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18 June

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wsj.comFiction: ‘West of Loveland' by Tom DruryTom Drury returns to the world of Grouse County, whose denizens are getting older yet still maintain their human idiosyncrasies.

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“Mr. Drury is one of the great regionalists of American fiction, which is another way of saying that his novels are universal.” Great review of WEST OF LOVELAND in @wsj.com.

amazon.com‘Fourth Wing' author Rebecca Yarros recommends 4 books, including “a fantastic book club pick”To celebrate 'Threshing Day,' Rebecca Yarros shares her favorite recent reads with the Amazon Editors

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Rebecca Yarros calls HEART THE LOVER a great book club pick! We couldn't agree more 🧡

Listen to the music that inspired Will Maclean as he wrote SOLACE HOUSE on @largeheartedboy.bsky.social🎵 https://largeheartedboy.com/2026/10/14/will-macleans-book-notes-music-playlist-for-his-novel-solace-house/

lithub.comWill Maclean on F*cking Up a Notebook to Write a NovelThis first appeared in Lit Hub's Craft of Writing newsletter--sign up here. There's a great artist called Bobby Fingers whose YouTube channel documents him making insanely detailed sculptures of cel...

Will Maclean, author of SOLACE HOUSE, shared his writing process on @literaryhub.bsky.social (which involves "fucking up" a journal). Read the article here:

Join the Grove Atlantic influencer program! Head to the link below or to our website to apply 🤩 The application form closes 10/11, so make sure to apply before then! https://forms.gle/ZJxx669pNZRNtyma6

eventbrite.comEvanston author Sara Levine, in conversation with Rebecca MakkaiEvanstonian Sara Levine and bestselling author Rebecca Makkai will discuss Levine's latest novel, The Hitch.

This Thursday (9/24) Sara Levine, author of THE HITCH, will be in conversation with Rebecca Makkai at Nichols Concert Hall in Evanston, IL. Get your tickets now!

We are so excited to share that JOHN OF JOHN by Douglas Stuart is on @thebookerprizes.com 2026 shortlist!

therumpus.netyou won't hear this - The RumpusWhen mom would tell me the story of my birth, I always imagined the hospital room was dark, like the only light was coming in from the hallway or maybe a small nightlight plugged into a far corner of the room. But in the pictures, it's not dark; light c...

19 Sept

@lydiamwrites.bsky.social, author of DESPERATE BODIES, wrote a moving essay about her mother and misogynoir in healthcare in @therumpus.net. Read it here:

washingtonmonthly.comThe Swastika and the Red HatComparing Trump to Hitler is considered facile, a trivialization of genocide. But their rises to power are frighteningly similar.

19 Sept

“Profoundly dizzying . . . 53 DAYS teaches us, forcefully, that democracy is never anything we can take for granted.”

15 Sept

This month Oprah's Book Club celebrates its 30th anniversary and we couldn't be more grateful for having been a part of it though THE COVENANT OF WATER, SMALL THINGS LIKE THESE, and JOHN OF JOHN ❤️

10 Sept

Now's the time to snag your most anticipated fall time releases with the latest Barnes & Noble pre-order sale happening now through September 11! https://www.barnesandnoble.com/

3 Sept

SOLACE HOUSE is an October Indie Next pick! Thank you to all the booksellers and indie bookstores for their support of this addictive puzzle-box of a novel ❤️

msmagazine.comSeptember 2026 Reads for the Rest of UsHello, feminist reader friends! Each month, I provide <em>Ms.</em> readers with a list of new books being published by writers from historically excluded groups. The aims of these lists are threefold: I want to do my part in the disruption of what has ...

2 Sept

DESPERATE BODIES is "raw, unsettling and evocative," making it a must-read this fall!

townandcountrymag.comThe 67 Must Read Books of Fall 2026Our picks for the standout new releases of September, October, and November.

2 Sept

Have a "spooky and mind-bending" time this fall with SOLACE HOUSE! Out 10/13.

