Lucy Jane Bledsoe is the author of several works of fiction for both adults and children, including A Thin Bright Line, which was a Lambda Literary Award and Ferro-Grumley Award finalist. She is the winner of an American Library Association Stonewall Award, a Yaddo Fellowship, a California Arts Council Fellowship in Literature, two National Science Foundation Artists & Writers Fellowships, and a finalist for the Northern California Independent Booksellers Association Fiction Award. A native of Portland, Oregon, she now lives in Berkeley, California.

"Two conversion therapy survivors go back to the site of their trauma, hoping the truth will set them free... The compelling leads, engaging blow-by-blows of basketball games, and small-town feuds ground a heartening, issues-driven book. Secondary characters shine, too...This satisfyingly nuanced story tackles sexuality and spiritual abuse, offering connection and redemption."—Kirkus, Starred Review

"Two queer people who escaped Christian conversion therapy as teens find their way back to each other as adults in the keenly observed latest from Bledsoe...Bledsoe paints an engrossing and complicated picture of small-town life and queer survival...a triumph of compassion.”—Publishers Weekly

"Ernest and Delia are sucked back into each other’s orbit with no choice but to face the trauma they endured as young adults at Celebration Camp, returning to the roots of their pain in an effort to set themselves free. Delia and Ernest are beautiful, complicated characters, and their journey is important for readers to witness, as it also gives voice to voiceless victims of conversion torture."—Booklist

"[A] powerful reading experience on the resilience, determination, and personal pride required for queer survival. Bledsoe clearly demonstrates a knack for dialogue and swift plotting, and the reality of the theme itself will hit home for many readers."—The Bay Area Reporter

“A multilayered gem of a novel, polished, intelligent, and moving. Tell the Rest deftly explores courage, drive, happiness, sexuality, love, and more in a riveting story that whisks readers along to a surprising and satisfying conclusion. I could not put it down.”—Meg Waite Clayton, New York Times best-selling author of The Last Train to London

“I feel privileged to have had an early read of Lucy Jane Bledsoe’s Tell the Rest. It’s an important book with a story we need now about the horrors of conversion therapy and adult survivors of childhood trauma. And it’s a timely book with an urgent exploration of issues including gender, race, class, sexuality, religion, and family. But mostly it’s also a character-driven novel full of basketball, high school escapades, cats who cannot be caged, academics who cannot behave, love for booksellers and bookstores, and indeed love for all kinds of people who need it, which is to say all of us. I enjoyed it beginning to end.” —Laurie Frankel, New York Times best-selling author of One Two Three

“Lucy Jane Bledsoe’s new novel is a revelation as it skillfully unfurls the lives of three characters—two white, one Black—who’ve meant psychic and literal survival to each other. Bledsoe draws a hard-edged picture of what abuse adults are willing to perpetrate on children who don’t fit their mold. Her tender yet precise debriding of the resultant wounds is an accomplishment that will stay with you. Tell the Rest is heartbreaking, chilling, and ultimately triumphant.” —Jewelle Gomez, Lambda Award–winning author of The Gilda Stories

“I soared through the delicately orchestrated pages of this novel. Tell the Rest asks the reader many things, but mainly it asks each of us to learn how to fly, to leap beyond words. The reader’s heart is broken, but not the music that the story creates or the challenges of building new landscapes for these incredible characters—sexual, physical, emotional. This is the Lucy Jane Bledsoe novel one lives for, a novel that not only touches the parts that burn but the ways we heal each other even in the silences.” —Jerry Thompson, coeditor of Berkeley Noir

“Tell the Rest is the story of two bruised people—a girls’ basketball coach and a poet—who are finding their feet, and finding their way back to friendship, years after the shared trauma of a religious conversion therapy camp. It’s beautifully told, unsentimental, and every character in it feels like someone I know, someone utterly real. This is a literary novel that could change lives. I can’t wait to put it into the hands of all my friends!” —Molly Gloss, Whiting Award–winning author of The Jump-Off Creek

Named a 2022 Golden Poppy Award Finalist (California Independent Booksellers Alliance)

