CJ Leede's debut novel MAEVE FLY has been nominated for two awards: KillerCon's Splatterpunk Award for Best Novel and the Horror Writers of America's Bram Stoker Award for Superior Achievement in a First Novel. The Splatterpunk Award finalists will be chosen by a panel of judges and named at KillerCon Austin in June, while the 2,000+ members of the Horror Writers of America will vote on their winners, who will be announced at the Annual Bram Stoker Awards Banquet during StokerCon™ 2024 in San Diego, California. MAEVE FLY was published by Tor/Nightfire on June 6, 2023.

HOT SHEET by Olga Massov and Sanaë Lemoine, enjoyed a tremendous launch this month. The book was featured on The New York Times, Eater, Food & Wine, The Washington Post, Epicurious, and many other outlets. and Boston Globe featured the cookbook on the front page of their food section. Massov and Lemoine appeared on Good Day DC to promote the book, and The Washington Post published a piece by Massov where she declares: “If I could write an ode to any piece of cookware or kitchen tool, I wouldn’t praise a fancy appliance…She’s inexpensive; she’s not showy; she’s downright homely looking. But she is mighty — and used to being underestimated and underappreciated. She is a sheet pan. I love sheet pans so much, I wrote an entire cookbook dedicated to them with my friend Sanaë Lemoine.” Harvest published HOT SHEET on March 5, 2024.

REAL AMERICANS, Rachel Khong’s second novel, continues to receive fantastic early press. The book appeared on most-anticipated lists for Spring 2024 from The New York Times, Bustle, San Francisco Chronicle’s Datebook, and Town & Country. Town & Country praises: “Rachel Khong's sweeping, smart, and totally engrossing story about destiny, determination, and what truly makes us who we are explores them with style and smarts.” Knopf publishes REAL AMERICANS on April 30, 2024.

Monica Heisey’s breakout debut novel REALLY GOOD, ACTUALLY has been shortlisted for The British Book Award for Debut Fiction. The awards ceremony will take place on May 13 at the JW Marriott Grosvenor House London and will be streamed online. William Morrow published the novel in the US and Fourth Estate published the novel in the UK on January 17, 2023.

Ryan Chapman’s upcoming second novel THE AUDACITY has received promising early press. Booklist published a strong review, where Donna Seamen raves: “Chapman proves his staying power as a shrewd and suspenseful satirist in his second novel…convey[ing] malignant excess, arrogance, and greed in scenes of dizzying apocalyptic detail and acid humor.” Town & Country also named THE AUDACITY one of its “45 Must-Read Books of Spring 2024,” praising it as a “funny, observant novel…[that] looks closely at the state of wealth and the world today.” Soho Press publishes THE AUDACITY on April 2, 2024.

WAIT, Gabriella Burnham’s forthcoming second novel, earned a glowing review from Booklist. Reviewer Zeja Z. Copes praises Burnham’s “disconcertingly accurate insights on class,” adding: “Whimsical and poignant, this is a story readers will return to again and again.” One World will publish WAIT on May 21, 2024.

WIVES LIKE US by Plum Sykes was featured on Town & Country’s “45 Must-Read Books of Spring 2024.” They write: “The latest from the beloved BERGDORF BLONDES author is a comedy of manners with an emphasis on the comedy…In Sykes’ skilled and observant hands…madcap fare is always more than just a good time, it's a nuanced look inside a specific world, where even the most humorous happenings can tell us something meaningful about the decidedly less glamorous lives we mere readers live.” Harper will publish the book on May 14, 2024.

HABITATIONS by Sheila Sundar received a rave review from BookPage. Reviewer Chika Gujarathi writes: “There are many reasons to love this novel. Vega’s journey will resonate in one way or another with anyone who has suffered loss or struggled with self-doubt. Sundar’s supporting characters and rich depiction of immigrant life round out Vega’s story, no doubt drawing on the author’s own experience growing up in the ’90s as the child of Indian immigrants to the U.S. Best of all, the novel speaks to the human experience of how the burdens we carry even¬tually come to define our strengths. Insightful and hopeful, HABITATIONS delivers on all fronts.” Simon & Schuster will publish the book on April 2, 2024.

SPACEMAN, the film adaptation of SPACEMAN OF BOHEMIA by Jaroslav Kalfař starring Adam Sandler and Carey Mulligan, premiers on Netflix on March 1. Little, Brown and Company published the novel on March 7, 2017.

Rachel Khong’s highly anticipated novel REAL AMERICANS continues to amass incredible press in the runup to its publication. calls the book “an impressive family drama,” adding: “Khong is both a perceptive prose stylist and an accomplished storyteller, and she shines brightest when portraying differing cultural styles of parental love…Khong reaches new heights with this fully-fledged outing.” Publishers Weekly also interviewed Khong about the book and her writing process. Shelf Awareness published a glowing review from Infinite Reads blogger Jaclyn Fulwood, who writes: “REAL AMERICANS [is] imaginative and expansive, yet intimate…This family saga shines as both ambitious and wholly unpretentious, with a sweeping scope that spans continents and eras, and an immediacy of emotion that maintains a sense of intimacy between the reader and its multiple protagonists. Khong aptly illustrates the ways in which family stories ripple through generations even when left untold.” Elsewhere, Marie Claire named the novel one of its “20 Most-Anticipated Books of 2024.” Knopf will publish REAL AMERICANS on April 30, 2024.