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29 Aug

I’m over the moon that my book What the Wild Sea Can Be is the Science Friday Book Club pick 🌊🐋🐟💙🪼🦭🦈🦑 Read along from September 1 And I’m doing a livestream Q&A Sept 25 @groveatlantic.bsky.social

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Science Friday is diving into the ocean for our next Book Club pick! 🌊 Helen Scales (@helenscales.bsky.social) gave us a sneak peek into her incredible book, "What the Wild Sea Can Be: The Future of the World's Ocean” and will be answering your questions in a livestream next month.

latimes.comContributor: 'Beauty horror' shows us that race runs more than skin deepThe genre's signature mix of anxious routine and dread has found its fullest form in the works of Asian American women.

28 Aug

RAVISHING by @eshanisurya.bsky.social is mentioned in this great @latimes.com article about the burgeoning beauty horror sub-genre and its connection to Asian American identity.

airmail.newsEditor's PicksThis week, don't miss "53 Days" by Timothy Ryback, "The Madness of Markets" by Alex Edmans, and "Queen and Kings" by Lucy Worsley.

"It is foolish not to study and learn from the ways a person with the soul of a dictator can fracture a democracy. 53 Days is the essential blueprint in understanding how that can happen." @airmail.news on 53 DAYS, coming out 9/1.

lithub.comTracy Borman Recommends Books To Make You Fall In Love With the TudorsIt's been a joy imagining the world of Anne Boleyn and her family for my new novel, The House of Boleyn. I loved immersing myself in their beautiful home, Hever Castle--the place where they retreate...

Fall in love again and again with the Tudors by reading these book recs from @tracyborman.bsky.social, author of THE HOUSE OF BOLEYN, on @literaryhub.bsky.social.

nytimes.comThe Best New Historical FictionOur columnist on the month's best new books.

Thrilled to see THE BEAUTY OF THE DAYS GONE BY and THE HOUSE OF BOLEYN at the top of the @nytimes.com list of best new historical fiction! 🤠

groveatlantic.comFound in Translation: A Q&A with Translators Ginny Tapley Takemori, Diane Oatley, and Bruna Dantas Lobato | Grove AtlanticWhen reading works in translation, do you ever wonder about the decisions the translator makes? Why did they choose a specific word? How long...

What goes into translating your favorite book in translation? Read our Q&A with translators Ginny Tapley Takemori, Diane Oatley, and Bruna Dantas Lobato to find out!

goodreads.comYour Guide to Fall's Top Adult Fiction, from Contemporary to HistoricalAutumn is traditionally the Big Season for what we might call Big Fiction. Fall tends to bring a higher relative representation of award-winning aut...

26 Aug

Love to see THE HOUSE OF BOLEYN and FABRICATIONS in this Goodreads Guide to Fall Adult Fiction!

newyorker.comThree Books That Will Transport YouBe moved the old-fashioned way.

26 Aug

Need another reason to pick up the Booker Prize-winning novel ORBITAL? @newyorker.com recommends it as one of Three Books That Will Transport You.

25 Aug

HOW AFRICA WORKS by Joe Studwell is longlisted for the @financialtimes.com & Standard Chartered 2026 Business Book of the Year!

25 Aug

Lydia Mathis, author of DESPERATE BODIES, will be in conversation with @roxanegay.bsky.social at The Center for Fiction on 9/15! RSVP here: https://bit.ly/4zAsepV

kirkusreviews.comSAVIOR AND SEDUCER | Kirkus ReviewsRevisionist history of the U.S. in world geopolitics.

25 Aug

Kirkus Reviews calls SAVIOR AND SEDUCER by Thaddeus Russell, out 10/20, "a well-argued, fresh way to look at America’s role in the world from the founding until today" in their starred review!

24 Aug

S.L. Price won the inaugural 2026 Dan Jenkins Medal for Excellence in Sportswriting-Best Sports Book for THE AMERICAN GAME! 🎉

latimes.comThis 'party historian' chronicled the world history of nightlife -- and L.A. gets its dueHistorian Imogen Willetts explores four centuries of after-hours history in her new book "Up All Night," proving L.A.'s 2000s party era was a serious cultural force.

