No. 10 Doyers Street by Radha Vatsal
Level Best Books
March 2025
Media
Press Release – An Indian Woman Journalist Faces Off with a Chinatown Gangster in 1907 New York City
Kirkus Reviews – Review
CrimeReads – 20 New and Upcoming Works of Historical Fiction to Check Out In 2025
Foreword Reviews – Review
First Clue – Review
Historical Novel Society – Review
Historical Novel Society – Forthcoming Historical Novels for 2025
Washington Independent Review of Books - An Interview with Radha Vatsal
Aunt Agatha’s – Review
CrimeReads – Radha Vatsal on Writing Historical Fiction From a New Perspective
CrimeReads – A Walking Tour of Manhattan's Chinatown and Turn-of-the-Century New York City
Chicago Review of Books – “Progress comes in waves:” An Interview with Radha Vatsal
Mystery Fanfare – Mock Duck and Doyers Street: Guest Post by Radha Vatsal
Dru’s Book Musings – Excerpt
Asian Review of Books – Review
GirlTalkHQ – Excerpt
Kings River Life Magazine – Review & Interview
The History of Literature – Episode 692: Investigation in Chinatown with Radha Vatsal
The Cre8sian Project – Amazing Asians in the Arts: Radha Vatsal
Events
February 19 – Sisters in Crime, Fictionalizing in True Crime - Online
March 19 – Yu and Me BOOK LAUNCH w/ Ed Lin - NYC Chinatown, NY
March 25 – New York Society Library w/ Mariah Fredericks - New York, NY
April 4 – Worlds Borough Bookshop w/Alex Segura - Queens, NY
April 8 – Think! Chinatown with Alvin Eng - NYC Chinatown, NY
April 15 – Brooklyn Books and Booze - Brooklyn, NY
April 24 – Greedy Reads w/ Sujata Massey - Baltimore, MD
April 25 – Malice Domestic - Gaithersburg, MD
May - Vroman’s Bookstore w/ Naomi Hirahara - Pasadena, CA
June 14 – Queens Public Library - Jackson Heights, NY
Dispossessed by Desiree Zamorano
RIZE Press
September 2024
Media
Press Release – A Moving Family Saga Sheds Light on the Injustices in Mexican American History in 20th Century Los Angeles
VoyageLA – Conversations with Desiree Zamorano
Alta Journal – 10 New Books for September
Shaved Meats, Piled High Newsletter by Laura Lippman – "The novelist I had been waiting for was me."
Latinas Magazine – Author Desiree Zamorano Releases New Novel “Dispossessed”
Pasadena Weekly – A New Perspective: Novelist Désirée Zamorano shares Mexican American History
Historical Novel Society – Editor’s Choice Review
Letras Latinas Blog 2 – A Historic and Cinematic Portrayal of Latino Los Angeles: Desiree Zamorano’s Dispossessed
The Latino Newsletter – Echoes of 1930s Expulsions: A Warning for Today
Vromans Bookstore - Staff Picks
The BookLetter by @lupita.reads - #NuevasPáginas: Hidden American Histories
Events
September 13 – Vroman’s Bookstore LAUNCH PARTY w/ Naomi Hirahara
October 17 – Bel Canto Books w/ Tisha Reichle-Aguilera
October 25 – Libelula w/ Taylor Garcia
October 27 – TiaChucha Books w/ Daniel Olivas
November 23 – LA Public Library, Indie-pendent Voices: A Celebration of Authors & Zines
The Electric Love Song of Fleischl Berger by David Rocklin
Thane & Prose
November 2024
Media
Press Release – David Rocklin Instills Hope with a Lifelong Love Story That Lives Through the Silent Film Era and Two Great Wars
LA Parent – David Rocklin On Discovering Stories, Building Community And Raising Kids In L.A.
Angel City Review – Elusive Love, Loss, and Healing in the Electrifying Story of Psychiatric Treatment
Author2Author Podcast – Listen here
Historical Novel Society – Review
About the Authors TV – Episode promo
Air/Light – “A Childish, Wide-Eyed Wonder at the Unexplained”: A Conversation with David Rocklin
Book Launch
Saturday, April 19 @6pm
Americana Barnes & Noble in Glendale, CA
In conversation with Aimee Liu
Wolf-Boy by David Fitzpatrick
Running Wild Press
July 2024
Media
LB Gschwandtner Blog – The Un-Making Of Madness
Shepherd – Why Read Wolf-Boy?
