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New York Times critic Jennifer Szalai calls THE UNDYING one of the best books of 2019. “Extraordinary and furious . . . Told with searing specificity . . . A book that reflects on the possibility — or necessity — of finding common cause in individual suffering.” Farrar, Straus & Giroux published the book on September 17, 2019.

New York Times critic Dwight Garner calls THE OLD DRIFT one of the best books of 2019. “An intimate, brainy, gleaming epic . . . The plot pivots gracefully from accounts of the region’s early white colonizers and despoilers through the worst years of the AIDS crisis. It pushes into the near future, proposing a world in which flocking bug-size microdrones are a) fantastically cool and b) put to chilling totalitarian purposes. Serpell seems to want to stuff the entire world into her novel — biology, race, subjugation, revolutionary politics, technology — but it retains a human scale.” Hogarth published the book on March 26, 2019.

Slate has honored THE TRIP TO ECHO SPRING by Olivia Laing as one of the 50 Best Nonfiction Books of the Past 25 Years. They call it “extraordinarily sharp . . . sensitive . . . [and] gorgeously sorrowful.” Picador published the book on December 31, 2013.

The debut novel by poet Laura Sims, about a woman’s sinister fascination with the refined, rarefied life of the actress next door, was named one of Vogue's Best Novels of 2019. Vogue writes: "In prose that moves between lyrical and caterwauling, [LOOKER] has pulled off the high-wire act of making bitterness delicious." The magazine had previously listed the novel as one of the Most Anticipated Books of 2019 and published an interview with the author. Scribner published the book on January 8, 2019.

The Washington Post interviewed Alex Dimitrov and Dorothea Lasky and called their book ATRO POETS “a snappy primer on astrology and how it can help make sense of modern-day life, work and love.” Alex and Dorothea also spoke to the Boston Globe about their inspiration and writing process for ASTRO POETS. Flatiron Books published the book on October 29, 2019.

LET HIM GO received a great review from AudioFile Magazine. They recommended it for “anyone who loves a good story performed by a really good narrator.” They add that narrator Dan John Miller “expertly moves the story along,” “sets the right tone,” and “keeps the listener engaged.” Brilliance Audio published the audiobook on September 17, 2019.

Andre Aciman was interviewed in Vanity Fair and The Atlantic about his much-anticipated sequel to CALL ME BY YOUR NAME. He was also interviewed by the New York Times Book Review for their “By the Book” column. Farrar, Straus & Giroux published the book on October 29, 2019.

BookRiot featured THE UNDYING on their list of “20 Must-Reads About Cancer,” where they call it a “powerhouse.” Anne Boyer was also interviewed about her debut book on the That That Don’t Kill Me podcast. Farrar, Straus & Giroux published the book on September 17, 2019.

THE PASSAGE OF POWER, the fourth volume of Robert A. Caro’s “The Year of Lyndon Johnson” series, was named one of “The 20 Best Works of Nonfiction of the Decade” by Lit Hub. Knopf first published the book on May 1, 2012.

Rights to Anthony Ryan’s epic fantasy series “A Raven’s Shadow” have been optioned by BCDF pictures. Screenwriter Joseph Muszynski is set to adapt the first book, BLOOD SONG, which has sold more than 1 million copies worldwide, with a plan to build out the world into a television series. Ace published the first book of the series on July 2, 2013.