RULES FOR VISITING by Jessica Francis Kane has been shortlisted for the Bollinger Everyman Wodehouse Prize for Comic Fiction, the U.K.’s only literary award for comic literature. The winner will be announced on June 24th. Penguin Press published the book on May 14, 2019.

MINOR FEELINGS by Cathy Park Hong was named by both Time and Elle as one of the best books of 2020 so far. Time raves: “[Hong’s] voice is urgent and raw as she unpacks what it’s like to experience prejudice that doesn’t fit into the exact mold of oppression faced by other minorities in the U.S.” Elle praised it effusively, describing it as a “scorching exploration . . . that cuts to the heart of the Korean-American experience to document the cumulative effect of prejudice on generations of Asian Americans.” One World published the book on February 25, 2020.

The New York Times Book Review and Seattle Times rave about Elliot Ackerman’s RED DRESS IN BLACK AND WHITE. The NYTBR writes: “Ackerman’s rich knowledge of Turkey . . . is evident on every page. The book’s stunning scenes of the protests in Gezi Park . . . are superbly written.” Additionally, Elle picked the novel for their “Best Books of 2020 (So Far)” list, calling it “at once suspenseful and delicate.” Knopf published the book on May 26, 2020.

TIME National Correspondent Charlotte Alter’s article on the pandemic’s impact on the college class of 2020 graced the magazine’s cover this week. She also published a piece in Vox about the role that age plays in the Presidential race. Charlotte’s first book, THE ONES WE’VE BEEN WAITING FOR, was published by Viking on February 18, 2020.

The latest novel by Danielle Steel made its debut on the New York Times Bestseller lists for the week of May 17, 2020. The book debuted at number 6 on both the Combined Print and E-book Fiction and Hardcover Fiction Bestseller lists. Dell published the book on April 28, 2020.

Wayne Koestenbaum was interviewed by the Los Angeles Review of Books for their LARB AV series about his new essay collection FIGURE IT OUT. They introduce Kostenbaum as “someone whose enthusiasm for life and literature is more infectious than any coronavirus.” Soft Skull Press published the book on May 5, 2020.

Olivia Laing's new collection of essays, FUNNY WEATHER, received a favorable review from The Washington Post. They write: “Laing’s arts writing is sharp-minded, and her manner is generous toward both subject and reader.” W. W. Norton & Company published the book on May 12, 2020.

Catherine Lacey of the New York Times published a fantastic review of DRIFTS, writing: “Like many of the writers she resembles or reveres — Jean Rhys and Robert Walser, to name an odd pair — Zambreno draws on autobiography but never leans on it . . . her sentences are always airy and streamlined, full of wit and candor.” Andrew Schenker of the LA Times Book Review also praised DRIFTS, writing: “Nominally a work of fiction, but very clearly autobiographical, DRIFTS not so much renders the question of genre irrelevant but charts the search for a new genre.” Riverhead Books published the book on May 19, 2020.

PERFECT TUNES is on Esquire’s “Best Spring Books of 2020” list. Adrienne Westenfield writes: “Brimming with gemlike insight and humor, PERFECT TUNES is a moving investigation of love, loss, and parenthood.” Simon & Schuster published the book on April 14, 2020.

Rutger Bregman appeared on the BBC’s History Extra podcast to discuss his new book, HUMANKIND. The author also participated in a livestream Q&A about HUMANKIND with journalist Owen Jones, hosted by The Guardian. Little, Brown and Company will publish the book on June 2, 2020.