COUPLETS by Maggie Millner is a finalist for the Los Angeles Times Book Prize for Poetry. The awards ceremony will take place on April 19 at USC’s Bovard Auditorium on the eve of the annual Los Angeles Times Festival of Books. Farrar, Straus and Giroux published the book on February 7, 2023.

SAME BED DIFFERENT DREAMS by Ed Park is a finalist for the Los Angeles Times Book Prize for Fiction. The awards ceremony will take place on April 19 at USC’s Bovard Auditorium on the eve of the annual Los Angeles Times Festival of Books. Random House published the book on November 7, 2023.

Sheila Sundar’s HABITATIONS has been receiving fantastic reviews leading up to its publication in April. Booklist calls it “a wondrous mix of quiet heartache and unexpected hope, making it the best kind of literary fiction,” adding: “The crisp plot and uncluttered writing make Habitations a remarkable first novel.” A review from Kirkus praises: “The story unfolds episodically, in a good way; in Sundar’s hands, the scenes tumble together hypnotically… A debut novel that explores the contours of grief and globalization with conviction.” Lastly, Publishers Weekly raves: “Sundar debuts with an earnest meditation on an Indian American graduate student’s grief, loneliness, and longing…offer[ing] a fresh perspective on the pressures of motherhood and desire for self-fulfillment…This leaves readers with much to chew on.” Simon & Schuster will publish the book on April 2, 2024.

The mass market edition of WORTHY OPPONENTS by Danielle Steel debuted at #1 on The New York Times Mass Market bestseller list for February 2024. Delacorte Press published the hardcover edition on March 7, 2023, and the mass market edition on December 26, 2023.

COUPLETS author Maggie Millner spoke with Juliette Jeffers in a wide-ranging conversation for Interview Magazine, discussing “poets as loners, poets as liars, and [their] mutual affinity for Prospect Park.” Farrar, Straus, and Giroux published the hardcover edition of COUPLETS on February 7, 2023, and the paperback on February 6, 2024.

HOT SHEET, the forthcoming sheet pan cookbook by Olga Massov and Sanaë Lemoine, earned a starred review from Publishers Weekly. The reviewer praises: “Home cooks interested in exploring and expanding their sheet pan repertoire will find this invaluable.” Harvest publishes HOT SHEET on March 5, 2024.

WIVES LIKE US by Plum Sykes was featured on Vogue's list of "The Best Books of 2024 So far." Senior Editor Chloe Schama writes: "Sykes sets the modern-day measures of social influence (Instagram followers, bikini line start-ups, glam teams at one’s beck and call) against the traditional Cotswold landscape of manor houses and horse stables, and the result is a delightful mash-up: a loving portrait of a social milieu that recognizes the value of tradition but is also perpetually chasing what’s new." Sykes revealed the book's cover on her Instagram, along with a reel that is "a peek into the world of the #WivesLiekUs." Harper will publish the book on May 14, 2024.

Anticipation is building for Rachel Khong’s forthcoming REAL AMERICANS four months ahead of its US publication. The novel has graced most anticipated lists from The Washington Post, Time, Good Housekeeping, Electric Literature, Oprah Daily, Vulture, Kirkus, and more. A starred review from Kirkus praises: “[The] concern for how and why we turn out the way we do animates [REAL AMERICANS] on every level, and along with science, social constructs like race and class play major roles. Every character is dear, and every one of them makes big mistakes, causing a ripple effect of anger and estrangement that we watch with dismay, and hope. Bold, thoughtful, and delicate at once, addressing life’s biggest questions through artfully crafted scenes and characters.” Meanwhile, the book was selected as the May pick for Roxane Gay’s Audacious Book Club, and was selected as one of a handful of Gwenyth Paltrow’s personal most-anticipated reads in her Goop newsletter. Knopf will publish REAL AMERICANS on April 30, 2024.

Antonia Angress is a National Endowment for the Arts 2024 Creative Writing Fellow in Prose. In a statement, Angress said: “When I received the call informing me that I had been awarded a National Endowment for the Arts fellowship, I was six months pregnant with my first child, knee-deep in revisions on my second novel, and consumed with worries about the future. Once my initial elation and disbelief had worn off, I felt a great weight lift from my shoulders. Even amidst the huge life changes coming my way, the NEA Literature Fellowship will give me financial security, sustained time to focus on my novel-in-progress, and the freedom to immerse myself in the work I love. I am so grateful for this support, this vote of confidence. What an honor. What a tremendous gift.” Ballantine published Angress’ novel SIRENS & MUSES on July 12, 2022.

Erica Berry’s WOLFISH is a finalist for the Literary Arts Oregon Book Award’s Sarah Winnemucca Award for Creative Nonfiction. The 2024 Oregon Book Awards ceremony takes place April 8, 2024. Flatiron Books published WOLFISH on February 21, 2023.