100 Notable Books of 2024 — THE NEW YORK TIMES

10 Best Thrillers of 2024 — THE NEW YORK TIMES

The Best Books of 2024 — THE NEW YORKER

Best Mystery Novels of the Year — THE WALL STREET JOURNAL

50 Notable Books of Fiction 2024 - WASHINGTON POST

Best Books of 2024 - ESQUIRE

Best of the Year - AUDIBLE

Best of 2024 - PUBLISHERS WEEKLY

21 Books to Read in October — THE NEW YORK TIMES BOOK REVIEW

Best Books of October 2024 - PEOPLE

Most Anticipated Books of 2024 - LITHUB

“Sequels are notoriously tricky. Even the characters in The Sequel acknowledge it. “They’re never as good as the first book, are they?”… Well, this one is. By shifting the focus to Anna, Korelitz gives the novel what many sequels lack: a sense of newness. While the story grows more intricate, she remains in control. Her plot ― ha! ― is propulsive, her prose precise.”
―The New York Times

“Like Patricia Highsmith’s Tom Ripley or Satan in Milton’s Paradise Lost, Anna is a heinous devil who may shock and offend, but never bores.”
―The Washington Post

"Ms. Korelitz’s book, mixing dark wit with coldblooded suspense, provides an unforgettable tour through the life and mind of a homicidal protagonist."
―The Wall Street Journal

"This follow-up to The Plot finds Anna Williams-Bonner basking in literary acclaim (and moola from her murdered husband’s estate) ― until pesky excerpts from a manuscript resurface and put questions of authorship, and the publishing world’s values, under the microscope."
―The New York Times Book Review, 21 Books to Read in October

“Korelitz fans will eat up this satirical, bookish suspense.”
―PEOPLE Magazine

“Wicked entertainment.”
―Kirkus, STARRED

"It’s another taut and compulsively readable spellbinder from Korelitz."
―Publishers Weekly, STARRED

“This book will fly off the shelves.”
―Library Journal

“Fans of Korelitz’s literary thriller The Plot will (manuscript theft! identity theft! murder most foul! soup!) get excited for the sequel: The Sequel, in which a certain author’s widow decides to write her own book―and discovers that she’s not the only one who knows a few secrets after all. Fun.”
―LitHub, Most Anticipated Books of 2024

"[A] hilariously snippy and deliciously mean satire of the publishing world in addition to a nail-biting suspense novel."
―BookPage, STARRED

"[A] compelling and worthy sequel, another rip-roaring thriller full of very amusing scenes of delusional writers and their awful prose and many twists and turns."
―Booklist

"[A] page-turner for sure and a worthy follow up (sequel!) to the author’s fantastic thriller The Plot."
―AARP

Podcasts and Interviews

Moms Don’t Have Time to Read Books with Zibby Owens, October 2nd, 2024

New York Times Book Review Podcast, October 4th, 2024

Friends and Fiction, October 4th, 2024

Bookreporter Podcast with Carol Fitzgerald, October 7th, 2024

Other:

Five Best: Portraits of Publishing, Wall Street Journal, October 4th, 2024

Bibliophiles: Jean Hanff Korelitz, Boston Globe, September 30th, 2024