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Eleanor & Park Won the Boston Globe–Horn Book Award for Fiction!

UPDATE (6.19): We added a signed book sweepstakes to this post! See below for details!

We are absurdly happy to bring you the incredible (albeit totally unsurprising) news that Rainbow Rowell's young adult debut, ELEANOR & PARK, was awarded the 2013 Boston Globe–Horn Book Awards for Excellence in Children’s Literature for Fiction.

Congratulations, Rainbow!! Bravo and well-deserved!

The announcement was made this past week at BookExpo America and we invite you to watch the video posted below—Rainbow comes on screen near the end.

"Rowell presents her teen protagonists’ intelligent observations, extreme inner desires, and irrational feelings through compelling alternating narrations. She imbues the novel with rich character development, a spot-on depiction of the 1980s, and powerful descriptive passages. [...] It’s an honest, heart-wrenching portrayal of imperfect but unforgettable love." —The Horn Book

Again, we're so excited to see Rainbow honored for her extraordinary work. She will receive her award this October at Simmons College in Boston.

To see the full list of 2013 winners and honor books head to HBook.com.

Signed Book Sweepstakes!

We have one signed copy of ELEANOR & PARK as well as an (unsigned) galley of her latest YA novel, FANGIRL, for one lucky librarian!

Send Library-at-MacmillanUSA.com an e-mail including 1. your mailing address and 2. your current title (subject: Rowell Sweepstakes) by Friday, July 5th to be placed in the random drawing.

This sweepstakes is open to librarians in the United States. More eligibility details below.

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ATTN: Inked Librarians!

Ed Hardy wants YOU—Uncle Sam-style—to show off your literary tattoos for a chance to win an original piece of hand-painted flash by the man himself, Ed Hardy!

To enter submit your tattoo photos to the Ed Hardy Literary Tattoo Facebook page here: smarturl.it/hardylittattoo.

And then get whitelisted to download the e-galley of Ed Hardy's forthcoming autobiography, WEAR YOUR DREAMS.

This contest is open until June 16th, 2013. Contest details posted here (PDF).

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TxLA13 Recap + Giveaway!

Howdy librarians—Texan or otherwise!

We're happily exhausted after our adventures down in Fort Worth last month at the Texas Library Association's centennial Annual Conference. We had a fantastic time reconnecting with all of our librarian friends from the mighty Texas systems, giving away some of our most excellent forthcoming titles, and enjoying panels of the author talk and book buzz* variety.

*Download our TxLA Book Buzz handout here!

A huge thanks to all of our crazy wonderful authors who joined us for the madness including C.C. Hunter (Shadow Falls series), Diane Kelly (Tara Holloway series), Ellie James (Midnight Dragonfly series), Julie Kibler (CALLING ME HOME), and Gilbert Hernandez (MARBLE SEASON). Shout out to C.C. Hunter who spoke on three panels and then signed books at an event with—gasp!—real live teens.

TxLA Signed Books Giveaway:

We brought back a stack of signed books for one lucky librarian to keep or shelve as they please!

UPDATE: This contest is now CLOSED. Congratulations to winner Juanita Foster, Senior Librarian at Hennepin County Library!!

Send Library-at-MacmillanUSA.com an e-mail with your mailing address and your title (subject: TxLA13) by Monday, June 3rd to be placed in the random drawing.

This sweepstakes is open to librarians in the United States. More eligibility details below.

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You're Invited! RSVP Now!

Hello readers! We're officially back and happily exhausted after a great TxLA conference in Fort Worth. We had a blast with our Texan librarian friends, but it's time to look onward to the next conferences and events. Below are a few upcoming events that you need to get on the list for now so you don't miss out.

Booklist Webinar:

It's time to register for the Booklist's "Thrilling Mysteries: Can’t-Miss Crime Fiction for Spring" webinar which is TOMORROW at (CORRECTION!) 2pm EDT. It's going to be killer.

