THE SCENT OF PINE by Lara Vapnyar received a positive review from Kirkus Reviews. The review praised the author saying her writing style by saying that “everything seems to be in plain sight, but one can sense deeper truth hiding below the surface.” The review also called the book “slight in girth but not in depth.” Simon and Schuster will publish the book on January 7, 2014.

PURE JOY by Danielle Steel is reviewed in the October 1, 2013 issue of Kirkus. The review says, “Plainly told with honesty and affection, these stories are an affirmation of the timeless connection between humans and their canine companions. For Steel’s fans and die-hard dog lovers.” Delacorte Press will publish PURE JOY on October 29, 2013.

The reissue of SPEEDBOAT was reviewed in the October 4, 2013 issue of The Times Literary Supplement, which raves that SPEEDBOAT “feels as fresh today as it did almost four decades ago.” SPEEDBOAT was reissued by New York Review of Books classics on March 19, 2013.

John Burley’s debut thriller THE ABSENCE OF MERCY has been receiving some wonderful advance praise. Alice LaPlante, the New York Times bestselling author of Turn of Mind says it “Will send chills down your spine. A taut psychological thriller. . .pushes the boundaries of our understanding of the lengths a parent will go to protect their child.”

Debut author Blaine Lourd's memoir about growing up in 1970s South Louisiana with his larger-than-life father, Puffer, a charismatic oilman with a penchant for playing the ponies sold to Tricia Boczkowski at Gallery for publication on Father’s Day, 2015.

THE HEAVENS RISE was positively reviewed in Booklist. The review raves that “Creepy, chilling and almost impossible to put down all describe the new novel by New York Times best-selling author Rice.” The review also says that “in the telling of this page-turner, Rice also manages to deftly address issues of race and class in the Big Easy.” Gallery Books will publish the book on October 15, 2013.

Robert Hilburn's JOHNNY CASH: THE LIFE received a starred review in Publishers Weekly. The review calls Hilburn "A spellbinding storyteller." The book was also reviewed in the Oct/Nov issue of Garden & Gun which says that Hilburn “paint[s] the most thorough portrait yet of [Cash’s] life…Hilburn covers it all through seven hundred pages of intimate and startling detail.” Little Brown will publish the book on October 29, 2013.

Olivia Laing’s THE TRIP TO ECHO SPRING was given a starred review in Publishers Weekly, which said, “The book’s heart is Laing’s astute analysis … The result is a fine study of a human frailty through the eyes of its most perceptive victims.” Picador will publish the book on December 24, 2013.

James Scott’s THE KEPT was given a starred review in Kirkus, which calls it, “[A] wrenching first novel" and says that "Scott is both compassionate moralist and master storyteller in this outstanding debut.” HarperCollins will publish the book on January 7, 2014.

THE ABSENCE OF MERCY by John Burley was positively reviewed by Kirkus and Publisher Weekly. Kirkus says that “Burley skillfully uses the step-by-step discovery of evidence to ratchet up the tension” and calls the book “a smart, disturbing and heartbreaking thriller.” Publisher’s Weekly calls it a “fine first novel” and says that “Burly, an emergency room physician, pepper the taut cohesive narrative with plenty of authentic forensic detail.” Harper Collins will publish the book on November 19, 2013.