“A timeless and triumphant story of courage in the face of opposition, as well as a glimpse into the early days of Title IX’s implementation. Knowledgeable about, and appreciative of, the trailblazers who fought for fairness and equal opportunities for women in sports, No Stopping Us Now is an excellent historical novel.” —Foreword Reviews (starred review)

“The cause is just, the action absorbing, the sexist flack still all too familiar.” —Kirkus Reviews

“It's tempting to say that No Stopping Us Now transports us back to the intense battles teen girls faced in the early years of Title IX, except that similar battles rage on today. This timeless story is a must-read for adolescents trying to find themselves and their powerful voices both personally and politically.” —Sherry Boschert, author, 37 Words: Title IX and Fifty Years of Fighting Sex Discrimination

“So many young women athletes today grow up without understanding the importance of Title IX and how hard previous generations struggled for the opportunity to participate in the sports they loved. In writing No Stopping Us Now, Bledsoe not only informs and entertains, she directly connects young readers to an integral part of women's sports history that should never be forgotten.” —Lyndsey D'Arcangelo, sports writer; co-author, Hail Mary: The Rise and Fall of the National Women’s Football League

“Lucy Bledsoe conjures up everyday sexism on the cusp of Title IX with powerful immediacy. From Shirley Chisholm and Gloria Steinem, to macrame and  hip-huggers, we are solidly in 1974. Yet there’s something absolutely contemporary in the way Bledsoe captures the perils, the highs, and the awkward, nonverbal jostling of high school social life. No Stopping Us Now takes a historic moment for women’s sports and replays it in all its sweaty, visceral glory.” —Alison Bechdel, author, Fun Home and The Secret to Superhuman Strength 

“No Stopping Us Now is full of such heart, love and courage. A stunning and brave journey from start to finish, I loved Louisa and her bold crew of superstar athletes who rose up together to be seen, valued and heard. This is a book to be treasured, taught and shared. I want my children and students to know what it means to fight for what you believe in. To take up space, to raise your voice and most of all, to get on the court and play.” —Ellen Hagan, author, Don’t Call Me a Hurricane 

“Time and again, this skilled author reminds her readers of second-wave feminism's triumphs and turning points from the early 1970s...No Stopping Us Now fearlessly invokes a recent past we must become reacquainted with, the better to understand how far women have come and what's at stake for our rights and opportunities." —Bonnie J. Morris, women's history professor and author of What's The Score? Twenty-Five Years of Teaching Women's Sports History

“No Stopping Us Now reminds us of the battles fought, and won, by the first generation of Title IX athletes, those girls and women who made possible all of the opportunities female athletes have today. I guarantee you’ll be rooting for Louisa as she speaks truth to power and stands up to opponents on and off the court.” —Sue Macy, author, Breaking Through: How Female Athletes Shattered Stereotypes in the Roaring Twenties

“The characters are beautifully drawn, the story expertly plotted and moving and as a former D-I basketball player, it is close to my heart.” —Mary Volmer, author, Reliance, Illinois

Long-listed for American Library Association's Notable Books 2020

Best Children's Books of the Year 2020, Bank Street College of Education

"Ms. Bledsoe ably conveys the children’s competence—they know how to hunt and bivouac—but also the youthful limits of their strengths and capabilities, both in the wild and out of it."—The Wall Street Journal

"Nuanced, character-driven action." —Kirkus Reviews

"This adventure story is all about family and survival, and Willa shows amazing strength in supporting her brothers and keeping them all alive. The straightforward narration makes the story accessible for upper elementary, and the action, issues, and themes make it suitable for middle school readers as well." —School Library Connection

"Combining elements of survivalism, resilience in the face of adversity, and adaptation to the unknown, Bledsoe skillfully weaves a tale of adventure and coming of age on the Alaskan frontier. . . . Bledsoe makes Willa a likable, relatable, and strong lead who will appeal to readers of a similar age."—School Library Journal

"It triumphs as an intimate and humane evocation of day-to-day life under inhumane circumstances."—New York Times Book Review

“Bledsoe covers a lot of ground here, imagining her intellectual aunt’s relationship to the queer cultural transformations of the 1950s, as well as the paranoia of the Cold War era.”—San Francisco Chronicle

