How to Rule the World by Theo Baker (2026): The Stanford Exposé Everyone Is Reading
How to Rule the World by Theo Baker (2026): The Stanford Exposé Everyone Is Reading Five strangers wait for the 7:06 to London Victoria. One of them will not survive the next five minutes. The novel knows which. So, eventually, will you. The question Ilona Bannister actually asks is harder: who do you think deserves […]
John of John by Douglas Stuart (2026): The Shuggie Bain Author’s Finest Work Yet
John of John by Douglas Stuart (2026): The Shuggie Bain Author’s Finest Work Yet Five strangers wait for the 7:06 to London Victoria. One of them will not survive the next five minutes. The novel knows which. So, eventually, will you. The question Ilona Bannister actually asks is harder: who do you think deserves it? […]
Five by Ilona Bannister (2026): The Thriller That Makes You Decide Who Dies
Five by Ilona Bannister (2026): The Thriller That Makes You Decide Who Dies Five strangers wait for the 7:06 to London Victoria. One of them will not survive the next five minutes. The novel knows which. So, eventually, will you. The question Ilona Bannister actually asks is harder: who do you think deserves it? Most […]
Kathryn Stockett’s The Calamity Club (2026): The Help Author’s Long-Awaited Return
Kathryn Stockett’s The Calamity Club (2026): The Help Author’s Long-Awaited Return What does an author owe the readers who waited seventeen years? Kathryn Stockett’s answer arrives at 640 pages, and it is not an apology. It is a reckoning. There is a particular kind of silence that follows a phenomenon. The Help sold more than […]
What Editors Look For in an Author Feature Submission: An Insider’s Guide
What Editors Look For in an Author Feature Submission: An Insider’s Guide Editors are not looking for the best-written book. They are looking for the book they can build an argument around. Those are not the same thing, and understanding the difference is the most useful thing an author can learn before submitting anything. There […]