Tara Isabella Burton joined Richard Aldous on his podcast, The American Interest. They discussed her new book, STRANGE RITES, and its timely implications for America’s current politics. PublicAffairs published the book on June 16, 2020.

Booklist offers immense praise for David Goodwillie’s KINGS COUNTY. They write: "Goodwillie's setting is vivid and his characters rich, with flashbacks fleshing out their backstories. Those who like literary, character-driven fiction with a strong sense of place . . . will enjoy this coming-of-age story." Simon & Schuster will publish the book on July 28, 2020.

In an op-ed for the New York Times, civil rights lawyer Michelle Alexander writes: “[I]f you’re tempted to believe that voting Mr. Trump out of office isn’t urgently necessary in November because the system is already rigged, please read Astra Taylor’s book, DEMOCRACY MAY NOT EXIST BUT WE’LL BE SURE TO MISS IT WHEN IT’S GONE.” Metropolitan Books published the book on May 7, 2019.

DRIFTS by Kate Zambreno is one of Vulture’s Best Books of 2020. They write: “It’s a creation story that ably leaves in the in-between bits, drawing a startlingly accurate account of what it means to be in the process of writing while barely putting words to paper. Zambreno has been putting out smart, underrecognized novels for a decade.” Riverhead Books published the book on May 19, 2020.

GOLDEN GATES by Conor Dougherty received an enthusiastic review in The Nation. They write: “[GOLDEN GATES] is the latest addition to a slate of books on [the housing crisis] that have come out over the past few years . . . but Dougherty’s is among the first to look squarely at the politics of trying to respond to this disaster . . . GOLDEN GATES helps clarify why we have a housing crisis in the first place.” Penguin Press published the book on February 18, 2020.

Rutger Bregman joined former presidential candidate Andrew Yang on his podcast, Yang Speaks, to discuss universal basic income. “You’ve had a hand in history, Rutger,” Yang says, “Even your TED talk [about UBI] impacted many people . . . you’re seeing now millions of Americans come our way.” Bregman presents research from his new book, HUMANKIND, as proof that Western culture can move toward a more hopeful future. Little, Brown and Company published the book on June 2, 2020.

HEAVY by Kiese Laymon comes highly recommended on anti-racism and Black Lives Matter reading lists curated by ABC 4, the Chicago Tribune, Esquire Middle East, Forbes, Hyphen, Inside Hook, Popsugar, and the Washington City Paper. Scribner published the book on October 8, 2018.

Rutger Bregman’s HUMANKIND debuted at #11 on the New York Times Bestseller List for Hardcover Nonfiction. Bregman spoke about his book on the podcasts On the Media and The Ezra Klein Show. Additionally, PEOPLE Magazine published an excerpt from HUMANKIND titled “Inside the Lord of the Flies Survival of 6 Tongan Boys 54 Years Ago: 'The Story We Need Now.'” Little, Brown and Company published the book on June 2, 2020.

Food writer and editor Sanaë Lemoine’s debut novel, THE MARGOT AFFAIR, received a glowing review in the New York Times one week out from its publication. Drawing parallels between the book and the work of Rachel Cusk, Ian McEwan, and Françoise Sagan, critic Sarah Lyall raves: “Even when Margot is at her most misguided, the reader aches for her. Lemoine . . . writes in lush, lyrical prose that perfectly captures the heightened emotion and confusion of being a young woman with a bruised heart and limited experience.” Hogarth will publish the book on June 16, 2020.

Former New Yorker staff writer and investigative reporter Becky Cooper’s true crime masterpiece, WE KEEP THE DEAD CLOSE, has earned fantastic blurbs in the lead-up to its fall publication. Pulitzer Prize-winning author of Alexander Hamilton Ron Chernow calls it “[a] stunning achievement,” declaring that “this stirring narrative, with its heart-stopping finale, forces us to ponder the very nature of historical truth.” Meanwhile, Jeff Guinn, bestselling biographer of Charles Manson and Jim Jones, had this to say: “For decades, the acknowledged Big Three among True Crime books have been IN COLD BLOOD by Truman Capote, HELTER SKELTER by Vincent Bugliosi and THE EXECUTIONER’S SONG by Norman Mailer. Now it's the Big Four, because Becky Cooper's WE KEEP THE DEAD CLOSE deserves inclusion in this exalted company.” Grand Central Publishing will publish the book on November 10, 2020.