“This is gripping historical fiction about queer life at the height of the Cold War and the civil rights movement, and its grounding in fact really makes it sing. Like the scientists whose papers she edits, Lucybelle Bledsoe is passionate about the truth. Whether it’s the climate history of the planet as illuminated by cores of polar ice or the pursuit of an authentic emotional life in the miasma of McCarthyism, she operates with piercing honesty.”—Alison Bechdel, author of Fun Home

“A testament to courage and perseverance in the face of oppression, and a compelling, literary page-turner worthy of standing alongside the works of Pat Barker and Graham Greene. A Thin Bright Line reminds us that we are nothing, deep down, without love and dignity.”—Patrick Ryan, author of The Dream Life of Astronauts

“In this ingenious hybrid of fact and fiction, a fine novelist uses her storytelling skills to recover the lost life of a favorite aunt, a bookish, unmarried scientist from Arkansas. With her story Bledsoe also exhumes a dark, clandestine age in American history, the time of Ann Bannon and Patricia Highsmith, but made more intimate and real.”—Christopher Bram, author of Gods and Monster

“An engaging and moving novel about an unforgettable character. Intelligent, unadorned, and unsentimental, it allows us to look at a difficult time in American history with clarity instead of nostalgia.”—Rabih Alameddine, author of An Unnecessary Woman

“Bledsoe injects life and dimension through her often stunning dialogue. With heart and zest, the author depicts Lucybelle's slice of life as both pleasant and harrowing.”—Publishers Weekly

“Through her fictional reconstruction of the life of her namesake, her beloved aunt—who fought the good fight as a pioneering professional and a lesbian in unsympathetic times—Lucy Jane Bledsoe re-creates an important piece of history and imagines what it was like to live it. Poignant in both its conception and execution.”—Lillian Faderman, author of The Gay Revolution

“A story set in mid-20th century America – one that deftly weaves closeted sexuality, Cold War politics and a mysterious death that haunts the author to this day.”—San Jose Mercury News

“Is it possible for a novel to both break your heart and to heal it? . . . Bledsoe is deft in the way she shows . . . various models of how to be a lesbian in the world of the ‘50s and early ‘60s.”—Lambda Literary Review

Winner of the Devil’s Kitchen Fiction Award

"Riveting new collection...fully realized characters; stories that stick to your ribs." —Toronto Star

"In these twelve remarkable stories, the reader journeys from the remotest inner reaches of Alaska to deceptively calm suburban neighborhoods to a research station at the bottom of the world. Yet Lucy Jane Bledsoe's true territory is the wild, uncharted expanse of the heart. A wise and wonderful collection." ―Kirstin Valdez Quade, author of Night at the Fiestas

"This novella and group of stories by Lucy Jane Bledsoe will move and surprise and thrill you. She brings us right into her characters' lives, taking us on unexpected journeys. Through it all,the empowered and vulnerablewomen in this lively fictional world continually find themselves, so as readers welearn more about survival and are reminded of hope. We find ourselves delightfully renewed." ―Allen Gee, author of My Chinese-America

 "From Antarctica to suburbia to the ancient past and a post-apocalyptic future, these tales of kick-ass women adventurers and survivor girls are big-hearted, breathtaking, and profound. Reading Lava Falls is like meeting an animal in the wild: I was rapt, unable to turn away, with no idea what would happen next." ―Micah Perks, author of What Becomes Us

TELL THE REST

Lucy Jane Bledsoe

Andrew Kolb is an artist, designer, and illustrator. Shortly after obtaining his diploma in graphic design at Conestoga College he continued on to the Queensland College of Art in Brisbane, Australia, for his Bachelor of Design. Andrew has been featured in numerous galleries, countless exhibits, and a number of respected publications. He has collaborated with clients ranging from start-ups to major television networks on everything from fitness apps to animated shorts. He lives in Kitchener, Ontario.

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Andrew Kolb

Meg Adams is a cartoonist and illustrator. She studied digital arts at the University of Oregon and graduated with degrees in digital arts, comics & cartoon studies, and business. Meg built her comic empire as a side business during her time as an undergraduate and was able to transition to working as a full-time comic artist upon graduation. She began sharing her comics online in 2014 and now posts her comics to various social media sites under the username ArtbyMoga.

