Starred Review Roundup (3/13/2024)

        Stars all around! These titles all received multiple starred reviews: GLORIOUS EXPLOITS by Ferdia Lennon9781250893697 | 3/26/24  “Lennon’s debut is a wonderfully odd, riotously funny story of two poetry-loving potters in 412 BCE. This superb novel builds to a page-turning crescendo that evokes the great tragedy the men stage.”—Booklist, starred review Know More » […]

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TLA’s 2024 Texas Topaz Reading List

We’re thrilled that the Texas Topaz List includes FIVE Macmillan titles this year! COBALT RED: HOW THE BLOOD OF THE CONGO POWERS OUR LIVES BY SIDDHARTH KARA “[This is] a penetrating exposé on the deliberate smoke screens created by powerful companies to obscure the realities behind the abysmal conditions of cobalt miners in the Congo… Know More » […]

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3 Stars for GRIEF IS FOR PEOPLE

Sloane Crosley’s GRIEF IS FOR PEOPLE is a deeply moving and surprisingly suspenseful portrait of friendship, and a book about loss packed with verve for life. This poignant elegy is a story of love, loss, and the moments in-between. And now GRIEF IS FOR PEOPLE has received THREE starred reviews! “In this aching meditation on Know More » […]

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Books About Friends (11/1/23)

These three books each take a different look at friendship–from how to cope with the loss of a close friend, to re-evaluating friendships versus romantic relationships, to how to find connection and love after losing a best friend. GRIEF IS FOR PEOPLE BY SLOANE CROSLEY Available for download on Edelweiss know more. LibraryReads votes due Know More » […]

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YA Spotlight (5/15/23)

Today we’re spotlighting two excellent teen reads: a heartwarming romance about a high school senior torn between baking and academics, and an emotional and raw story of a young man managing grief after the loss of his best friend. RUBI RAMOS’S RECIPE FOR SUCCESS BY JESSICA PARRA “Propulsive chapters, plenty of high-stakes tension, and candid Know More » […]

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New Edelweiss E-galleys (4/24/23)

Hello e-galley readers! Check out some of the exciting e-galleys that were recently added to Edelweiss for your downloading pleasure: THE FRAGILE THREADS OF POWER by V.E. Schwab 9780765387493 | 9/26/23 Once, there were four worlds, nestled like pages in a book, each pulsing with fantastical power and connected by a single city: London. Until Know More » […]

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June 2017 Nonfiction Stars

June 2017 Nonfiction Stars

Check out these *stellar* nonfiction titles joining your library shelves soon: JANE AUSTEN AT HOME: A Biography by Lucy Worsley “Worsley gives sharply drawn pictures of domesticity in the many homes that Austen inhabited, including her family’s rented houses in Bath and residences where she, her widowed mother, and sister visited as guests before they settled Know More » […]

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Macmillan Library @ TxLA 2017 (Booth #2606)

Macmillan Library @ TxLA 2017 (Booth #2606)

YEEHAW! We can’t wait to see you in San Antonio at the Texas Library Association Annual Conference next month! Peruse the program early then join us in the exhibit hall in booth #2606! Tons of ARC giveaways and the events below await you! (All events are free unless otherwise noted) Wednesday, April 19 In-booth signing with Know More » […]

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Deadly #FridayReads

Deadly #FridayReads

Today’s #FridayReads picks aren’t mysteries, but are about one of life’s greatest mysteries: death. The nonfiction take: MORGUE: A Life in Death by Vincent DiMaio & Ron Franscell Two stars for this “engrossing look behind the headlines of notorious homicides” (Publishers Weekly, starred review) from one of the world’s most celebrated medical examiners. “Fans of Know More » […]

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Let’s talk about Atul Gawande’s BEING MORTAL

Let’s talk about Atul Gawande’s BEING MORTAL

In BEING MORTAL, our most thoughtful and thought-provoking surgeon Atul Gawande argues that contemporary medicine can do a better, more humane job of managing death and dying by comforting and enhancing our experience, providing not only a good life but also a good end. Full of eye-opening research and riveting storytelling, the bestselling author of Know More » […]

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