Vanity Fair included THE STARS ARE NOT YET BELLS by Hannah Lillith Assadi on its staff’s list of “9 Books [They] Couldn’t Put Down This Month.” Staff writer Erin Vanderhoof praises: “Assadi’s second novel…[is a] melancholic tableau spiced up with a few unexpected plot lines.” Riverhead Books published the novel on January 11, 2022.

THE ONES WHO DON’T SAY THEY LOVE YOU was longlisted for the 2021 The Story Prize award, Bookshop.org’s annual award for book-length short story collections. One World published the book on August 17, 2021.

Sarah Manguso’s debut novel VERY COLD PEOPLE was featured in The New Yorker’s Briefly Noted segment. They praise: “In minimalist, austere prose, Manguso conjures the torpor, stasis, and ambient suffering that envelop a whole town: ‘The background of my life was white and angry, with violent weather.’” Hogarth published the novel on February 8, 2022.

HOW YOU GET FAMOUS by Nicole Pasulka received a glowing review from Library Journal. Reviewer Rosy Brewer writes: “Journalist Pasulka has put together a lively and intricate history of drag…An entertaining, absorbing behind-the-scenes look at drag that will especially appeal to fans of [RUPAUL’S] DRAG RACE and the TV drama POSE.” Simon & Schuster will publish the book on June 7, 2022.

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LONG DIVISION by Kiese Laymon is winner of the 53rd NAACP Image Award for Outstanding Literary Work - Fiction. In his acceptance speech, Laymon said: “Black writers do not say this out loud enough, but this award is the award that most of us dream of being nominated for if we’re lucky enough to win.” Scribner published the novel on June 1, 2021.

OUR AMERICAN FRIEND by Anna Pitoniak received a flurry of critical acclaim following its publication last week. In a starred review from Booklist, reviewer Stephanie Turza writes: “Pitoniak has glazed current events with an intriguing veneer of fiction…[She] skillfully drives the pace of the novel forward in multiple time lines, letting characters emerge and recede…Exploring interpersonal loyalties and the difference between cowardice and patience, the well-researched and twist-FILLED OUR AMERICAN FRIEND is a natural next-read for fans of Curtis Sittenfeld, A. Natasha Joukovsky, and Stacey Swann.” The book also received a glowing review from Justine Harman for The New York Times: “From its very first sentence, [OUR AMERICAN FRIEND] wastes no time hitting a dramatic note…[Pitoniak] skilfully nests each Russian doll inside the next, keeping each chapter of the story intact as she builds a new one around it. The result is an elegant and well paced ‘thriller’…Like EMILY IN PARIS meets SCANDAL — fantastic fun.” The Christian Science Monitor placed the novel at #3 on its list of “Tales of Courage and Grit Lead the 10 Books of February.” Lastly, Pitoniak appeared on MSNBC to discuss the real-life world events that inspired the novel. Simon & Schuster published the novel on February 15, 2022.

VANDERBILT by Anderson Cooper is celebrating over 20 weeks on The New York Times Business Bestseller list. Harper published the book on September 21, 2021.

Wayne Koestenbaum’s ULTRAMARINE published this week to a stunning review from the Poetry Foundation. Reviewer David Woo writes: “In ULTRAMARINE, the third volume of his ‘trance' diaries, the poet, essayist, painter, queer gadfly, erudite aesthete, and conflicted moralist Wayne Koestenbaum assembles 474 pages of brief thoughts, dreams, and observations… I especially loved his representations of ephemeral cultural phenomena…ULTRAMARINE amply succeeds in animating the reader to move into the sphere of the poet’s otherness.” Koestenbaum also sat down for an in-depth interview with Tony Leuzzi of The Brooklyn Rail to discuss ULTRAMARINE, which Leuzzi calls “enthrall[ing] and “brim[ming] with quotable moments.” Nightboat Books published the book on February 22, 2022.

IN SENSORIUM by Tanaïs continues to enjoy positive press following its publication this week. Akwaeke Emezi recommended the book for ELLE magazine’s Shelf-Life feature. They chose the book as the one that “sits on [their] nightstand,” praising Tanaïs as “brilliant” and the book as “an incredible and evocative text that [they] can’t wait to drown in.” Lit Hub also highlighted the book on its list of “20 New Books to Dive into This Week.” Harper published the book on February 22, 2022.