In the News
The New York Times – Booker Prize Shortlist Reflects the ‘Unease of Our Moment’
NPR – Two debut books make the prestigious Booker Prize shortlist
The New York Times – New Voices Dominate Booker Prize Nominations
Harper’s Bazaar – All the books Carrie Bradshaw has been reading in And Just Like That…
ELLE – Where to Shop Carrie Bradshaw’s Looks from And Just Like That… Season 2
Vogue – How Does a Book End Up in And Just Like That…? The Show’s Prop Master Explains
Miami New Times – Best Book By a Local Author
Oprah Daily – Caribbean Writers You Need to Read This Summer
NPR – #ReadCaribbean: Novels to Get Lost in this Summer
Kirkus – Finalists for 2023 PEN/Faulkner Award Are Revealed
Literary Hub – Meet the Five PEN/Faulkner Finalists of 2023
Kirkus – Longlist for 2023 PEN/Faulkner Award Is Revealed
BBC – Open Book Editor’s Tip
NPR – Best of/ Fresh Air Weekend
Los Angeles Times – How 2022 became the year of the fragmented-identity novel
PBS NewsHour – Literary critics give their takes on the best of books of 2022
NBC New York – Bill’s Books: Two Books of Interlocked Short Stories
The Aspen Times – Aspen Institute announces Aspen Words Literary Prize longlist
NPR – Pop Culture Happy Hour
Vanity Fair – The Best Gifts for Readers
The New York Times – The 10 Best Books of 2022
Miami Herald – ‘Miami is his muse’: Jamaican-American novelist reveals the city we rarely see
NPR – Book of the Day: ‘If I Survive You’ navigates family and identity in the Jamaican diaspora
Grazia – Everything Carrie Has Been Reading In ‘And Just Like That’…
TODAY SHOW- Looking for a good book? Check out these top picks from authors
TODAY – Looking for a fall read? Here are 10 author-approved book recommendations
New York Magazine – The Strategist Haul: What the Editors Bought in October
Boca Raton Magazine – A Dolphin’s Rowdy Memoir, a Time Travel Classic Bound for Hulu: New Book Picks
The New York Times – What Happens on Page 76 of This Season’s Books?
The New Yorker – The 2022 National Book Awards Longlist: Fiction
Los Angeles Times – Here are the longlist nominees for the 2022 National Book Awards
Vulture – National Book Award for Fiction Longlist Honors Eight Fiction Debuts
Mpls. St. Paul Magazine – Minnesota Writers, Publishers Named on National Book Awards Longlist
USA TODAY – Debut novels dominate National Book Awards longlist, George Floyd bio among nonfiction titles
The New York Times – Profile: Jonathan Escoffery Has a Reality He’d Like to Share
East Bay Express – Leaving Miami: Jonathan Escoffery’s ‘If I Survive You’ follows a family seeking identity that reflects his own journey
The New York Times – Books Briefing
Publisher’s Weekly – Book Club Picks for September 2022
Book Marks – The Best Reviewed Books of the Week
BuzzFeed News – Some Stuff You Could Do On Labor Day Weekend
Oprah Daily: Exclusive Cover Reveal: Jonathan Escoffery’s If I Survive You
Publisher’s Weekly: Back in Person for 2022, AWP Comes to Philadelphia
The Paris Review – The Paris Review Wins the 2020 National Magazine Award for Fiction
Publisher’s Weekly: Escoffery, Newman to Receive ‘Paris Review’ Honors
Bookforum: Jonathan Escoffery wins the Plimpton Prize
The Bookseller: Fourth Estate wins seven-way auction for ‘stunning’ Escoffery debut
Award Announcements
The Booker Prizes – The 2023 Shortlist
Northern California Book Award (NCBA) in Fiction – Best work by a northern California author published in 2022 Nomination
The Brooklyn Public Library Book Prize – The 2023 Longlist
The Booker Prizes – The 2023 Longlist
15th Annual AAMBC Literary Awards Nominations – Male Author of the Year
PEN/ Faulkner – Announcing the Finalists for the 2023 PEN/Faulkner Award for Fiction
PEN/ Faulkner – Announcing the Longlist for the 2023 PEN/Faulkner Award for Fiction
The Story Prize – The Story Prize Longlist for Story Collections Published in 2022
Publisher’s Weekly – 2023 National Book Critics Circle Awards Finalists Announced
PEN America – Announcing The 2023 PEN America Literary Awards Longlists
Aspen Words – 2023 Aspen Words Literary Prize Longlist
The Stacks – Best Short Story Collection
Southern Independent Booksellers Alliance – 2023 Southern Book Prize Finalists
California Independent Booksellers Alliance – Golden Poppy Awards 2022 Finalists
Black Book Awards – 2022 Finalists
Tournament of Books – The 2023 Long List
