Articles tagged "Daniel Handler"
Happy #PubDay (8/27/19)
Chief Inspector Gamache returns! Humor and heart combine for a scandal-filled romantic comedy! A young woman attempts to survive a dystopian landscape! Two marriages collide! And a graphic novel documents the atrocity of war–all in today’s #pubday celebration!
A BETTER MAN: A Chief Inspector Gamache Novel by Louise Penny
“Gamache is an explorer of the human psyche, and the care he takes with the victims, their friends and family, as well as his own allows this series and his character continually to surprise, delight, and enthrall.”–Library Journal, starred review
“With an uncompromising eye, Penny explores the depths of human emotion, both horrifying and sublime.”–Publishers Weekly, starred review
“There are multiple stories, often contradictory, to be found in the many-tentacled web of human tragedy and suffering that Gamache teases to the surface in this moving exploration of ties that both bind and destroy.”–Booklist, starred review
HANDLE WITH CARE by Helena Hunting
“Hunting’s romances have an irresistibly hip vibe.”–Booklist
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Gypsy Moth Summer by Julia Fierro
“YAs will get caught up in the story of Maddie and the other teen characters as they face complex social and environmental problems.”–Booklist
Trophy Son by Douglas Brunt
“YAs will enjoy the unpredictability of Anton’s rise to the top of the tennis world and his struggle to stay there, along with Brunt’s use of text messaging instead of dialogue.”–Booklist
All the Dirty Parts by Daniel Handler
“Amusing yet genuine, lustful yet sensitive, this odd novella approaches teenage horniness seriously and, in the process, touches on important subjects such as sexism, consent, and sexual identity…Although some scenes are graphic, Handler’s young fan base and Cole’s adolescent viewpoint will naturally draw in teens.”–Booklist
Nights of the Living Dead: An Anthology edited by Jonathan Maberry + George Romero
“With YA stalwart Maberry at the helm, this collection will get the veritable horde of teen zombie fans salivating.”–Booklist
Happy #BookBday (2/3/14 Edition)
It’s a big day for #BookBdays!
THE NIGHTINGALE by Kristin Hannah
You’ve heard us buzzing about the February Indie Next pick for a while now, and at last it’s here! “Hannah’s latest is a page-turner that will no doubt have readers reaching for tissues. This moving, emotional tribute to the brave women who fought behind enemy lines during the war is bound to gain the already immensely popular Hannah an even wider audience.” — Booklist, starred review
WE ARE PIRATES by Daniel Handler
“Can a couple of teenagers, a befuddled old man, and a nursing home orderly really steal a boat and wreak havoc in San Francisco harbor? Sure, says Handler, crossing and mixing genres dark and light, YA yarn and midlife doldrum while making readers root for his 20th-century privateers A jaunty and occasionally jolting, and honest take on the discomforts of youth, midlife, and old age, and how ineffective we are at dealing with them.” – Publishers Weekly
HOLY COW by David Duchovny
David Duchovny’s (yes, THAT David Duchovny) debut novel is a “modern day dairy tale” about a conflicted cow, a Jewish pig and a debonair turkey seeking acceptance and enlightenment during a journey across the Middle East. “…a charming fable about dignity and tolerance, complete with anthropomorphized animals and replete with puns, double-entendres and sophisticated humor. Between the book’s sly humor, gently humanist (animalist?) message and wry illustrations by Natalya Balnova, this is a pseudo-children’s book that smart adults should greatly enjoy.” — Kirkus Reviews, starred review
(Watch a video interview with Kirkus! BONUS: Duchovny narrates the audiobook!)
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For Your Consideration: February 2015 LibraryReads Titles
Download, read, and nominate your favorite titles now for the February 2015* LibraryReads list!
*Nominations are due December 20! Click here for the full list of 2015 deadlines.
BLUE STARS by Emily Gray Tedrowe
“Tedlowe’s 2010 novel, Commuters, was named a Best New Paperback by Entertainment Weekly, so watch this hardcover breakout closely. The topic is timely. When literature professor Ellen’s legal ward, Michael, and army wife Lacey’s husband, Eddie, are both injured in Iraq, the two women met and bond at the Walter Reed Army Hospital.”—Library Journal, Pre-Pub Alert
Download a copy from Net Galley
THE NIGHTINGALE by Kristin Hannah
From the #1 New York Times bestselling author comes an epic novel of love and war about two sisters and the secret lives of those who live in a small French town during WWII, spanning from the 1940s to the present day.
