7.13 Books

The Smart Search List of the Day is: General Novels feat. @713Books @AuthorLaine @laurenjpkhan et al. duotrope.com/search/smart/f…

The press is honored to be included in this long list for one of the biggest literary awards in North America alongside many big house books. Congrats to Ruyan Meng, the author of THE MORGUE KEEPER!

ARCs! ARCs! ARCs! ARCs! Hidden River @TortoiseBooks May 2026.

Working on edits for forthcoming debut novel STICKMAN (@713Books) while staying with parents in their Korea apartment thru December. Laptop is on upside down plastic cubby Mom told me to put underwear and socks in. Kenzaburo Oe, Qiu Miaojin, and Yiyun Li on the end table. pls RT

“Humanity’s reliance on absolutism seems to be a degenerate response to a natural, legitimate—perhaps even say hardwired—desire for ‘answers.’” @lcheuk talks absolutism and Norse gods with Kurt Baumeister, on the occasion of his new novel. lareviewofbooks.org/article/theyre…

The Smart Search List of the Day is: Novels feat. @Analog_SF @713Books @ada115 @veloxbooks et al. duotrope.com/search/smart/f…

Today is pub day for THE MORGUE KEEPER by Ruyan Meng, 7.13 Books #35. Asian Review of Books calls it “devastating.” Karissa Chen, bestselling author of HOMESEEKING, calls it “chilling” and “Kafkaesque.” It’s a cautionary tale for authoritarian times. bookshop.org/p/books/the-mo…

Today in the ARB: @Susan_BK reviews “The Morgue Keeper” by Ruyan Meng @713Books asianreviewofbooks.com/the-morgue-kee…

@713Books author @saralippmann doing things!

Congrats to Samantha Schoech on the pub day of her debut collection MY MOTHER'S BOYFRIENDS! The San Francisco Chronicle calls it "beautifully alive." Vendela Vida calls it "Witty and utterly enchanting." Order it now: tinyurl.com/ff62pkhr

Gobsmacked to learn that ‘How to Build a Rewarding Creative Life’ is the third most listened to Otherppl with Brad Listi 'Craftwork' episode of 2024. Also, wow is the episode in quite fine company. podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/how… @lcheuk #otherppl #creativelife #podcast

Jordan Rothacker interviews author and publisher James Reich on his newest novel, "The Moth for the Star." This conversation complements our feature, Lord of Creation and All Corruption: A Review of James Reich’s "The Moth for the Star" by John Mirkovic. statorec.com

The 2024 Twin Cities Book Festival & “Contents Under Pressure” panel with the fab Rachel Robbins there was—and many thanks to #RainTaxi for that. @713Books @RainTaxiReview @rlslotnick #tcbf #thesoundofathousandstars #themissing #713books #writerslife #WritingCommunity

Hey Chicago, do join the Spencer Fleury and I at Volumes Bookcafe next Tuesday the 22nd @ 6:30 (start time 7 PM) for a literary conversation sure to change lives. @spencerfleury @MalarkeyBooks @volumesbooks @713Books #themissing #writerscommunity #iblamemyselfbutalsoyou

Thrilled that The Missing and I get to share the stage with the inestimable @rlslotnick and The Sound of a Thousand Stars at the 2024 #TCBF for the "Contents Under Pressure" panel next Saturday, October 19th at 4:15 PM. @713Books @RainTaxiReview twincitiesbookfestival.com

Beyond honored to learn The Missing is a finalist for the Chicago Writers Association Book of the Year in the category of Traditional Fiction. Also, holy fellow nominees—the mind boggles. @chicagowrites @lcheuk @713Books #themissing #WritingCommmunity

‘The Children of this Madness’: A saga of a son of the soil who goes from Bangladesh to USA scroll.in/article/106706…

Thrilled I am to be in conversation with friend and client @spencerfleury about his new book I Blame Myself But Also You on Tuesday, October 22nd @ 6:30 PM at @volumesbooks. Join us, yes? Yes. volumesbooks.com/event/2024-10-… @MalarkeyBooks @713Books #themissing #WritingCommunity

So exciting to see our authors make the jump to big houses! That’s the way 7.13 is supposed to work! Congrats @ThePtessadactyl !!!