24 Aug

"You may just stay up all night reading Willetts’ engaging, well-researched accounts." Imogen Willetts, author of UP ALL NIGHT, was interviewed by @latimes.com! Read it here:

aprilonline.orgWe are Not and Never Have Been a “Christian Nation”The religion writer Brook Wilensky-Lanford recommends six books that explore religious pluralism and challenge Christian nationalists' myths.

12 Aug

Has the US always been a "Christian nation?" Maybe not. Brook Wilensky-Lanford, author of A GOD-SHAPED NATION, argues against the widely accepted statement.

11 Aug

It is officially time to get those hardcover books you've been eyeing from the @barnesandnoble.com #BNBookHaul! Get your copies of WINTER STORIES, THE TRUE TRUE STORY OF RAJA THE GULLIBLE, and WINTER today 📖 https://bit.ly/4g6KUov

youtu.beTracy Borman and the Stories Inside the House of Boleyn (ep 255)We think we know the story of Anne Boleyn and her family. But what went on behind closed doors? In her new novel, Tracy Borman explores the personal side of the Boleyns, their rivals, their supporters, and their giddy rise and terrifying fall. Tracy Bo...

5 Aug

Your daily commute just got more interesting! @tracyborman.bsky.social, author of THE HOUSE OF BOLEYN, spills the tea on the rise and fall of the Boleyn family while on @shakeuphistory.bsky.social's British History podcast.

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28 July

In honor of JOHN OF JOHN making the 2026 Booker Prize longlist, here's a look back at our May review. www.washingtonindependentreviewofbooks.com/bookreview/j... @groveatlantic.bsky.social @thebookerprizes.com #johnofjohn #bookerprize #douglasstuart #booksky

washingtonindependentreviewofbooks.comJohn of John: A Novel | Washington Independent Review of BooksThe Independent is an important voice in the community of readers and writers dedicated to book reviews and writing about the world of books.

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4 Aug

It’s US publication day for The House of Boleyn! 🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸🎉🎉🎉 @groveatlantic.bsky.social

maahstonebookaward.orgMAAH Stone Book AwardThe Museum of African American History (MAAH) Stone Book Award is an annual prize that encourages scholarship and writing within the field of African American history and culture by awarding a $25,000 winning prize and two $5,000 finalist prizes for exc...

30 July

BLACK SOLDIERS, WHITE LAWS is longlisted for the 2026 Museum of African American History Stone Book Award!

28 July

JOHN OF JOHN by Douglas Stuart is on the @thebookerprizes.com 2026 longlist!

nytimes.comThe Best Books of the Year (So Far)The nonfiction and novels we can't stop thinking about.

25 July

JOHN OF JOHN is on the @nytimes.com Best Books of the Year (So Far) list!

therumpus.netRead Everything You Can and Keep Writing: A Conversation with Tracy Lynne Oliver - The Rumpus“You just don't know how long something's going to take to get published in terms of a book. But start small: Start publishing little things; get feedback; get rejected; get accepted. That's all part of it. Just do all of that; that's just all part of t...

23 July

Tracy Lynne Oliver talks all things MAGICIAN, writing, and her friendship with Roxane Gay in this interview in @therumpus.net.

shows.acast.comJon Lee Anderson: Che Guevara, Cuba and the Craft of Conflict Journalism | Full ExpressionListen to Jon Lee Anderson: Che Guevara, Cuba and the Craft of Conflict Journalism from Full Expression. In this episode of Full Expression, journalist and biographer Jon Lee Anderson reflects on the experiences that shaped one of the most extraordinar...

