BROTHER, SISTER, MOTHER, EXPLORER by Jamie Figueroa earned a starred review from Publishers Weekly. They write: “[T]he novel brims with spellbinding prose, magical elements, and wounded, full hearted characters that nearly jump off the page…This cleverly constructed and deeply moving account enthralls." The book was also featured on The Millions’ “Most Anticipated: The Great First-Half 2021 Book Preview” and Electric Literature’s “Most Anticipated Books of 2021 by Women of Color.” Catapult will publish the book on March 2, 2021.

Dawnie Walton's THE FINAL REVIVAL OF OPAL & NEV is on Elle’s “The 55 Most Anticipated Books of 2021” list, as well as The Millions’ “Most Anticipated: The Great First-Half 2021 Book Preview” and Lit Hub's “Most Anticipated Books of 2021.” The Millions writes: “THE FINAL REVIVAL OF OPAL & NEV features an ambitious literary structure that is rarely seen in contemporary writing…The unique storytelling matches the depth of the theme that the novel aspires to explore: Black women who dare to tell the truth but whose voices are too often repressed." 37 Ink will publish the novel on April 20, 2021.

Gabriela Garcia’s stunning debut OF WOMEN AND SALT is on Elle’s “The 55 Most Anticipated Books of 2021” list, as well Electric Literature’s “Most Anticipated Books of 2021 by Women of Color,” Lit Hub’s “Most Anticipated Books of 2021,” and The Millions’ “Most Anticipated: The Great First-Half 2021 Book Preview.” Flatiron Books will publish the book on April 6, 2021.

Robert Jones, Jr.’s monumental debut novel THE PROPHETS is a featured pick for the Book of The Month Club, and the Amazon Debut Spotlight Pick. It has also been featured on the New York Times’ list of “13 Books to Watch for in January,” The Washington Post's “10 Books to Read in January,” TIME's “10 New Books You Should Read in January,” BuzzFeed’s “19 New Historical Fiction Books We Think You’re Going To Love,” Electric Literature's “27 Debuts to Look Forward to in the First Half of 2021,” and the Independent UK’s “Books to Look Out for in 2021.” Lastly, the New York Times profiled Jones Jr. before the book’s release, and in its first week of publication, Danez Smith wrote a glorious review for the New York Times Book Review. G.P. Putnam’s Sons published THE PROPHETS on January 5, 2021.

Buzz is ramping up for Gabriela Garcia’s glorious debut novel, OF WOMEN AND SALT, in advance of its April release. Named in most-anticipated lists from Cosmopolitan, the Washington Post, Barnes & Noble, Refinery29, Electric Lit, Goodreads, CNN, Literary Hub, and many more, the book was also chosen by bestselling author Roxane Gay as her June book club pick for 2021. Flatiron Books will publish the book on April 6, 2021.

Sharon Stone’s memoir was named by O, the Oprah Magazine as one of the “55 Most Anticipated Books of 2021.” They write: “Brutally honest, restless and questing, Stone bravely grapples with her own imperfections with courage and candor.” Knopf will publish the book on March 30, 2021.

Time Magazine, The Washington Post, and Essence Magazine named CONCRETE ROSE, Angie Thomas’s prequel to her bestselling THE HATE U GIVE, as one of the most anticipated books of 2021. Balzer + Bray will publish the book on January 12, 2021.

The New York Times, Time Magazine, Lit Hub, and O, the Oprah Magazine named LET ME TELL YOU WHAT I MEAN, Joan Didion’s latest collection of essays, as one of the most anticipated books publishing in 2021. Knopf will publish the book on January 26, 2021.

The LA Times named Kate Zambreno’s DRIFTS as one of the “Best Books That Got Lost in the Noise of 2020,” writing: “The too-often underestimated Zambreno has written a novel about the wanderings of a writer’s mind — her mind — as it tries to pin down a slippery new idea and turn pinballing mental ramblings into something as concrete as a hardback book. If this sounds distant and remote, do not fear: DRIFTS is as embodied as novels come, practically vibrational as its narrator snatches her ideas out of the air and turns them into, well, DRIFTS.” Riverhead Books published the book on May 19, 2020.

Electric Lit named Jakob Guanzon’s ABUNDANCE as one of “27 Debuts to Look Forward to in the First Half of 2021.” They write: “Abundance takes a critical and unsentimental look at the harsh effects of poverty in a country that’s seemingly teeming with abundance.” Graywolf Press will publish the book on March 2, 2021.