CROSSING THE LINE author Kareem Rosser joined TODAY’s Sheinelle Jones to talk about how the “Work to Ride” program at Fairmount Park in Philadelphia led to his becoming a polo star. He also discussed his memoir with Joe Donahue on WAMC’s Roundtable and with CBS News' Jeff Glor. St. Martin’s Press published the book on February 9, 2021.

THE PRETTIEST STAR by Carter Sickels is the winner of the 2021 Southern Book Prize in Fiction. Announced on February 14, the prize is awarded to “the best Southern book of the year” as nominated by Southern indie booksellers and voted on by their customers. Land Arnold of Letters Bookshop in Durham, North Carolina writes: “Intimate and, at times, heartbreaking, Sickels has written a powerful novel that turns the wonderful trick of creating unique characters and telling under represented stories to delve into the universal themes of family, of coming home, of what it means to simply be.” Hub City Press published the novel on May 19, 2020.

NOW BEACON, NOW SEA by Christopher Sorrentino was blurbed by author Rick Moody. He writes: "Few, if any, are the memoirs of mothers and sons that are as excoriating and unforgettable as Christopher Sorrentino’s. Written equally in wrath and powerfully and patiently illuminated love, Sorrentino‘s account of filial anguish will linger long in memory. What an imperative contribution to the memoir form and to our literature generally. I could not admire this book more." Catapult will publish the book on September 7, 2021.

THE ONES WHO DON’T SAY THEY LOVE YOU by Maurice Carlos Ruffin was blurbed by LEAVE THE WORLD BEHIND author Rumaan Alam. He writes: "Some are funny, some poetic, others near heartbreaking, but the true hallmark of Maurice Carlos Ruffin’s stories is an interest in what language can do. This is the work of a playful and exuberant writer who is always a joy to read." One World will publish the book on August 17, 2021.

EVERYYTHING NOW by Rosecrans Baldwin received a glowing blurb from INTERIOR CHINATOWN author Charles Yu. He writes: “With a novelist's eye and a searching curiosity, Rosecrans Baldwin has created a sprawling work that explores a place and its people, as well as culture, history, geography and ecology. A feat of imagination that fed my mind, heart and soul." The book was also blurbed by theLAnd Magazine Editor-in-Chief Jeff Weiss, who writes: “[T]he rare work that understands L.A. for its Sphinx-like inscrutability and complex history. It refuses to lapse into cheap stereotype or inherited cliché, yet remains skeptical of the cultish lure and sunbaked weirdness. This is the meticulously reported and three-dimensional contemporary history that the city needs." MCD will publish the book on June 15, 2021.

Nicholas Kristof, co-author of TIGHTROPE, appeared on the PBS podcast Attribution. He discusses how TIGHTROPE “explores why some people, including many childhood friends from his #6 school bus, have dramatically different life outcomes than others. The deeply honest and personal conversation delves into the friends, lives and what contributed to [his] success.” Knopf published the book on January 14, 2020.

HUSH author Dylan Farrow was featured in the Elle Magazine profile “Dylan Farrow Would Like to Reintroduce Herself.” Jada Yuan writes: “[T]he first time we talked, late last year, it hadn’t quite sunk in for [Farrow] that she had her own debut young adult fantasy novel, HUSH, on bookshelves like the ones she’d perused as a teenager. In a lot of ways, the release of HUSH has served as a debut for the 35-year-old author as well, in her new life as a full-time writer and working mother, defined by no one but herself.” Wednesday Books published the novel on October 6, 2020.

THE PROPHETS by Robert Jones Jr. continues to receive a wealth of praise from various outlets. The New Yorker’s Briefly Noted calls the book “a panoramic vision of love and cruelty.” The Rumpus features the novel as part of its Black History Month reading list, writing: “THE PROPHETS masterfully reveals the pain and suffering of inheritance, but is also shot through with hope, beauty, and truth, portraying the enormous, heroic power of love.” Spy lists the book on its “Best and Most Anticipated Books of 2021,” writing: “Told with a lyricism that echoes Toni Morrison, Robert Jones Jr. has crafted a subtle masterpiece that will leave you mesmerized for days afterward. Enjoy one of the best books 2021 has to offer.” Jones Jr. was also interviewed for the Moms Don’t Have Time to Read Books podcast, where he spoke about "adopting James Baldwin as a spiritual godfather, how a serendipitous find inspired ‘The Prophets,’ and what it means to be a black queer writer." G.P. Putnam’s Sons published the book on January 5, 2021.

An excerpt from Joan Didion latest essay collection, LET ME TELL YOU WHAT I MEAN, was published in the Guardian, along with an essay about the author titled “California Cool and Magical Thinking: Joan Didion at 86.” Knopf published the book on January 26, 2021.

Diane Johnson’s LORNA MOTT COMES HOME received a starred review from Publishers Weekly. They write:
“Johnson makes a welcome return to her wheelhouse in this propulsive domestic dramedy of manners…[Her] usual razor-sharp prose and astute observations are on full display as she tweaks comic incidents arising out of her characters’ relationships. This provocative family chronicle resolves in a poignant ending with prospects for a promising sequel. The author’s fans are in for a treat.” Knopf will publish the novel on June 29, 2021.