Meg Adams

Anybody Here Seen Frenchie?, written by Leslie Connor, is a 2023 Notable Children's Books in the Language Arts Award book.

ANYBODY HERE SEEN FRENCHIE? is on the 2023 Notable Children’s Books in the Language Arts
Award List!

I'M NOT BROKEN by Jesse Leon is a 2023 Lambda Literary Award Finalist.

I'M NOT BROKEN is a Lambda Literary Award Finalist!

"Decades after they escape from a church-supported conversion therapy program, two old friends reunite as adults and come to terms with their shared trauma."

TELL THE REST by Lucy Jane Bledsoe Is Featured in The New York Times Book Review's "New This Week" Column

Nearly 50 years after Lucy Jane Bledsoe helped convince Portland leaders to create the first girls’ basketball league in Oregon, she returned to Ida B. Wells High, her alma mater, to mark Women’s History Month and discuss her new YA novel, NO STOPPING US NOW.

KGWTV Interviews Lucy Jane Bledsoe About Title IX and Her Novel NO STOPPING US NOW

Cal Newport, author of A World without Email (Portfolio) and six other books” was profiled in a Financial Times Magazine piece by Courtney Weaver called, “How Cal Newport Rewrote the Productivity Gospel.” "Newport, a preternaturally upbeat millennial with a penchant for dad jokes, is an unlikely messenger.… But the quiet radicalism in Newport’s books on productivity and his coping strategies for 21st-century knowledge workers have helped him sell more than two million copies in 39 languages, making him a celebrity in the field." 

FT Magazine Profile of Cal Newport

Kirkus Reviews gives Dykette a glowing review.

"In her first novel for adults, Davis explores what happens when people are isolated physically while remaining very much online."- Kirkus Reviews

"A view of contemporary queer life presented by a spectacularly unreliable narrator."- Kirkus Reviews

Kirkus Gives DYKETTE A Glowing Review!

Dykette makes Autostraddle's queer and feminist books list for the spring of 2023. 

Autostraddle Recommends DYKETTE to Read This Spring

Library Journal has given Ralph White’s GETTING OUT OF SAIGON: How a 27-Year-Old Banker Saved 113 Vietnamese Civilians (Simon & Schuster) a starred review, saying: "This enthralling story is highly recommended for readers specifically interested in the fall of Saigon or in memoirs generally.”

Library Journal Gives GETTING OUT OF SAIGON a Star

Publishers Weekly has given Melissa L. Sevigny’s BRAVE THE WILD RIVER: The Untold Story of Two Women Who Mapped the Botany of the Grand Canyon (W.W. Norton) a starred review, saying: “Marvelous… as propulsive as the current of the Colorado. Readers will be swept away.”

PW Gives BRAVE THE WILD RIVER a Star

Kirkus Reviews has given Melissa L. Sevigny's BRAVE THE WILD RIVER: The Untold Story of Two Women Who Mapped the Botany of the Grand Canyon (W.W. Norton) a starred review, calling the book: "A beautiful tribute to two pioneering women of science.”

Kirkus Gives BRAVE THE WILD RIVER a Star

"I have long believed that art and sports are two sides of one coin. What poetry and basketball share is a way of parsing the world, of comprehending and shrinking its problems to a manageable size—a poem or a court. They allow the practitioner to make religion out of a passion or a pastime. With Tell the Rest, Bledsoe succeeds in giving life to my conviction on this point, focusing not on the art or the game itself (except in small doses) but rather on their ability to save, redeem, and uplift, to help us construct or reconstruct our faith."

Alta Journal Reviews TELL THE REST by Lucy Jane Bledsoe

In a feature with Shelf Awareness, Lucy Jane Bledsoe talks about her new novel, TELL THE REST, as well as the books that have shaped her life and writing.

Shelf Awareness interviews novelist Lucy Jane Bledsoe

Locus gives a glowing review of Karma Of The Sun by Brandon Ying-Kit Boey.

“A not-to-miss debut from a ridiculously talented newcomer”-Locus

Locus Is a Fan of KARMA OF THE SUN by Brandon Ying-Kit Boey

Bust magazine loves Dykette! Check out their review of Dykette in the newest issue of Bust.

