De’Shawn Charles Winslow’s IN WEST MILLS has been nominated for the Art Seidenbaum Award for First Fiction, one of the Los Angeles Times Book Prizes. Bloomsbury published the book on June 4, 2019.
Ted Chiang’s EXHALATION has been nominated for the Ray Bradbury Prize for Science Fiction, Fantasy & Speculative Fiction, one of the Los Angeles Times Book Prizes. Knopf published the book on May 7, 2019.
The New York Times published an excerpt from Conor Dougherty’s GOLDEN GATES, an investigation into America’s affordable housing crisis. Former President Barack Obama tweeted the link to the excerpt, noting that it is “worth reading – from housing to health, these stories use data to explore challenges we face and demonstrate how policy solutions along with civic engagement can make a real difference in people’s lives.” Penguin Press published the book on February 18, 2020.
YES NO MAYBE SO, co-written by Becky Albertalli and Aisha Saeed, has debuted at #8 on the New York Times bestseller list for Young Adult hardcovers and at #6 on the Indie Next Young Adult list. It has also been named a Top Ten Pick for Indie Next’s Spring 2020 Kids’ list, which calls it a “canvassing rom-com for our time!” ABA journalist Sydney Jarrard writes: “When Jamie meets Maya at a local political event and they get roped into going door-to-door together, a friendship blooms into romance. But navigating cross-cultural relationships amid the turbulent politics of 2019 is no easy feat. This book is funny, romantic, and sweet, and it will inspire both empathy and activism in readers of all ages.” Balzer + Bray published the book on February 4, 2020.
Amina Cain’s debut novel INDELICACY was selected by the New York Times for “Group Text,” their monthly book group column. In the column, Elizabeth Egan raves that INDELICACY is “a small but mighty tale of aspiration and marriage gone wrong” and writes that it “reminded [her] of ‘A Room of One’s Own’ with a few wicked twists.” The column also featured an excerpt from the book. In addition, the book was named as one of the most anticipated books for February 2020 by Lit Hub, Ms. Magazine, and the AV Club. Farrar, Straus & Giroux published the book on February 11, 2020.
The In the Margins Book Awards committee has named Angie Thomas's ON THE COME UP one of their 2020 Recommended Fiction titles: "Set in the same neighborhood as Thomas’s THE HATE U GIVE, readers will connect with Bri’s coming of age story that addresses poverty, systemic racism, and the way society labels black youth." Balzer + Bray published the book on February 5, 2019.
Kirkus hails Katie Heaney’s GIRL CRUSHED as “fresh and charming,” noting that its “pacing is spot-on” and that its “exploration of lesbian relationships—particularly post-breakup—is handled deftly.” Knopf Books for Young Readers will publish Heaney’s YA debut on April 7, 2020.
Michael Zapata's debut novel THE LOST BOOK OF ADANA MOREAU was recently published to great acclaim, garnering praise from the New York Times, the Washington Post, NPR, Salon, and the Chicago Tribune, as well as New City Lit, Vol. 1 Brooklyn, Little Village, Jackson Free Press, Medium, and Chicago Review of Books. It was named one of Apple's Best Books of the Month for February, and it has been hailed as "an absolutely stunning piece of work, and . . . the best book you'll read this year." An excerpt was also featured on Lit Hub. Hanover Square Press published the book on February 4, 2020.
In the aftermath of the Iowa Caucuses, Richard Hasen’s timely book has received a lot of attention. The author has written recent op-eds for the Washington Post and Slate. He has also been interviewed by Los Angeles Times columnist Patt Morrison and has been featured on the podcasts Pod Save the People and Amicus with Dahlia Lithwick. Yale University Press published the book on February 4, 2020.
An excerpt from HUSH, Dylan Farrow’s debut fantasy novel, was published in an article by Vanity Fair. Wednesday Books will publish the book on October 6, 2020.