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News - Literary News

THE BEAR AND THE NIGHTINGALE by Katherine Arden
December 6, 2017

Library Journal has named THE BEAR AND THE NIGHTINGALE the best Science Fiction/Fantasy book of 2017, saying of the novel, “a gorgeous debut from an author who knows her Russian fairy tales.” Del Rey published the book June 27, 2017.

bone by Yrsa Daley-Ward
December 6, 2017

Yrsa Daley-Ward’s poetry collection bone was featured on Saint Heron’s 14 Books to Add to Your Library, where they write of Yrsa’s verses: “pretty, but still effective… pack empowering womanly sass.” Penguin Books published bone on September 26, 2017.

GOODBYE, VITAMIN by Rachel Khong
December 6, 2017

Rachel Khong’s “hilarious and captivating” debut novel GOODBYE, VITAMIN was reviewed by Tethered by Letters. Henry Holt published GOODBYE, VITAMIN on July 11, 2017.

NEON IN DAYLIGHT by Hermione Hoby
December 6, 2017

Hermione Hoby’s debut novel NEON IN DAYLIGHT is one of the books Bookriot is looking forward to in 2018. NEON IN DAYLIGHT’s New York-inspired cover and its designers get a long feature in PW. Catapult will publish NEON IN DAYLIGHT on January 8, 2018.

AFTERGLOW by Eileen Myles
November 21, 2017

The San Francisco Chronicle published an excellent interview with Eileen Myles in support of their latest book, AFTERGLOW, with an accompanying photo spread. Grove, Atlantic published AFTERGLOW on September 12, 2017.

A BRIEF HISTORY OF EVERYONE WHO EVER LIVED by Adam Rutherford
November 21, 2017

A BRIEF HISTORY OF EVERYONE WHO EVER LIVED by Adam Rutherford is an Amazon Top 100 Book of the Year, and a Best science book of 2017. The book was also reviewed in the New York Times Book Review which called it “nothing less than a tour de force-a heady amalgam of science, history, a little bit of anthropology and plenty of nuanced, captivating storytelling.” The Experiment published the book October 3, 2017.

GOODBYE, VITAMIN by Rachel Khong
November 21, 2017

Rachel Khong’s GOODBYE, VITAMIN was named one of the top 100 books of 2017 by Amazon. The book is a Silicon Valley Reads 2018 selection. Henry Holt published GOODBYE, VITAMIN on July 11.

THE REGIONAL OFFICE IS UNDER ATTACK! by Manuel Gonzalez
November 21, 2017

Manuel Gonzales has an original story up in Buzzfeed today, “Blondie,” featured as part of their new "Dark Times" series. Riverhead published his latest novel, THE REGIONAL OFFICE IS UNDER ATTACK!, on April 12, 2016.

STICKY FINGERS by Joe Hagan
November 6, 2017

Vanity Fair ran a first serial of Joe Hagan’s STICKY FINGERS, “Jann Wenner, John Lennon, and the Greatest Rolling Stone Cover Ever,” and New York magazine ran a second, “The Long, Bizarre Relationship Between Jann Wenner and Mick Jagger.”

Bone by Yrsa Daley-Ward
November 6, 2017

Yrsa Daley-Ward’s bone was a The Paris Review staff pick this week. Nicole Rudick calls the poems “small explosion[s]” and “excellent.” The book has also recently been featured in Elle UK, Bustle, and PBS News Hour, where Yrsa read the title poem. Penguin Books published bone on September 26, 2017.