7, 2023.

Deadline announced that Manuel Gonzales’ short story THE MINIATURE WIFE will be adapted into a dramedy series by Peacock, with Elizabeth Banks and Matthew Macfadyen to star and executive produce. Riverhead Books published the short story collection on February 4, 2024.