"Dykette is a riveting and often darkly funny novel that accurately examines New York queer culture with an insider's authenticity."- Bust

BUST Magazine Recommends DYKETTE

The New York Post lists Stars In An Italian Sky as one of the best new books to read. 

The New York Post Says STARS IN AN ITALIAN SKY is One of This Week's Best New Books!

Stars In An Italian Sky by Jill Santopolo is recommended by USA Today as one of the best new books to read this week. 

USA Today Names STARS IN AN ITALIAN SKY "One of the Hottest New Book Releases"

Amazon Studio has picked up the rights to Daring to Live produced by DeVon Franklin's (“Breakthrough”) Franklin Entertainment. Previously set up at Paramount Players, the project is now in development at Amazon Studios.

The film is inspired by Sheri Hunter’s 2020 memoir Daring to Live: How the Power of Sisterhood and Taking Risks Can Jump-Start Your Joy. It follows Hunter’s journey of “embracing life anew” after the sudden loss of her husband, thanks to the support of her group of friends —collectively known as the “Dare Divas” — who encourage her to step outside her comfort zone.

Amazon Studios Picks Up Sheri Hunter's DARING TO LIVE, Produced by DeVon Franklin

Pretend It's My Body by Luke Dani Blue is longlisted for the Story Prize for story collections published in 2022. 

Luke Dani Blue's PRETEND IT'S MY BODY is Longlisted for the Story Prize!

Publishers Weekly gives The Skin and Its Girl by Sarah Cypher a starred review. 

“A young Palestinian American woman explores her identity in Cypher’s lush debut. It makes for a captivating stream of consciousness: 'You were not a linear person, preferring to stuff your discomforts and difficulties inside eddies and convolutions.' With beautiful writing and evocative themes, this author makes a notable entrance.”- Publishers Weekly 

THE SKIN AND ITS GIRL Receives a Publishers Weekly Starred Review!

Reading the West has nominated Michael P. Branch’s ON THE TRAIL OF THE JACKALOPE: How a Legend Captured the World’s Imagination and Helped Us Cure Cancer (Pegasus Books) for its 33rd Annual Reading the West Book Awards in the nonfiction category. Reading the West seeks to "celebrate the diversity, courage, tenacity, expertise, and indie spirit of the bookstores in the Mountains & Plains Independent Booksellers Association.” Independent booksellers in the region will next determine the shortlist.

ON THE TRAIL OF THE JACKALOPE Is Longlisted for the Reading the West Book Award

How to Deceive a Duke by Samara Parish is on the New York Public Library List of Best New Romances for Adults. 

HOW TO DECEIVE A DUKE is on the New York Public Library List of Best New Romances for Adults!

Kirkus Reviews Gives Stars in an Italian Sky by Jill Santopolo a heart-warming review. 

"A romantic, sweeping story that’s satisfying and heartbreaking at the same time."- Kirkus Reviews 

Kirkus Reviews Gives STARS IN AN ITALIAN SKY by Jill Santopolo a Glowing Review!

Science Friday has selected Mary-Frances O’Connor’s THE GRIEVING BRAIN: The Surprising Science of How we Learn from Love and Loss (HarperOne) as their March Book Club pick. Join the SciFri Book Club to read about and discuss the neuroscience of grief throughout the month of March. 

THE GRIEVING BRAIN Is a SciFri Book Club Pick

The Children's Book Committee named RED HOUSE, BROWN MOUSE one of the best board books of 2023. The mission of the Bank Street College Center for Children's Literature is to create, identify, and advocate for the highest quality literature for all children from infancy through adolescence. One of the components of the Center is the Children’s Book Committee. They create a list of the very best board books for ages zero to four that were published in 2021 and 2022.

The Children's Book Committee Names RED HOUSE, BROWN MOUSE One of the Best Board Books of 2023!

Jill Schlesinger Discusses Her New Book The Great Money Reset on CBS Mornings. She provides advice on understanding your personal finances and what you need to change to change your life. 

