Acclaimed biographer and longtime Los Angeles Times music critic Robert Hilburn’s book, A FEW WORDS IN DEFENSE OF OUR COUNTRY, promises to deliver the definitive biography of the great Randy Newman. The publisher’s blurb reads: “As thought-provoking and thorough as it is tender, this book is an overdue tribute to the legendary songwriter whose music has long reflected and challenged the America we know today.” Hachette will publish the book on October 22, 2024.

WIVES LIKE US, Plum Sykes’ new novel, is praised on Parade’s list of “The 25 Best New Book Releases” for the week of May 14 – 20 as “wickedly funny,” and Vogue’s “The Best Books of 2024 So Far” as a “delectable delightful mash-up: a loving portrait of a social milieu that recognizes the value of tradition but is also perpetually chasing what’s new.” The book was also featured in Town & Country, where Adam Rathe writes: “In WIVES, Sykes follows the dramatic lives of group of women (as well as their families and staff) who live among a series of villages—Little Bottom, Middle Bottom, Great Bottom, and Monkton Bottom—and keeps a sharp eye trained on the way each sees her social stock rise and fall. It’s certainly a work of fiction (and it’s more of a love letter to the world than anything else), but parts of it did come from the author’s own experiences.” Harper published WIVES LIKE US on May 14, 2024.

Danielle Steel’s latest novel, ONLY THE BRAVE, debuted on The New York Times Bestsellers list for the week of May 19, 2024, appearing at #4 on the Print Hardcover Fiction list and #5 on the Combined Print & E-Book Fiction list. Delacorte Press published the novel on April 30, 2024.

Rachel Khong’s REAL AMERICANS debuted at #9 on The New York Times Bestseller list for Print Hardcover Fiction. Knopf published the book on April 30, 2024.

The paperback edition of THE LAST ANIMAL by Ramona Ausubel appeared on USA’s Today Bestseller list, and was a Barnes and Noble Monthly Fiction Pick for April. The book was previously named a best book of the year by Oprah Daily, Kirkus, and NPR. Riverhead Books published the hardcover edition on April 18, 2023, and the paperback on March 26, 2024.

HABITATIONS by Sheila Sundar was named a “Powell’s Pick of the Month” for April 2024 by Powell's Books in Portland (the world’s largest independent bookstore). Simon & Schuster published HABITATIONS on April 2, 2024.

The praise and press for HABITATIONS by Sheila Sundar continues. Vanity Fair featured an interview with Sheila Sundar on April 3, 2024, which writes "In HABITATIONS, the author places readers smack-dab in the mid-’90s as Vega Gopalan’s migratory life is taking shape. Through Vega, Sundar zeroes in on what it takes for a woman to create her path, while telling the story of an Indian immigrant jostling with caste, a human exploring her sexuality, and a student managing sociology coursework as her view of the world starts to blossom.”
Lit Hub featured HABITATIONS on their April 2, 2024 list of 26 New Books, including “exciting debut novels from Marissa Higgins, Sheila Sundar, and others.” The April 2, 2024
Episode 193 of A Bookish Home podcast was: “Sheila Sundar Explores Grief, Motherhood, Ambition, and the Meaning of Home in HABITATIONS”, which called the book a “stunning debut novel.”
The Advocate reviewer Susan Larson says: “Writer Sheila Sundar’s impressive debut is a story of female identity, loss and home. The book draws the reader in like a good long conversation with a best friend about all the things that matter.” Simon & Schuster published HABITATIONS on April 2, 2024.

Deadline announced that Manuel Gonzales’ short story THE MINIATURE WIFE will be adapted into a dramedy series by Peacock, with Elizabeth Banks and Matthew Macfadyen to star and executive produce. Riverhead Books published the short story collection on February 4, 2024.

HABITATIONS by Sheila Sundar was featured on theSkimm’s “Most Talked-About Spring Book Releases.” Skimms Reads editor Jana Pollack writes: “Before I get into the plot, I’ll just say: this debut novel is unassuming — easy to read, easy to get into — but it’s full of such feeling that I almost stopped reading because it made me too sad. It follows Vega Gopalan, an Indian-American grad student at Columbia University. The central sadness of her life (and the grief that almost kept me away) is the death of her sister. The book follows Vega to America, a marriage, a divorce, and motherhood, and quietly asks questions about identity and what ‘home’ really means. I’m so glad I kept going.” Simon & Schuster will publish HABITATIONS on April 2, 2024.

Antonia Angress was selected by the National Book Foundation via Charles Baxter as a “5 Under 35” honoree. Ballantine published Angress’ debut novel SIRENS & MUSES on July 12, 2022.