The audiobook for @allietagledokus.bsky.social's LUCKY GIRL is out this week, read by the fantastic Phoebe Strole! More info here ⤵️

Andrew Burstein's BEING THOMAS JEFFERSON—acclaimed as "a nuanced, warts-and-all examination of a complicated Founding Father" by Kirkus Reviews—is out today from @bloomsburybooksus.bsky.social! Happy publication day, Andrew! www.kirkusreviews.com/book-reviews...

"Burstein employs the key events of Jefferson’s life to probe the inner man to a degree no other biographer has attempted, and he succeeds brilliantly." Another glowing review for Andrew Burstein's BEING THOMAS JEFFERSON in @wirobooks.bsky.social! See the full piece here ⤵️

"Thomas Jefferson was a unique study in contrasts, as brilliantly highlighted by Andrew Burstein in BEING THOMAS JEFFERSON...objective and fascinating." Fantastic Manhattan Book Review of BEING THOMAS JEFFERSON by LG Literary's Andrew Burstein, out next Tuesday from @bloomsburybooksus.bsky.social!

A new report from PEN America on the 52 most frequently banned books since 2021 shows schools across the country targeting titles related to race, LGBTQ+ identities, and sexual abuse, as well as bestselling novels by Green and Picoult.

"I realized that as someone who's not an observer of the Christmas holidays, I get to pick and choose...So I get all of the fun without actually having any of the responsibilities." Read more about the inspiration behind Uzma Jalaluddin's new holiday rom-com on the CBC's Bookends with Mattea Roach⤵️

"If you’re looking for an entertaining, Hallmark-esque story in book form, pick this one up." theSkimm recommends Uzma Jalaluddin's YOURS FOR THE SEASON among other fantastic offerings for your bookish holiday gifts here ⤵️

Ready to cozy up with a new winter romance? How about Uzma Jalaluddin's YOURS FOR THE SEASON, which @bookriot.bsky.social calls "warmhearted and hilarious"? Learn more about Uzma's newest, listed among great company here ⤵️

DETECTIVE AUNTY, the first installment of Uzma Jalaluddin's new cozy mystery series, is one of The Globe and Mail’s Top 100 Books of 2025! See the full list here (and mark your calendars for Uzma's sequel, out next year with @harpercollins.bsky.social & HarperCollins Canada) ⤵️

LG Literary's @normansolomon.bsky.social's newest book, THE BLUE ROAD TO TRUMP HELL: HOW CORPORATE DEMOCRATS PAVED THE WAY FOR AUTOCRACY, is now available as a free eBook and paperback original! Confounded by our current political reality? Read more here ⤵️

🎶 Do you see what I see? 🎶 That’s right, it’s Uzma Jalaluddin's new holiday rom-com, YOURS FOR THE SEASON, right outside of New York’s Penn Station!

"Everyone has their own love story, but when you add race, class, culture and faith to that, I find it fascinating." Read more about LG Literary's Uzma Jalaluddin's writing process and new holiday rom-com YOURS FOR THE SEASON (beloved by Mindy Kaling!) in this fantastic feature from @thestar.com ⤵️

Happy publication day to Uzma Jalaluddin's YOURS FOR THE SEASON, out now from Mindy's Book Studio and #1 on Amazon for Fake Dating Romance! Enter to win a copy of the book Kirkus calls "an intercultural holiday rom-com that fully nails the promise of its premise” on Goodreads today through 12/28 ⤵️

The holidays are already in full swing at LG Literary, with Uzma Jalaluddin's YOURS FOR THE SEASON out next week from Mindy's Book Studio! Read more about Uzma's novel on this fantastic list of new holiday romances from BookBub ⤵️

"A narrative studded with keen insights...It makes for immersive account of both the man and his age." Great @publisherswkly.bsky.social review of BEING THOMAS JEFFERSON by LG Literary's Andrew Burstein, out in January from @bloomsburybooksus.bsky.social!

