Zibby Owens, host of the Moms Don’t Have Time to Read Books podcast, included AMERICAN DAUGHTER by Stephanie Thornton Plymale on her “37 Books That Got Me Through Quarantine” list. AMERICAN DAUGHTER published from HarperOne on January 12, 2021.

I’VE SEEN THE FUTURE AND I’M NOT GOING by Peter McGough was named an essential art memoir by ARTNews. They write: “Peter McGough’s wry memoir of the 1980s art world focuses on his romantic and artistic partnership with David McDermott…McDermott & McGough’s work comes off in the book as a radical satire holding up a warped mirror to the reactionary Reagan era.” Pantheon published the book on September 17, 2019.

BROTHER, SISTER, MOTHER, EXPLORER by Jamie Figueroa received a glowing review from The New York Times Book Review. They write: “BROTHER, SISTER, MOTHER, EXPLORER packs a lot of story into just over 200 pages…Even those of us who resist magical realism might accept, maybe even celebrate it, in this beautifully crafted, poetic book." The book is also featured on March most-anticipated lists from The Millions, Bustle, and Debutiful. Catapult published the novel March 2, 2021.

Praise continues to build for Dawnie Walton’s THE FINAL REVIVAL OF OPAL & NEV, which will publish later this month. The novel has been named a Book of the Month pick for March, hailed as "[a]n unforgettable, exciting, special debut.” O, The Oprah Magazine features the novel on its list of “20 of the Best Books to Pick Up This March,” praising: "Walton’s fabulous debut novel, which takes the form of an oral history, is an utterly fresh take on finding one’s voice, on systemic racism and sexism, and on freedom of expression. That these heavy subjects don’t weigh down this hugely entertaining novel are testament to Walton’s deftness and skill." The book is also featured on March most-anticipated lists from Pop Sugar, Entertainment Weekly, and BookRiot, and Essence magazine lists Walton on its "The Power of the Pivot" profile of women who left successful careers to pursue their creative endeavors. 37 Ink Books will publish the book on March 30, 2021.

THE PROPHETS by Robert Jones Jr. is featured on Marie Clare’s list of "35 Must-Read 2021 Book Releases by Black Authors," which refers to the book as “[a] devastating and beautifully written novel.” Jones Jr. was also interviewed by Watermark, as well as the Chatter on Books and KSCJ-AM/FM Having Read That podcasts. Chatter on Books praises this “fabulous debut novel,” noting that author “Marlon James called it ‘Epic in its scale, intimate in its force, and lyrical in its beauty.’” Lastly, the novel was recommended by SURVIVING THE WHITE GAZE author Rebecca Carroll on The Maris Review podcast. She calls the book “one in a thousand,” with writing that is “lyrical and beautiful.” G.P. Putnam’s Sons published the book on January 5, 2021.

Mandatory has highlighted Vince Granata’s memoir, EVERYTHING IS FINE, as one of their “10 Mandatory Books to Read After One of the Best Recent Years in Publishing.” They call the book a “harrowing and heartbreaking memoir” that “is going to get a lot of (much-deserved) buzz when it drops in April.” Atria Books will publish the book on April 27, 2021.

Adding yet another accolade to its glowing pile of pre-pub praise, Gabriela Garcia’s debut novel, OF WOMEN AND SALT, has been included in the New York Times Book Review’s list of “16 New Books to Watch For in March.” Flatiron Books will publish the novels on March 30, 2021.

THE FUTURES and NECESSARY PEOPLE author Anna Pitoniak’s next novel, OUR AMERICAN FRIEND, has received a wonderful endorsement from New York Times bestselling THE AVIATOR'S WIFE and THE CHILDREN'S BLIZZARD author Melanie Benjamin. She raves: “This should be catnip to political thriller fans…[a] smart, witty take on a fictional, foreign-born First Lady with a secret tied to Cold War espionage who tests the boundaries of friendship with her would-be biographer. This fast-paced novel about love, loyalty, and the secrets we should or should not keep will keep you gobbling up each page.” Simon & Schuster will publish the novel in January 2022.

THE FINAL REVIVAL OF OPAL & NEV by Dawnie Walton is featured on Parade’s list of
Parade's list of "25 New Books Written by Women of Color We Can’t Wait to Read This Year,” as well as Marie Clare’s "35 Must-Read 2021 Book Releases by Black Authors." 37 Ink Books will publish the book on March 30, 2021.

EVERYTHING NOW by Rosecrans Baldwin received a glowing blurb from MEAN author Myriam Gurba. She writes: "Los Angeles invites extreme forms of correspondence, love letters and hate mail, and Rosecrans Baldwin’s EVERYTHING NOW is a lush amalgam of both. In beautiful and concise prose, he maps a sun-drenched geography that we love to hate and hate to love. With this book, Baldwin cements his status as one of California’s finest literary cartographers." William Deverell, Director of Huntington-USC Institute on California and the West also praises the novel: "All the research, all the thinking and wandering and interviewing that Baldwin did to get head and heart, arms and eyes around greater Los Angeles sits barely beyond the sightlines of the beautiful storytelling, the unpacking of myth and memory, the narrative wrestling match with a place that has crushed so many other would-be interpreters. Rosecrans Baldwin tackles a city-state’s sprawling past and present across great chunks of chronology and culture, and does it with grace and imagination. This book is a revelation.” MCD will publish the book on June 15, 2021.