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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

KirkusFinalists for 2023 PEN/Faulkner Award Are Revealed

Literary HubMeet 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 TimesThe 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 TimesWhat 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 TODAYDebut novels dominate National Book Awards longlist, George Floyd bio among nonfiction titles

The New York TimesProfile: 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 NewsSome 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 Weekly2023 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 Alliance2023 Southern Book Prize Finalists

California Independent Booksellers Alliance – Golden Poppy Awards 2022 Finalists

Black Book Awards2022 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 AllianceRead This Next! September Selection

Barrett Bookstore – Book of the Month

Book Lists

Wall Street JournalBuy 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 Books10 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 TimesThe 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 DailyOur Favorite Books of the Year

Largehearted Boy – Favorite Short Fiction Collections of 2022

The New York Times100 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)

Kirkus3 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 Times18 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

Vulture57 Books We Can’t Wait to Read This Fall

Los Angeles Times – 30 books we can’t wait for this fall

The Philadelphia InquirerThe best new books to read in September

ShondalandThe 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 Fair14 New Books to Read in September

The RootBooks by Black Authors We Can’t Wait to Read This September

Kirkus150 Most Anticipated Books of the Fall

O Quarterly Magazine – 16 Books Not to Miss This Fall

The MillionsMost Anticipated: The Great Second-Half 2022 Book Preview

Literary HubMost Anticipated Books of 2022, Part Two

Publisher’s WeeklyWriters to Watch Fall 22

Library Journal – Top Spring/Summer Debuts | 39 Titles To Know

Bookish – September’s Most Anticipated Books