The American Booksellers’ Association has named Jessica Cluess’ HOUSE OF DRAGONS one of their Summer 2020 Kids’ Indie Next Great Reads. They write: “Cluess has created a sweeping start to a series that is sure to enthrall fans everywhere.” It was also previously praised by Kirkus Reviews for its “well-rounded characters who face complex moral issues,” BookPage for its “world building and high-stakes conflict,” and the School Library Journal for being “[a] wonderful adventure book for teens that challenges ideas of right and wrong.” Random House Books for Young Readers published the book on May 12, 2020.

YA author Jennifer Dugan was featured on PublishersWeekly.com for “Six Interviews with LGBTQ Children’s and YA Authors.” When asked about the inspiration for her most recent YA contemporary romance, Dugan said, “I wanted to feature two bi/pan kids in a relationship, particularly one who could appear heteronormative to outsiders . . . Unfortunately, biphobia is something that runs rampant not just in the world at large, but also within queer spaces. It was important to me to show bi/pan teens that it’s okay! You are still valid.” G.P. Putnam’s Sons for Young Readers published the book on April 21, 2020.

Richard Hasen appeared on the news program All In, With Chris Hayes to discuss voting issues in Georgia. His book, ELECTION MELTDOWN, published February 4, 2020 from Yale University Press.

Former New Yorker staff writer Becky Cooper’s thrilling work, WE KEEP THE DEAD CLOSE, continues to receive a steady stream of fantastic blurbs. #1 New York Times bestselling author of HIDDEN VALLEY ROAD Robert Kolker calls it “top-of-the-line true crime, fortified with shrewd intellectual rigor and acute moral clarity.” Grand Central Publishing will publish the book on November 10, 2020.

Jessica Pearce Rotondi sat down with the LA Review of Books to discuss her recent book, WHAT WE INHERIT, which is the culmination of a ten-year investigation into an uncle’s disappearance during the Secret War in Laos in 1972. “Everything about WHAT WE INHERIT is unexpected and compelling,” writes Meredith Maran of the LARB, adding that the book is “as breathtaking as any spy movie.” Unnamed Press published the book on April 21, 2020.

Tara Isabella Burton joined Richard Aldous on his podcast, The American Interest. They discussed her new book, STRANGE RITES, and its timely implications for America’s current politics. PublicAffairs published the book on June 16, 2020.

In an op-ed for the New York Times, civil rights lawyer Michelle Alexander writes: “[I]f you’re tempted to believe that voting Mr. Trump out of office isn’t urgently necessary in November because the system is already rigged, please read Astra Taylor’s book, DEMOCRACY MAY NOT EXIST BUT WE’LL BE SURE TO MISS IT WHEN IT’S GONE.” Metropolitan Books published the book on May 7, 2019.

DRIFTS by Kate Zambreno is one of Vulture’s Best Books of 2020. They write: “It’s a creation story that ably leaves in the in-between bits, drawing a startlingly accurate account of what it means to be in the process of writing while barely putting words to paper. Zambreno has been putting out smart, underrecognized novels for a decade.” Riverhead Books published the book on May 19, 2020.

Rutger Bregman joined former presidential candidate Andrew Yang on his podcast, Yang Speaks, to discuss universal basic income. “You’ve had a hand in history, Rutger,” Yang says, “Even your TED talk [about UBI] impacted many people . . . you’re seeing now millions of Americans come our way.” Bregman presents research from his new book, HUMANKIND, as proof that Western culture can move toward a more hopeful future. Little, Brown and Company published the book on June 2, 2020.

HEAVY by Kiese Laymon comes highly recommended on anti-racism and Black Lives Matter reading lists curated by ABC 4, the Chicago Tribune, Esquire Middle East, Forbes, Hyphen, Inside Hook, Popsugar, and the Washington City Paper. Scribner published the book on October 8, 2018.