SIDECOUNTRY by John Branch

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SIDECOUNTRY by John Branch
Tattered Cover will be hosting a virtual launch event on June 7th at 6:30pm MT for John Branch’s SIDECOUNTRY. The book was also featured on Apple Books' list of most-anticipated books for this summer. W.W. Norton & Company will publish the book on June 1, 2021.

Tattered Cover will be hosting a virtual launch event on June 7th at 6:30pm MT for John Branch’s SIDECOUNTRY. The book was also featured on Apple Books' list of most-anticipated books for this summer. W.W. Norton & Company will publish the book on June 1, 2021.

BECOMING A WRITER, STAYING A WRITER by J. Michael Straczynski

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BECOMING A WRITER, STAYING A WRITER by J. Michael Straczynski
Booklist calls BECOMING A WRITER, STAYING A WRITER by J. Michael Straczynski "[a] funny and candid guide to the writing life." BenBella Books will publish the book on June 1, 2021.

Booklist calls BECOMING A WRITER, STAYING A WRITER by J. Michael Straczynski "[a] funny and candid guide to the writing life." BenBella Books will publish the book on June 1, 2021.

GOLDEN GATES by Conor Dougherty

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GOLDEN GATES by Conor Dougherty
GOLDEN GATES by Conor Dougherty is a nonfiction finalist for the 90th Annual California Book Awards. Award Jury Chair Peter Fish writes: “We think this year’s finalists are especially timely, innovative, and thought-provoking…[the finalists] demonstrate the extraordinary diversity of California literature.” Penguin Press published the book on February 18, 2020.

GOLDEN GATES by Conor Dougherty is a nonfiction finalist for the 90th Annual California Book Awards. Award Jury Chair Peter Fish writes: “We think this year’s finalists are especially timely, innovative, and thought-provoking…[the finalists] demonstrate the extraordinary diversity of California literature.” Penguin Press published the book on February 18, 2020.

THE ATMOSPHERIANS by Alex McElroy

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THE ATMOSPHERIANS by Alex McElroy
Alex McElroy’s debut novel THE ATMOSPHERIANS received a great review from the Washington Post. They call the book “a sharp-edged view of how contemporary gender politics have changed culture,” offering “trenchant commentary on our society’s fraught gender dynamics.” Vanity Fair also listed the novel on its recommended reads for May, raving: “The novel balances perfectly on the razor’s edge between reality and absurdism, the place where excellent satire dwells, while spinning a complex investigation of huge topics: guilt, culpability, loyalty, sexism, fatphobia, abuse of power…. It is a book about craving—fame, food, praise, each other, ourselves—and it is a book to be devoured.” Atria Books published the novel on May 18, 2021.

Alex McElroy’s debut novel THE ATMOSPHERIANS received a great review from the Washington Post. They call the book “a sharp-edged view of how contemporary gender politics have changed culture,” offering “trenchant commentary on our society’s fraught gender dynamics.” Vanity Fair also listed the novel on its recommended reads for May, raving: “The novel balances perfectly on the razor’s edge between reality and absurdism, the place where excellent satire dwells, while spinning a complex investigation of huge topics: guilt, culpability, loyalty, sexism, fatphobia, abuse of power…. It is a book about craving—fame, food, praise, each other, ourselves—and it is a book to be devoured.” Atria Books published the novel on May 18, 2021.

PARIS IS A PARTY, PARIS IS A GHOST by David Hoon Kim

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PARIS IS A PARTY, PARIS IS A GHOST by David Hoon Kim
BuzzFeed News featured David Hoon Kim’s debut novel, PARIS IS A PARTY, PARIS IS A GHOST, as one its “28 New Books To Add To Your Summer Reading List ASAP." They call it a "hypnotic, inventive debut...It’s a brilliant and absurd meditation on what it means to be haunted.” Farrar, Straus, and Giroux will publish the novel on August 3, 2021.

BuzzFeed News featured David Hoon Kim’s debut novel, PARIS IS A PARTY, PARIS IS A GHOST, as one its “28 New Books To Add To Your Summer Reading List ASAP." They call it a "hypnotic, inventive debut...It’s a brilliant and absurd meditation on what it means to be haunted.” Farrar, Straus, and Giroux will publish the novel on August 3, 2021.

