Jia Tolentino recommended celebrated novelist Samantha Hunt’s upcoming debut THE DARK DARK in the New Yorker’s web feature “What We’re Reading This Summer,” where she writes: “Samantha Hunt’s new collection of short stories… wields such a subtle and alien power that I couldn’t read more than a couple of pieces in a sitting without feeling like some witchy substance was working its way through my blood.” Farrar, Straus & Giroux will publish the book on July 18, 2017.

Rebecca Mead recommended Laura Kipnis’s UNWANTED ADVANCES in the New Yorker’s web feature “What We’re Reading This Summer,” where she writes: “Kipnis adeptly applies the now unfashionable but enduringly illuminating insights of psychoanalysis, with mordantly compelling results, to the actions and motivations of those who have become ensnarled in institutional [Title IX] scrutiny." Harper published the book April 4, 2017.

John Williams interviewed Rebecca for the Arts section of the July 9 edition of the New York Times. A Martinez hosted Rebecca Stott on NPR Weekend Edition on the Exclusive Brethren, adapting to the real world, and what her faith looks like now. Spiegel & Grau published IN THE DAYS OF RAIN on July 4, 2017.

In a starred Kirkus review, Josh Weil’s upcoming debut collection was lauded as “a rich, often dazzling collection of short stories linked by themes while ranging widely in style from Babel-like fables to gritty noir and sci-fi.” Grove, Atlantic will publish the book on September 12, 2017.

Eugene Lim’s DEAR CYBORGS received a rave review from Christian Lorentzen in New York Magazine. DEAR CYBORGS is also one of the best books of the year so far, according to Nylon and the Chicago Review of Books. Jonathan Sturgeon included DEAR CYBORGS in a review of Occupy literature for The Baffler, calling DEAR CYBORGS “a short but important novel.” Eugene joined the Leonard Lopate show on June 23 to discuss his new novel.

Jess Arndt’s LARGE ANIMALS is one of 2017’s Best Fiction Books So Far, according to the Chicago Review of Books, as well as one of 6 Poetry and Prose Collections Feminists Should Read This Summer, according to Ms. Magazine. Maggie Nelson interviewed and introduced Jess for Poets & Writers’ First Fiction 2017 feature, included in the July/August issue. Zyzzyva reviewed LARGE ANIMALS, calling it “startling” and “vivid.”

Angelica Baker’s OUR LITTLE RACKET was featured in the June 25th issue of the CT Post, which calls it a “combination of elegant writing and razor-sharp analysis.” Ecco published OUR LITTLE RACKET on June 20, 2017.

Angelica Baker was on The Leonard Lopate Show to discuss her debut novel, OUR LITTLE RACKET, on the day of publication. The National Book Review included OUR LITTLE RACKET on its list of 5 Hot Books, calling Angelica “wry and perceptive.” Elle also named OUR LITTLE RACKET a “grand debut…ambitious” in its summer book round-up. Angelica also had interviews with both Nylon and Paste Magazine to commemorate her debut. OUR LITTLE RACKET is also a Catapult staff pick. Ecco published OUR LITTLE RACKET on June 20, 2017.

The New York Times reviewed MIDNIGHT AT THE BRIGHT IDEAS BOOKSTORE, saying, “I couldn’t resist Matthew Sullivan’s MIDNIGHT AT THE BRIGHT IDEAS BOOKSTORE, an appealing first novel . . . The oddball characters and layered plot make this puzzle mystery both charming and challenging.”

Kirkus has given the picture book a glowing first review, calling it “insightful, awe-inspiring” and “an auspicious primer on some very big numbers.” Greenwillow Book will publish the book on September 12, 2017.