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Ryan Chapman’s THE AUDACITY has received generous press in the weeks leading up to its publication. The book was featured on San Diego Magazine’s must-read picks from local bookstores, where Matthew Hein of The Book Catapult praises: “If you like hilarious and action-packed novels about far-from-perfect people, have I got a book for you. Theranos meets THE BIG LEBOWSKI, with the luxury porn of CRAZY RICH ASIANS sprinkled on top.” Electric Literature published an excerpt from the novel, introduced with fantastic praise from Kevin Nguyen: “Chapman performs [a careful dance] throughout THE AUDACITY, a thorough and satisfying skewering of an illuminati-level elite…If you had the pleasure of reading Chapman’s first book, RIOTS I HAVE KNOWN, you know that he can land a high-concept satire. (RIOTS is about a literary magazine in a prison.) Similarly, THE AUDACITY is a novel with a heightened sense of reality. It’s not just the opulence of the secret Caribbean island where the story takes place—it’s the glimpse of an existence that is louder and more colorful than the universe we live in. And, of course, like any good satire, it’s funny—sometimes dryly funny, but in many moments actually laugh-out-loud funny.” Soho Press will publish THE AUDACITY on April 2, 2024.

Alex Van Halen’s memoir, BROTHERS, was featured in Rolling Stone, People, and The Bookseller following its recent cover reveal. The book’s editor, Sara Nelson, shared: “This book is a fascinating story of a band – and so much more: it’s also a chronicle of family and talent and the passion to create…It is the definitive take on Edward Van Halen’s life and death from the one who knew and loved him best.” Harper will publish BROTHERS on October 22, 2024.

2054, the second novel from Elliot Ackerman and Admiral James Stavridis following The New York Times Bestseller 2034, was named the NPR book of the day for March 18, 2024. Penguin Press published the book on March 12, 2024.

Danielle Steel’s latest novel, NEVER TOO LATE, debuted on The New York Times Bestsellers list for the week of March 24, 2024, appearing at #4 on the Print Hardcover Fiction list and #3 on the Combined Print & E-Book Fiction list. Delacorte Press published the novel on March 5, 2024.

The Tenth Anniversary edition of 10% HAPPIER by Dan Harris debuted on The New York Times Bestseller list for the week of March 24, 2024, appearing at #5 on the Paperback Nonfiction list. Dey Street Books published the new edition on March 5, 2024.

REAL AMERICANS, Rachel Khong’s second novel, continues to receive fantastic early press. The book appeared on most-anticipated lists for Spring 2024 from The New York Times, Bustle, San Francisco Chronicle’s Datebook, and Town & Country. Town & Country praises: “Rachel Khong's sweeping, smart, and totally engrossing story about destiny, determination, and what truly makes us who we are explores them with style and smarts.” Knopf publishes REAL AMERICANS on April 30, 2024.

Ryan Chapman’s upcoming second novel THE AUDACITY has received promising early press. Booklist published a strong review, where Donna Seamen raves: “Chapman proves his staying power as a shrewd and suspenseful satirist in his second novel…convey[ing] malignant excess, arrogance, and greed in scenes of dizzying apocalyptic detail and acid humor.” Town & Country also named THE AUDACITY one of its “45 Must-Read Books of Spring 2024,” praising it as a “funny, observant novel…[that] looks closely at the state of wealth and the world today.” Soho Press publishes THE AUDACITY on April 2, 2024.

WIVES LIKE US by Plum Sykes was featured on Town & Country’s “45 Must-Read Books of Spring 2024.” They write: “The latest from the beloved BERGDORF BLONDES author is a comedy of manners with an emphasis on the comedy…In Sykes’ skilled and observant hands…madcap fare is always more than just a good time, it's a nuanced look inside a specific world, where even the most humorous happenings can tell us something meaningful about the decidedly less glamorous lives we mere readers live.” Harper will publish the book on May 14, 2024.

SPACEMAN, the film adaptation of SPACEMAN OF BOHEMIA by Jaroslav Kalfař starring Adam Sandler and Carey Mulligan, premiers on Netflix on March 1. Little, Brown and Company published the novel on March 7, 2017.

Rachel Khong’s highly anticipated novel REAL AMERICANS continues to amass incredible press in the runup to its publication. calls the book “an impressive family drama,” adding: “Khong is both a perceptive prose stylist and an accomplished storyteller, and she shines brightest when portraying differing cultural styles of parental love…Khong reaches new heights with this fully-fledged outing.” Publishers Weekly also interviewed Khong about the book and her writing process. Shelf Awareness published a glowing review from Infinite Reads blogger Jaclyn Fulwood, who writes: “REAL AMERICANS [is] imaginative and expansive, yet intimate…This family saga shines as both ambitious and wholly unpretentious, with a sweeping scope that spans continents and eras, and an immediacy of emotion that maintains a sense of intimacy between the reader and its multiple protagonists. Khong aptly illustrates the ways in which family stories ripple through generations even when left untold.” Elsewhere, Marie Claire named the novel one of its “20 Most-Anticipated Books of 2024.” Knopf will publish REAL AMERICANS on April 30, 2024.