“It took 72 declinations before I got my ‘yes’… Hearing ‘no’ 72 times while writing & rewriting & rewriting over more than a decade does something to a person. It makes your head go a little squirrely.”

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THE WITCHES OF BELLINAS—the gorgeous novel of a wellness influencer, an unsettling enclave and, yes, witches, by J. Nicole Jones—is one of Publishers Weekly's chosen best reads of the summer!

See their full list of riches here:
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Marissa Higgins talks writing for all five senses, sex as a way to get more weird, and why matching with her characters on an app would 'end me.'

With a bonus teaser for her next novel!
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“That was the tragedy of our sisterhood. As soon as we came close to a mutual understanding, one of us changed, or both.”

Ugh! So good! Just started “The All-Night Pharmacy” and loving it. Ruth Madievsky, do you have any music recommendations while I read?

Thank you Gary Lovely for this endorsment of ANTIQUITY by Hanna Johansson, translated by Kira Josefsson.
Unless... you want to tell us that's NOT what you're enjoying? No? Okay, the blurb stands.

For O.C. Register, Michael Schaub picks some of the spring's can't-miss books, including ACCORDION EULOGIES by Noé Álvarez!

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Helen, the mononymous narrator of Marissa Higgins’s new novel, A Good Happy Girl, isn’t anything that by-the-book female protagonists are supposed to be. vogue.cm/kpR1GI7

A GOOD HAPPY GIRL and Marissa in VOGUE! 👀
'Her want saturates the novel completely, making for an all-consuming read that never lets you forget about its characters’ essential, not-always-palatable humanity.'

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Proofs for My Pisces Heart by Jennifer Neal Jennifer Neal (She/Her) (jenniferneal.bsky.social) happily arrived at my doorstep, then my bookshelf, today.✨✨✨Catapult

Early finished copies of THE WITCHES OF BELLINAS are here!

This is Northern California Gothic at its best. (Has anyone coined that phrase? If not, I’m doing it now.)

Christina Cooke’s ‘Broughtupsy’ Is A Soaring Debut Novel About Family, Grief And Homegoing trib.al/X61xX6B

That Tender Feeling: A Conversation with Marissa Higgins on “A Good Happy Girl” (Catapult)

by Elizabeth Endicott

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Feels so relatable.

LOW COUNTRY—J. Nicole Jones's gorgeous memoir of family history, no-account men, the draw of Nashville, hurricanes, dark secrets and so much more—is out in paperback now!

Folks whose understanding of Southern Gothic runs a bit deeper—this one's for you.
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Today is paperback pub day for my first book LOW COUNTRY, from Catapult ! 👻🎶🐊🌊

'Like listening to a country music song written by Dostoyevsky,' said The Post and Courier

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Picking winners of our The Hearing Test giveaway shortly—enter on IG here!
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So excited that ‘Rocket’ has received this award, and still in shock. Congratulations to all the winners, can’t wait to read your work!

All my gratitude and thanks to PEN America Catapult and Bellevue Literary Review Thank you for your support!! ❤️

A good happy boy is thrilled to finally have this book in his hand! Catapult Alicia Kroell ❤️

At Catapult/Counterpoint/Soft Skull, we know that readers—and their eyes—need special protections. Fear not: we have you covered during this landmark eclipse!
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Helen 'isn’t anything that by-the-book female protagonists are supposed to be... and it’s that genuine complexity that makes her one of the most exciting literary characters in recent memory.'

A Good Happy Girl + Marissa Higgins in Vogue! vogue.com/article/mariss…