The audio edition of Katherine Arden’s debut fantasy novel by was named the best Fantasy novel of 2017 by Audible. Sam, the editor at Audible in his recommendation says “Listening to the novel is reminiscent of listening to a classic fairy tale… The Bear and the Nightingale offered one of the most captivating journeys for listeners this year.” Del Rey published the book on June 27, 2017. The sequel to the book, THE GIRL IN THE TOWER, was published by Del Rey on December 5, 2017.

Two of the New York Times daily book critics, Dwight Garner & Janet Maslin named Joe Hagan’s biography of Jann Wenner one of the Best Books of 2017. Dwight Garner writes “Hagan has delivered a graceful, confident, dispassionately reported and deeply well-written biography. It’s a big book, one that no one will wish longer, but its chapters move past like a crunching collection of singles and not a thumb-sucking double album. It’s a joy to read and feels built to last.”

Yrsa Daley-Ward, author of the poetry collection bone, is in excellent company on Dazed’s list of Black Female Poets You Need to Know. Yrsa also participated in Medium’s 2017 Words that Matter, writing about ‘energy.’ Penguin Books published bone on September 26, 2017.

Refinery29 named Hermione Hoby’s debut novel NEON IN DAYLIGHT one of its Best New Books to Read this Month. Catapult will publish NEON IN DAYLIGHT on January 9, 2018.