American Library Association – The 2023 Andrew Carnegie Medals for Excellence Longlist
AudioFile Magazine – Earphones Award Winner
National Book Foundation – The Ten Contenders for the National Book Award for Fiction
Book Club / Book Selection
Amerie’s Book Club – April 2023 Book Pick
Boxwalla – American Fiction Series with Alexander Chee
Reach Higher – Fall 2022 Reading List
Belletrist – September 2022 Book Pick
Parnassus Books – First Editions Club Pick
Indie Bound – Indie Next Pick
Southern Independent Booksellers Alliance – Read This Next! September Selection
Barrett Bookstore – Book of the Month
Book Lists
Wall Street Journal – Buy Side: 12 Best Books for Black History Month
AnOther – Seven Scintillating Books to Read Over the Christmas Break
Electric Literature – Electric Lit’s Favorite Short Story Collections of 2022
Literary Hub – The Ultimate Best Books of 2022 List
PBS NewsHour – 12 books to read from 2022
The Atlanta Journal-Constitution – Best Southern books of 2022 reflect diversity of authors
The Boston Globe – The best books of 2022
Literary Hub – The Best Reviewed Short Story Collections of 2022
People – PEOPLE Picks the Top 10 Books of 2022
Vox – Vox’s 16 best books of 2022
Chicago Review of Books – 10 Story Collections from 2022 You Don’t Want to Miss
SCRIBD – The 50 best books and audiobooks of 2022
Writer’s Bone – Episode 561: The Best Books of 2022
Library Journal – Best Short Stories of 2022
TIME – The 10 Best Fiction Books of 2022
Entertainment Weekly – The best books of 2022
Booklist – Booklist Editors’ Choice: Adult Books, 2022
NPR – 8 books that NPR critics and staff were eager to tell you about in 2022
Los Angeles Times – The 5 best fiction books of 2022, according to Bethanne Patrick
BuzzFeed – 25 Books From 2022 You’ll Love
GQ – All the best books to look forward to in 2023
The Philadelphia Inquirer – The Best Books of 2022
Oprah Daily – Our Favorite Books of the Year
Largehearted Boy – Favorite Short Fiction Collections of 2022
The New York Times – 100 Notable Books of 2022
NPR – Books We Love
TIME – The 100 Must-Read Books of 2022
BookPage – Best Fiction of 2022
Kirkus – Best Fiction Books of the Year
The New Yorker – The Best Books of 2022 So Far
The Atlantic – Six Books That Show No One Can Hurt You Like a Sibling
Real Simple – The Best Books of 2022 (So Far)
Kirkus – 3 New Audiobooks With Surprising Narrators
Literary Hub – The 15 Best Book Covers of September
Publisher’s Weekly – Holiday Gift Guide 2022: Adult Booksellers Picks
Amazon Book Review – September’s satisfying short story collections
Oprah Daily – 30 of the Best Fall Fiction Books of 2022 to Cuddle Up With
Entertainment Weekly – Best New Books of Fall 2022: Fiction Preview
BET – 5 Books To Snuggle Up With This Fall
Good Morning America online – Fall back into reading: 15 anticipated books for September
Literary Hub – The Ultimate Fall 2022 Books Preview
Los Angeles Times – 10 books to add to your reading list in September
Yahoo News – 9 books to read this fall
Boston Magazine – 25 Books Booksellers Are Looking Forward to This Season
Book Marks – Hottest Books of the Season
Goodreads – 60 Upcoming Books the Goodreads Editors Can’t Wait to Read
Book Riot – 30 of the Buzziest, Best Fall Books of 2022
Indie Next – The September 2022 Preview
The New York Times – 18 Books Coming in September
BuzzFeed – 35 New Books You’ve Got To Read This Fall
KQED – 8 Highly Anticipated Books and Literary Events For Your Fall Reading Pleasure
Vulture – 57 Books We Can’t Wait to Read This Fall
Los Angeles Times – 30 books we can’t wait for this fall
The Philadelphia Inquirer – The best new books to read in September
Shondaland – The Best Books for September 2022
Alta – 16 New Books for September
Kirkus – 20 best books to read in September
TIME – The 33 Most Anticipated Books of Fall 2022
Vanity Fair – 14 New Books to Read in September
The Root – Books by Black Authors We Can’t Wait to Read This September
Kirkus – 150 Most Anticipated Books of the Fall
O Quarterly Magazine – 16 Books Not to Miss This Fall
The Millions – Most Anticipated: The Great Second-Half 2022 Book Preview
Literary Hub – Most Anticipated Books of 2022, Part Two
Publisher’s Weekly – Writers to Watch Fall 22
Library Journal – Top Spring/Summer Debuts | 39 Titles To Know
Bookish – September’s Most Anticipated Books