Good afternoon, readers! We are absolutely thrilled to announce that Amanda Eyre Ward, a contributor featured in the Interview Section of our 7th issue, has a new novel available for preorder, titled “The Nearness of You,” which will be put out from the good people at Ballantine Books, an imprint of the literary titan Random House. Jodi Picoult calls the book “Wrenching, honest, painstakingly researched.,” while People Magazine calls “The Nearness of You” “Deeply affecting.” Ward has created a braiding of perspectives that offer the reader a number of intertwining narratives, all centered around the story of a family in its formation, meditating on ideas of motherhood, love, relationships, and what it means to be a family in this day and age. Don’t wait another moment to go out and preorder yourself a copy of Amanda Eyre Ward’s transformative new novel, “The Nearness of You.”

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Lovely cover! The novel sounds great! It’s great to see past contributors go on to produce more content!
From your description, this definitely sounds like something I would enjoy. I am always intrigued by novels that have intertwining narratives. Thanks for sharing!
Wow.. sounds like the novel will be on the best seller’s list. Can’t wait to read:)
This sounds like a gorgeous story. The more I read contemporary fiction, the more I find myself really engrossed in layered narratives. It’s so exciting to see a contributor thriving!