Jill Schlesinger Discusses Her New Book THE GREAT MONEY RESET on CBS Mornings

Jill Schlesinger discusses her new book THE GREAT MONEY RESET on WBUR with Robin Young. 

Jill Schlesinger Speaks with Robin Young on NPR Member Station WBUR Hear & Now

Buzzfeed lists Ana María and the Fox by Liana De la Rosa as one of 33 romance books to look out for in 2023.  

Buzzfeed Wants You To Look Out For ANA MARIA AND THE FOX by Liana De la Rosa

Lucy Jane Bledsoe's No Stopping Us Now will be honored this year on the Rise 2023 Booklist by Rise: A Feminist Book Project in the young adult fiction category. 

NO STOPPING US NOW is a 2023 Rise Honoree!

Moon's Ramadan by Natasha Khan Kazi receives a starred review from The School Library Journal. 

"A delightful read that teaches students about Ramadan and emphasizes the diversity in the Islamic world. This book will definitely be a go-to for librarians and teachers who want to expand awareness of Ramadan."- Peggy Henderson Murphy, The School Library Journal

The School Library Journal Gives MOON'S RAMADAN by Natasha Khan Kazi a Starred Review!

YALSA names Frizzy written by Claribel A. Ortega and illustrated by Rose Bousamra a YALSA top ten title on the Great Graphic Novels for Teens list. Great Graphic Novels for Teens is a list of recommended graphic novels and illustrated nonfiction for those ages 12-18, prepared yearly by the Young Adult Library Services Association (YALSA).

FRIZZY is a Top Ten YALSA Great Graphic Novels for Teens!

Frizzy written by Claribel A. Ortega and illustrated by Rose Bousamra wins the 2023 Pura Belpré Children’s Author Award.

FRIZZY wins the 2023 Pura Belpré Children’s Author Award!

Staff writer David Marchese of the New York Times Magazine interviewed Cal Newport about digital tools and our work lives in “The Digital Workplace Is Designed to Bring You Down.” 

Cal Newport in the New York Times Magazine

The Wall Street Journal reviews KARMA OF THE SUN by Brandon Ying Kit Boey. 

“Boey’s exploration of human values and philosophical conundrums—including the difficulty of finding hope and purpose in the face of the end of everything—is no sophomoric thought experiment, and his stark world is poetically rendered. A thoughtful read perfect for this moody season.”

The Wall Street Journal Reviews KARMA OF THE SUN by Brandon Ying Kit Boey

Literary Hub reveals the cover for Shannon Sanders’ debut story collection, Company, which Graywolf Press calls “a richly detailed, brilliantly woven collection about the lives and lore of one Black family.”

Lit Hub's Exclusive Cover Reveal of COMPANY by Shannon Sanders

The New York Times recommends reading BEAVERLAND this week. 

The New York Times Recommends BEAVERLAND!

NPR's Michel Martin speaks with environmental journalist Leila Philip about her new book, Beaverland: How One Weird Rodent Made America. Martin says he could "not put it down."

"I loved that the beaver's kind of a little jerk."- NPR, Michel Martin

NPR Interviews Leila Philip, Author of BEAVERLAND

"...in an unexpected bonus, they harass New Yorkers who escaped the city to move upstate during the pandemic and enrage recreational snowmobilers in New Hampshire."- The New York Post, Susannah Cahalan

The New York Post Explains Why Beavers Are Cool and Urges You to Buy BEAVERLAND

Leila Philip, author of Beaverland, writes an opinion piece on how the role of beavers in the ecosystem aids in fighting the coming wildfires and fighting climate change.  

"Beavers are one of the greatest conservation comeback stories of the 20th century. They were almost wiped out during the fur trade, but smart wildlife reintroduction programs in the early 1900s returned them to the landscape. Now beavers have a new role to play in creating climate resiliency if communities, municipalities, and individual landowners can take advantage of what they naturally do."- Leila Philip, Boston Globe

Leila Philip, author of BEAVERLAND, Educates and Inspires in an Op-Ed Piece in the Boston Globe

The Millions lists Dykette as one of the best and most anticipated books in the first half of 2023.

“Like a tightly rolled spliff passed around the room,” Samantha Hunt writes, “you will inhale Dykette.” 