Download a copy from Edelweiss
WE ARE PIRATES by Daniel Handler
“Can a couple of teenagers, a befuddled old man, and a nursing home orderly really steal a boat and wreak havoc in San Francisco harbor? Sure, says Handler, crossing and mixing genres dark and light, YA yarn and midlife doldrum while making readers root for his 20th-century privateers A jaunty and occasionally jolting, and honest take on the discomforts of youth, midlife, and old age, and how ineffective we are at dealing with them.”–Publishers Weekly
Available on NetGalley. To be pre-approved for an e-galley, please email library@macmillanusa.com with the subject “We Are Pirates.”
A MURDER OF MAGPIES by Judith Flanders
Flanders’ deliciously fun debut novel set in the world of book publishing introduces readers to an enormously enjoyable, too-smart-for-her-own-good new amateur sleuth, as well as a colorful cast of characters, including the handsome inspector Field.
Download a copy from Edelweiss
FIND ME by Laura van den Berg
“Van den Berg’s highly anticipated debut novel is about a young woman named Joy who is in quarantine at a psychiatric hospital because her blood might hold the key to a cure and a vaccine against a highly contagious disease that’s rampaging across the country. Brooding, acutely observant, compassionate, suspicious, wistful, and wryly funny, Joy is an entrancing and sympathetic narrator through which van den Berg can channel her abiding fascination with what is submerged, hidden, lurking, lost.”–Booklist, starred review
Download a copy from Edelweiss
MAKING NICE by Matt Sumell
“From the first page, Sumell’s exceptional novel in stories unleashes one of the most comically arresting voices this side of Sam Lipsyte’s HOMELAND. Sumell’s debut demonstrates an almost painful compassion for the sinner in most of us, making MAKING NICE even more fun than eavesdropping in a confession booth.”–Publishers Weekly
Download a copy from Edelweiss
THE SECRETS OF MIDWIVES by Sally Hepworth
A novel about three generations of midwives and the secrets they keep that threaten to change their own lives forever. Neva Bradley refuses to reveal the details of her own pregnancy (including the father’s identity), which unsettles her mother, Grace, while reminding grandmother Floss of her own situation 60 years previously.
Download a copy from Edelweiss
A DARKER SHADE OF MAGIC by V.E. Schwab
Prepare to be dazzled by a world of parallel London’s where magic thrives, starves, or lies forgotten, and where power can destroy just as quickly as it can create.
Download a copy from Edelweiss
DISGRUNTLED by Asali Solomon
LOVE IN THE AGE OF MECHANICAL REPRODUCTION by Judd Trichter
AMONG THIEVES by John Clarkson
THE LAST GOOD PARADISE by Tatjana Soli
HOUSEWITCH by Katie Schickel
New to LibraryReads? Read our FAQ for more information on how to participate.
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For Your Consideration: February 2015 LibraryReads Titles
Download, read, and nominate your favorite titles now for the February 2015* LibraryReads list!
*Nominations are due December 20! Click here for the full list of 2015 deadlines.
THE NIGHTINGALE by Kristin Hannah
From the #1 New York Times bestselling author comes an epic novel of love and war about two sisters and the secret lives of those who live in a small French town during WWII, spanning from the 1940s to the present day.
Download a copy from Edelweiss
WE ARE PIRATES by Daniel Handler
“Can a couple of teenagers, a befuddled old man, and a nursing home orderly really steal a boat and wreak havoc in San Francisco harbor? Sure, says Handler, crossing and mixing genres dark and light, YA yarn and midlife doldrum while making readers root for his 20th-century privateers A jaunty and occasionally jolting, and honest take on the discomforts of youth, midlife, and old age, and how ineffective we are at dealing with them.”–Publishers Weekly
Available on NetGalley. To be pre-approved for an e-galley, please email library@macmillanusa.com with the subject “We Are Pirates.”
