“The wild and hysterical adventures of crime-solving Nancy and Ursula turned loose on Oxford University. Plum Sykes knows her world, skewers it, and serves it up as murder. Delicious.” — Delia Ephron, author of Siracusa says of this wickedly funny take of high society and low morals which Harper will publish May 9, 2017.

The recently published SPACEMAN OF BOHEMIA has received some fantastic notices. The Wall Street Journal has included the book on their list of Best New Fiction. NPR writes: “Spaceman of Bohemia gets heavy—but the story, like its protagonist, flies along weightlessly…. it speaks to Kalfar's deftness that Jakub is never less than charismatic and engaging, even when wallowing in the least admirable dimensions of his own mind.” The New York Times in their review called it “A frenetically imaginative first effort, booming with vitality and originality . . . Kalfar’s voice is distinct enough to leave tread marks.”

Angelica Baker’s “big, warm debut novel” OUR LITTLE RACKET is one of Rumaan Alam’s titles to look out for in the spring. Ecco will publish OUR LITTLE RACKET on June 20, 2017...

Rachel Khong’s forthcoming debut novel GOODBYE, VITAMIN is a great book for dudes according to Library Journal, which asks, “Can sadness be sweet?” The answer is, “Yes, in the hands of Khong, who turns a swirl of lemons into lemondrops.” Henry Holt will publish GOODBYE, VITAMIN on July 11, 2017...

Rosie Walsh’s forthcoming GHOSTED is included in a Publishers Weekly roundup of the hot international books of March 6, 2017. Pamela Dorman Books will publish GHOSTED in spring 2018...

Jess Arndt’s short story collection LARGE ANIMALS receives a review from Publishers Weekly, which writes, “Arndt’s short stories are delicious flights of fancy, or obsession, or fertile curiosity—or, more accurately, some beguiling combination of all three… This is a playful and provocative collection, full of sly, deft turns of phrase and striking imagery.” Kirkus writes, “Reading Arndt is like walking toward a shimmering desert mirage and being met with a cloud of acid instead of an oasis of cool water… A deeply transgressive, riveting shot out of the gate. Arndt is one to watch.” Catapult will publish the book on May 9, 2017....

Jamie Lauren Keiles has been nominated for a 2017 James Beard Foundation Journalism Award in the Wines, Spirits, and Other Beverages category for her Eater article, “The 24-Year-Old Coca-Cola Virgin...”

Idra Novey’s novel was named a finalist for The Art Seidenbaum Award for First Fiction a book prize given by the LA Times. Little Brown & Co. published the book in paperback on January 17, 2017.

David Levine’s ARABELLA OF MARS has been nominated for the Andre Norton Award, which recognizes the best YA science fiction/fantasy published and is run by the Science Fiction and Fantasy Writers of America. The book was published by Tor on July 12, 2016.

Angelica Baker, author of the forthcoming OUR LITTLE RACKET, is one of One Story’s 2017 Literary Debutantes, who will be honored at the One Story Literary Debutante Ball in May. Ecco will publish OUR LITTLE RACKET on June 20, 2017.