News - Book Reviews
News - Book Reviews
The New York Times Book Review named Joss Lake's FUTURE FEELING as one of its "New and Noteworthy" titles for early July. Soft Skull published the book on June 1, 2021.
BookPage praises TOGETHER WE WILL GO by J. Michael Straczynski, calling it “a 21st-century epistolary novel” with a “late plot twist [that] is satisfying, intensifying the characters’ bonds.” Gallery/Scout Press published the book on July 6, 2021.
Kirkus Reviews lauded FLIGHT 149 by Stephen Davis. They write: “[A] thorough and well-paced exposé...A skillfully reconstructed account of a hostage crisis and the bungling that caused it.” PublicAffairs will publish the book on September 7, 2021.
STARLIGHT ENCLAVE by R.A. Salvatore received a rave review from Publishers Weekly. The reviewer writes: “[T]he superior characterizations that marked Salvatore’s prior books are again in evidence. His many devoted fans have reason to anticipate the sequel.” Harper Voyager will publish the book on August 3, 2021.
PARIS IS A PARTY, PARIS IS A GHOST by David Hoon Kim is hailed by Publishers Weekly as a “splendid” debut, with “many beautiful passages of longing” and “a captivating mood.” Farrar, Straus, & Giroux will publish the novel on August 3, 2021.
Sunjeev Sahota's forthcoming novel CHINA ROOM has received a rave review from Shelf Awareness. The reviewer describes the book as "[o]utstanding,” adding: “CHINA ROOM is no effortless read, but one that promises to haunt and illuminate." Viking will publish the book on July 13, 2021.
Christopher Sorrentino's forthcoming NOW BEACON, NOW SEA received a glowing review from Publishers Weekly. They deem it a "raw and intimate memoir,” adding that “[e]ven at its darkest, this rich narrative shines." Catapult will publish the memoir on September 7, 2021.
Olivia Laing's EVERYBODY received a glowing review from The Washington Post. Aziz Huq praises: "[EVERBODY] brims with empathy…Laing has written a piercing book. That she has no final answer to the problem of freedom does not detract from her achievement. Indeed, she encourages us all to ask new questions to discover how it feels, and what it means, to be free — queries that are as vital as they are resistant to any single answer." W.W. Norton & Company published the book on May 4, 2021.
Praise has been flooding in for Joss Lake's debut novel FUTURE FEELING. A feature profile of the author in The Cut praises the book's "flamboyant surreality" and its vision of a world in which "everyone’s spiritual state is highly surveilled and fantastically color-coded... Subway cars glow the amalgamated color of their passengers’ moods. Emotional frequencies are of the utmost importance." FUTURE FEELING has also been featured in a slew of summer reading roundups, including Refinery29 ("a riotously glistering world"), Wired ("an original, trippy caper"), Bustle (“[a] Black Mirror-esque story of magic and mayhem”), Alta ("illustrates the significance of community and connection"), and The A.V. Club (“this witty, inventive debut novel sounds like a lot of fun”), as well as Pride Month reading lists from Goodreads, Harper's BAZAAR, and Parade. Soft Skull published the book on June 1, 2021.
LOVE AND FURY by Samantha Silva received a glowing review in The Wall Street Journal. Sam Sacks praises the book’s “stirring and occasionally hagiographic episodes,” adding: “While the novel is decidedly an homage, it is also a study of false steps and evolving ideas.” Flatiron Books published the novel on May 25, 2021.