ASTOR is one of Apple Books’ top books for the month of September, and was featured on Entertainment Weekly’s Fall roundup: “If you can't get enough of THE GILDED AGE, this historical biography is a must-read. Anderson Cooper, himself a descendant of the Vanderbilt family, reteams with Katherine Howe for this in-depth look at a family that shaped American history…In an era where the divide between the haves and have-nots is the widest it has been in over a century, Cooper and Howe dig into one of the United States' most influential families and a parable of capitalism, commerce, and greed that established an American way of life.” Cooper also sat down with The Washington Post to discuss ASTOR, “money, power, history and the myths of the American Dream.” Cooper says: “I’m very interested in the pathology of how the fortune is made, the psychology of the person who was so invested in amassing money that they created this fortune, whether it’s Commodore Vanderbilt and certainly John Jacob Astor…It’s very easy to think of this as a story about a wealthy family and their business. And there’s a lot of that in this. But my takeaway is just sort of the human cost of all of this. As unrelatable as the life the Astors led is, there are all these very human moments and human frailties, and how that plays out under the weight of and with the benefit of all this money.” Harper published the book on September 19, 2023.

MOTHER-DAUGHTER MURDER NIGHT by Nina Simon debuted at #14 on The New York Times Bestseller list for Hardcover Fiction for the week of October 1, 2023. William Morrow published the book on September 5, 2023.

Eliot Duncan’s debut novel PONYBOY was longlisted for the 2023 National Book Award for Fiction. W.W. Norton & Company published the book on June 13, 2023.

Jayne Anne Phillips’ latest novel, NIGHT WATCH, was longlisted for the 2023 National Book Award for Fiction. Knopf published the book on September 19, 2023.

AMONG THE BROS by Max Marshall received a fantastic review from Booklist. Reviewer David Pitt writes: “In 2016, police in Charleston, South Carolina, busted a fraternity-based drug ring that included Michael ‘Mikey’ Schmidt, who is the focus of this rather shocking book. When journalist Max Marshall began investigating this story in 2018, he expected an interesting story about a small group of college-student Xanax dealers operating out of the College of Charleston. But he wound up uncovering a massive drug-trafficking operation involving millions of dollars, a handful of accidental deaths, and one murder. As he lays out this incredible story, the author also takes the reader behind the scenes of a college fraternity, laying bare the secrets beneath its bright, shiny surface. Readers who enjoy college-campus true crime like UNTIL PROVEN INNOCENT (2007) and WE KEEP THE DEAD CLOSE (2020) will be interested in this story, which Marshall tells exceptionally well. He treats his drug-dealing subjects and their victims as fully fleshed-out people. A must-have addition to any library’s true-crime section.” Harper will publish the book on November 7, 2023.

The mass market edition of THE HIGH NOTES by Danielle Steel debuted at #8 on The New York Times Mass Market bestseller list for September 2023. Delacorte Press published the hardcover edition on October 11, 2022, and the mass market edition on July 25, 2023.

The paperback edition of AN IMMENSE WORLD by Ed Yong debuted at #5 on The New York Times Bestseller list for Paperback Nonfiction for the week of September 17, 2023. Random House published the hardcover edition on June 21, 2022, and the paperback on August 29, 2023.

ASTOR received a great review from Publishers Weekly. They write: “CNN journalist Cooper and novelist Howe follow up VANDERBILT with an exhaustive history of the Astor family…This meticulously detailed family saga is also rich with insight into U.S. history, including revealing chapters on topics ranging from mid-19th-century populist sentiments concerning Shakespeare (the Astor Opera House staged a performance of MACBETH that was widely reviled for its high ticket price) and the early 20th-century gay scene (when the Astor Hotel became a queer rendezvous spot). History buffs and readers fascinated by the rich and famous should take note.” Harper will publish the book on September 19, 2023.

Shelf Awareness wrote a warm review for Farah Ali's debut novel THE RIVER, THE TOWN, drawing favorable comparisons to her debut linked story collection PEOPLE WANT TO LIVE by calling out "similar aspects of spare, unblinking incisiveness" and "multiple perspectives form an intricate narrative, further complicated by unreliable characters,” delivering a strong overall verdict: "In this teeming maelstrom of (in)humanity, Ali posits a wrenching, everyman tragedy that shrewdly reads as prophetic warning, nimbly cast in potent storytelling." Dzanc Books published the novel on October 17, 2023.

The latest wave of praise for HOW CAN I HELP YOU by Laura Sims comes from The New York Times Book Review, which declares that the book "reads like an homage to [Shirley] Jackson's work—and, in its portrait of Patricia, to Jackson herself." Criminal Element calls it "a compelling take on the complicated relationship between author and muse, as well as the ethics of writing fiction...[A]n absorbing, fast read...with an ending worthy of a horror story," while Scary Mommy names it one of its "27 Profoundly Unsettling Horror Books To Get You In The Mood For Spooky Season." Novelist Harlan Coben recommended the book as one of his "5 Must-Reads to End the Summer" on The Today Show, after having been recommended the book himself by journalist and author Taffy Brodesser-Akner: "A gripping and dark psychological thriller about two librarians that takes place in a library. Delicious, right? What more do we book-lovers need to know? I read it one sitting." G.P. Putnam’s Sons published HOW CAN I HELP YOU on July 18, 2023.