Publisher’s Weekly writes, “Fortune favors Ursula Flowerbutton, the spunky “fresher” (first-year student) and aspiring reporter who stars in this frothy series launch set at Oxford University in 1985 from bestseller Sykes (Bergdorf Blondes). The orphan from Gloucestershire become instant besties with American gardening tools scion Nancy Feingold—thereby gaining entrée to the most exclusive soirées, as well as borrowing rights to a bottomless stash of Dynasty-worthy regalia...

The audio edition of A Divided Spy earned a starred review from Publishers Weekly this week: “At the start of Cumming’s third Thomas Kell novel, the disillusioned, disgraced ex-British spy is still mourning the death of his paramour, Rachel Wallinger, when a former associate provides him with a way to avenge her murder. Kell convinces his former boss, MI6 chief Amelia Levene, to assist him in a plan to blackmail Russian SVR officer Alexander Minasian, whom Kell holds personally responsible for Rachel’s death...

Jaroslav Kalfar’s “zany first novel” SPACEMAN OF BOHEMIA receives a full page review in the New York Times Book Review, which writes, “For all the strangeness of outer space, it is the writing about his home village, the place to which he longs to return and perhaps never can, that beats strongest in this wry, melancholy book.”

In an interview with the Chicago Review of Books, Jonathan Lethem names Eugene Lim’s DEAR CYBORGS as a book he’s looking forward to: “Eugene Lim’s Dear Cyborgs blew me away with its deceptively blithe mixture of cryptic humor, philosophical ingenuity, and genuine political yearning. It made me think of Robert Bolano and Tom McCarthy. I’m hoping to reread it soon for inspiration.” FSG Originals will publish DEAR CYBORGS on June 6, 2017...

Elliot Ackerman published a feature in the new issue of Esquire, “Goodbye, my Brother,” about going back to Fallujah to confront his past there, and a new piece in Foreign Policy, “Turkey Is a Dictatorship Masquerading as a NATO Democracy.” Knopf published DARK AT THE CROSSING, his latest novel, on January 24, 2017...

Publishers Weekly lauded Habash’s debut STEPHEN FLORIDA in a starred review as “A striking, original, and coarsely poetic portrayal of a young man’s athletic and emotional quest.” Coffee House Press will publish the book June 6, 2017....

The latest novel from Danielle Steel debuted at number 1 on the New York Times Hardcover Bestseller list & number 3 on the Combined Print & E-book fiction list for the week of March 26th. Delacorte Press published the book on March 7, 2017.

The latest acclaimed book by Joan Didion debuted at number 9 on the Hardcover Non-Fiction list for the week of March 26th. Knopf published the book on March 7th 2017.

SPACEMAN OF BOHEMIA by Jaroslav Kalfar received a review from Barnes & Noble, who writes, “Such bravura metaphysical insights, matched with Realpolitik drama, might very well propel Spaceman of Bohemia into the realm traversed by The Martian and other tales for novice travelers and seasoned astronauts alike.”

Angelica Baker’s debut novel was named one of 20 books selected by Barnes & Noble in the Summer 2017 Discover Great New Writers program. HarperCollins will publish the book on June 20, 2017...