THE 22 MURDERS OF MADISON MAY by Max Barry received a glowing review from Criminal Element. The reviewer raves: “[M]asterfully constructed…Thrilling and smart, with loads of humor and heart to spare, this may be Mr. Barry’s best book yet. It’s certainly one of the best female-centered takes on the stalker genre I’ve ever read, in addition to being a truly absorbing tale of cross-dimensional travel.” The novel was also featured on PopSugar’s running best-of list for 2021, as well as CrimeReads’ “Great Books that are Secretly Science Fiction.” G.P. Putnam’s Sons published the book on July 6, 2021.

Hermione Hoby’s next novel, VIRTUE, continues to gather steam in the lead-up to its publication. Esquire featured an exclusive excerpt from the novel on July 13, and the novel has been named a best book of July by Entertainment Weekly, Bustle, Vanity Fair, Town & Country, HelloGiggles, and Paperback Paris, among other outlets. Riverhead Books will publish the novel on July 20, 2021.

NOW BEACON, NOW SEA by Christopher Sorrentino was featured on The New York Times’ By the Book column, where author Diana Spiotta names the memoir as one of the titles she is most excited to read next. Catalpult will publish the book on September 7, 2021.

THE FINAL REVIVAL OF OPAL & NEV by Dawnie Walton was recommended by THE VANISHING author Britt Bennett for Bookshop.org's literary newsletter as one of “several recent releases that have captivated [her]." 37 Ink published the novel on March 30, 2021.

Virtuoso Life Magazine praises TOGETHER WE WILL GO by J. Michael Straczynski, writing: “Straczynski’s novel brims with joy and connection. While a couple of scenes will bring tears to even the most stoic eyes…what emerges is a story full of compassion, humor, and hope.” The book was also featured on the New York Post’s best-of list for new releases. Gallery/Scout Press published the book on July 6, 2021.

Deadline announced Zosia Mamet’s two-book deal with Viking Penguin, an anthology titled MY FIRST POPSICLE and a collection of personal essays. Viking executive director Meg Leder writes: “The anthology Zosia is curating is like an enviable dinner party—a spectrum of insightful contributors exploring the intersections between food and life, and we’re just as thrilled to be publishing her book of personal essays the following year — a vulnerable, witty, and relatable collection that makes you want to fight people on her behalf and immediately be her new best friend.” Viking Penguin will publish MY FIRST POPSICLE in Fall 2022, and the essay collection in Fall 2023.

CHINA ROOM by Sunjeev Sahota continues to gather a flurry of praise in the run-up to its highly anticipated release. Entertainment Weekly calls the novel "heart-wrenching" in its best-of list for July, while PopSugar hails it as an "epic story" and Apartment Therapy calls it "as beautiful as it is heart-shattering." The book was also featured on AARP’s list of “21 Hot New Novels for Summer.”
Viking will publish the book on July 13, 2021.

SCIENTIST by Richard Rhodes was featured on Lit Hub’s “Most Anticipated Books of 2021, Part Two.” They write: “[T]he life of legendary scientist E. O. Wilson…and [his] substantial accomplishments…are ripe topics for exploration, and particularly important as we continue to confront the climate crisis’ effects on biodiversity.” Doubleday will publish the book on October 19, 2021.

ON FREEDOM by Maggie Nelson was featured on Lit Hub’s “Most Anticipated Books of 2021, Part Two.” They write: “Maggie Nelson is an expert at distilling whatever topic she tackles into crystalline prose. She is the queen of the effortless jumping off point, catapulting her readers into the far reaches of Big Questions. In BLUETS, it was love and suffering filtered through the color blue. In THE ARGONAUTS, she gave us the story of a pregnancy that branched out into an exploration of identity, caretaking, and family. Now, as the title suggests, she has turned her attention to freedom. What is it? Who has it? And, more specifically, how does it relate to art, sex, drugs, and climate?” Graywolf Press will publish the book September 7, 2021.

EVERYTHING NOW by Rosecrans Baldwin is a Los Angeles Times bestseller its second week in a row, this time appearing at number 3 in Hardcover Nonfiction. MCD published the book on June 15, 2021.