Congratulations to all of our authors who finished a tough first draft, got a great book deal, had their debut published, or landed a foreign deal! While I can’t call out all of those (although you can check the archives for some!), we’re especially happy to share the following mentions or lists:
NUTCRACKED by Susan Adrian
– Listed as one of a festive slew of Nutcracker retellings for children, teens, and adults by BookRiot
WHAT GOES UP by Wen Baragrey
– Named one of the Best Children’s Books of 2018 by Smithsonian’s Air & Space Magazine
THE INFINITE PIECES OF US by Rebekah Crane
– One of Seventeen’s Best YA Books of 2018
THE AMBROSE DECEPTION by Emily Ecton
– One of the Chicago Public Library’s Best Fiction for Older Readers of 2018
THE LAST SUN by K.D. Edwards
– One of the Best Fantasy Books of 2018 by BookBub
GRAVEYARD SHIFT by Michael F. Haspil
– finalist for the 2018 Colorado Book Award for Best Science Fiction/ Fantasy
TRULY DEVIOUS by Maureen Johnson
– One of Seventeen’s Best YA Books of 2018
– A GoodReads finalist for Best Young Adult novel of 2018
– A Publishers Weekly Best Young Adult Book of 2018
BERNICE BUTTMAN, MODEL CITIZEN by Niki Lenz
– Listed as one the Most Exciting MG books of 2019 by Brightly
THE ONES WHO GOT AWAY by Roni Loren
– One of the Best Romance Novels of 2018 by Kirkus
– A pick for Best Romance Novel of 2018 at Amazon
– One of the 10 Best Romance Novels of 2018 at Entertainment Weekly
THE ONE YOU CAN’T FORGET by Roni Loren
– A Best Romance Novel of 2018 at Publishers Weekly
RED, WHITE AND ROYAL BLUE by Casey McQuiston
– One of the 30 Must-Read Books of 2019 at PopSugar
– One of the Best Books Read in November at Book Riot
Sarah Morgenthaler
– Nominee for 2018 Golden Heart Award
THE SUMMER OF JORDI PEREZ by Amy Spalding
– One of NPR’s Best Books of 2018
– Named one of the Best YA Books of 2018 by The Boston Globe
– Named one of the Best YA Books of 2018 by Kirkus
– Named one of the Best YA Books of 2018 by Cosmopolitan
– Named one of the Best YA Books of 2018 by Popsugar
– Named one of the Best YA Books of 2018 by Paste
– One of the Best LGBTQ Books of 2018 by Autostraddle and BookRiot
THE NIGHT MARK by Tiffany Reisz
– Finalist for a RITA Award for Best Mainstream Fiction with a Romantic Element
THE RED by Tiffany Reisz
– USA Today bestseller!
“Welcome To Your Authentic Indian Experience TM” by Rebecca Roanhorse
– WINNER 2018 Nebula Award
– WINNER 2018 Hugo Award
– Finalist for the 2018 Locus Award for Best Short Story
– Locus Recommended Read
TRAIL OF LIGHTNING by Rebecca Roanhorse
– WINNER 2018 Campbell Award for Best New SFF Writer
– An Amazon Best Science Fiction and Fantasy of 2018 Selection
– One of B&N’s Best Debuts Ever Written
– One of Library Journal’s Best SF/F of 2018
– One of NPR’s Best Books of 2018
– 2018 Audible Best Audiobook of the Year Runner Up
– 2018 Lone Star Pick
AN ENCHANTMENT OF RAVENS by Margaret Rogerson
– #1 on the bestseller list in Malaysia
– 2018 Indies Next List Top Pick for paperbacks
I’m sure there’s more! But for now, please join me in congratulating these amazing authors!
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Tags: Amy Spalding, Best Books of the Year, Casey McQuiston, End of year lists, K.D. Edwards, Margaret Rogerson, Maureen Johnson, Michael Haspil, Rebecca Roanhorse, Rebekah Crane, Roni Loren, Sarah Morgenthaler, Tiffany Reisz, Wen Baragrey
