News - Book Reviews

News - Book Reviews

SOUPY LEAVES HOME by Cecil Castellucci, illustrated by Jose Pimienta
March 27, 2017

Booklist reviewed SOUPY LEAVES HOME, saying “a mix of metaphysics and historical fiction, Castellucci’s story doesn’t allow either to overtake the other… the story definitely leaves contemplative readers with much to savor.” Dark Horse will publish the book on April 19, 2017...

DEAR CYBORGS by Eugene Lim
March 27, 2017

Eugene Lim’s forthcoming novel DEAR CYBORGS was reviewed in Kirkus, which called it “[An] entertaining reflection on art, resistance, heroes, and villains. . . eerily reflective of our fractured times, darting from subject to subject with the speed of a mouse click. A colorful meditation on friendship and creation nested within a fictional universe.” FSG Originals will publish DEAR CYBORGS on June 6, 2017...

GOODBYE, VITAMIN by Rachel Khong
March 17, 2017

Rachel Khong’s forthcoming debut novel GOODBYE, VITAMIN is a great book for dudes according to Library Journal, which asks, “Can sadness be sweet?” The answer is, “Yes, in the hands of Khong, who turns a swirl of lemons into lemondrops.” Henry Holt will publish GOODBYE, VITAMIN on July 11, 2017...

LARGE ANIMALS by Jess Arndt
March 17, 2017

Jess Arndt’s short story collection LARGE ANIMALS receives a review from Publishers Weekly, which writes, “Arndt’s short stories are delicious flights of fancy, or obsession, or fertile curiosity—or, more accurately, some beguiling combination of all three… This is a playful and provocative collection, full of sly, deft turns of phrase and striking imagery.” Kirkus writes, “Reading Arndt is like walking toward a shimmering desert mirage and being met with a cloud of acid instead of an oasis of cool water… A deeply transgressive, riveting shot out of the gate. Arndt is one to watch.” Catapult will publish the book on May 9, 2017....

300 ARGUMENTS by Sarah Manguso
February 17, 2017

Rachel Syme wrote a wonderful review of 300 ARGUMENTS in The New Republic, lauding it as “powerful” and “intensely personal.” The book was also reviewed by Joshua James Amberson in the Portland Mercury who raved “I wanted to gift it to everyone I know, read it aloud to strangers on the bus, and transcribe it by hand in its entirety like a holy text,” Graywolf published the book February 7, 2016.

UNWANTED ADVANCES by Laura Kipnis
February 17, 2017

Laura Kipnis’s UNWANTED ADVANCES received a very favorable review in Publishers Weekly, which hailed it as a “courageous, thought-provoking polemic.” Harper is publishing the book April 4, 2017.

GRACE NOTES by Katey Sagal
February 17, 2017

Publishers Weekly reviewed GRACE NOTES, saying of the memoir, “[Sagal] shares her wild, hilarious stories of growing up, struggling with addictions, and finding herself… Sagal proves to be tough and sassy yet vulnerable.” Gallery will publish the book March 21, 2017.

TOUSSAINT LOUVERTURE by Philippe Girard
February 14, 2017

The Times Literary Supplement reviewed TOUSSAINT LOUVERTURE, calling it, “by far the best account of Louverture’s whole-hearted embrace of French culture and reverence for the classical world,” and “more than a straightforward biography.” Basic Books published the book on November 22, 2016...

GRACE NOTES by Katey Sagal
February 9, 2017

Booklist gave GRACE NOTES a rave, saying of the memoir, “What elevates Grace Notes is Sagal’s honesty and wonderfully conversational tone—the woman loves an exclamation point—which make it accessible and readable without being gossipy or simple. Chapters on parenting and getting older, especially as a woman and actress, arestandouts. You don’t have to be a fan to enjoy this one.” Gallery will publish the book on March 21, 2017.

SPACEMAN OF BOHEMIA by Jaroslav Kalfar
February 8, 2017

Jaroslav Kalfar’s SPACEMAN OF BOHEMIA received a rave from Publishers Weekly, which called it a “wonderfully jubilant and touching debut novel.” Booklist also reviewed SPACEMAN OF BOHEMIA, writing “Cutting to memorable scenes set in small-town Czechoslovakia and, later, in Prague, Kalfar’s absurdist debut eloquently explores the crushing burden of having to carry your father’s sins and its effects on a man whose sole ambition was to live an ordinary existence....”