BookExpo America:

Request seating at the AAP's Annual BEA Librarians Dinner with Erica Jong, author of FEAR OF FLYING, which will take place on Wednesday, May 29th at 6pm in the Yale Club of NYC (there is a separate dinner for childrens' librarians; info on the same page).
Also register now for the AAP's BEA Librarians Author Lunch with Louise Penny, author of the Chief Inspector Gamache novels, to take place in the Javits Center Room 1E14-1E15 on Thursday, May 30th, at 12:15pm.
Full BEA schedule of events to come!

ALA Annual:

RSVP by June 14th for the AAP’s Book-A-Licious Breakfast with Mary Kay Andrews at ALA Annual on Saturday, June 29th, at 8:30am in Room N227B of the McCormick Place Convention Center.
And while there's no RSVP required for the AAP’S Library Family Feud in which librarians go head-to-head with authors (such as our very own John Scalzi!) on Sunday, June 30th at 2:30pm at the Hyatt Regency McCormick Place Jackson Park in 10BC, we highly recommend you get it on your schedule now!

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Sign Up Now: Thrilling Mysteries Booklist Webinar

Join us at the Booklist webinar "Thrilling Mysteries: Can’t-Miss Crime Fiction for Spring" on April 30th (CORRECTION: 2pm EDT) to learn about a few of our hot forthcoming spring crime novels! It's going to be killer.

Here's the official description:

"May is Mystery Month at Booklist, a time when we indulge our taste for crime. Booklist Online editor Keir Graff will preview online-exclusive feature content, while publishers AudioGO, HarperCollins, Macmillan (!!), Poisoned Pen Press, Seventh Street Books, Random House, and Severn House will share the best titles for libraries from their forthcoming lists. Our mystery webinar gets bigger and better every year!"

If you want to help us spread the word, retweet the info below:

#BooklistWebinar: Can’t-Miss Crime Fiction for Spring! It's going to be killer. bit.ly/11gwK5I 4/30, 4pm EDT #collectiondevelopment
— Macmillan Library (@MacmillanLib) April 17, 2013

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Magic, Monsters, & Myths: Uncharted Pages #3!

Fellow speculative fiction readers,

My latest selections from Macmillan's Adult publishers are now live on our EarlyWord-hosted Readers' Advisory blog, Uncharted Pages! It's tough to express how enchanted I am by the three books I picked this season; take a look.

The list covers magic, monsters, and myths, but also alternative social movements, reconciliation with the darkest parts of the self, and multi-generational demons. If your literary adventures take you between the covers of these featured titles, I would love to hear from you.

The Uncharted Pages Sweepstakes:

We have a curated stack of finished books and galleys as well as an iPhone 4/4S cover for one lucky Uncharted Pages reader.

UPDATE 4/12/13: Congratulations to winner Monica McAbee, Selection Librarian at Prince George's County Memorial Library System, whose favorite mythical character is Atalanta ("the Pippi Longstocking of the Greek Mythological set")!

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To Enter:

Head over to Uncharted Pages, click the pale blue envelope icon under my picture, and send me an e-mail with your mailing address, your title, and your favorite mythical character by Friday, April 12th. CONTEST NOW CLOSED.

This sweepstakes is open to librarians in the United States. More eligibility details below.

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Register Now for Library Journal's Editors' Picks Webcast!

Come one, come all to Library Journal's upcoming webcast, "Editors' Picks: Hot Summer Titles from HarperCollins, Macmillan, and Random House!"

Truth be told we're absurdly excited for this webcast. Two of our fantastic editors, Jen Enderlin (Vice President and Associate Publisher, St. Martin's Press) and Kelley Ragland (Editorial Director, Minotaur Books), will each be presenting two books that they're dying to tell you about.

Webinar details:

Date: March 19, 2013
Time: 3:00PM EDT
Duration: 60 minutes

Host Barbara Hoffert from Library Journal wrote about how excited she is for this event on LibraryJournal.com.