22 July

Learn more about the journalist behind the landmark Che Guevara biography in the most recent Full Expression podcast.

therumpus.netThe July Rumpus Book Club Selection: Magician by Tracy Lynne Oliver - The RumpusOur second installment of the relaunch The Rumpus Book Club* will be on July 28th at 7pm ET. Host Debbie Millman will be speaking with Tracy Lynne Oliver

21 July

MAGICIAN is the July @therumpus.net Book Club selection! RSVP now to see Tracy Lynne Oliver in conversation with Debbie Millman on July 28th.

theguardian.comUp All Night by Imogen Willetts review – a seductive history of going outFrom 18th-century pleasure gardens to Studio 54, the story of nightlife in all its hedonistic – and political – glory

16 July

UP ALL NIGHT is a "bright and compelling read" that will have readers "in pursuit of [collective effervescence] once again." A fantastic review in @theguardian.com!

lithub.comLit Hub's Most Anticipated Books of 2026, Part TwoThe year is half over, if you can believe it. Time marches ever forward, into the abyss. Books, though, can smooth the passage. If you choose wisely, that is. To that end, here are the novels, coll...

16 July

Absolutely thrilled to see 53 DAYS, SOLACE HOUSE, SAVIOR AND SEDUCER, WEST OF LOVELAND, and FABRICATIONS on @literaryhub.bsky.social's list of Most Anticipated Books of 2026 pt. 2!

npr.orgTerry Tempest Williams on why women with big ideas get labeled 'crazy' : Wild Card with Rachel MartinTerry Tempest Williams often writes about what is easy to overlook – the “holy ordinary” as she calls it. Whether it's the beauty and plight of the natural world, or the silence and struggle of a loved one. She talks to Rachel about why women with big i...

10 July

"To this day, Terry's writing always reorients me towards what is good, what is beautiful, and what is true." What a fantastic interview between Terry Tempest Williams and Rachel Martin on NPR Wild Card!

lithub.comRemembering Tom Stoppard: A Night at the TheaterIn London today there will be a memorial celebration for Tom Stoppard. When Tom passed away last November, he was acclaimed and eulogized brilliantly all over the world. To read some of those encomâ€¦

9 July

Happy Tom Stoppard Day! Our Publisher, Morgan Entrekin, remembers Tom Stoppard and his support of Grove Atlantic in this piece on @literaryhub.bsky.social.

bit.lyToday is Tom Stoppard Day in the UKToday in London a who's who of the literary world will be observing what may be the inaugural memorial day for the late playwright Tom Stoppard. Celebrations center around the renaming of the Duke ...

9 July

Happy Tom Stoppard Day! Today the British literary world is celebrating the great Tom Stoppard.

illinoistimes.comMore than a book about a baseball game - Illinois Times, the capital city's weekly source of news, politics, arts, entertainment, cultureThe First All-Star Game: Babe Ruth, FDR and America at the Crossroadsby Randall Sullivan (Grove Atlantic Books, 2026). Major League Baseball's All-Star Game will be held July 14at Citizens Bank Park in Philadelphia as part of a nearly weeklong schedule ...

9 July

"Randall Sullivan has . . . woven baseball and the world into an enjoyable and provocative historical account." Great praise for THE FIRST ALL-STAR GAME in the Illinois Times!

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25 June

Look what’s just landed from across the Atlantic! Out in the US on 4 August 🇺🇸🎉 @groveatlantic.bsky.social

undergods.orgThe Gates Ajar | Under Godshttps://www.undergods.org

8 July

Is your view of the afterlife is rooted in Spiritualism? Find out in this fascinating article by A GOD-SHAPED NATION author @brookwl.bsky.social.

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16 June

"All my work has been about the cost of belonging, because I find that the price of belonging is conformity." The Place That Keeps Calling You Back: @gregmania.bsky.social interviews Douglas Stuart about John of John (@groveatlantic.bsky.social). ➡️ buff.ly/2z5pWHC

newyorker.comHow Did American Christianity End Up Like This?History helps explain the particular faith that now rules our religious marketplace.

15 June

Start your week with some light reading about religion with this fascinating article in @newyorker.com on the history of Christianity in the US that references A GOD-SHAPED NATION!