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People Magazine shared an excluive look at Dustin Hoffman's forthcoming memoir, LOOK AT ME, along with an exciting cover reveal. Jonathan Karp of Simon & Schuster told People: "LOOK AT ME has the same qualities so many of us have enjoyed in Dustin Hoffman's films. It is full of artistry, passion, character and wit.” Scribner will publish the memoir on November 10, 2026.

METROPOLITANS debuted on The New York Times Bestseller list for the week of April 19, 2026, appearing at #11 on the Hardcover Nonfiction list. Astra House published the book on March 31, 2026.

THIS STORY MIGHT SAVE YOUR LIFE debuted on The New York Times Bestsellers list for the week of March 29, 2026, appearing at #13 on the Hardcover Fiction list. Flatiron Books published the novel on March 10, 2026.

Melissa Faliveno’s acclaimed debut novel, HEMLOCK, was the Harper’s Bazaar Book Chat pick for January. Harper’s published an excerpt of the lively conversation on the magazine’s all-staff Slack channel discussing the book. Entertaining comments include: “I’m a sucker for an unreliable narrator. I like my protagonists messy” and “The doe sent me. Just chewing and judging.” Little, Brown published HEMLOCK on January 20, 2026.

New York Times bestselling author Rachel Khong’s long-awaited short story collection, MY DEAR YOU, is already earning great press, appearing on most-anticipated lists from TIME, Lit Hub, Book Riot, TODAY.com, and more. TIME’s praise reads in part: “[Khong] confidently kneads and molds the short-story form, stretching it like taffy.” Knopf will publish MY DEAR YOU on April 7, 2026.

Emeline Atwood’s hotly anticipated debut novel, A REAL ANIMAL, is earning extraordinary press more than six months before its publication. The novel appears on coveted most-anticipated lists from TIME and Vogue to Lit Hub and Debutiful, with Hamilton Cain writing for TIME: “[A REAL ANIMAL] stirs with edgy sex, anger, and transcendence.” Writing for Debutiful, Adam Vitcavage said: “Atwood’s book is simply one of the best books I’ve read since I started covering books.” Atwood is also a Publishers Weekly Writer to Watch and recently received gorgeous blurbs from Stephanie Wambugu, Bret Anthony Johnston, Joy Williams, and more. Catapult publishes A REAL ANIMAL on July 7, 2026.

PADMA’S ALL AMERICAN received recognition from The Washington Post on their list of favorite cookbooks for this year. They write: “Fans will appreciate the peek behind the scenes, while cooks will be tempted by recipes such as vegetable pakoras, ‘biracial’ latkes, tuna laab, quick hotteok and banana lumpia.” Knopf published PADMA’S ALL AMERICAN on November 4, 2025.

THE STRENGTH OF THE FEW by James Islington debuted on The New York Times Bestsellers list for the week of November 30, 2025, appearing at #1 on the Hardcover Fiction list and #2 on the Combined Print & E-Book Fiction list. Saga Press published the book on November 11, 2025.

Elizabeth Evitts Dickinson’s CLAIRE MCCARDELL has been longlisted for the 2026 Andrew Carnegie Medal for Excellence in Nonfiction. Simon & Schuster published CLAIRE MCCARDELL on June 17, 2025, and Dutton will publish Dickinson’s next book, THE RUBY SLIPPERS, in 2027.

MSNBC’s Morning Joe featured a nice segment on HISTORY MATTERS with Jon Meacham and Dorie McCullough Lawson, who put her father’s collection together with the help of longtime researcher Mike Hill. Meacham and Lawson were also interviewed by Scott Simon on NPR’s Weekend Edition. HISTORY MATTERS is also celebrating its 3rd straight week on the New York Times Bestseller List. Simon & Schuster published the book on September 16, 2025.