Victoria Wilson’s biography of Barbara Stanwyck received a great review in the January 5, 2014 issue of the New York Times Book Review. The reviewer, Molly Haskell, praises Wilson for “providing context of extraordinary breadth, taking in not only Stanwyck’s life…but also the world through which she moved.” The author was also interviewed on the Inside the New York Times Book Review podcast. Simon & Schuster published the book on November 12, 2013.

Robert Hilburn’s biography of Johnny Cash reached the New York Times Hardcover Non-Fiction bestseller list for the week of January 5, 2014 and Michiko Kakutani of the New York Times called it one of her 10 favorite books of 2013, saying that Hilburn “writes persuasively about Cash’s trajectory as an artist — his place in a changing country music scene, his mythologizing of American life, and his eclectic influences (including gospel, blues and traditional folk).”

Ted Thompson’s THE LAND OF STEADY HABITS was reviewed by Publishers Weekly, which called the book an “acutely written first novel” and said, “Thompson is a master at dramatically pitting one character against another…[he] proves to be as keen an observer of this social scene as his literary forebears, Cheever and Updike.” Little, Brown will publish the book on March 25, 2014.

James Scott’s THE KEPT was reviewed on the front page of the New York Times Arts section and in Macleans. The Times praised the “author’s sparse, elegant prose” and said, “It is a haunting narrative, salvaged by precise language that never overreaches or oversells…The plot unfolds with a weighty languor reminiscent of Cormac McCarthy.”

The UK edition of Koethi Zan’s, THE NEVER LIST has been selected for the Spring 2014 Richard and Judy Book Club. Viking/Penguin published the book in the U.S. on July 16, 2013.

Olivia Laing’s THE TRIP TO ECHO SPRING was reviewed in The Boston Globe, The New York Post, Newsday, The Minneapolis Star Tribune, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, The Columbus Dispatch, Richmond Times-Dispatch, Tampa Bay Times, BookPage, and Shelf Awareness. The Boston Globe called it “sharp and engaging,” while Newsday called it “sparkling.” The Columbus Dispatch called it “subtly and elegantly structured."

Olivia Laing’s THE TRIP TO ECHO SPRING was reviewed on the cover of the New York Times Book Review, in the New York Times daily, The San Francisco Chronicle, NPR, Salon, The Wall Street Journal, and USA Today. It was also named one of Flavorwire’s 10 Must-Read Books for January and is an Oxford American Editor’s Pick. The New York Times Book Review called the book “charming and gusto-driven,” while the Times Daily review called it “beguiling and incisive.”

Manuel Gonzales’ THE MINIATURE WIFE was reviewed in The Harvard Book Review, which called it a “vibrant debut collection” and said, “Gonzales has a remarkable ability to illustrate the fluidity of self…he powerfully represents the human instinct to put them back together—the human urge to understand and cope.” Riverhead published the book on January 10, 2013.

Derek B. Miller’s NORWEGIAN BY NIGHT was named one of the Books of the Year by the Economist and was also chosen as a Shelf-Awareness Top 10 Fiction Title of 2013. Said the Economist: “Not many authors succeed in being funny about dementia. This unusual thriller, with its memorable octogenarian hero, introduces a bold new voice in fiction that deserves to become better known.”

Ramona Ausubel’s A GUIDE TO BEING BORN was named one of the 10 Best Short Story Collections of 2013 by Flavorwire, which said, “A Guide to Being Born highlighted the author’s versatility soon after the publication of her great debut novel, 2012′s No One Is Here Except All of Us.” Riverhead published the book on May 2, 2013.