News - Book Launches

News - Book Launches

HUMANKIND by Rutger Bregman
June 18, 2020

Rutger Bregman’s HUMANKIND debuted at #11 on the New York Times Bestseller List for Hardcover Nonfiction. Bregman spoke about his book on the podcasts On the Media and The Ezra Klein Show. Additionally, PEOPLE Magazine published an excerpt from HUMANKIND titled “Inside the Lord of the Flies Survival of 6 Tongan Boys 54 Years Ago: 'The Story We Need Now.'” Little, Brown and Company published the book on June 2, 2020.

LAST TANG STANDING by Lauren Ho
June 18, 2020

Ms. Magazine featured LAST TANG STANDING on their list of reads for June 2020, calling it “a super-fun romantic comedy with robust characters and witty repartee.” Additionally, Slate included the title on their “Quarantine Summer Reading List.” G. P. Putnam’s Sons published the book on June 9, 2020.

LAST TANG STANDING by Lauren Ho
June 12, 2020

Amazon has selected Lauren Ho’s LAST TANG STANDING as a “Best Book” of the month in their Romance category. The novel has also been featured on summer reading lists by both BookPage and the Minneapolis Star. G.P. Putnam’s Sons published the book on June 9, 2020.

HUMANKIND by Rutger Bregman
June 5, 2020

Rutger Bregman sat down for a virtual lunch with Simon Kuper of the Financial Times. Kuper writes: “[Bregman’s] new book, HUMANKIND, displays his gift for synthesizing libraries full of academic research into spellbinding reads.” NPR also interviewed Bregman for their Weekend Edition Saturday program. During the discussion, Bregman weighs in on the timing of his book release, saying, “More than 700 case studies that show that, especially in times of crisis, we show our best selves . . . This happens again and again after natural disasters, after earthquakes and after floodings. And I think that, if you zoom out a little bit during this pandemic, you see the same phenomenon.” Little, Brown and Company published the book on June 2, 2020.

THE OCEAN IN YOUR BATHTUB by Seth Fishman and Isabel Greenberg
May 20, 2020

Fishman and Greenberg’s THE OCEAN IN YOUR BATHTUB was featured on the Summer 2020 Kids’ Indie Next List. Greenwillow Books will publish the book on May 19, 2020.

DRIFTS by Kate Zambreno
May 12, 2020

DRIFTS by Kate Zambreno is on Entertainment Weekly’s “20 New Books for May,” Fast Company’s “97 Pop-Culture Musts for May,” and The Millions’ “Most Anticipated Books of May.” Seija Rankin and David Canfield from EW write: “This feverish account of artistic isolation can be read as both a how-to manual and a chilling warning about the dangers of walling yourself off.” BOMB Magazine also hosted Zambreno for an online evening in conversation with Amina Cain, the author of INDELICACY. The two writers discussed their novels and answered audience questions. Riverhead Books will publish DRIFTS on May 19, 2020.

WHAT WE INHERIT by Jessica Pearce Rotondi
April 29, 2020

Jessica Rotondi’s astonishing debut, WHAT WE INHERIT, published this past Tuesday to great praise from Buzzfeed and Women Writers Magazine. Rotondi also spoke with Fast Company and Literary Hub about the ten years of research she conducted into her uncle’s disappearance during the Secret War in Laos in 1972. Finally, in an article for Electric Lit, Rotondi recommends “7 Books About Forgotten Wars.” Unnamed Press published the book on April 21, 2020.

THE ROXY LETTERS by Mary Pauline Lowry
April 16, 2020

Mary Pauline Lowry’s riot of a sophomore novel, THE ROXY LETTERS, published with great fanfare last week. The Washington Post’s “Book Maven” Bethanne Patrick calls it “the kind of comic novel we need right now. Not just because it is fun, funny and filled with eccentrics, but because Lowry's novel proves that good people working together can make positive changes.” Simon & Schuster published the book on April 7, 2020.

THE TRYING GAME by Amy Klein
April 16, 2020

THE TRYING GAME, a debut book from New York Times “Fertility Diary” blogger Amy Klein, hit shelves last Tuesday. A primer on all things related to fertility treatments, Klein’s book is a must-have for those facing obstacles on their journey to motherhood. Ballantine Books published the book on April 7, 2020.

GIRL CRUSHED by Katie Heaney
April 16, 2020

Katie Heaney’s YA debut, GIRL CRUSHED, published to great acclaim this past Tuesday. PopSugar named it one of the 25 Best Books Coming Out in April, and Indigo featured it on their list of Top Ten Teen Books for April. Additionally, Refinery29 published an exclusive excerpt from GIRL CRUSHED on their website as well as an interview with the author. Heaney also held a fabulous virtual launch on Instagram Live with R29’s Director of Fashion & Culture, Gabrielle Korn. On publication day, The Cut featured an article by Katie Heaney in which she discusses her transition from adult books to YA. Knopf Books for Young Readers published the book on April 7, 2020.