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NEWS:
Jennie Erin Smith's VALLEY OF FORGETTING (Riverhead) among Publisher Weekly's top 10 science books in Spring 2025.

WSJ review of THE MONEY TRAP (St. Martin's Press) by Alok Sama calls it a "raffish and funny exposé of life on the highest peaks of finance."

THE JOURNEY OF LEADERSHIP (Portfolio) debuts at #13 on the USA Today Bestseller list. 

Kara Loewentheil's TAKE BACK YOUR BRAIN (Penguin Life) is a New York Times bestseller and USA Today bestseller. 

Lynn Johnston reelected for a second term on the board of the Association of American Literary Agents.

Grace Puma and Christiana Smith Shi's CAREER FORWARD (Scribner) is a USA Today bestseller. 

Lynn Johnston to co-chair with Regina Brooks the 2024 US Book Show in a partnership between AALA and Publishers Weekly. Coverage in Publishers Weekly. 

Renee Dudley and Daniel Golden's THE RANSOMWARE HUNTING TEAM (FSG) audiobook narrated by BD Wong wins the 2023 best Nonfiction Audie Award.

Annabelle Gurwitch's YOU'RE LEAVING WHENn (Counterpoint)  a finalist for the Thurber Prize for American Humor. 

Asutosh Padhi, Gaurav Batra and Nick Santhanam's THE TITANIUM ECONOMY (Public Affairs) is a Wall Street Journal Bestseller.

​Michelle Mijung Kim's THE WAKE UP (Hachette) wins Gold Nautilus Award in Social Change and Social Justice and Porchlight's Personal Development & Human Behavior book of the year.

CEO EXCELLENCE (Scribner) debuts at #10 on the New York Times Business Bestseller list, #4 on the WSJ Hardcover Nonfiction Bestseller List and #21 on the USA Today Bestsellers List.

Carla Diana's MY ROBOT GETS ME (Harvard Business Review Press) among SheReads Top Ten Books about Technology.

Dr. Traci Baxley's SOCIAL JUSTICE PARENTING (Harper Wave) and Annabelle Gurwitch's YOU'RE LEAVING WHEN (Counterpoint) among the New York Times' 8 Favorite Books in 2021 for Healthy Living.  

Corey Mintz's THE NEXT SUPPER (Public Affairs) among LA Times Critic's favorite food books.

Jane Brody covers Dr. Traci Baxley's SOCIAL JUSTICE PARENTING (Harper Wave) in the New York Times. Starred reviews in Publishers Weekly and Library Journal.

Abigail Pesta's THE GIRLS (Seal Press) among Business Insider's best sports books. 

Annabelle Gurwitch on Real Time with Bill Maher and Good Morning America. 

Lisa Woodruff's PAPER SOLUTION (Putnum) reviewed in the New York Times.

Charlotte Clymer named Fortune Magazine's 40 Under 40 Leaders in Government and Politics.

Rev. Sharon Risher, subject of The New Yorker documentary.

The New Yorker excerpts Daniel Golden's THE PRICE OF ADMISSION.

John Doe, Tom DeSavia's MORE FUN IN THE NEW WORLD (Hachette) featured in The New York Times Summer Reading Guide.

Winona Guo and Priya Vulchi named Teen Vogue's 21 Under 21: The Young People Changing the World.