Romantic Times Book Reviews honored two Macmillan authors with career achievement awards and three titles won 2015 RT Reviewer’s Choice Awards! Career Achievement – Historical Mystery Rhys Bowen (Molly Murphy series) Career Achievement – Young Adult R.L. Stine (Fear Street series) Best Historical Mystery JADE DRAGON MOUNTAIN by Elsa Hart Best First Mystery THE UNQUIET Know More » […]
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Chicago Public Library’s 2015 Best of the Best Books
We’ve got 14 books on Chicago Public Library’s 2015 Best of the Best list! Selected by a team of CPL librarians, the list represents the year’s most outstanding titles, books of exceptional quality for a diverse, city-wide readership. Fiction A DARKER SHADE OF MAGIC by V.E. Schwab JADE DRAGON MOUNTAIN by Elsa Hart A MANUAL Know More » […]
RT Book Reviews 2015 Reviewer’s Choice Awards
Did you know that 22 Macmillan titles were nominated for Romantic Times Book Reviews’ 2015 Reviewer’s Choice Awards? It’s true! Best Contemporary Romance BROWN-EYED GIRL by Lisa Kleypas Best Historical Romance THE HIGHWAYMAN by Kerrigan Byrne Best Futuristic Romance BORN OF DEFIANCE by Sherrilyn Kenyon Best Paranormal Romance PRIMAL HEAT by A.C. Arthur Best Romantic Know More » […]
Elsa Hart’s Chinese Library Adventure
Two weeks ago, Elsa Hart‘s fabulous debut, JADE DRAGON MOUNTAIN, about an 18th-century exiled librarian who must learn the truth about a Jesuit priest’s death, arrived on shelves and is raking in rave reviews! “In addition to being a satisfying mystery, JADE DRAGON MOUNTAIN also powerfully evokes the aesthetics of the time and place it Know More » […]
Sneak Peek: September 2015 Indie Next List
The September 2015 Indie Next list includes 5 Macmillan titles! SWEET CARESS by William Boyd From the internationally bestselling author of Restless and Any Human Heart comes a novel of one photographer’s extraordinary career—a tale of love and war in the twentieth century. “In addition to the psychologically rich characterization, a wealth of atmospheric details—what Know More » […]
Hey! Whatcha Readin’?
Wanna know what your librarian pals are downloading, reading and loving? Here are the top Macmillan e-galley downloads on Edelweiss: HOME IS BURNING by Dan Marshall FUTURISTIC VIOLENCE AND FANCY SUITS by David Wong THE CLASP by Sloane Crosley SWEET CARESS by William Boyd TENACITY by James Law THE KILLING LESSONS by Saul Black THE Know More » […]
Vacation Alert!
Friends, thank you for a GREAT ALA Annual! We’re headed back to the east coast and taking a well-deserved vacation this week. If you’re also off for the Independence Day weekend, here are LOTS of reading recommendations courtesy of Talia’s “Three’s Company” Book Buzz: HOME IS BURNING by Dan Marshall | October 20, 2015 | 9781250068828 FURIOUSLY Know More » […]
For Your Consideration: September 2015 LibraryReads Titles
Download, read, and nominate your favorite titles now for the September 2015* LibraryReads list! Nominations are due July 20! Click here for the full list of 2015 deadlines. BLACK MAN IN A WHITE COAT by Damon Tweedy A BEA 2015 Editor’s Buzz & “Shout ‘n Share” selection! “An arresting memoir that personalizes the enduring racial Know More » […]
Librarians “Shout ‘n Share” Their Favorite BEA 2015 Picks!
Last Friday we rounded out a terrific BEA 2015 with the annual Shout ‘n Share panel. Here’s what your librarian pals found on the show floor to rave about: Columbus Metropolitan Library’s Robin Nesbitt kicked it off with some genre love, highlighting THE TRAITOR BARU CORMORANT by Seth Dickinson (“It’s like THE HUNDRED THOUSAND KINGDOMS Know More » […]
BEA 2015 Book Buzz Titles
Yesterday’s AAP Book Buzz (Part I) was standing room only, so make sure to get to room 1E14 early today for Part II: The Buzz Continues (2-3:30pm). For those not at BEA, or who didn’t grab a handout, here’s what Anne talked about: PURITY by Jonathan Franzen | Literary Fiction | On Sale 9/1/15 CARRY Know More » […]