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THE LAST KID LEFT by Rosecrans Baldwin

Rosecrans Baldwin’s THE LAST KID LEFT is an NPR Great Read of 2017, “a witch-hunt story for our age of witch hunts.” MCD, Sean McDonald’s new imprint at FSG, published the book June 6, 2017.

GOODBYE, VITAMIN by Rachel Khong

Rachel Khong’s debut novel GOODBYE, VITAMIN is one of Buzzfeed’s 24 Best Fiction Books of the year, as well as one of Nylon’s Best Fiction Books of 2017. Henry Holt published GOODBYE, VITAMIN on July 11, 2017.

MEDITATION FOR FIDGETY SKEPTICS By Dan Harris and Jeff Warren with Carlye Adler

What happens when a congenitally sarcastic, type-A journalist and a groovy Canadian mystic embark on an epic road trip into America’s neurotic underbelly, as well as into their own? Find out in this unusual and useful book which promises it will get you to meditate. Minus the pan flutes. Great for fulfilling a New Year’s Resolution. Spiegel & Grau publishes the hardcover December 26. Available now for pre-order.

THE DARK DARK by Samantha Hunt

Samantha Hunt’s acclaimed book of stories THE DARK DARK is one of Buzzfeed’s 24 Best Fiction Books of the year, as well as one of Nylon’s Best Fiction Books of 2017. Farrar Straus & Giroux published THE DARK DARK on July 18, 2017.

LARGE ANIMALS by Jess Arndt

Jess Arndt’s short story collection LARGE ANIMALS is one of Buzzfeed’s 24 Best Fiction Books of the year. Catapult published LARGE ANIMALS on May 9, 2017.

THE BEAR AND THE NIGHTINGALE by Katherine Arden

The audio edition of Katherine Arden’s debut fantasy novel by was named the best Fantasy novel of 2017 by Audible. Sam, the editor at Audible in his recommendation says “Listening to the novel is reminiscent of listening to a classic fairy tale… The Bear and the Nightingale offered one of the most captivating journeys for listeners this year.” Del Rey published the book on June 27, 2017. The sequel to the book, THE GIRL IN THE TOWER, was published by Del Rey on December 5, 2017.

STICKY FINGERS by Joe Hagan

Two of the New York Times daily book critics, Dwight Garner & Janet Maslin named Joe Hagan’s biography of Jann Wenner one of the Best Books of 2017. Dwight Garner writes “Hagan has delivered a graceful, confident, dispassionately reported and deeply well-written biography. It’s a big book, one that no one will wish longer, but its chapters move past like a crunching collection of singles and not a thumb-sucking double album. It’s a joy to read and feels built to last.”

bone by Yrsa Daley-Ward

Yrsa Daley-Ward, author of the poetry collection bone, is in excellent company on Dazed’s list of Black Female Poets You Need to Know. Yrsa also participated in Medium’s 2017 Words that Matter, writing about ‘energy.’ Penguin Books published bone on September 26, 2017.

NEON IN DAYLIGHT by Hermione Hoby

Refinery29 named Hermione Hoby’s debut novel NEON IN DAYLIGHT one of its Best New Books to Read this Month. Catapult will publish NEON IN DAYLIGHT on January 9, 2018.

LARGE ANIMALS by Jess Arndt

Jess Arndt’s short story collection LARGE ANIMALS is one of Entropy Magazine’s Best Fiction Books of the year. Read it Forward also named it to their list of Sensational Short Story Collections. Catapult published LARGE ANIMALS on May 9, 2017.