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Dylan Farrow spoke with USA Today and NPR about her new YA fantasy novel, HUSH. “We are living in a time where information is getting manipulated and weaponized, and we are constantly bombarded with it,” Farrow says. “How do you find the truth in that information, in that quagmire? Where does it reside? Who gets to control it? And how far is too far in the pursuit of truth?” The book has also been named a must-read of the season in lists by BookRiot, Gizmodo, HelloGiggles, and Medium. Wednesday Books published HUSH on October 6, 2020.

Brian Muraresku’s THE IMMORTALITY KEY is an Amazon best seller, featuring at #1 in History and #5 in Audible Books & Originals. St. Martin’s Press published THE IMMORTALITY KEY on September 29, 2020.

Jeremy England’s EVERY LIFE IS ON FIRE was featured in The Wall Street Journal. Andrew Crumey writes: “EVERY LIFE IS ON FIRE is dense, impassioned, and absorbing...[It] comes to us from the forefront of scientific inquiry; a novel species whose fate remains to be determined.” Basic Books published the book on September 15, 2020.

Richard Hasen’s ELECTION MELTDOWN is on Pete Buttigieg’s reading list. Buttigieg praised the book as being “[e]xtremely timely…There are a lot of specific problems and I think [Hasen’s] got a handle on what those issues are and how to stay ahead of them.” Additionally, Hasen joined John King on CNN this week to discuss allegations of voter fraud. Yale University Press published ELECTION MELTDOWN on February 4, 2020.

Connor Towne O’Neill’s DOWN ALONG WITH THAT DEVIL’S BONES is an October Indie Next Pick. Brian Lampkin of Scuppernong Books in Greensboro, NC writes that the “combination of historical research on the ‘Southern Cause’ and Jim Crow racism, combined with visits to the most contentious monuments to slavery, bring this work to visceral life.” Additionally, New York Journal of Books says that Towne O’Neill “writes with a fluency of American culture that portends well for his books to come,” while Birmingham Watch praises “a beautifully written book that explores some of America’s ugliest sins through the life and legacy of a profound sinner.” Towne O’Neill also sat down with CNN for an interview published online. Algonquin Books published DOWN ALONG WITH THAT DEVIL’S BONES on September 29, 2020.

Richard Hasen, author of ELECTION MELTDOWN, joined Anderson Cooper on AC360 to discuss mail-in voting myths. He also sat down for a Q&A with Isaac Chotiner of the New Yorker to discuss “whether people should vote by mail or in person, what happens if state legislatures try to choose their own slates of electors, and what the next Congress can do to make elections freer and fairer.” Lastly, Hasen was featured in the New York Times op-ed “Will Trump’s Presidency Ever End?” by Frank Bruni. Yale University Press published ELECTION MELTDOWN on February 4, 2020.

Brian Muraresku appeared on the Joe Rogan Experience to discuss his new book, THE IMMORTALITY KEY. Rogan raved: “Absolutely one of the most fascinating podcasts I’ve ever done…It’s a mind blower of a discussion.” St. Martin’s Press published the book on September 29, 2020.

Wally Koval's ACCIDENTALLY WES ANDERSON has been featured in The New York Times Design section, online and in print. They highlight the AWA online community of over one million "Adventurers" and their photographers' commitment to "finding visual order amid global chaos" in "[s]teeples, lighthouses, theaters, wedding-cake hotels, outdated technology and, most predictably, the color pink, so rarely seen in typical architectural discourse." The piece speaks to the shared wanderlust behind the Instagram brand-turned-book, but also suggests that it acts as "inspiration for your own homes, which might do with a dash of dreaminess in these dreary times." Voracious will publish ACCIDENTALLY WES ANDERSON on October 20, 2020.

Designed by Steve Attardo with illustration by Christina Mrozik, the cover of Maxim Loskutoff’s RUTHIE FEAR has been recognized as one of Spine’s “September Book Covers We Love.” W.W. Norton & Company published the book on September 1, 2020.

Dylan Farrow’s HUSH is an Entertainment Weekly “Must” and “Fabulous Fall Read.” Her interview with EW ran in the October print issue. Wednesday Books will publish the book on October 6, 2020.