Sophie McManus and Erika Swyler

McManus novel, The Unfortunates, was shortlisted for the Center for Fiction First Novel Prize and Longlisted for the National Book Critics Circle’s John Leonard Prize. It was a Washington Post Notable Book of the Year and a New York Times Book Review Paperback Row Pick. Swyler’s novel, The Book of Speculation, was One of BuzzFeed’s 24 Best Fiction Books of 2015.