We're thrilled to share that President Obama, in an exclusive interview with People Magazine, named Lauren Groff's FATES AND FURIES as his favorite book of 2015.
Emma Cline's THE GIRLS cover revealed in Entertainment Weekly
We're thrilled to share the striking cover of Emma Cline's debut novel The Girls, as revealed earlier today by Entertainment Weekly.
Akhil Sharma's FAMILY LIFE is short-listed for the 2016 DSC Prize for South Asian Literature
We're delighted to announce that Akhil Sharma's novel FAMILY LIFE has been short-listed for the 2016 DSC Prize for South Asian Literature. Previous recipients of the prize include Cyrus Mistry, Jeet Thayil, and Jhumpa Lahiri.
This year's winner will be announced at the Galle Literary Festival in Sri Lanka on January 16, 2016. For the full short-list, and more information about the prize, click here.
Lauren Groff's FATES AND FURIES is Amazon's Best Book of 2015
Amazon book editors have announced their selections for the Best Books of 2015, and we're thrilled to share that Lauren Groff's FATES AND FURIES is their #1 book of the year, in all categories.
From Sara Nelson, Editorial Director of Books and Kindle at Amazon.com: "Groff's language is electric and her ingenious plotting is fascinating and unlike anything I've read in years. Our editors adored it."
See the rest of the list here.
Mark Doty's DEEP LANE shortlisted for the 2015 TS Eliot Prize
We're excited to share that Mark Doty's DEEP LANE has been selected as one of ten finalists for the annual TS Eliot Prize, one of the UK's most prestigious poetry awards. Doty has taken home the prize once before, in 1995 for his collection MY ALEXANDRIA. Previous winners also include Anne Carson, Ted Hughes, and Sharon Olds.
This year's judges are poets Pascale Petit, Kei Miller, and Ahren Warner. Petit has praised the shortlisted books for their "ambition, verve and technical mastery."
The TS Eliot Prize Readings will be held on January 10, 2016, in London. The winner will be announced the next day.
Victor Lodato's story "Jack, July" included in two 2015 anthologies
We're so pleased to see Victor Lodato's fantastic short story "Jack, July" included in both THE BEST AMERICAN SHORT STORIES 2015 and THE BEST AMERICAN NONREQUIRED READING 2015.
The story was originally published in The New Yorker.
Lauren Groff's FATES AND FURIES is a finalist for the 2015 National Book Award
The list of finalists for the 2015 National Book Award has come in, and Lauren Groff is included for her masterful novel FATES AND FURIES, which Ron Charles praised earlier this year as a "clear-the-ground triumph."
The winner will be announced on November 18 at the National Book Award ceremony and benefit dinner.
John Waters's commencement address to be published
Earlier this year at the Rhode Island School of Design, "filth elder" John Waters gave a brilliant commencement address in which he encouraged boldness in artistic expression and challenged students to "Horrify us with new ideas." Having been shared widely across the internet, the speech is now set to be published by Algonquin Books — in true Waters fashion, there will be artwork along with the text.
Lauren Groff's FATES AND FURIES hits the list at #7
More good news for FATES AND FURIES this week as it debuts on the New York Times' Best Sellers list at #7 in Hardcover Fiction.
Lauren Groff's FATES AND FURIES is long-listed for the 2015 National Book Award
We're beyond thrilled to share that Lauren Groff has made the 2015 National Book Award longlist for her novel FATES AND FURIES.
Finalists will be announced on October 14, 2015.