"Following three queer couples on a 10-day country getaway, Dykette takes on desire, debauchery, and destruction through a distinctly queer—and propulsively entertaining—lens." —SMS

The Millions Can't Wait for DYKETTE!

The New York Times gives Beaverland a heartwarming and charming review. 

"[It] offers an appreciative account of the North American rodent, whose habit of taking down trees and causing floods has given it a reputation as a nuisance."- Jennifer Szalai, The New York Times

The New York Times Loves BEAVERLAND!

Dykette is listed as one of the buzziest debut novels in 2023 on Goodreads. 

Goodreads Names DYKETTE One of the Buzziest Debut Novels of the New Year

Dykette is #14 on Buzzfeed's list of Most Anticipated LGBTQ+ Books in 2023.

"Davis shrewdly explores issues of gender and sexuality while her characters confront the idea of what it means to seek the life you truly want."- David Vogel, Buzzfeed Contributor

DYKETTE is One of Buzzfeed's Most Anticipated LGBTQ+ Books of 2023

Kirkus Reviews has bestowed a star upon Ralph White’s debut memoir GETTING OUT OF SAIGON: "A unique, gripping story from the Vietnam War....White's persona seems like something out of a Terry Southern or Ian Fleming novel—as does his writing. White tells his inspiring story with wit, panache, humility, and a captivating sense of time and place. A fantastic read.”

A Starred Kirkus Review for GETTING OUT OF SAIGON

The Next Big Idea Club ranked Mary-Frances O’Connor, PhD’s THE GRIEVING BRAIN: The Surprising Science of How Our Brain’s Learn from Love and Loss (HarperOne) as the 3rd best science book of 2022.

THE GRIEVING BRAIN is a Next Big Idea Club Top Science Book

Shaun Gallagher’s EXPERIMENTING WITH BABIES (TarcherPerigee) is Oprah Daily’s pick for Best Book Gift for new moms. "New moms spend a lot of their time with their bundle of joy (because, duh). This book will make that cutie pie even more fun.”

Oprah Daily Recommends EXPERIMENTING WITH BABIES

Good Morning America interviews Audrey Elledge and Elizabeth Moore about their new book, LITURGIES FOR HOPE. 

"Two friends join forces to share powerful prayers in new book"- Good Morning America

Good Morning America Interviews Audrey Elledge and Elizabeth Moore, authors of LITURGIES FOR HOPE

The audiobook of LITURGIES FOR HOPE received a starred review from Booklist.

"Prayers are softly spoken by the writers with sensitivity, purity, and an understanding of the power and word of God. Listeners will perceive their abiding faith and relate to each prayer’s depth of honesty, relevance, wisdom, and truth."- Booklist 

The LITURGIES FOR HOPE Audiobook Receives a Starred Review from Booklist!

Life planner and relationship expert, Chanel Dokun, discusses the best way to work through issues and relationships this holiday season on Good Morning America.

Good Morning America Interviews Chanel Dokun on her new book, LIFE STARTS NOW

"Two conversion therapy survivors go back to the site of their trauma, hoping the truth will set them free...The compelling leads, engaging blow-by-blows of basketball games, and small-town feuds ground a heartening, issues-driven book. Secondary characters shine, too...This satisfyingly nuanced story tackles sexuality and spiritual abuse, offering connection and redemption."

TELL THE REST by Lucy Jane Bledsoe receives a Starred Review from Kirkus

The Next Big Idea Club ranked Kathryn Judge’sDIRECT: The Rise of the Middleman Economy and the Power of Going to the Source(HarperBusiness) as the 17th best business book of 2022. 

DIRECT is a Next Big Idea Club Top Business Book

Dykette by Jenny Fran Davis receives a stellar review from Publishers Weekly. 

"Davis delights in upending concepts of gender and sexuality."- Publishers Weekly 

Publishers Weekly Praises DYKETTE!

Beaverland receives a glowing review from The Washington Post. 

“This lyrical exploration is a portal for readers to enter into the mysteries of that world themselves.”

The Washington Post is a Fan of BEAVERLAND!

The McCartney Legacy: Volume 1  receives a glowing review in The New York Times.

