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Ryan Walsh’s acclaimed “Secret History of 1968” was named one of the top 50 Books by Pop Matters. The reviewer calls it “a masterful end result of research, patience, and love for a time and sensibility sorely missing today.” Penguin Press published the book on March 6, 2018.
Renée Carlino’s BLIND KISS is one of Publishers Weekly’s Most Anticipated Books of Fall 2018. Atria will publish BLIND KISS on August 14, 2018.
Rachel Khong’s debut novel, GOODBYE, VITAMIN, newly out in paperback, is one of Emma Straub’s picks for Today’s list of 9 Books Everyone Needs to Read Before the End of Summer. Picador published the paperback on July 10, 2018.
Danielle Steel’s latest novel will make its debut on the New York Times Bestseller list for the week of July 29th. The book will debut at number 3 on the Combined Print & E-book Fiction list & number 2 on the Hardcover Fiction list. Delacorte Press published the book on July 10, 2018.
Yrsa Daley-Ward’s memoir THE TERRIBLE was recommended by New York Times Book Review staff editor Lauren Christensen on CBS News as part of their segment on summer reading that isn’t your typical beach read. Yrsa also joined NYLON to speak about finding the courage to write her most personal stories. Penguin Books published THE TERRIBLE on June 5, 2018.
WAITING FOR EDEN by was selected for The Millions’ Most Anticipated: The Great Second-Half 2018 Book Preview: “Through numerous shattering moments in the book, Ackerman pushes the readers to explore eternal human problems such as the meaning of life, marriage, love and betrayal.” WAITING FOR EDEN is forthcoming from Knopf on September 25, 2018.
“This memoir has been mentioned as ‘forthcoming’ at the end of every Kiese Laymon interview or magazine article for a few years, and I’ve been excited about it the entire time,” writes The Millions in their Most Anticipated: The Great Second-Half 2018 Book Preview. HEAVY is forthcoming from Scribner on October 16, 2018.
“Novey writes, with acuity and depth, about questions of silence, power, and complicity. The universe she has created is imagined, and all too real,” quotes Rebecca Traister in The Millions for their Most Anticipated: The Great Second-Half 2018 Book Preview. THOSE WHO KNEW is forthcoming from Viking Books on November 6, 2018.
Ashleigh Young’s CAN YOU TOLERATE THIS? receives a rave from the Minneapolis Star Tribune, which calls the collection “an assured debut from a prodigiously talented, empathic writer whose prose shines as brightly as her poetry.”
Lisa Locascio’s debut novel OPEN ME is on The Millions’ Great Second-Half 2018 Book Preview, which writes, “If you’re looking for a sexy and smart summer read, look no further.” Grove Atlantic will publish OPEN ME on August 7, 2018.