Lucy Ives’s essay collection AN IMAGE OF MY NAME ENTERS AMERICA has made the American Booksellers Association’s November 2024 Indie Next list, with independent booksellers across the country praising the book as “phantasmagoric and meticulously researched,” “regularly astonishing…spanning topics as wide-reaching as My Little Pony, the Assyrian Genocide, and the troubled history of romantic love,” “one of the smartest books I’ve ever read,” and “nothing short of spectacular.” Graywolf Press will publish AN IMAGE OF MY NAME ENTERS AMERICA on October 15, 2024.

A new review in Reactor for Emily Hamilton’s debut novel THE STARS TOO FONDLY calls the book “a fast-paced, entertaining science-fiction romance romp, replete with pop-culture riffs and references [and] smart-arse asides, witty banter, and sexual-romantic chemistry,” written “with verve and style.” The book has also recently been recommended by BookRiot (“10 Sapphic Sci-Fi Books You’ll Fall in Love With”) and Paste (“8 Must-Read Spacemance and Romancifi Books to Dive Into Romantic Science Fiction”), and it’s a featured selection on Indiebound’s “2024 Indie Gift Guide for Genre Lovers.” THE STARS TOO FONDLY was published by Harper Voyager in the US and Gollancz in the UK on June 11, 2024.

ASTOR hit #7 on the LA Times Bestseller list for Paperback Nonfiction for the week of October 6, and #13 on The New York Times’ list for the week of October 13, 2024. HarperCollins published the hardcover September 19, 2023, and the paperback on September 17, 2024.

Booklist’s starred review of A FEW WORDS IN DEFENSE OF OUR COUNTRY by Robert Hilburn calls the book “an illuminating and masterful achievement.” Additionally, Hilburn will appear in conversation with Bernie Taupin at the Writers Guild Theater in Beverly Hills on October 21 to speak about the book, in a Q&A moderated by LA Times pop critic Randy Lewis. Hachette Books will publish A FEW WORDS IN DEFENSE OF OUR COUNTRY on October 22, 2024.

Gregg Hecimovich’s THE LIFE AND TIMES OF HANNAH CRAFTS is a 2024 American Book Award Winner. The Before Columbus Foundation will formally recognize the winners on October 27 at the SF Jazz Center in San Francisco, CA. Ecco published the book on October 17, 2023.

WILLIAM by Mason Coile is enjoying a very successful release. Margot Harrison wrote a glowing review for The New York Times: “The uncanny aspect of A.I. is front and center in WILLIAM, Mason Coile’s slim, gripping novel about the horror of watching software embrace its will to power…Mouthy and creepy in equal measures, WILLIAM recalls the living ventriloquist dummies in classic chiller films such as MAGIC and DEAD OF NIGHT…[Coile] has crafted a cyber-horror tale that combines cerebrality and carnage, a twist on THE SHINING in which the house is haunted by a ghost in the machine.” People praised WILLIAM in its September 23 print issue: “If you don’t fear rapidly evolving AI technology yet, read this one. Come for the creepily smart robot, stay for the expertly executed horror tropes—and one heck of a twist.” People also published a list curated by Coile of “Terrifying Literary Horror Novels to Sink Your Fangs Into.” Lastly, for the Book Reporter, Ray Palen writes: “The finale is indeed terrifying and so well written that it is easy for Mason Coile to manipulate his readers…WILLIAM reads like a parable for existentialism and artificial life, with more than a few moments that will call to mind FRANKENSTEIN. I really enjoyed this thrill ride of a novel and defy anyone not to finish it in a single sitting.” WILLIAM was published by G.P. Putnam’s Sons on September 10, 2024.

Ahead of its highly anticipated release, THE QUEEN by Nick Cutter has been featured on multiple reading lists, including BookRiot’s “Horror Lovers, Who Else Is Ready for Halloween?,” She Reads’ “Most Anticipated Horror Books of Fall 2024,” and BookRiot’s “Most Anticipated Horror Books of Fall 2024, According to Goodreads.” THE QUEEN will be published by Gallery Books on October 29, 2024.

THE BEST AMERICAN FOOD AND TRAVEL WRITING 2024 received praise from Publishers Weekly: “Sacred places and cuisines both exotic and familiar are explored in this sumptuous anthology of the year’s best essays on food and travel…Readers will devour this.” Mariner Books will publish the book on October 22, 2024.

The New York Times included BROTHERS by Alex Van Halen on its list of most-anticipated nonfiction books for the Fall. Harper will publish the memoir on October 22, 2024.

A FEW WORDS IN DEFENSE OF OUR COUNTRY by Robert Hilburn was featured on the LA Times' Fall music preview, praised as “passionate and richly reported.” Hachette Books will publish the biography on October 22, 2024.