Cathy Park Hong’s MINOR FEELINGS received enthusiastic reviews from NPR and the Chicago Review of Books. NPR describes it as “a major reckoning, pulling no punches . . . with cascading consequences,” while the Chicago Review of Books calls it “an urgent consideration of identity, social structures, and artistic practice.” Hong was interviewed by The Atlantic, which describes MINOR FEELINGS as “artful and rigorous, powerful and profound” and by Salon, which praises her “sharp wit and radical transparency.” Lit Hub also featured MINOR FEELINGS on their list of “10 shiny new books you should pick up this week,” lauding it as “an incisive book from one of our best poets and writers.” One World published the book on February 25, 2020.

Ariana Reines’ collection A SAND BOOK, which was longlisted last year for the National Book Award and praised by The New Yorker as “a psychedelic epic,” is now the winner of the 2020 Kingsley Tufts Poetry Award. Given to one exceptional mid-career poet each year, the Kingsley Tufts Poetry Award is one of the most prestigious prizes in poetry. Tin House published the book on June 18, 2019.

TIME Magazine correspondent Charlotte Alter’s THE ONES WE’VE BEEN WAITING FOR published this past Tuesday to fantastic reception. The New York Times writes: “Thanks to Alter’s timely book, we can have a better understanding of why an entire generation was set back and what’s driving it now.” Thus far, the author has been featured on MSNBC Live, Morning Joe, and The 11th Hour with Brian Williams to discuss the ways in which a new generation of political leadership is transforming American Democracy. Alter also made an appearance on CBS Sunday Morning to discuss the phenomenon of young voters’ support of socialism. Viking published the book on February 18, 2020.

MINOR FEELINGS received a glowing review from the New York Times. They write: “The poet Cathy Park Hong begins her new book of essays with a bang . . . MINOR FEELINGS is studded with moments [full of] candor and dark humor shot through with glittering self-awareness.” Several publications have called MINOR FEELINGS a best or most anticipated book of February (TIME, Bustle, The Millions, All Arts, Read It Forward), spring (Newsweek), or the year (Esquire, Hypebae, BookPage, Reading Women). One World will publish the book on February 25, 2020.

In a stellar review of THE PRETTIEST STAR, Booklist writes: “Sickels’ heart-wrenching novel shows how the 1980s AIDS crisis affects one young man and his family . . . This immersive, tragic book will stay with readers.” Hub City Press will publish the book on April 14, 2020.

Publishers Weekly gave Harry Dodge’s MY METEORITE a strong review, describing it as an “astute debut memoir” that “entertains and enlightens.” Penguin Books will publish the book on March 17, 2020.

Namwali Serpell’s THE OLD DRIFT has been nominated for two Los Angeles Times Book Prizes: the Art Seidenbaum Award for First Fiction and the Ray Bradbury Prize for Science Fiction, Fantasy & Speculative Fiction. Hogarth published the book on March 26, 2019.

De’Shawn Charles Winslow’s IN WEST MILLS has been nominated for the Art Seidenbaum Award for First Fiction, one of the Los Angeles Times Book Prizes. Bloomsbury published the book on June 4, 2019.

Ted Chiang’s EXHALATION has been nominated for the Ray Bradbury Prize for Science Fiction, Fantasy & Speculative Fiction, one of the Los Angeles Times Book Prizes. Knopf published the book on May 7, 2019.

The New York Times published an excerpt from Conor Dougherty’s GOLDEN GATES, an investigation into America’s affordable housing crisis. Former President Barack Obama tweeted the link to the excerpt, noting that it is “worth reading – from housing to health, these stories use data to explore challenges we face and demonstrate how policy solutions along with civic engagement can make a real difference in people’s lives.” Penguin Press published the book on February 18, 2020.