HOW TO SLOWLY KILL YOUSELF AND OTHERS IN AMERICA by Kiese Laymon received a glowing review from The New York Times Book Review. They write: “By adding six rich new essays, deftly curating seven from the original book, and reworking the chronology, [Laymon has] made a once solid collection superb. Ever-present throughout HOW TO SLOWLY KILL YOURSELF AND OTHERS IN AMERICA is the blues ethos of stating and confronting the brutal facts of life and of placing a high premium on style, improvisation and excellence.” Scribner published the book on November 10, 2020.

Daniel Riley’s second novel, BARCELONA DAYS, was named one of the “Best Books of 2020” by the New York Post. They write: “An erupting Icelandic volcano grounds all flights in and out of Europe, leaving American couple Whitney and Will with plenty of time to parse their relationship and various mistakes while they drink and eat their way through Barcelona. If you miss travel, this is the book for you.” Little, Brown and Company published the book on June 23, 2020.

Debut novelist Daniel Loedel’s stunning first book, HADES ARGENTINA, continues to gather fervent praise in its lead up to publication. The novel merited comparison’s to Dante’s Inferno and the works of Camus in a stunning review from the Los Angeles Times. The book was also named on best-of lists from Electric Lit, Literary Hub, and The Millions, among other outlets. Riverhead Books will publish the novel on January 12, 2021.

Following her critically acclaimed debut NEON IN DAYLIGHT, Hermione Hoby’s sophomore novel, VIRTUE, has received two stellar endorsements. THE SCIENTISTS author Marco Roth raves: “In pearlescent prose, Hermione Hoby presents the struggles of a creative class caught between beauty and duty, on the eve of its dissolution.” Meanwhile, TRICK MIRROR author Jia Tolentino calls the book “both a sumptuous portrait of all-consuming attraction and a compassionate indictment of shallow social conscience. I loved this novel, and sank deep into its radiance and rot.” Literary Hub has also named VIRTUE as one of its “Most Anticipated Books of 2021.” Riverhead Books will publish the novel on July 20, 2021.

Becky Cooper’s WE KEEP THE DEAD CLOSE hit a flurry of year-end lists over the holidays, earning Best-of-2020 status from Book Riot, Vogue, BuzzFeed, and Bustle, among others. Literary Hub also recommends the audiobook, read by Cooper herself, saying: “Cooper’s well-researched, suspenseful, and empathetic account is true crime at its finest.” Grand Central Publishing published the book on November 10, 2020.

Jen Silverman’s debut novel WE PLAY OURSELVES has already made most-anticipated lists from Literary Hub and Biblio Lifestyle. Silverman also published an original piece on gender and Russian writer Masha Gessen in the Paris Review Daily. Random House will publish the book on February 9, 2021.

Carola Lovering’s next suspenseful thriller, TOO GOOD TO BE TRUE, is hitting must-read lists left and right. Betches named the novel one of its “27 Books to Read in 2021,” warning readers: “Just when you think you’ve got it figured out, Lovering will throw another curve ball at you.” Goodreads also featured the book on its roundup of “36 of the Most Anticipated Mysteries and Thrillers of 2021.” St. Martin’s Press will publish the book on March 2, 2021.

Cathy Park Hong’s MINOR FEELINGS was named one of the “Best Books of 2020” in nonfiction by the Boston Globe. Kate Tuttle writes: "An essay collection for our time. Hong takes on race, family, identity, and art with a bracing wit and sly humor." One World published the book February 25, 2020.

Electric Literature named Xiaolu Guo’s A LOVER’S DISCOURSE as one of their “Favorite Novels of 2020.” They write: "Suffused with a wonderful sense of humor, this intimate and tender novel asks what it means to make a home and a family in a new land.” Grove Press published the book on October 13, 2020.

The LA Times named Olivia Laing's essay collection FUNNY WEATHER as one of the “Best Books That Got Lost in the Noise of 2020,” writing: “[Laing’s] writing never fails to elicit a little soul-searching about the quirks of one’s psyche that release or bind up creativity.” The book was also named by The Observer on its list of “Books That Made 2020 Bearable,” where Lauren LeBlanc writes: “I dragged [the book] out for months, incapable of letting it go.” W.W. Norton & Company published the book on May 12, 2020.