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THE BEST BAD THINGS + NEWCOMER = November LibraryReads Picks! Penny + Moriarty = Hall of Famers!
OH HAPPY DAY! Katrina Carrasco’s THE BEST BAD THINGS and Keigo Higashino’s NEWCOMER are November 2018 LibraryReads picks! 
THE BEST BAD THINGS
“Stellar… Carrasco succeeds in coupling a feminist historical that maintains period plausibility with an exploratory queer narrative rarely seen in the crime genre. Even readers uninterested in Alma’s identity journey will be impressed by her intelligence and social acumen, and drawn by the constantly shifting politics and well-timed reveals of the plot. Breath-catching pacing, tantalizingly rough-and-tumble characters who are somehow both distasteful and deeply relatable, palpable erotic energy, and powerful storytelling make this a standout.”–Publishers Weekly, starred review
NEWCOMER
“Part Sherlock Holmes, part Harry Bosch, Higashino’s hero is a quietly majestic force to be reckoned with. Here’s hoping his demotion continues to bring him to the attention of readers from East to West.”–Kirkus Reviews, starred review
And in other news that makes us #squee, Louise Penny’s KINGDOM OF THE BLIND and Liane Moriarty’s NINE PERFECT STRANGERS are LibraryReads Hall of Famers!
Most Anticipated Books of Fall 2018
Here are the most anticipated books of Fall 2018, according to major media:
People Magazine —“The Best Books of Fall”
NINE PERFECT STRANGERS by Liane Moriarty
Also available in audio
In the BIG LITTLE LIES author’s latest, guests gather at a wellness resort for a life-changing experience, but things are not as they appear.
A WELL BEHAVED WOMAN by Therese Anne Fowler
Also available in audio
Fowler reimagines the evolution of Alva Vanderbilt Belmont from socialite to suffrage crusader, to delicious effect.
Huffington Post — “Here Are 34 Fall 2018 Books We Can’t Wait To Read”
SHE WOULD BE KING by Wayétu Moore
Set amid the founding of Liberia, SHE WOULD BE KING interweaves the stories of a man fleeing slavery in Virginia, a light-skinned Jamaican man and a West African villager who has been cast out as a witch. Moore’s debut unflinchingly depicts the convergence of brutal forces — colonialism, the slave trade — while brushing it with a glimmer of magic.
EVENING IN PARADISE and WELCOME HOME by Lucia Berlin
Berlin’s posthumous 2015 short-fiction collection, A MANUAL FOR CLEANING WOMEN, took the literary world by storm. Now fans of her powerfully crafted yet conversational style can look forward to another short-story collection, EVENING IN PARADISE, and a memoir in sketches and photographs, WELCOME HOME.
Vogue — “17 New Books You Won’t Want to Miss This Fall”
THE FLAME: Poems Notebooks Lyrics Drawings by Leonard Cohen
Also available in audio
If you felt Leonard Cohen’s death in 2016 as a personal assault, this book is a posthumous balm: a collection of previously unpublished poems, lyrics, and sketches. All of Cohen’s work has a raw, straight-to-the-heart intensity—reach for this the next time you need inspiration for a wedding toast that will leave them gutted, or any other moment you need a little sustenance for the soul. readmoreremove
For Your Consideration: November 2018 LibraryReads Titles
Download, read, and vote for your favorite titles for the November 2018 LibraryReads list!
*Votes are due September 20! Click here for the full list of 2018 deadlines.
NINE PERFECT STRANGERS by Liane Moriarty
Also available in audio
A Most Anticipated Book of Fall 2018! From #1 New York Times bestselling (and LibraryReads “Favorite of Favorites”) author Liane Moriarty comes a new novel which asks the question: Could ten days at a health resort really change you forever? These nine perfect strangers are about to find out. “…a deeply satisfying thriller. Moriarty delivers yet another surefire winner.” — Publishers Weekly, starred review
Available on NetGalley. To be pre-approved for an e-galley, please email library@macmillanusa.com with the subject “Nine Perfect Strangers.”*
KINGDOM OF THE BLIND by Louise Penny
Also available in audio
In the new Chief Inspector Gamache novel from the #1 New York Times bestselling (and LibraryReads “Favorite of Favorites”) author Louise Penny, mystery abounds when Gamache is named one of three executors to the will of a Three Pines resident he never knew—a cleaning woman who called herself, “The Baroness.” “This starts as a small-town mystery and becomes something grander and more frightening; Penny has upped her thrills-to–pain au chocolat ratio.” — Kirkus Reviews
