News - Book Reviews

News - Book Reviews

FIND ME by André Aciman
December 20, 2019

FIND ME, the sequel to André Aciman’s 2007 bestseller CALL ME BY YOUR NAME, received a positive review from the New York Times Book Review which says, “It is a lyrical meditation on being forced to move to another location after the party’s over, on the Sisyphean task of trying to replicate the magic of young passion.” Farrar, Straus and Giroux published the book on October 29, 2019.

THE ONES WE’VE BEEN WAITING FOR by Charlotte Alter
December 16, 2019

Charlotte Alter’s debut nonfiction book THE ONES WE’VE BEEN WAITING FOR, which highlights a new generation of political leaders, received a great review from Publishers Weekly. They call it “well-crafted and informative.” Viking will publish the book on February 18, 2020.

THE UNDYING by Anne Boyer
November 22, 2019

Anne Boyer’s memoir was reviewed by Jezebel which calls it “a wide-ranging book that is both complicated and complicating in its engagement with the many narratives of cancer and pain.” The author was also interviewed by the Kansas City Pitch. Farrar, Straus & Giroux published the book on September 17, 2019.

THE SHADOW KING by Maaza Mengiste
October 21, 2019

Namwali Serpell, author of THE OLD DRIFT, gave a rave review of THE SHADOW KING in the New York Times. She says the novel “somehow manages to solve the riddle of how to sing war now. She doesn’t seek a narrow path between the straits of these artistic and ethical questions. Instead, she encompasses them in all their contradiction, laying them out in breathtakingly skillful juxtaposition.” W.W. Norton & Company published the book on September 24, 2019.

QUALIFICATION by David Heatley
October 12, 2019

Library Journal gave David Heatley’s QUALIFICATION a starred review. They write: "Readers will find themselves moved by this stunning memoir, and perhaps even grateful for the author’s refusal to shy away from depicting the complexity of his ongoing development as an artist and a human being.” Booklist also praised QUALIFICATION, calling it “unflinching” and adding that, “The payoffs and pitfalls of a lifetime spent in 12-step programs are portrayed with brutal candor.” Pantheon published the book on October 1, 2019.

TV NOIR: DARK DRAMA ON THE SMALL SCREEN by Allen Glover
October 1, 2019

In a starred review, Library Journal praises Allen Glover’s TV NOIR: “Each section could be a stand-alone show at a media museum or, better yet, a series at a dimly lit revival house. Essential for noir lovers, especially those who have exhausted the film canon and are hungry for more.” Abrams will publish the book on September 24, 2019.

EVERY OTHER WEEKEND by Zulema Renee Summerfield
October 1, 2019

EVERY OTHER WEEKEND is a featured selection in the New York Times Book Review’s paperback row. Summerfield’s debut novel chronicles the aftermath of a divorce through the eyes of precocious eight-year-old Nenny, and the Times calls it “exactly as gut-wrenching as it sounds." Little, Brown published the book on April 17, 2018.

MANHUNTERS by Steve Murphy and Javier F. Peña
October 1, 2019

In their upcoming book, Steve Murphy and Javier F. Peña tell the true story of how they took down Pablo Escobar.
Publishers Weekly calls MANHUNTERS "Riveting. A must-read for anyone interested in one of the major campaigns on the war on drugs." St. Martin’s Press will publish the hardcover on November 12, 2019.

THE UNDYING by Anne Boyer
September 12, 2019

Anne Boyer’s memoir received a rave review in the New York Times. The reviewer Jennifer Szalai calls the book “extraordinary and furious” and writes “The pink ribbon, that ubiquitous emblem of breast cancer awareness, has long been an object of controversy and derision, but the poet and essayist Anne Boyer doesn’t just pull it loose, unfastening its dainty loop; she feeds it through a shredder and lights it on fire, incinerating its remains . . . Where Boyer finds a measure of hope is in pain — not in valorizing it (insufficient), or in conquering it (impossible), but in recognizing it as something that’s real and shared with others.” Farrar, Straus & Giroux will publish the book on September 17, 2019.

THE LAST LEONARDO by Ben Lewis
August 27, 2019

Writing for the Wall Street Journal, Cammy Brothers called Ben Lewis’ THE LAST LEONARDO “a page-turning tale about the most expensive painting of all time . . . populated by characters straight out of a thriller.” Ballantine published the book on June 25, 2019.