Heidi Diehl has received great trade reviews for her debut novel LIFELINES. Of the book, Kirkus writes, “Richly textured… A serious, nuanced portrait.” Publishers Weekly calls it “[an] elegant debut… This complex, intimate story memorably portrays what it looks like to reckon with one’s choices and to feel both uncertainty and peace.” Houghton Mifflin Harcourt will publish the book on June 18, 2019.

The website io9 published an excerpt from BOUNDLESS, the second novel in R.A. Salvatore’s trilogy featuring the dark elf Drizzt Do’Urden. Harper Voyager will publish the book on September 10, 2019. Follow the link for more information:

An excerpt from Anne Boyer’s forthcoming essay collection was published in the April 8, 2019 issue of the New Yorker under the title “What Cancer Takes Away.” Farrar, Straus & Giroux will publish the book on September 17, 2019.

Astra Taylor was interviewed in the Guardian about her documentary WHAT IS DEMOCRACY and her forthcoming book DEMOCRACY MAY NOT EXIST, BUT WE’LL MISS IT WHEN IT’S GONE. Metropolitan Books will publish the book on May 7, 2019.

Stephen King tweeted his praise about the long-awaited new novel by Thomas Harris, writing: “He’s as good as ever. Reading his prose is like running a slow hand down cold silk.” Grand Central Publishing will publish the book on May 21, 2019.

Kirkus awarded De’Shawn Charles Winslow’s debut novel IN WEST MILLS a starred review, writing: “This tender, exuberant, and impressively crafted debut novel spans decades of family upheaval and painful secrets in telling the story of a freethinking black woman in a tightly knit Carolina community.” IN WEST MILLS is also a Los Angeles Times selected for “7 highly anticipated debut novels to check out this spring.” Bloomsbury will publish the book on June 4, 2019.

An excerpt from the latest novel by Ann Beattie was posted on Literary Hub. Viking published the book on April 2, 2019.

Andrea Lawlor was interviewed in the Guardian about their debut book, PAUL TAKES THE FORM OF A MORTAL GIRL. The interviewer Alex Needham calls the book “Playful and sexy,” and says “Lawlor’s novel is a hymn to the pleasures of gender fluidity – but also a tribute to queer theory, LGBT communities and to reading itself.” Vintage will reissue the book on April 23, 2019.

Katherine Arden has been nominated for the John W. Campbell Award for Best New Writer. She joins a shortlist of five other writers whose first professional work of science fiction or fantasy was published the last two years. The winner will be presented August 2019 in Dublin at the annual Hugo Awards. Del Rey Books published the book on January 18, 2017.

Vulture has named Ted Chiang’s upcoming story collection EXHALATION one of its most anticipated fiction books of the spring: “Each of [Chiang’s] devastating stories mines little pieces of humanity from unexpected points of view.” Vintage will publish the book on May 7, 2019.