Cal Newport’s DEEP WORK appeared at #8 on the Wall Street Journal‘s bestselling books list, in the nonfiction e-books category. View the full list here.
DEEP WORK Hits the WSJ Bestsellers List
MARRY, BANG, KILL is the 2019 ReLit Award Winner
MARRY, BANG, KILL by Andrew Battershill is selected as the 2019 ReLit Award Winner in the novel category. See the full list here.
MOTHER MAY I is an IndieBound Bestseller
MOTHER MAY I by Joshilyn Jackson hit the IndieBound Bestseller list for the week of April 14, 2021.
Library Journal gives THE NINE LIVES OF ROSE NAPOLITANO a Starred Review
“After several young adult and nonfiction books (Consent: A Memoir of Unwanted Attention,) Freitas debuts an extraordinary, multi-faceted novel for adults. Rose Napolitano is a young woman on the precipice of a life-changing decision: whether to have a child. A staunch feminist professor of sociology, Rose has never wanted children. She was explicit about that while dating her husband, Luke, and he proclaimed that he was of the same mind. But a few years into their seemingly happy marriage, his parents start exerting their influence in hopes of getting a grandchild. Luke caves, and eventually Rose agrees to start taking prenatal vitamins, and that is where the story starts. And starts again. Because this is no ordinary story of a young couple moving on to the next stage of familyhood; instead we get a glimpse into all the different lives Rose could have. Nine different lives, some more fully realized than others. Starting one morning in 2006, Rose and Luke fight over the prenatal vitamins, and the outcome of that fight changes depending on the life Rose chooses, from having a baby or not, to affairs or not, to the breakup of the marriage or not, until it ends in 2025.
Verdict: This is a serious yet fantastical look at relationships, family, and feminism told in a unique voice, and book groups should take note. The closest readalikes are Life After Life by Kate Atkinson and Replay by Ken Grimwood.
I’ve seen this compared to the movie Sliding Doors, (available on Amazon Prime, IMDB TV, & Hoopla,) so I watched it. The movie is a shallow comparison. Once again, Pamela Dorman Books comes through for me. Don’t miss it.”
Read about it on Library Journal here.