A MURDER OF MAGPIES by Judith Flanders
Flanders’ deliciously fun debut novel set in the world of book publishing introduces readers to an enormously enjoyable, too-smart-for-her-own-good new amateur sleuth, as well as a colorful cast of characters, including the handsome inspector Field.
Download a copy from Edelweiss
FIND ME by Laura van den Berg
“Van den Berg’s highly anticipated debut novel is about a young woman named Joy who is in quarantine at a psychiatric hospital because her blood might hold the key to a cure and a vaccine against a highly contagious disease that’s rampaging across the country. Brooding, acutely observant, compassionate, suspicious, wistful, and wryly funny, Joy is an entrancing and sympathetic narrator through which van den Berg can channel her abiding fascination with what is submerged, hidden, lurking, lost.”–Booklist, starred review
Download a copy from Edelweiss
MAKING NICE by Matt Sumell
“From the first page, Sumell’s exceptional novel in stories unleashes one of the most comically arresting voices this side of Sam Lipsyte’s HOMELAND. Sumell’s debut demonstrates an almost painful compassion for the sinner in most of us, making MAKING NICE even more fun than eavesdropping in a confession booth.”–Publishers Weekly
Download a copy from Edelweiss
THE SECRETS OF MIDWIVES by Sally Hepworth
A novel about three generations of midwives and the secrets they keep that threaten to change their own lives forever. Neva Bradley refuses to reveal the details of her own pregnancy (including the father’s identity), which unsettles her mother, Grace, while reminding grandmother Floss of her own situation 60 years previously.
Download a copy from Edelweiss
A DARKER SHADE OF MAGIC by V.E. Schwab
Prepare to be dazzled by a world of parallel London’s where magic thrives, starves, or lies forgotten, and where power can destroy just as quickly as it can create.
Download a copy from Edelweiss
DISGRUNTLED by Asali Solomon
LOVE IN THE AGE OF MECHANICAL REPRODUCTION by Judd Trichter
AMONG THIEVES by John Clarkson
THE LAST GOOD PARADISE by Tatjana Soli
HOUSEWITCH by Katie Schickel
New to LibraryReads? Read our FAQ for more information on how to participate.
Don’t see the green button? Get whitelisted for access to Macmillan e-galleys.
2014 Tri-State Book Buzz titles
Today is the Tri-State Book Buzz where Anne presented all the glorious upcoming titles listed below! We wouldn’t want anyone to miss out on the fun, so here are the books she talked about:
Blockbuster Bestsellers
SAVING GRACE by Jane Green (On Sale: Dec. 30)
THE NIGHTINGALE by Kristin Hannah (On Sale: Feb. 3)
Women’s Fiction
THE SECRETS OF MIDWIVES by Sally Hepworth (On Sale: Feb. 10)
BLUE STARS by Emily Gray Tedrowe (On Sale: Feb. 17)
Mystery Bestsellers
THE WHITES by Harry Brandt (On Sale: Feb. 17)
ALL THE OLD KNIVES by Olen Steinhauer (On Sale: March 10)
THE PATRIOT THREAT by Steve Berry (On Sale: March 31)
Mysteries
THE UNQUIET DEAD by Ausma Zehanat Khan (On Sale: Jan. 13)
FEAR THE DARKNESS by Becky Masterman (On Sale: Jan. 20)
A MURDER OF MAGPIES by Judith Flanders (On Sale: Feb. 24)
THE LIFE I LEFT BEHIND by Colette McBeth (On Sale: Feb. 24)
Coming to a Theater Near You
SPARE PARTS by Joshua Davis (On Sale: Dec. 2)
THE REVENANT by Michael Punke (On Sale: Jan. 6)
Crazy, Weird & True!
A KIM JONG-IL PRODUCTION by Paul Fischer (On Sale: Feb. 3)
LETTER TO A FUTURE LOVER by Ander Monson (On Sale: Feb. 3)
Ahoy Matey!
WE ARE PIRATES by Daniel Handler (On Sale: Feb. 3)
Coming of Age
FIND ME by Laura van den Berg (On Sale: Feb. 17)
THE TRAGIC AGE by Stephen Metcalfe (On Sale: March 3)
BONES & ALL by Camille DeAngelis (On Sale: March 10)
The Teen Read of 2015
ALL THE RAGE by Courtney Summers (On Sale: April 14)