Hot News This Week
January 30, 2025
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| “Reading I Who Have Never Known Men forces the reader to contemplate what an immense privilege it is to be able to read books at all, not to mention eat food that doesn’t come from cans.”
For The Cut, writer Emily Gould charts the meteoric rise of I Who Have Never Known Men by Jacqueline Harpman, translated by Ros Schwartz. Since Transit Books reissued the novel in the US in 2022, BookTok and word-of-mouth fervor have led to exponential sales, especially with renewed interest in dystopian fiction post-election.
Read the story here, look for more stock next week, and stay tuned for Transit’s gift-worthy hardcover edition coming this fall.
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| Outstanding International Children’s Books and a Batchelder Honor
A Sleepless Night is also recognized by the United States Board on Books for Young People (USBBY) on their 2025 Outstanding International Books List, along with three other titles from Consortium publishers:
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| . . . More ALA Award Honors
In other library news, five titles from Consortium publishers were recently recognized by ALA-affiliated awards and committees.
RUSA’s 2025 Sophie Brody Medal, which honors outstanding achievements in Jewish literature, recognized Leah Hager Cohen’s To & Fro (Bellevue Literary Press) with an honorable mention and Maya Arad’s The Hebrew Teacher, translated by Jessica Cohen (New Vessel Press), as a noteworthy title.
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| Poetry News and Debuts
Last month, four authors from Consortium publishers were interviewed for the annual debut poets feature in Poets & Writers:
- Sarah Ghazal Ali, author of Theophanies (Alice James Books)
- Darius Atefat-Peckham, author of Book of Kin (Autumn House Press)
- Matthew Gellman, author of Beforelight (BOA Editions)
- Saretta Morgan, author of Alt-Nature (Coffee House Press)
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| | Little Lazarus
by Michael Bible
CLASH Books • April 2025 • 9781960988409
“This slender novel examines mundanity and disillusionment through two psychic tortoises and the relationships they form with humans throughout their centuries of life. Beautifully written and delightfully weird, this work of contemporary fiction sparkles with originality and sizzles with contemplations of humanity.” — Nath Mayes, Carmichael’s Bookstore (Louisville, KY)
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“Raw and engaging essays from a poet and writer who continually refuses the defanging of the Palestinian people.” — Sarah C., Third Place Books (Lake Forest Park, WA)
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| | Girlatee
by A. M. Juster, illus. Grant Silverstein
Paul Dry Books • March 2025 • 9781589881990
“The clever title immediately drew my attention and then I was hooked by the illustrations! Beautiful sketches filled with emotion. I loved this environmental tale of a young manatee encountering both the worst and best behavior from humans.” — Brynn Artley, Content Bookstore (Northfield, MN)
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★ “Though not for the faint of heart, Sorokin’s singular vision demands attention. . . . What makes the stories soar is Sorokin’s freewheeling prose, translated faithfully by Lawton.” — Publishers Weekly
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★ “A provocative and visually stunning call to arms against modern authoritarianism. . . . Its unflinching portrayal of oppression and the vital necessity of maintaining idealism in the face of utter despair is as timely as it is deeply stirring.” — Library Journal
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“Fascinating . . . the book has two through lines: the notebook itself in all its varying contexts, and the consistently engaging style of the author.” — New Criterion
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“In a world overwhelmed by 24/7 news cycles and perpetual climate doomsday anxiety, Rebecca Solnit emerges as a clarion call. The award-winning author puts forth new musings on climate change, democracy, feminism, power, and more.” — Harper’s BAZAAR
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| | New Digital Review Copies
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