THE ONES WHO DON'T SAY THEY LOVE YOU by Maurice Carlos Ruffin

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THE ONES WHO DON'T SAY THEY LOVE YOU by Maurice Carlos Ruffin
TIME magazine featured THE ONES WHO DON’T SAY THEY LOVE YOU by Maurice Carlos Ruffin on its list of “36 New Books You Need to Read This Summer," praising the way Ruffin “highlights experiences both specific and universal about people living on the margins while simultaneously capturing the culture and spirit of New Orleans.” One World will publish the book on August 17, 2021.

TIME magazine featured THE ONES WHO DON’T SAY THEY LOVE YOU by Maurice Carlos Ruffin on its list of “36 New Books You Need to Read This Summer," praising the way Ruffin “highlights experiences both specific and universal about people living on the margins while simultaneously capturing the culture and spirit of New Orleans.” One World will publish the book on August 17, 2021.

CHINA ROOM by Sunjeev Sahota

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CHINA ROOM by Sunjeev Sahota
TIME magazine featured CHINA ROOM by Sunjeev Sahota on its list of “36 New Books You Need to Read This Summer," praising the way Sahota “examines agency, power and human connection.” Viking will publish the novel on July 13, 2021.

TIME magazine featured CHINA ROOM by Sunjeev Sahota on its list of “36 New Books You Need to Read This Summer," praising the way Sahota “examines agency, power and human connection.” Viking will publish the novel on July 13, 2021.

THE PROPHETS by Robert Jones Jr.

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THE PROPHETS by Robert Jones Jr.
THE PROPHETS by Robert Jones Jr. was featured on Goodread’s list of “9 Books that Goodreads Editors Highly Recommend.” Senior Editor Cybil Wallace raves: “Believe the hype, folks! This buzzy debut was one of the first books I read in 2021 and it's pretty much set an impossibly high bar for the rest of the year. Chronicling a gorgeous love story between two enslaved Black men on a Mississippi plantation, with a large and memorable cast of secondary characters, THE PROPHETS is by turns brutal and beautiful.” G.P. Putnam’s Sons published the book on January 5, 2021.

THE PROPHETS by Robert Jones Jr. was featured on Goodread’s list of “9 Books that Goodreads Editors Highly Recommend.” Senior Editor Cybil Wallace raves: “Believe the hype, folks! This buzzy debut was one of the first books I read in 2021 and it's pretty much set an impossibly high bar for the rest of the year. Chronicling a gorgeous love story between two enslaved Black men on a Mississippi plantation, with a large and memorable cast of secondary characters, THE PROPHETS is by turns brutal and beautiful.” G.P. Putnam’s Sons published the book on January 5, 2021.

THE PRETTIEST STAR by Carter Sickels

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THE PRETTIEST STAR by Carter Sickels
THE PRETTIEST STAR by Carter Sickels is a fiction finalist for the 2021 Ohioana Book Awards. The winners will be announced in July, and an awards ceremony is set for October 14th at the Ohio Statehouse in Columbus. Hub City Press published the book on May 19, 2020.

THE PRETTIEST STAR by Carter Sickels is a fiction finalist for the 2021 Ohioana Book Awards. The winners will be announced in July, and an awards ceremony is set for October 14th at the Ohio Statehouse in Columbus. Hub City Press published the book on May 19, 2020.

THE ATMOSPHERIANS by Alex McElroy

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THE ATMOSPHERIANS by Alex McElroy
Alex McElroy’s debut novel, THE ATMOSPHERIANS, launched this week to much fanfare. The A.V. Club offered a glowing review, calling the novel “bold, mischievous, and brilliant,” and McElroy sat down for interviews with BOMB Magazine and The Rumpus to discuss their process in crafting their first book. McElroy also published original pieces in BuzzFeed and Literary Hub, and has essays forthcoming in Esquire, Vulture, The Atlantic, GQ, Harper’s Bazaar, and The Cut. McElroy’s virtual book tour includes events with Kristin Arnett, T Kira Madden, Alex Higley, Lauren Oyler, and other amazing fellow authors. Atria Books published the novel on May 18, 2021.

Alex McElroy’s debut novel, THE ATMOSPHERIANS, launched this week to much fanfare. The A.V. Club offered a glowing review, calling the novel “bold, mischievous, and brilliant,” and McElroy sat down for interviews with BOMB Magazine and The Rumpus to discuss their process in crafting their first book. McElroy also published original pieces in BuzzFeed and Literary Hub, and has essays forthcoming in Esquire, Vulture, The Atlantic, GQ, Harper’s Bazaar, and The Cut. McElroy’s virtual book tour includes events with Kristin Arnett, T Kira Madden, Alex Higley, Lauren Oyler, and other amazing fellow authors. Atria Books published the novel on May 18, 2021.