The Guardian has reviewed Karolina Waclawiak’s second novel, THE INVADERS, which said of the novel that it “contains hints of the same fantastical realism found in Ellis’s Lunar Park or Eugenides’ The Virgin Suicides,” and that “Waclawiak’s unadorned prose puts in stark relief dark houses, vacant gardens, even the ominous churning of the sea without resorting to belaboured Freudian cant.” THE INVADERS was also included in Vanity Fair’s list of the Best Books of July. ReganArts published the novel July 7, 2015.

Samantha Hunt’s MR. SPLITFOOT was named by The Millions website as one of the most anticipated books for the second half of 2015, which said, “In Hunt's fictions, imagination anchors the real and sometimes calls mutiny… Mr. Splitfoot, Hunt’s third novel, promises more in this vein. It’s a gothic ghost story, involving two orphaned sisters, channeling spirits, and an enigmatic journey across New York State.” Houghton Mifflin will publish the book on January 5, 2016.

Val Brelinski’s debut novel THE GIRL WHO SLEPT WITH GOD is an August Indie Next List pick. Houghton Mifflin publishes the book on August 4, 2015.

Chris Patton is the winner of the AudioFile Earphones Award for his narration of the audiobook of THE DORITO EFFECT. “Patton's straightforward narration will keep listeners intrigued and may make them think twice before reaching for another snack”. Audible release date was May 5, 2015.

Subtitled ESSAYS FOR THE NEW AMERICAN GENERATION, this original collection of incandescent cultural criticism, both experimental and personal, full of pragmatic advice for how to live a considered, joyful existence in our era of screen living and hipster irony, by Gen-X Princeton professor and contributor to The New York Times, Christy Wampole, was published by Harper July 7, 2015.

Booklist reviewed Stephen Emond’s novel BRIGHT LIGHTS, DARK NIGHTS, and calling it “a real slice of contemporary teenage life that’s painfully honest about the below-the-surface racism in today’s America.” They also praised Emond’s illustrations as “gorgeous, inky, noir-infused cityscapes.” Roaring Brook Press will publish the book on August 11, 2015.

Namwali Serpell was awarded the 2015 Caine Prize for African writing for her story “The Sack” and becomes the first Zambian writer to win the prestigious prize. She will be splitting the £10,000 cash prize with all the shortlisted writers. “The Sack” explores the power struggle between two men, one very ill, and the woman who came between them. The South African writer Zoë Wicomb, who chaired the judging panel, called it “formally innovative, stylistically stunning, haunting and enigmatic in its effects”...