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RIOTS I HAVE KNOWN by Ryan Chapman
May 6, 2019
Ryan Chapman’s debut novel RIOTS I HAVE KNOWN is a most anticipated book of the month of May for Literary Hub, Vol. 1 Brooklyn, and The Millions. Amazon has named RIOTS I HAVE KNOWN its May Debut Spotlight. Simon & Schuster will publish the book on May 21, 2019.
NECESSARY PEOPLE by Anna Pitoniak
May 6, 2019
Anna Pitoniak’s forthcoming NECESSARY PEOPLE has been featured in Bustle and O Magazine’s Most Anticipated Books lists, Crime Reads’ monthly list of Best New Crime Fiction, and Refinery29’s The Books of May roundup. Little, Brown will publish the book on May 21, 2019.
HEAVY by Kiese Laymon
May 6, 2019
Vulture featured Kiese Laymon’s memoir HEAVY in their “6 New Paperbacks You Should Read Right Now” roundup, writing: “The most exciting kinds of memoirs are the ones that throw you into the story of a life even while encouraging you to step back and consider the art of its framing. Heavy is one of the best of the bunch. Kiese Laymon’s writing about size and race, addiction and ambition in America is nothing less than thrilling — every sentence sings.” Scribner published the book on October 16, 2018.
PAUL TAKES THE FORM OF A MORTAL GIRL by Andrea Lawlor
May 6, 2019
Vulture featured Andrea Lawlor’s PAUL TAKES THE FORM OF A MORTAL GIRL in their “6 New Paperbacks You Should Read Right Now” roundup, writing: “Shape-shifting meets ’90s nostalgia in this delightful experimental novel featuring a hero who can change at will into different sexual personae… Set in a college town where academic theory and pop-culture digressions are as important as racy sex scenes, Paul Takes the Form of a Mortal Girl is a testament to the search for connection and the fluidity of identity.” Vintage reissued the book April 23, 2019; Rescue Press published the book originally on November 1, 2017.
THE OLD DRIFT by Namwali Serpell
May 6, 2019
For The Atlantic, Lily Meyer writes that Namwali Serpell’s debut novel THE OLD DRIFT is a “sprawling epic that unfolds with the wild detail of a Bosch painting,” and notes its sharing of a “provocative core idea: that colonialism was a massive invasion of privacy, and that technology is on track to rival it." Hogarth published the book on March 26, 2019.
NECESSARY PEOPLE by Anna Pitoniak
April 26, 2019
Anna Pitoniak’s forthcoming NECESSARY PEOPLE is one of Woman’s Day’s Best Fiction of 2019. Little, Brown will publish the book on May 21, 2019.
WILD CARD by Stuart Woods
April 18, 2019
The latest Stone Barrington novel by Stuart Woods made its debut on the New York Times Beststeller list. The book debuted at number 4 on the Combined Print & E-book Fiction list and number 8 on the Hardcover Fiction list. G.P. Putnam Sons published the book on March 26, 2019.
RIOTS I HAVE KNOWN by Ryan Chapman
April 18, 2019
Ryan Chapman’s debut novel RIOTS I HAVE KNOWN received a starred review from Publishers Weekly, which called the book “dazzling… Supremely mischievous and sublimely written, this is a stellar work,” as well as a positive review from Kirkus, which called it “fitfully funny and murderously wry.” Both the LA Times and Esquire call RIOTS I HAVE KNOWN one of the most anticipated debut novels coming this spring. Simon & Schuster will publish the book on May 21, 2019.
AWAYLAND by Ramona Ausubel
April 18, 2019
The New York Times selected Ramona Ausubel’s AWAYLAND for their Paperbow Row feature in the Book Review and online, writing that “The pieces in this collection touch on everything from leaving home to mortality, all with a zany undertow.” Riverhead published the book on March 6, 2018.
SAVAGE NEWS by Jessica Yellin
April 18, 2019
Former CNN White House correspondent Jessica Yellin’s debut novel SAVAGE NEWS received a great review from Publishers Weekly, which calls the book “[a] feisty debut… Fans of comic heroines like Stephanie Plum will find plenty to like in this sharp and funny satire.” Jessica and SAVAGE NEWS were additionally profiled, interviewed, or covered in the Wall Street Journal, Vanity Fair, and Oprah Magazine. Mira published the book on April 9, 2019.