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THE TRUANTS by Kate Weinberg

Kate Weinberg’s novel THE TRUANTS was named one of Apple Books’ Best Books of January. G.P. Putnam’s Sons will publish the book on January 28, 2020.

FUNNY WEATHER by Olivia Laing

Lit Hub featured FUNNY WEATHER on its list of most anticipated books of 2020. They write: “FUNNY WEATHER: Art in an Emergency makes the case for art in a time of perpetual crisis.” W.W. Norton & Company will publish the book on May 12, 2020.

MY METEORITE by Harry Dodge

MY METEORITE is one of Lit Hub’s most anticipated books of 2020. The site calls it an “essentially uncategorizable memoir-cum-meditation-cum-manifesto-cum-map of the world.” Penguin Books will publish the book on March 17, 2020.

MINOR FEELINGS by Cathy Park Hong

Electric Lit featured MINOR FEELINGS on their list of upcoming books by women and nonbinary writers of color. They write: “It had me underlining and annotating nearly every page.” The book was also named a most anticipated book of 2020 by both Lit Hub and Book Riot. Lit Hub describes it as “an incisive book from one of our best poets and writers.” The author, Cathy Park Hong, was also interviewed by Bomb Magazine, who write: “While one typically imagines the reaction to racial prejudice as anger or despair, Cathy’s fragmented essays portray Asian American identity as a kind of sadomasochism: identity as the stuff of shame and internalized self-hatred, neuroses and overwhelming anxiety.” One World will publish the book on February 25, 2020.

THE PRETTIEST STAR by Carter Sickels

Kirkus gave THE PRETTIEST STAR by Carter Sickels a starred review, effusively writing: “Sickels' characters are painfully flawed and wholly, believably human in their failings. This unflinching honesty, conveyed in finely crafted prose, makes for a memorable and unsettling novel. Powerfully affecting and disturbing.” Hub City Press will publish the book on April 14, 2020.

RULES FOR VISITING by Jessica Francis Kane

Bustle included RULES FOR VISITING on their list of books to give to people on your holiday gift list. Penguin Press published the book on May 14, 2019.

THE OLD DRIFT by Namwali Serpell

The Atlantic featured THE OLD DRIFT on their list of The 15 Best Books of 2019. They describe it as “a story that grips the reader from its first pages” and praise Serpell as “a tremendously gifted writer who can retain narrative cohesion even as she weds stories of love and terror to casual observations about the state of the world.” Hogarth published the book on March 26, 2019.

IN WEST MILLS by De’Shawn Charles Winslow

The Advocate featured IN WEST MILLS on their list of the 26 best LGBTQ novels they discovered in 2019. On the book, they write: “Peppered with lively and nuance queer Black gay characters . . . IN WEST MILLS is a magical, moving story about family, friendship, and the liberating power of love.” Bloomsbury published the book on June 4, 2019.

MORE THAN ENOUGH by Elaine Welteroth

Elaine Welteroth’s bestselling debut memoir was named a finalist for an NAACP Image Award in the category Outstanding Literary Work – Biography/Autobiography. Viking published the book on June 11, 2019.

SILENT NIGHT by Danielle Steel

The mass market edition of SILENT NIGHT by Danielle Steel made its debut at number 1 on the New York Times Monthly Mass Market Best Seller list. Dell published the mass market edition of SILENT NIGHT on December 3, 2019.