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Catapult Book Group @catapultbooks.bsky.social · 08/12/2025

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Big news for fans of THE BERRY PICKERS! 🚨 We are BEYOND thrilled to share that we will be publishing @amandapetersauthor.bsky.social's highly-anticipated new novel THE BIRTHING TREE this coming fall! Stay tuned for more details to be revealed soon!

Catapult Book Group @catapultbooks.bsky.social · 03/12/2025

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We're so excited to share that THE LILAC PEOPLE by @todd-milo.bsky.social has won a Bookseller Choice Award from @libro.fm! 🏆 Check out the full list of winners here: blog.libro.fm/audiobooks-b...

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Catapult Book Group @catapultbooks.bsky.social · 14/11/2025

Joan Silber's MERCY is a best book of the year according to TIME! "MERCY is a captivating interconnected tale about guilt, regret, and the true meaning of forgiveness." —Shannon Carlin, TIME time.com/collections/...

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'Mercy' Is One of the 100 Must-Read Books of 2025

Here's why it made the list

Catapult Book Group @catapultbooks.bsky.social · 14/11/2025

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We're thrilled to share that HOLLOW SPACES has been chosen as an Apple Books best debut of 2025! 🥳 Congratulations, @victorsuth.bsky.social! Check out the full list & download your copy of HOLLOW SPACES here: apple.co/2025bestdebuts

Catapult Book Group @catapultbooks.bsky.social · 14/11/2025

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"By 2024, close to fifty percent of people over eighteen consumed at least one true crime story a week on one of three platforms: Documentary, podcast, or book." STARKWEATHER author Harry N. Maclean dives into America's growing obsession with true crime via Crime Reads.

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Feeding the Media Monster: How America Became Obsessed with True Crime

Three books were written and two television documentaries produced on the Brian Kohberger case—in which four college students were murdered in their beds in Moscow Idaho in November 2022—before the…

Catapult Book Group @catapultbooks.bsky.social · 21/10/2025

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Big news for #HiromiKawakami fans—THE THIRD LOVE is on sale today! "A novel that’s remarkable on many levels." —Kirkus Reviews (starred 🌟 review) "Mystical, immersive." —Foreword Reviews (starred 🌟 review) Read now: softskull.com/books/the-th...

Catapult Book Group @catapultbooks.bsky.social · 21/10/2025

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HOLLOW SPACES by @victorsuth.bsky.social was named one of the best crime novels of the year (so far) by @nytimes.com! Check out the full list & review here: www.nytimes.com/2025/05/22/b...

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Catapult Book Group @catapultbooks.bsky.social · 20/10/2025

"A surrealist depiction of a woman’s coming-of-age . . . reads as radically feminist to me, a way of living that no longer privileges the role of wife over that of friend, daughter, mother, intellectual compatriot, co-conspirator." — @nytimes.com www.nytimes.com/2025/10/19/b...

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Book Review: ‘The Third Love,’ by Hiromi Kawakami

In Hiromi Kawakami’s new novel, a young woman responds to her husband’s infidelities in creative ways.

Catapult Book Group @catapultbooks.bsky.social · 07/10/2025

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Happy pub to @kaychronister.bsky.social's THIN PLACES and THE BOG WIFE in paperback! Just in time to add to your spooky season TBR...🎃 ✨ “Chronister’s writing is beautiful . . . But there is a clinging dread and mystery in these stories that will stay with you.” — @literaryhub.bsky.social

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Hill Nadell Literary Agency @hillnadell.bsky.social · 07/10/2025

New Deal Alert! Congrats to Susan Sherman on her sale of JOY ON THE MOON to Counterpoint Press! An exciting new mystery on an island, JOY ON THE MOON is both funny and surprising, a perfect summer 2027 read!

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Catapult Book Group @catapultbooks.bsky.social · 07/10/2025

Happy publication day to Brenda Lozano's MOTHERS! 💗 ⭐ “An unforgettable portrait of maternal envy gone mad." — @publisherswkly.bsky.social (starred review) ⭐ "Another ambitious and original work from a writer who is always worth watching." —Kirkus Reviews

Catapult Book Group @catapultbooks.bsky.social · 08/09/2025

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"In this westward journey, Pocock seeks not fortune, success, or survival, but connection, in all senses of the word: for her own sake but also, more urgently, as a balm for America’s pervasive ills to which her bus ride grants her a front-row seat." —@altajournal.bsky.social buff.ly/XSHMJnR

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Travel Westward

In Greyhound, Joanna Pocock traces two bus journeys.