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"LUCKY GIRL, already destined by its premise to be a fun book, outperforms on every metric: It is sharp, wise, heartfelt, daring, and memorable." Thank you to Devon Halliday & The Masters Review for this magnificent review of @allietagledokus.bsky.social's debut, out now from @tinhouse.bsky.social!

Join us in congratulating LG Literary's @jodipicoult.bsky.social, honored earlier this month at GrubStreet's LitUp Gala in Boston!

Let’s cancel everyone!! Jkjk haha look at this book list (allietagledokus.bsky.social)

"Even if it’s fiction, watching a famous person’s rise and inevitable fall is addicting." @meghanmcg.bsky.social's review of “Lucky Girl” by Allie Tagle-Dokus (@tinhouse.bsky.social) is out now. chireviewofbooks.com/2025/11/12/l...

Happy publication day to @allietagledokus.bsky.social's debut LUCKY GIRL, out today from @tinhouse.bsky.social and a @peoplemag.bsky.social Best Book of the Week — congratulations Allie! 🦜💃📚

Lucky Girl by @allietagledokus.bsky.social is almost here - 11.11.25! 💖🦜 “Dance Moms, but make it a novel about ambition, infamy, and the cage that is fame.”—Language Arts More info & preorder! bit.ly/LuckyGirlNovel

“I realized I should keep writing [LUCKY GIRL], and put the climate change novel in my drawer for the rest of my life.” LG Literary's @allietagledokus.bsky.social discusses imminent publication and parenthood for @bostonglobe.com, ahead of her launch this Monday at @silverunicornbooks.bsky.social ⤵️

More love for @allietagledokus.bsky.social's LUCKY GIRL, named a best debut of the month by @debutiful.bsky.social!

Delighted to see @allietagledokus.bsky.social's LUCKY GIRL featured here — out 1 week from today from @tinhouse.bsky.social!

Early access alert: Uzma Jalaluddin's forthcoming YOURS FOR THE SEASON is an Amazon FirstReads pick for November! Check out the full list here ⤵️ www.amazon.com/kindle-dbs/f...

Breaking news: censorship isn't just for banned books anymore. My musical Between the Lines was cancelled due to the comments of a single parent.

SMALL GREAT THINGS by LG Literary's @jodipicoult.bsky.social is among superb company on Amazon's 25 Book Club Favorites From 25 Years of Best Books — congratulations all! See the full list of conversation starters here ⤵️ www.amazon.com/b/?_encoding...

"I think [Uzma's] worldview is really reflected in her books, which is that people are sort of inherently good and just kind of misunderstood.” Delighted to see Uzma Jalaluddin's forthcoming YOURS FOR THE SEASON featured on this list of Mindy Kaling's favorites! www.bustle.com/entertainmen...

The musical adaptation of THE BOOK THIEF opens in London this weekend, featuring a book by Timothy Allen McDonald and LG Literary's @jodipicoult.bsky.social — congratulations all! theatreweekly.com/first-look-r...

Uzma Jalaluddin's forthcoming holiday rom-com has earned a starred review in Kirkus: "Jalaluddin delivers romance treasure: a plausible fake-dating premise and a surfeit of laugh-out-loud moments." Congratulations, Uzma! Out 12/1 from Mindy's Book Studio ⤵️ www.kirkusreviews.com/book-reviews...

"Having taught for over a decade has given me the unique honor of being a part of hundreds of students’ lives—and the pain of realizing that not all of those lives will be as long as I would wish." Lovely essay on teaching and the enduring power of Les Mis from LG Literary's @k-wilfrid.bsky.social ⤵️

"The Nigerian poet, Adedayo Agaurau, once said about MFA programs, 'If you admit a poet from my country, then you also have to accept his/her/their traditions and culture as well.'" LG Literary's Nkiacha Atemnkeng on workshopping African fiction in American MFA classes ⤵️ lolwe.org/where-chekov...

