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HELL IF WE DON'T CHANGE OUR WAYS by Brittany Means received a starred Kirkus Review. The reviewer calls the book "[a] potent reflection on emerging from a nomadic youth marked by trauma into an adulthood containing stability and tenderness,” adding: “As Means brings hazy memories into focus for herself and readers, she constructs a method of thinking about, owning, and releasing her past as well as a fresh way of writing about personal trauma that both acknowledges victimhood and resists the simplicity of sensationalism and pity. This book is an outstanding debut that finds resolution while also leaving plenty of intriguing themes to explore in her future work. A harrowing and soulful memoir to be read, savored, and reread.” Zibby Books will publish the memoir on October 3, 2023.

Danielle Steel’s latest novel, PALAZZO, debuted on The New York Times Bestsellers list for the week of July 16, 2023, appearing at #6 on the Print Hardcover Fiction list and #12 on the Combined Print & E-Book Fiction list. Delacorte Press published the novel on June 27, 2023.

NEAR MISS, the 64th book in the Stone Barrington series by Stuart Woods, made its debut on The New York Times Bestsellers list for the week of June 25, 2023, appearing at #9 on the Combined Print & E-Book Fiction list. G.P. Putnam’s Sons published the book on June 6, 2023.

Pico Iyer's latest book, THE HALF KNOWN LIFE, was named one of “The Best Books of 2023 So Far” by Time Magazine, hailed as a "dazzling new work on nonfiction." Riverhead Books published the book on January 10, 2023.

Esther Yi's Y/N was named one of “The Best Books of 2023 So Far” by Time Magazine, praised as an “electric debut novel” with “sharp prose.” Astra House published the book on March 21, 2023.

THE LAST ANIMAL by Ramona Ausubel was selected as one of Barnes & Noble's “Best Books of 2023 (So Far),” in the “Best Literary Novels” category. Riverhead Books published then novel on April 18, 2023.

SWIM HOME TO THE VANISHED was included in the San Francisco Chronicle's roundup of must-read books for this summer: “In the opening pages of SWIM HOME TO THE VANISHED, the protagonist, a young Diné man working as a line cook, compares the pain of losing a sibling to ‘dismemberment.’ It’s a precise, if gruesome breakdown of this specific sense of grief that debut author Brendan Shay Basham’s characters explore with a touch of magical realism.” Harper will publish the book on August 22, 2023.

Idra Novey's TAKE WHAT YOU NEED was featured in The New Yorker's briefly noted section, where it was hailed as "[a] delicate meditation on art, family, and ugliness…[and] the difficulties that arise in family life but also on the ways in which such difficulties can't be separated from love." Viking published the book on March 14, 2023.

HALCYON by Elliot Ackerman was included in The Philadelphia Inquirer's roundup of “The Best New Books to Read in May.” Knopf will publish the book on May 23, 2023.

THE LAST ANIMAL by Ramona Ausubel was included on Real Simple's Roundup of “The Best Books of 2023 (So Far) According to Real Simple Editors.” It was also featured on CBS News’ Sunday Morning Book Report (praised as “a sweeter, more poignant version of JURASSIC PARK”), along with an excerpt of the book. Riverhead Books published the novel on April 18, 2023.