Catapult Book Group @catapultbooks.bsky.social · 21/08/2025

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Exclusive reveal! Check out the newly released cover of NYT-bestelling author Daniel Kraus' forthcoming book PARTIALLY DEVOURED, a deep dive into the cultural impact of the horror classic Night of the Living Dead, via @fangoria.bsky.social. www.fangoria.com/exclusive-co...

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Exclusive Cover Reveal: Daniel Kraus' PARTIALLY DEVOURED Promises The Ultimate NIGHT OF THE LIVING DEAD Deep Dive

NYT bestselling author Daniel Kraus’ PARTIALLY DEVOURED blends research and memoir for the ultimate deep dive into George A. Romero’s seminal zombie classic NIGHT OF THE LIVING DEAD - check out an exc...

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Catapult Book Group @catapultbooks.bsky.social · 21/08/2025

"GREYHOUND uses its ecological consciousness to direct readers’ attentions to the natural world, thoughtfully probes the boundaries of its own awareness, and honestly struggles to achieve a comfortable sense of place." — @chicagorevbooks.bsky.social chireviewofbooks.com/2025/08/18/f...

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Finding a Home on the Road: Joanna Pocock’s “Greyhound” - Chicago Review of Books

Our review of Joanna Pocock's new memoir, "Greyhound"

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Catapult Book Group @catapultbooks.bsky.social · 13/08/2025

🏛️ COVER ANNOUNCEMENT 🏛️ We're excited to share the jacket of Emi Yagi's WHEN THE MUSEUM IS CLOSED (translated by @yukitejima.bsky.social), designed by Suzanne Dean with art direction by @nlcaputo.bsky.social. WHEN THE MUSEUM IS CLOSED hits shelves on 1/27/26 and is available to preorder now!

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Catapult Book Group @catapultbooks.bsky.social · 07/08/2025

Tonight in Jackson Heights! Ivonne Lamazares will be celebrating the launch of THE TILTING HOUSE at The World's Borough Bookshop! RSVP now! checkout.square.site/merchant/MLQ...

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Book event: Tilting House - The Worlds Borough Bookshop

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Catapult Book Group @catapultbooks.bsky.social · 04/08/2025

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"Stunning in scale and ensnaring in its lyricism, Byas remains at the top of her game in RESTING BITCH FACE." — @chicagorevbooks.bsky.social chireviewofbooks.com/2025/08/01/1...

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12 Must-Read Books of August 2025 - Chicago Review of Books

Here are the 12 books you need to read this August.

Catapult Book Group @catapultbooks.bsky.social · 08/07/2025

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Happy paperback pub day to REAP THE WHIRLWIND! 🌴 ⭐ "Meticulous yet utterly spellbinding." — @ala-booklist.bsky.social ⭐ "A propulsive legal thriller with deep insight into Southern California policing history." — @publisherswkly.bsky.social (starred review)

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Catapult Book Group @catapultbooks.bsky.social · 15/06/2025

Wishing a happy Father's Day to all of the fathers and father figures out there! We see you and appreciate you 🫶

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Catapult Book Group @catapultbooks.bsky.social · 29/05/2025

✨ COVER ANNOUNCEMENT ✨ We're thrilled to share the the cover of Isabel Colegate's STATUES IN A GARDEN—now available for the first time in the U.S.! Along with two gorgeous repackages of her classics THE SHOOTING PARTY and WINTER JOURNEY, designed by ‪@nlcaputo.bsky.social‬ and Victoria Maxfield.

dansmetanka.bsky.social @dansmetanka.bsky.social · 29/05/2025

THE WORDS OF DR. L by the brilliant Karen Bender reviewed in The New Yorker 📚❤️🎉 @catapultbooks.bsky.social

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Catapult Book Group @catapultbooks.bsky.social · 21/05/2025

Ever wonder how the avocado obsession began? And why avocados have somehow become a symbol of all that’s gone wrong in our culture? 🥑 Read the full excerpt from GREEN GOLD via @literaryhub.bsky.social‬ to find out: lithub.com/why-are-we-s...

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Why Are We So Obsessed With Avocados?

