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BEASTIE BOYS BOOK By Michael Diamond and Adam Horovitz

Michael “Mike D” Diamond and Adam “ADROCK” Horovitz bring you BEASTIE BOYS BOOK - not the typical music memoir. Alongside the band narrative, you will find rare photos, original illustrations, a cookbook by chef Roy Choi, a graphic novel, a map of Beastie Boys’ New York, mixtape playlists, pieces by guest contributors, and many more surprises. Available now for pre-order, Spiegel & Grau publish the hardcover edition on October 30, 2018.

THE LIES THAT BIND by Kwame Anthony Appiah

Kwame Anthony Appiah was interviewed on the Netfilx/Vox.com show EXPLAINED in an episode called “Can We Live Forever.” His latest book THE LIES THAT BIND: Rethinking Identity will be published by Liveright on August 28, 2018.

SPACEMAN OF BOHEMIA by Jaroslav Kalfar

Jaroslav Kalfar’s acclaimed debut novel was named a fiction finalist for the Dayton Literary Peace Prize. Little, Brown and Company published the book on March 7, 2017.

HEAVY by Kiese Laymon

Kirkus, in a starred review, calls Kiese Laymon’s HEAVY a “Pyrotechnic… A dynamic memoir that is unsettling in all the best ways.” HEAVY is forthcoming from Scribner on October 16, 2018.

GHOSTED by Rosie Walsh

The acclaimed debut thriller by Rosie Walsh will make its debut on the New York Times Bestseller list for the week of August 12th. The book will debut at number 5 on the Hardcover Bestseller list. Pamela Dorman Books published the book on July 24, 2018.

CRUDO by Olivia Laing

Olivia Laing appeared on the “How to Fail with Elizabeth Day” podcast to discuss how she overcame the failures of her 20s to become a successful writer. She also discusses her new novel CRUDO. W.W. Norton will publish the book in the U.S. on September 11, 2018.

RIDDANCE by Shelley Jackson

“This clever, cacophonous novel of metaphysical gothic from Jackson (Half Life) teems with voices of the living and the dead… a wonderful book,” writes Publisher’s Weekly of Shelley Jackson’s new novel, RIDDANCE: or, The Sybil Joines Vocational School for Ghost Speakers & Hearing-Mouth Children, in a starred review. Black Balloon Publishing will publish the book on October 16, 2018.

JELL-O GIRLS by Allie Rowbottom

Allie Rowbottom was interviewed by the New York Post about her debut memoir, JELL-O GIRLS. Little, Brown published JELL-O GIRLS on July 24, 2018.

CARNET DE VOYAGE by Craig Thompson

The new expanded edition of Criag Thompson’s first book CARNET DE VOYAGE was named one of the top 50 Books by Pop Matters. acclaimed “Secret History of 1968” was named one of the top 50 Books by Pop Matters. The reviewer calls it “Thompson is a gifted cartoonist, with an ability to tell long, complex stories while never sacrificing intricate details or the fluidity of his drawings.” Drawn & Quarterly reissued the book on April 24, 2018.

JELL-O GIRLS by Allie Rowbottom

Allie Rowbottom was on WNYC to discuss her recently published memoir, JELL-O GIRLS. JELL-O GIRLS was also a New York Times Editor’s Choice, and landed on Oprah.com and The Glitter Guide’s best books of August lists. Amazon also named JELL-O GIRLS to its best books of August in the Biography & Memoir category. Little, Brown published JELL-O GIRLS on July 24, 2018.