Chelsey Johnson’s debut novel STRAY CITY is American Library Association's 2019 Reading List winner in Women's Fiction, an annual best-of list comprised of eight different fiction genres for adult readers. Custom House published the book on March 20, 2018.

Elliot Ackerman’s WAITING FOR EDEN was named a finalist for the Indies Choice Award in Adult Fiction. Knopf published the book on September 25, 2018.

Young Adult Library Services Association (YALSA) has selected Meghan Maclean Weir’s debut novel for the 2019 Alex Award. Knopf published the book on June 12, 2018.

Mystery Writers of America nominated James McLaughlin’s BEARSKIN for the Edgar award in the “Best First Novel by An American Author” category. Deadly Pleasures Mystery Magazine also nominated BEARSKIN for the Barry Award in the “Best First Novel” category. Ecco Press published the book on June 12, 2018.

Adam Winkler’s WE THE CORPORATIONS is a finalist for the National Book Critics Circle award in the Nonfiction category. Liveright published the book on February 27, 2018.

Shelley Jackson’s RIDDANCE has been Longlisted for the Believer Book Award in Fiction. Black Balloon Publishing published the book on October 16, 2018.

Stephen Carter’s INVISIBLE was named to the longlist for Pen/Bograd Weld Prize for Biography. The book was also recently reviewed by The New Yorker, which called it “an engaging biography” and a “moving paean to female aspiration.” Henry Holt published the book on October 9, 2018.

Kiese Laymon’s memoir was named the Best Audiobook of the year by Audible, Inc. The Audible write up says “I was stunned not only by his immense talent as a writer, but also by the unprecedented intimacy of what he was choosing to share. This is a voice we’ve rarely heard speak so vulnerably and frankly about the truth of what it is to be human. And it’s a voice that, perhaps more than any other this year, needs to be heard.”

Hannah Fry’s HELLO WORLD was shortlisted for The Baillie Gifford Prize for Non-Fiction, which is “the most prestigious non-fiction prize in the UK.”
W.W. Norton published the book in the U.S. on September 18, 2018.

Kiese Laymon’s HEAVY has been selected for the 2019 Andrew Carnegie Medal for Excellence in Nonfiction shortlist; it is one of three books to be honored. Scribner published the book on October 16, 2018.