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.

Ms. Magazine featured LAST TANG STANDING on their list of reads for June 2020, calling it “a super-fun romantic comedy with robust characters and witty repartee.” Additionally, Slate included the title on their “Quarantine Summer Reading List.” G. P. Putnam’s Sons published the book on June 9, 2020.

AGE LATER by Nir Barzilai received a positive review in Library Journal’s June issue. They call it a “thoughtful take on aging that should be of interest to all concerned with the overlap between health and aging." St. Martin’s Press published the book on June 16, 2020.

Literary Hub selected Tara Isabella Burton’s STRANGE RITES for their list of “9 New Books to Read in June.” VOL. 1 BROOKLYN also featured the book in their “June 2020 Book Preview,” and write: “There are few writers working today who are better at chronicling the overlap of culture and religion than Tara Isabella Burton. Her new book STRANGE RITES brings a panoply of belief systems and devotions together into one place, showcasing the numerous ways in which people have utilized faith and belief to make sense of the contemporary world.” PublicAffairs published the book on June 16, 2020.

Book Riot selected MINOR FEELINGS by Cathy Park Hong as part of their “10 Under 10” list, which includes their ten favorite audiobooks under ten hours. They call the essays “illuminating and rigorous,” noting Hong’s “crisp and precise” narration. Additionally, Real Simple and Rutgers University both recommend MINOR FEELINGS for their lists of must-read books about race. Rutgers calls it an “anti-racist manifesto [with] unflinching assessments of quotidian, startlingly normalized racist violence that characterizes the United States.” Teen Vogue also included the book in their list of “13 Books by Asian and Pacific Islanders That Should be Required Reading.” One World published the book on February 25, 2020.