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A #FridayReads/Post-Valentine's Hangover Giveaway!

We've got the cure for your post-Valentine's Day love hangover (which we've heard can be fatal if left untreated): a sweepstakes!

We have one signed copy of Ben Schrank's adult debut, LOVE IS A CANOE, a novel full of both wise and unwise love advice. Here's a quick summary:

Peter Herman is something of a folk hero. MARRIAGE IS A CANOE, his decades-old book on love and relationships, has won the hearts of hopeful romantics and desperate cynics alike. When Peter's wife dies and he passes the time with a woman he admires but doesn’t love, he begins to question the advice he’s famously doled out for decades.

Then he receives a call from an ambitious young editor who wants to celebrate the 50th anniversary of MARRIAGE IS A CANOE with a contest for struggling couples. The prize? An afternoon with Peter and a chance to save their relationship.

And speaking of prizes...

Enter to win LOVE IS A CANOE:

Enter to win the author-signed copy of LOVE IS A CANOE by sending an e-mail with 1. your full name, 2. your mailing address, and 3. the library you work for to library-at-macmillanusa.com (subject: Love is a Canoe) by Friday, February 22nd!

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This sweepstakes is open to librarians in the United States. More eligibility details below.

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Our #FridayReads + a Pop Quiz!

Happy #fridayreads, librarians! Talia and I are lost in some seriously excellent books this week...

Talia's reading:

BAD HAIRCUT: Stories from the Seventies by Tom Perrotta

I'm reading:

WITHOUT A SUMMER by Mary Robinette Kowal
THE HUMAN DIVISION by John Scalzi

And because I'm feeling fangirly I've got a tricky, little quick draw pop quiz/galley giveaway for ya...

Is the following quote from WITHOUT A SUMMER or THE HUMAN DIVISION?

"[S]he was of the opinion that if one was going to issue an invitation, one should be prepared to have it accepted."

I'll send a galley of both books to the first librarian to correctly guess in the comments below! (One winner. U.S. only.)

You can also download the WITHOUT A SUMMER e-galley from Edelweiss (here's how) and start reading THE HUMAN DIVISION in serial (would you like to know more?)!

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Get Whitelisted on Edelweiss for Macmillan E-Galleys!

Happy Monday, librarians!

It's a brand new year and if you're anything like me you've probably resolved to keep on top of your advanced reading. In an effort to help make that even easier I'm going to talk a little about our favorite new resource, Edelweiss.

You might already know that our digital catalogs are hosted on Edelweiss now, but you might not know that there are also e-galleys hosted there just waiting to be downloaded. If you're a current librarian in the United States and interested in being pre-approved to download all of our e-galleys, please follow these steps:

1. Register for Edelweiss with your professional e-mail address.
2. Send me a note that includes the e-mail address you registered with, your full name, and your current library (subject: Edelweiss).

So easy! Then I'll forward your request and let you know when you're all hooked up.

For those of you already whitelisted we have a few recommendations for you listed below. And for those of you on the fence maybe one of these upcoming titles will entice you into signing up!

Get started with our recommendations (updated June 6, 2013):

SOMEONE by Alice McDermott

HOW THE LIGHT GETS IN: A Chief Inspector Gamache Novel by Louise Penny

THE EDGE OF NORMAL by Carla Norton

NINE INCHES by Tom Perrotta

THANK YOU FOR YOUR SERVICE by David Finkel

THE WRONG GIRL by Hank Phillippi Ryan

NECESSARY LIES by Diane Chamberlain

HAVISHAM by Ronald Frame

HILD by Nicola Griffith

THE WEDDING GIFT by Marlen Suyapa Bodden

FANGIRL by Rainbow Rowell

KINSLAYER by Jay Kristoff

If your account is already whitelisted for our titles, hit this link to access a list of all of our currently available e-galley downloads (if you’re not logged in the page will say "No titles met this criteria.").