NPR reviews Helen Oyeyemi’s Mr. Fox, in which “reality and fantasy masterfully collide”

“It's a testament to the strength of Oyeyemi's concept and its brilliant execution that, like Mr. Fox, we much prefer to escape into his inner life than to confront his reality. Through him, Oyeyemi exuberantly opens doors into other realms, minds and eras — and uncovers beautiful truths at every twisted turn.” To read the full review, click here

The A.V. Club on Tom Scocca’s Beijing Welcomes You

“In tracking the last-minute cobbling-together of the Games, Scocca creates suspense around a Summer Olympics that has already been consigned to history, and offers an engrossing picture of a place that resists even his efforts to know it better.” More…

The Associated Press on The Secret History of Costaguana

“Vasquez proves himself again as one of the most talented in a new generation of post-Gabriel Garcia Marquez Colombian writers… the story is well planned, researched and executed… the book shines with all its humor and intrigue…” More...

The Rumpus on Rebecca’s Wolff’s "gorgeously told" and "evocative" first novel, The Beginners

“First, Wolff’s narrative technique works brilliantly... The other reason the book feels so fresh and compelling is because Wolff, an accomplished poet, is a master at harnessing the riveting power of deliberate language. Wolff’s sparkling prose bites and throbs, sings and rumbles its way through a thoroughly haunting narrative.” To read the full review, click here.

Jezebel.com on Wendy McClure's "funny and fun" The Wilder Life

"Wendy McClure really put her money where her sunbonnet is... You need not have been an obsessive fan of Laura Ingalls Wilder in order to appreciate McClure's memoir The Wilder Life— because, really, she's not just talking about this one series, but about the magic childhood books can hold throughout one's life... Breezy and funny and fun." More...

The Big Think on Steven Johnson's Where Good Ideas Come From

The Big Think covers Steven Johnson's Where Good Ideas Come From: “Through a rich set of anecdotes, Johnson illustrates seven principles underlying good ideas.” They also share some ways of implementing Johnson's ideas in daily life. More...

NPR on Rosecrans Baldwin's "stunning" You Lost Me There

“The most surprising thing about You Lost Me There is Baldwin's self-assured, subtle and unfailingly moving prose — this book does not read like the work of a young, first-time novelist. The 33-year-old writer — a magazine editor and former EMT and rock-climbing teacher — is uncannily perceptive when it comes to the complicated and fraught issues of marriage, death and sexual desire, and his dialogue is naturalistic and unforced. Perhaps most impressive, though, is the author's artistic and emotional maturity — You Lost Me There is, finally, a wise book, the kind that eludes many authors twice Baldwin's age. Words, of course, really can be lifelines, especially in the aftermath of loss. It's not always easy to find beauty in pain, but that's what Baldwin has done, and the result is affecting, profound and true.” More...

The Chicago Tribune on Rosecrans Baldwin’s "tender, funny, generous" new book You Lost Me There

In a debut novel that the Chicago Tribune calls “elegantly perceptive,” Rosecrans Baldwin tells the story of Dr. Victor Aaron, an Alzheimer’s researcher who loses his wife in a car accident. Victor idealizes their love until he finds a set of notes written by his late wife that tell a very different story of their marriage, forcing Victor to rethink his ideas of memory, grief, and love. You Lost Me There will be available from Riverhead on Thursday, August 12th. More…

Entertainment Weekly on Rosecrans Baldwin’s “beautiful, brainy, offbeat” You Lost Me There

Rosecrans Baldwin’s highly anticipated first novel You Lost Me There, out in stores this Thursday, August 12th, is the story of a widowed Alzheimer’s researcher who, after finding notes written by his late wife during their marriage, begins to question his own memory of their idealized love. Entertainment Weekly gives You Lost Me There a grade of A- and calls it “beautiful, brainy, offbeat…Baldwin shows steadying compassion and literary flair in the dissection of miseries.” More…

The Boston Globe calls Doug Dorst’s first short story collection a “literary feat”

The Boston Globe writes, "Following his highly acclaimed 2008 debut novel, Alive in Necropolis, Doug Dorst pulls off another literary feat: a sophomore work of fiction that both highlights his gifts and extends his range successfully into the short-story genre. Like his first book, The Surf Guru traffics heavily in magic realism, blending gritty, slice-of-life vignettes with elements of light fantasy." More...