News - Book Reviews
News - Book Reviews
Patrick Hemstreet’s sci-tech debut, THE GOD WAVE, has received a volley of advanced praise. Kirkus deemed it “a flat-out astonishing debut” and gave it a starred review, while Publisher’s Weekly says THE GOD WAVE is “a tense tale of cutting-edge SF… Hemstreet imbues his sprawling cast with depth and character...”
Library Journal praises Nicholas Christopher’s newest poetry collection, ON JUPITER PLACE, calling it a “fresh and welcome [and] thoroughly engaging collection for a wide range of readers....”
Christopher Sorrentino’s THE FUGITIVES was reviewed in Kirkus and given a starred review in Booklist, which said, “In this heady tale of self and identity, vocation and ambition, [Sorrentino] demonstrates his wily comedic skills…Generating psychological and cultural insights as bright and stinging as a wielder’s sparks, Sorrentino blasts insidious commercialism and corruption, digital narcosis, and the failures of the book and newspaper worlds...
Publishers Weekly gave a starred review to Kelly Bowen’s DUKE OF MY HEART, published by Forever on January 26, 2016. The review praises Bowen for her ability to build “enough romantic heat to melt midwinter snow...”
Ray Palen for New Mystery Reader writes: “Tilly Bagshawe deftly plots this exciting novel and throws in enough twists and surprises to keep the most astute thriller fans on the edge of their seats.” William Morrow released the hardcover November 10, 2015....
The Washington Post gave Eliezer Sternberg’s NEUROLOGIC a glowing review, calling it “audacious, wise and compelling.” Pantheon published the book on Janurary 12, 2016.....
Sunil Yapa’s YOUR HEART IS A MUSCLE THE SIZE OF A FIST was reviewed in The New Yorker, the New York Times Book Review, Washington Post, Chicago Tribune, Minneapolis Star-Tribune, Dallas Morning News, Huffington Post, Entertainment Weekly, Seattle Times, Miami Herald, Denver Post, Bustle, Electric Literature, The Rumpus, Ploughshares, BookRiot, GrubStreet, Barnes & Noble Review and on Amazon.com.
Samantha Hunt’s MR. SPLITFOOT was reviewed in The Millions (where it was named one of the “Most Anticipated Books of 2016”), Paste, Bustle, Refinery29, BookPage, Chronogram, and BookBrowse. Said Chronogram, “An entrancing, modern, haunted tale that seems drawn from the very bones of Hudson Valley history … An exuberant writer, Hunt furnishes every millimeter of her story with life, with palpable losses, longing, desire, tenderness, and even the trappings of pop culture. If you're craving the tangy prose and warm sweep of a really well-wrought novel, you'll find it here.” Houghton Mifflin Harcourt published the book on January 5, 2016....
Samantha Hunt’s MR. SPLITFOOT received starred reviews in Kirkus and Publishers Weekly, which said, “Hunt’s ethereal third novel…deftly straddles the slippery line between fantasy and reality in a story that’s both gripping and wonderfully mystifying…This spellbinder is storytelling at its best.” Kirkus said, “A truly fantastic novel in which the blurring of natural and supernatural creates a stirring, visceral conclusion.” Houghton Mifflin Harcourt published the book on January 5, 2016.....
Samantha Hunt’s MR. SPLITFOOT was reviewed in New York Times Book Review, New York Magazine, Washington Post, and New York Journal of Books. Said Gregory Maguire in the New York Times Book Review, “I suspect that Samantha Hunt’s third novel, Mr. Splitfoot, will haunt me… I’ve dog-eared so many pages in honor of vivid prose that my advance reader’s copy of Mr. Splitfoot curls up with fattened corners. Hunt renders as ornate and magical the tired landscape of Troy and upstate New York... Hypnotic and glowing.” Houghton Mifflin Harcourt published the book on January 5, 2016.....