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HEAD OVER HEELS by Hannah Orenstein
April 24, 2020

Fans of gymnastics and charming love stories need look no further than Hannah Orenstein’s latest rom-com, HEAD OVER HEELS, which has been chosen by Cosmopolitan as one of their “12 Books You’ll Be Desperate to Read This Summer.” Atria Books will publish the book on June 23, 2020.

THE BOYS’ CLUB by Erica Katz
April 24, 2020

Erica Katz’s THE BOYS’ CLUB has been named one of Cosmopolitan’s “12 Books You’ll Be Desperate to Read This Summer.” Pitched as SWEETBITTER meets THE FIRM, this legal thriller is sure to be a summer favorite. Harper will publish the book on August 4, 2020.

IT IS WOOD, IT IS STONE by Gabriella Burnham
April 24, 2020

Gabriella Burnham’s exquisite debut, IT IS WOOD, IT IS STONE, is one of Elle’s most anticipated books of the summer. They call the novel “a lush depiction of privilege and power, sex and stability.” One World will publish the book on June 30, 2020.

INDELICACY by Amina Cain
April 24, 2020

Amina Cain’s INDELICACY received a positive review from The New Yorker’s Briefly Noted. They write: “This sparse, elliptical novel finds new complexities in the familiar conflict between creative independence and the lures of traditional domesticity.” Farrar, Straus & Giroux published the book on February 11, 2020.

I CONTAIN MULTITUDES by Ed Yong
April 24, 2020

Ed Young, the bestselling author of I CONTAIN MULTITUDES, wrote an essay for the Atlantic called “Our Pandemic Summer” about the issues that will come from re-opening the U.S. after the COVID-19 outbreak subsides. Ecco published I CONTAIN MULTITUDES on August 9, 2016.

EXHALATION by Ted Chiang
April 16, 2020

Two stories from Ted Chiang’s short story collection EXHALATION are finalists for the 2020 Hugo Awards. His story “Anxiety Is the Dizziness of Freedom” was named a finalist in the Best Novella category and his story “Omphhalos” was named a finalist in the Best Novelette category. The author also did an interview with Electric Literature for a piece entitled “Ted Chiang Explains the Disaster Novel We All Suddenly Live In.” Knopf published the book on May 18, 2019.

BEASTIE BOYS BOOK by Michael Diamond and Adam Horovitz
April 16, 2020

A new documentary film from Grammy Award-winning Beastie Boys members Mike Diamond and Adam Horovitz is coming to Apple TV+. Sterogum announces: “In the past few years, [Horovitz] and [Diamond], the two surviving Beasties, have been invested in finding interesting ways to tell their own stories. Those efforts have already led to BEASTIE BOYS BOOK, one of the best music memoirs of all time. And now they’ve also teamed up with their old collaborator Spike Jonze for BEASTIE BOYS STORY, a new documentary film that involves the two Beasties telling the whole story of their friendship.” Spiegel & Grau published the book on October 30, 2018.

WINTERNIGHT TRILOGY by Katherine Arden
April 16, 2020

Katherine Arden’s WINTERNIGHT TRILOGY, comprised of THE BEAR AND THE NIGHTINGALE, THE GIRL IN THE TOWER, and THE WINTER OF THE WITCH, is a finalist for a Hugo Award in the category of Best Series. Del Rey published THE WINTER OF THE WITCH, the final book of the trilogy, on January 8, 2019.

PROVIDENCE by Max Barry
April 16, 2020

The Associated Press put out a glowing review of PROVIDENCE by Max Barry, writing: “PROVIDENCE is really about how we can all overcome adversity even when answers and resolutions are not clear-cut.” GP Putnam’s Sons published the book on March 31, 2020.

PERFECT TUNES by Emily Gould
April 16, 2020

Vogue included PERFECT TUNES by Emily Gould on their list of books to read while you’re stuck at home. They write: “This exploration of music, motherhood, identity, and the dividing line between love and lust feels like a time capsule of post-9/11 New York, and its time jump to present-day Brooklyn will feel familiar to many readers struggling to keep families intact under less-than-ideal circumstances.” Avid Reader Press published the book on April 14, 2020.