The New York Times Loves THE MCCARTNEY LEGACY!

Stars In An Italian Sky receives a glowing review from Publishers Weekly. 

"For this moving, intergenerational tale, Santopolo skillfully weaves two love stories in which passionate and idealistic young couples contend with class differences, tension between their personal desires and familial obligations, and the ongoing ramifications of decisions made by earlier generations….The story toes the line between romance and women’s fiction, with equal focus on romantic and familial love. Santopolo’s flawed yet endearing characters are sure to tug at readers’ heartstrings." - Publishers Weekly

STARS IN AN ITALIAN SKY Receives a Glowing Review From Publishers Weekly

Leila Philip is interviewed with WAMC Northeast Public Radio about Beaverland: How One Weird Rodent Made America.

"Beautifully written and exhaustively researched, “Beaverland” reveals the ways in which one odd and industrious creature and the trade surrounding it has shaped history, culture, and our environment." -WAMC Northeast Public Radio

Leila Philip Speaks with WAMC (NPR Member) About Her New Novel BEAVERLAND

The New York Times lists OCEAN’S ECHO by Everina Maxwell as one of the best romance novels of 2022!

"One of the rare books that deliver at every level on every page."- The New York Times

OCEAN’S ECHO by Everina Maxwell was Named a Best Romance Novel of 2022 by the New York Times

The Mary Sue suggests Bessie the Motorcycle Queen as one of twelve book gift ideas for children. 

The Mary Sue Recommends BESSIE THE MOTORCYCLE QUEEN as a Children's Gift for the Upcoming Holidays

Bessie the Motorcycle Queen is selected for Imagination Soup's Best Children's Nonfiction Books of 2022 list. 

"Lyrical, poetic writing and lush, inviting illustrations tell about an independent Black woman named Bessie, a stunt-riding, long-distance motorcycle rider in the 1920s."- Imagination Soup

BESSIE THE MOTORCYCLE QUEEN Makes Imagination Soup’s Best Children’s Nonfiction Books of 2022 List

DYKETTE is one of 18 novels selected to be on SPY.com's Most Anticipated Novels of 2023 List. 

"For fans of Luster, HBO’s Search Party, and Detransition, Baby, readers looking for darkly hilarious and unusual stories should add Jenny Fran Davis’ anticipated debut novel to their 2023 reading list.”- SPY

DYKETTE Makes SPY.com's Most Anticipated Novels of 2023 List

Selected from more than a thousand entries, Kathryn Judge’s DIRECT: The Rise of the Middleman Economy and the Power of Going to the Source (HarperBusiness) is one of the Non-Obvious Book Awards' best business and nonfiction books published over the past year.

DIRECT Makes the 2022 Non-Obvious Book Awards Longlist

Porchlight Books has named Kathryn Judge’s DIRECT: The Rise of the Middleman Economy and the Power of Going to the Source (HarperBusiness) to their Business Book Awards longlist in the Current Events & Public Affairs category.

DIRECT Makes the 2022 Porchlight Business Book Awards Longlist

Debbie Tung’s EVERYTHING IS OK (Andrews McMeel) is a finalist for the 2022 Goodreads Choice Awards in the Best Graphic Novels & Comics category. 

EVERYTHING IS OK is a Finalist for the Goodreads Choice Awards

Nathalia Holt’s WISE GALS (Putnam) is a finalist for the 2022 Goodreads Choice Awards in the Best History & Biography category. 

WISE GALS is a Finalist for the Goodreads Choice Awards

Sheryl Kaskowitz is the recipient of the Southern Association for Women Historians' 2022 Anne Firor Scott Mid-Career Fellowship. The fellowship provides assistance to scholars who are past the first stage of their careers and working on a second book or equivalent project in southern and/or gender history. The fellowship is awarded to Dr. Kaskowitz for The Music Unit: FDR’s Hidden New Deal Program That Tried to Save America from the Great Depression—One Song at a Time, which is forthcoming from Pegasus Books.

Kaskowitz Is a Southern Association for Women Historians Fellowship Recipient

Nathalia Holt’s WISE GALS, published by Putnam, is among the opening round nominees in the Best History and Biography category in this year’s Goodreads Choice Awards.