Friday Five – September 6th, 2019

Whisper Network by Chandler Baker and Red, White & Royal Blue by #SRC2019 guest author Casey McQuiston were named two of the best Labor Day books by Bustle.

Chandler Baker’s Whisper Network was called a best book to read this summer by Town & Country.

The Last List of Miss Judith Kratt by Andrea Bobotis, The Nine by Jeanne McWilliams Blasberg, Don’t Put the Boats Away by Ames Sheldon, A Song for the Road by Rayne Lacko, When the World Didn’t End by Caroline Kaufman and You’ve Been Volunteered by Laurie Gelman were featured as six of the best new books to read this month on Parade.

When the World Didn’t End author Caroline Kaufman discussed the process of healing through poetry on The Kathryn Zox Show and shared her thoughts on mental health and social media on the Top of Mind with Julie Rose podcast.

The Wonder of Now by Jamie Beck, Dominicana by #FRC2019 guest Angie Cruz, The Nine by Jeanne McWilliams Blasberg, A Song for the Road by Rayne Lacko, The Nobodies by Liza Palmer, Twine by Monica Duncan and Unpregnant by Jenni Hendriks & Ted Caplan were featured as books that make the perfect travel companion on Frolic.

Montauk by Nicola Harrison, The Nine by Jeanne McWilliams Blasberg, We Came Here to Forget by Andrea Dunlop, A Stranger on the Beach by Michele Campbell, The Enlightenment of Bees by Rachel Linden, We Never Told by Diana Altman, The Last Book Party by Karen Dukess, The Runaway by Hollie Overton, The Last Resort by Marissa Stapley and Love You Like the Sky by Sarah Neustadter were featured as the top end-of-summer beach reads of the year on NBC Better News.

Wild Savage Stars by Kristina Pérez was named a most anticipated sequel of 2019 on the B&N Teen Blog.

Brooke Warner, publisher at She Writes Press and author of Write On Sisters!, had a thought-provoking personal essay about women in the workplace featured on Salon.

Even if Your Heart Would Listen author Elise Schiller had a personal essay about losing a loved one to opioids featured in GRAND Magazine.

Ames Sheldon and her novel Don’t Put the Boats Away were featured in a piece on The Eden Prairie News.

Hidden Bodies by Caroline Kepnes, Daisy Jones & the Six by Taylor Jenkins Reid and The Great Alone by Kristin Hannah were named three of the best books of the summer by PopSugar.

Five Dark Fates by Kendare Blake was named a best YA book of the month by Paste Magazine and called a book release to look out for on Hypable.

Five Dark Fates author Kendare Blake had a featured interview with The Nerd Daily and also with the Genre Junkies podcast.

Twine by Monica Duncan and Unpregnant by Jenni Hendriks & Ted Caplan were featured as books worth checking out this September on PopSugar.

Rayne Lacko, author of A Song for the Road, had a featured interview with The Nerd Daily.

Unpregnant authors Jenni Hendriks & Ted Caplan had an essay about the power of road trips featured by Parade.

Alane Adams, author of The Rubicus Prophecy, was interviewed about her #ClearTheLists campaign efforts on KTLA Morning News.

Shannon Kaiser, author of Joy Seeker, had an essay about sacred lessons learned featured on Spirituality & Health.

Dominicana by #FRC2019 guest Angie Cruz was named a fall must-read by Entertainment Weekly and featured as a hot new September pick on BuzzFeed.

The Nobodies by Liza Palmer and Dominicana by #FRC2019 guest Angie Cruz were called perfect book picks for the cozy days of fall ahead by Bustle. 

Jamie Beck’s next novel, If You Must Know, had a feature cover reveal on The Nerd Daily.

Twine by Monica Duncan, Screen Queens by Lori Goldstein, Dear Girls by Ali Wong, Dominicana by #FRC2019 guest Angie Cruz, As Long As It’s Perfect by Lisa Tognola, I Love You Like That by Heather Cumiskey and Five Dark Fates by Kendare Blake were featured as book recommendations based off your favorite TV shows on Parade.