Why are avocados everywhere? As childhood friends growing up in Carpinteria, California, in the 1970s and ’80s, we saw avocados every day. They were just as much a part of the “Carp” landscape as t…

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Catapult Book Group @catapultbooks.bsky.social · 06/05/2025

Happy publication day to Karen E. Bender's THE WORDS OF DR. L! ✨ ✨ "Highly original." —Kirkus Reviews (starred ⭐ review) ✨ "Meticulously crafted." — @shelf-awareness.com ✨ "An accomplished collection from a seasoned storyteller." — @publisherswkly.bsky.social

Catapult Book Group @catapultbooks.bsky.social · 01/05/2025

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Karen E. Bender's THE WORDS OF DR. L is a @latimes.com must-read book of May! "From families in quarantine during the global pandemic to a kidnapped therapist, her characters combine the familiar with the strange in fresh ways." buff.ly/3lhLDf4

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10 books to read in May

Promising books for your May reading list include Alison Bechdel's 'Spent,' Ocean Vuong's 'The Emperor of Gladness' and a new Mark Twain biography from Ron Chernow.

dansmetanka.bsky.social @dansmetanka.bsky.social · 23/04/2025

See you this weekend at The LA Times Festival of Books! 📚 🎉 Come visit @catapultbooks.bsky.social at Booth #283 💪👋

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Carl Shuker @rcshuker.bsky.social · 16/04/2025

Early copies of the US edition have arrived and are silky and gorgeous. Out June 2025 in the US from Jack and the brilliant team at Counterpoint…

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Cait_onthe_luce @caitluce.bsky.social · 15/04/2025

New on our shelves The Migrant Rain Falls in Reverse by Vinh Nguyen! An unforgettable memoir about Vietnam, family, grief, and a lost father. Highly recommended! www.islandbooks.com/book/9781640...

A Copy of The Migrant Rain Falls in Reverse on the counter at Island Books

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Catapult Book Group @catapultbooks.bsky.social · 11/03/2025

Thrilled to share that THE WORDS OF DR. L by @karenebender.bsky.social received a starred ⭐ review from Kirkus! They praise the stories as "highly original" and that they "speak to the challenges of being human in the 21st century." Read the full review here:

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THE WORDS OF DR. L | Kirkus Reviews

A collection of stories that artfully reframe issues including parenting, aging, illness, and life during the Covid-19 pandemic.

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dansmetanka.bsky.social @dansmetanka.bsky.social · 06/03/2025

Tonight at Book Soup! The Los Angeles launch of SUPERSONIC by Thomas Kohnstamm with @todgoldberg.bsky.social 🎉📚 @catapultbooks.bsky.social

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Frank Charles Giugliano @frankcharles.bsky.social · 27/02/2025

ECONOMIC BLACKOUT Feb. 28 Spend NO MONEY for 24 hours Tell corporations WE hold power ECONOMIC BLACKOUT

Catapult Book Group @catapultbooks.bsky.social · 27/02/2025

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PW (@publisherswkly.bsky.social) highlighted CODE NOIR in their round-up of books to read during Black History Month! "[Canisia Lubrin's] gorgeous and innovative style shines on nearly every page. . . It’s a monumental achievement."

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Black History Month in Book Reviews

In recognition of Black History Month, we have gathered a selection of books by Black authors and about Black lives that were published this February and reviewed in PW.

Catapult Book Group @catapultbooks.bsky.social · 21/02/2025

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Excited to see THEORY & PRACTICE highlighted in the current issue of @people.com - now on stands! They call it a "complex, lyrical story of relationships, feminism, and academic pressure." 💛

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Catapult Book Group @catapultbooks.bsky.social · 06/02/2025

Early praise is rolling in for THE MIGRANT RAIN FALLS IN REVERSE! Publishers Weekly calls it "Inventive. . . [Nguyen] nimbly transports readers to a blurry past and immerses them in the biographical ambiguities of life as a refugee."

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The Migrant Rain Falls in Reverse: A Memory of Vietnam by Vinh Nguyen

New Quarterly editor Nguyen (Lived Refuge) reflects on his father’s life and his own experiences as a Vietnam War refugee in thi...

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Catapult Book Group @catapultbooks.bsky.social · 03/02/2025

Only 3 more weeks until SUPERSONIC hits bookstores! Join @thomas-kohnstamm.bsky.social for these upcoming launch events to celebrate 🥳