What can we say, Books Forward authors are always going, going, going! We’re excited to feature some of our authors and their recent media wins for May 2026.
Guest Articles/Features
- Reactor Mag: All the New Fantasy Books Arriving in April 2026
- The Audiobook Blog: Award-winning filmmaker and novelist Nicole Conn has released Descending Thirds, a groundbreaking audiobook that blends narration with classical music
- GirlTalkHQ: New Middle Grade Fantasy Novel Puts New Spin On The “Chosen One” Trope
- Writer’s Digest: Don’t Burn the Diary: It Might Help With Your Memoir
Interviews
- Joy Sauce: Jonnie Park’s obsession with hip-hop cemented his place in Asian American history
- Behind Beautiful Things: Marsh: A version of the Truth | 183
- Grief and Happiness: “I Still Share Cosmic Jokes With My Dead Best Friend”: Poet Sarah Hanson on Grief That Never Goes Away
- Monster Complex: How ‘Woodstakes’ is Vampires vs Classic Rock
- Citywide Blackout: Five by Five—Women spies and their role in WWII
Reviews/Features
- Kirkus: “An unflinching, well-rendered memoir that generously encompasses love, trauma, and the fraught relationship between a mother…” starred review of The History We Carry by Margaret Whitford
- Readers’ Favorite: “Megan Margherio’s writing is intimate” five-star review of Everwoven
- FanFiAddict: “A dead quick and dead easy read with something important to say,” review of Brokecula by Michael J. Seidlinger
- BookLife: “By tackling a topic that is often taboo, Vickery opens communication lines between generations, nudges readers toward self-compassion, and paves the way toward a ‘powerful, peaceful relationship with money,’ review of The Emotional Side of Money by Tari K. Vickery
- Foreword: “The Reel Life of Zara Kegg is an evocative romance novel in which teenagers fall in love during their beach town’s offseason,” by Brad Barkley
- The Page Ladies: “It’s a fast-paced, psychological domestic noir that makes you realize the safest place isn’t always at home. If you love a survival thriller mixed with deep-seated family trauma, you need to grab this one,” review of The Ravine by Maia Chance
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