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!
