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THOSE WHO KNEW by Idra Novey
January 25, 2019

THOSE WHO KNEW by Idra Novey is January’s Lily Lit Club pick. The Lily, a reboot of the first U.S. newspaper by women, brought back by The Washington Post, interviewed Idra Novey about THOSE WHO KNEW and the impact the current social and political environment had on her writing process. Viking published the book on November 6, 2018.

THE ASH FAMILY by Molly Dektar
January 25, 2019

THE ASH FAMILY by Molly Dektar has received two very favorable pre-publication reviews thus far, with Kirkus writing that the novel “shines in its thoughtful portrayal of cult members' (likely) complicated feelings: devotion, love, fear, desperation, and purpose. An affecting, cleareyed debut,” and Publisher’s Weekly calling it an “excellent debut… a powerful, disturbing novel.” Simon & Schuster will publish the book on April 9, 2019.

WORKING by Robert A. Caro
January 25, 2019

The New Yorker published an excerpt from Robert Caro’s forthcoming book WORKING called “The Secrets of Lyndon Johnson’s Archives.” Knopf will publish the book on April 9, 2019.

A DELICATE TOUCH by Stuart Woods
January 18, 2019

The 48th book in Stuart Woods’ long-running Stone Barrington series will debut on the New York Times Bestseller list for the week of January 20, 2019. The book will be number 5 on the Combined Print & E-Book Fiction list and number 9 on the Hardcover Fiction list. G.P. Putnam’s Sons published the book on December 31, 2018.

WELL-READ BLACK GIRL by Glory Edim
January 18, 2019

Glory Edim appeared on PBS NewsHour where she talked with Jeffrey Brown about WELL-READ BLACK GIRL, her book club, and creating community through books in the age of social media. Ballantine published the book on October 30, 2018.

WHAT MY MOTHER AND I DON’T TALK ABOUT by Michele Filgate
January 18, 2019

The Millions, Bustle, and The Rumpus have selected WHAT MY MOTHER AND I DON’T TALK ABOUT as a most anticipated book of 2019. The Rumpus calls the anthology “an intimate, therapeutic, and universally resonant look at our relationships with our mothers.” Simon & Schuster will publish the book on April 30, 2019.

THOSE WHO KNEW by Idra Novey
January 18, 2019
“A classic murder-mystery trope ignites this clever, sometimes chilling novel,” The New Yorker writes of Idra Novey’s THOSE WHO KNEW in last week’s issue. Novey’s second book, they write, “feels hyper-relevant in a landscape shaped by the #MeToo movement. Its core questions resound: Will there be a reckoning with the misogyny of powerful men? Can their victims overthrow not just individuals but the system that upholds them?” Viking published the book on November 6, 2018.
THERE WILL BE NO MIRACLES HERE by Casey Gerald
January 18, 2019

The Guardian interviewed Casey Gerald about his acclaimed memoir THERE WILL BE NO MIRACLES HERE. Riverhead published the book on October 2, 2018.

AWAYLAND by Ramona Ausubel
January 11, 2019
The San Francisco Chronicle has selected Ramona Ausubel’s AWAYLAND as one of the Best Books of the 2018, stating “following her last, lovely novel (“Sons and Daughters of Ease and Plenty”) comes Ausubel’s assemblage of quasi-magical yet bewilderingly plausible tales.” Riverhead published the book on March 6, 2018.
A WONDERFUL STROKE OF LUCK by Ann Beattie
January 11, 2019

Vulture named Ann Beattie’s latest novel as one of the “37 Books We Can’t Wait to Read in 2019.” Viking will publish the book on April 2, 2019.