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R.F. Kuang’s BABEL is one of Publishers Marketplace’s 10 Very Best Books of 2022

Big congratulations to R.F. Kuang!! BABEL is #8 in Publisher’s Marketplace’s 10 Very Best Books of 2022 Overall, and #6 in The Best of the Best Books of 2022: Fiction category.


Malka Older’s THE MIMICKING OF KNOWN SUCCESSES and R.F. Kuang’s YELLOWFACE books Today is excited for in 2023

Today names Malka Older’s THE MIMICKING OF KNOWN SUCCESSES and R.F. Kuang’s YELLOWFACE as two of their 36 most highly anticipated 2023 books!


TV series based on Susan Hasler’s INTELLIGENCE in production at 20th Century Television

December 2, 2022—George Stephanopoulos and Ali Wentworth have launched BedBy8, a production company focused on scripted television projects, limited series and documentaries. BedBy8 already has two projects in development at 20th Television. The first is Let’s Not Do That Again, based on Grant Ginder’s book, with Jenni Konner attached to write and executive produce, which has has been set up at Hulu. The second is Intelligence, a dark comedy based on the book by Susan Hasler, with JJ Philbin & David Feeney writing and executive producing. Husband-and-wife duo Stephanopoulos and Wentworth as well as Mastromonaco executive produce both projects for BedBy8.


Ross Gay’s INCITING JOY named one of Shelf Awareness 2022 Best Books of the Year

December 2, 2022—Congratulations to Ross Gay, whose book INCITING JOY(Algonquin, 2022) is a Shelf Awareness 2022 Best Book of the Year!


Brian McClellan’s IN THE SHADOW OF LIGHTNING and R.F. Kuang’s BABEL named in Oprah’s Top 25 Fantasy Books of 2022

November 22, 2022—Congratulations to Brian McClellan and R.F. Kuang for being named in Oprah’s 25 top Fantasy Picks for 2022!