*Being Thomas Jefferson: An Intimate History* - Marginal REVOLUTION

For our second Freedom to Read Issue, we’re highlighting the work being done in communities across the country, from the Diet Coke–drinking mom who cofounded the Texas Freedom to Read Project to the members of Penguin Random House’s Intellectual Freedom Taskforce.

Looking forward to seeing our wonderful colleagues the first People of Publishing conference next week in NYC!

Delighted to see @allietagledokus.bsky.social's forthcoming LUCKY GIRL featured here, amongst incredible company — thank you Eliana Ramage & @literaryhub.bsky.social!

🚨Advanced copy alert! Andrew Burstein's new, intimate biography of Thomas Jefferson, out in January from @bloomsburybooksus.bsky.social ⤵️ www.bloomsbury.com/us/being-tho...

"Tagle-Dokus’ depiction of Hollywood is both hilarious and horrifying...A novel as binge-worthy as reality TV." Fantastic Kirkus review of @allietagledokus.bsky.social's debut novel LUCKY GIRL, out in November from @tinhouse.bsky.social! ⤵️ www.kirkusreviews.com/book-reviews...

Love seeing Uzma Jalaluddin's DETECTIVE AUNTY featured on this cozy mystery list from CrimeReads — just in time for the holiday weekend! ⤵️ crimereads.com/salad-days-a...

@jodipicoult.bsky.social's #1 NYT bestseller, BY ANY OTHER NAME, is out in paperback today! Read the novel Elle calls “[an] inspiring work of feminist literature" here ⤵️ www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/702739...

As book challenges and bans continue to mount in school districts & libraries across the country, @jodipicoult.bsky.social discusses being one of the most banned authors in America alongside Maia Kobabe & Sandra Cisneros for @wgbh.org ⤵️ www.wgbh.org/culture/book...

"So far, I haven’t encountered anyone who’s raised an eyebrow at my hobby; maybe I’m an inspiration." Read LG Literary's @k-wilfrid.bsky.social's essay on nerd culture and the joys of American Girl dolls as an adult in @huffpost.com ⤵️ www.huffpost.com/entry/adult-...

“The world becomes like a torture chamber, and then nobody believes you,” Miller says. “That’s the worst part.” A remarkable and empathetic look at a medical mystery with personal ties by LG Literary's @lpandell.bsky.social for @wired.com's The Big Story ⤵️ www.wired.com/story/multip...

@bloomsburyacad.bsky.social's anthology on Jewish art dealers is out now, featuring an afterword by LG Literary's Charles Dellheim — congratulations to Charles, editors Silvia Davoli and Tom Stammers, and all contributors! More here ⤵️ www.bloomsbury.com/us/jewish-de...

“This book, after all, is about the now, about what young LGBTQ+ people are doing to reconstruct the world.” Read this terrific review of @kimmtopping.bsky.social'sGENERATION QUEER in @lgbtqnation.com, written by founder of LGBTQ+ History Month Rodney Wilson 🌈 ⤵️ www.lgbtqnation.com/2025/06/youn...

Learn more about the history of LGBTQ+ educators in this excerpt from @kimmtopping.bsky.social's GENERATION QUEER, published in the @theadvocatebr.bsky.social! 🌈⤵️ www.advocate.com/voices/gener...

The current administration is beset by “leakocrisy”, writes LG Literary’s Jesselyn Radack in @salonnewsroom.bsky.social ⤵️ www.salon.com/2025/06/30/t...

What a terrific time we had celebrating GENERATION QUEER at @curiouscatbookshop.bsky.social last month! Here’s author @kimmtopping.bsky.social with their team, agent @lmscovel.bsky.social and editor (and Curious Cat Owner!) @stacylwhitman.bsky.social. 🌈✊

Look who's in Shelf Awareness! Our Pride celebration with @kimmtopping.bsky.social's Generation Queer was featured in last week's Shelf Awareness issue. https://f.mtr.cool/omdiqglhgn  L-R: @lmscovel.bsky.social, Kimm, @stacylwhitman.bsky.social  #nutmegsky