CT Insider – From bestselling thrillers to romance, here's a list of new books to read from Connecticut authors this summer
Tea Leaves & Book Leaves – Review
IG elc_reads22 – Review
Events
July 22 – Breakwater Books Launch Party w/ Julia Fitzpatrick
August 3 – Glastonbury Barnes & Noble Book Signing
August 27 – Provincetown Bookshop w/ Beverly Costa-Ciavola, Director of the Cape Cod Neighborhood Coalition
September 14 – Westport Barnes & Noble Book Signing
Altogether Different: A Memoir about Identity, Inheritance, and the Raid That Started the Civil War by Brianna Wheeler
Korza Books
July 31, 2024 (2nd edition)
Media
Press Release – Altogether Different: A Memoir About Identity, Inheritance, and the Raid That Started the Civil War
Black Writers Read Podcast – Listen Here
GirlTalkHQ – Author Brianna Wheeler Shares Excerpt From New Memoir About Identity, Inheritance And Race
Eugene L. Meyers – Righting a Wrong in Harpers Ferry
Reading Den – August 28: Ananda Lima, Raksha Vasudevan, Ashley Howell Bunn, Jessica E. Johnson, and Brianna Wheeler
Events
August 28 – Reading Den, featured reader
October – Four Seasons Books in West Virginia
February 2025 – 826LA w/ Cassandra Lane
The Serpent and the Rose by Catherine Butterfield
BookBaby
February 2024
Media
Kirkus Reviews – Review
The Historical Fiction Company – Review
The Argonaut – ‘The Serpent and the Rose’: Royalty battles it out in Catherine Butterfield’s new novel
Canvas Rebel – Meet Catherine Butterfield
Santa Monica Daily Press – Historical novel ‘final frontier’ for local entertainment veteran
Now You Are a Missing Person by Susan Hayden
Moon Tide Press
May 2023
Media
Press Release – Susan Hayden’s Debut Memoir, About Love, Loss and Healing in Los Angeles, Touches on Surprising Moments in Hollywood
The Argonaut – ‘Now You Are a Missing Person’ Debut memoir tells of love, loss and healing
LA Weekly – Susan Hayden AKA “Library Girl” Explores Loss and Love in L.A.
Jewish Journal – Meditations on Love and Loss Growing Up in the San Fernando Valley
Santa Monica Daily Press – Poet’s proud prose ponders love and loss in new memoir
Orange County Register – The Book Pages newsletter interview
Jewish Book Council – Review
VoyageLA – Rising Stars: Meet Susan Hayden
Kirkus Reviews – Starred Review
Bold Journey – Meet Susan Hayden
SHOUTOUT LA – Meet Susan Hayden | Author & Creator/Producer of Library Girl
Los Angeles Public Library – Best of 2023: Fiction & Literature
MacQueen’s Quinterly – Review
Events
June 29 – Village Well w/ NYT Bestselling Author Steve Leder
July 29 – Barnes & Noble at The Grove w/ Cassandra Lane
August 11 – Book Soup w/ music journalist Steve Hochman
Light Skin Gone to Waste by Toni Ann Johnson
University of Georgia Press
October 2022
Media
Press Release – Award-Winning Fiction Collection Examines the Effects of Racism and Classism on an Upper-Middle Class Black American Family
Los Angeles Times – For one award-winning Black Author, light skin was no refuge
Washington Post – 10 award-winning short story collections worth reading
Alta Journal – 15 New Books for October
The Root – A Supersized List of October 2022 Books By Black Authors We Can’t Wait to Read
Black Girl Nerds – 5 Books to Read for National Book Month
GirlTalkHQ – Award Winning Fiction Examines Impact of Racism & Classism On An Upper-Middle Class Black American Family
The Times Herald Record – Author recounts New York childhood laced with racism in award-winning book
Publisher’s Weekly – Review
New York Journal of Books – Review
Los Angeles Review of Books – The Rules of the Game: On Toni Ann Johnson’s “Light Skin Gone to Waste”
BookPage – Starred Review
Foreword Reviews – Starred Review
Alta Journal – Review
The Royal Gazette – Being Black in a small US town
The OC Register – Toni Ann Johnson explores Black identity and belonging in ‘Light Skin Gone to Waste’
The Millions – Toni Ann Johnson “It’s More Complicated Than Forgiveness”
Aunt Chloe Lit Mag – “In Their Heads and Hearts”
The Coachella Review – You Can’t Do This Shit Alone: Toni Ann Johnson and Kate Maruyama Discuss Writing Friendships in the Long Game
Independent Book Review – 30 Impressive Indie Books of 2022
Events
October 24 – 92nd St. Y w/ Roxane Gay – Virtual
October 29 – Skylight Books (LAUNCH) – Los Feliz, CA
November 2 – Chevalier’s Books, Los Angeles, CA
November 3 – The Writer’s Center w/ Zach Powers – Virtual
November 10 – The Center For Fiction w/ Nina Lorez Collins – Brooklyn, NY
November 13 – Watchung Bookstore – Montclair, NJ
November 20 – Roar Shack at 862 LA – Los Angeles, CA
December 4 – Village Well – Culver City, CA
The Lanka Chronicles by Shiva Kumar
Book 1 - An Awakening
June 2022
Book 2 - A New Reality
October 2023
Book 3 - Path of Destiny
May 2024
Media
Press Release – Visionary Science Fiction Trilogy Reimagines 5,000-Year-Old Indian Epic, The Ramayana, in the 23rd Century
Devonvioletreads – An Awakening Review
Devonvioletreads – A New Reality Review
A Look Inside – An Awakening Review
A Look Inside – A New Reality Review
A Look Inside – Path of Destiny Review
Huntington Now – Shiva Kumar to Launch Final Book of Trilogy at The Next Chapter
Hudson Valley Wine – Q&A: Behind The Lanka Chronicles with Author Shiva Kumar
Manhasset Press – Local Author Releases The Final Book In The Lanka Chronicles
On Wednesdays We Read – Author Highlight – An Awakening, Book 1 of the Lanka Chronicles by Shiva Kumar
Canvas Rebel – Meet Shiva Kumar