Download the e-galley from Edelweiss
NEWCOMER by Keigo Higashino, translated by Giles Murray
A Library Journal Fall 2018 Editors’ Pick! In international bestseller Keigo Higashino’s new crime novel, newly transferred Tokyo Police Detective Kyochiro Kaga (from LibraryReads pick, MALICE) is assigned to a baffling murder in which the number of suspects keeps multiplying. “Part Sherlock Holmes, part Harry Bosch, Higashino’s hero is a quietly majestic force to be reckoned with. Here’s hoping his demotion continues to bring him to the attention of readers from East to West.” — Kirkus Reviews, starred review
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Booklist’s “Adult Books on the Horizon: Fall and Winter Announcements” Webinar Titles
We hope you were able to tune in to Booklist’s “Adult Books on the Horizon: Fall and Winter Announcements” webinar today, but if not, here are all the titles Talia presented:
NINE PERFECT STRANGERS* by Liane Moriarty | 9781250069825 | Out 11/6/18 (LR: 9/20/18)
KINGDOM OF THE BLIND* by Louise Penny | 9781250066206 | Out 11/27/18 (LR: 9/20/18)
AN ANONYMOUS GIRL* by Greer Hendricks & Sarah Pekkanen | 9781250133731 | Out 1/8/19 (LR: 11/20/18)
THE LOST MAN* by Jane Harper | 9781250105684 | Out 2/5/19 (LR: 12/20/18)
LIES* by T.M. Logan | 9781250182265 | Out 9/11/18
FOR COLORED GIRLS WHO HAVE CONSIDERED POLITICS* by Leah Daughtry, Yolanda Caraway, Minyon Moore, Donna Brazile, Veronica Chambers | 9781250137715 | Out 10/2/18 (LR: 8/20/18)
MR. TRUMP’S WILD RIDE: The Thrills, Chills, Screams, and Occasional Blackouts of His Extraordinary First Year in Office* by Major Garrett | 9781250185914 | Out 9/18/18
WHERE WE GO FROM HERE* by Bernie Sanders | 9781250163264 | Out 10/30/18 (LR: 8/20/18)
THEM: Why We Hate Each Other—and How to Heal* by Ben Sasse | 9781250193681 | Out 10/16/18 (LR: 8/20/18)
THE FIRST CONSPIRACY: The Secret Plot to Kill George Washington by Brad Meltzer | 9781250130334 | Out 1/8/19 (LR: 11/20/18)
SOLDIER, SAILOR, FROGMAN, SPY, AIRMAN, GANGSTER, KILL OR DIE: How the Allies Won on D-Day by Giles Milton | 9781250134929 | Out 1/8/19 (LR: 11/20/18)
THE RAVENMASTER: My Life with the Ravens at the Tower of London* by Christopher Skaife | 9780374113346 | Out 10/2/18 (LR: 8/20/18)
NINE PINTS: A Journey Through the Money, Medicine, and Mysteries of Blood by Rose George | 9781627796378 | Out 10/23/18 (LR: 8/20/18)
THE SILENT PATIENT* by Alex Michaelides | 9781250301697 | Out 2/5/19 (LR: 12/20/18)
CAPE MAY* by Chip Cheek | 9781250297150 | Out 4/30/19 (LR: 2/20/19)
BRIGHT YOUNG DEAD* by Jessica Fellowes | 9781250170811 | Out 10/30/18 (LR: 8/20/18)
BUTTON MAN* by Andrew Gross | 9781250179982 | Out 9/18/18
THE WIDOWS* by Jess Montgomery | 9781250184528 | Out 1/8/19 (LR: 11/20/18)
DAUGHTER OF A DAUGHTER OF A QUEEN* by Sarah Bird | 9781250193162 | Out 9/4/18
A WELL BEHAVED WOMAN* by Therese Anne Fowler | 9781250095473 | Out 10/16/18 (LR: 8/20/18)
INVISIBLE: The Forgotten Story of the Black Woman Lawyer Who Took Down America’s Most Powerful Mobster* by Stephen L. Carter | 9781250121974 | Out 10/9/18 (LR: 8/20/18)
THE PIRANHAS: The Boy Bosses of Naples* by Roberto Saviano | 9780374230029 | Out 9/4/18
BOOMER1** by Daniel Torday | 9781250191793 | Out 9/18/18
LISTEN TO THE MARRIAGE** by John Jay Osborn | 9780374192020 | Out 10/2/18 (LR: 8/20/18) readmoreremove
Booklist’s “Summer Book Club Bash” Webinar Titles
We hope you were able to tune in to Booklist’s “Summer Book Club Bash” webinar today, but if not, here are all the titles Anne presented, plus a link to Reading Group Gold, Macmillan’s book club website:
THE GREAT ALONE by Kristin Hannah* | 9780312577230 | Available now
THE NIGHTINGALE by Kristin Hannah* | 9781250080400 | Available Now (trade paperback)
NINE PERFECT STRANGERS by Liane Moriarty* | 9781250069825 | Out 11/6/18 (LR: 9/20/18)
TRULY MADLY GUILTY by Liane Moriarty* | 9781250069801 | Available Now (trade paperback)
THE REMOVES** by Tatjana Soli | 9780374249311 | Available Now
DAUGHTER OF MOLOKA’I by Alan Brennert | 9781250137661 | Out 2/19/19 (LR: 12/20/18)
MOLOKA’I by Alan Brennert | 9780312304355 | Available Now (trade paperback)
DAUGHTER OF A DAUGHTER OF A QUEEN* by Sarah Bird | 9781250193162 | Out 9/4/18
A WELL BEHAVED WOMAN* by Therese Anne Fowler | 9781250095473 | Out 10/16/18 (LR: 8/20/18)
INVISIBLE: The Forgotten Story of the Black Woman Lawyer Who Took Down America’s Most Powerful Mobster* by Stephen L. Carter | 9781250121974 | Out 10/9/18 (LR: 8/20/18)
THE BEST BAD THINGS** by Katrina Carrasco | 9780374123697 | Out 11/6/18 (LR: 9/20/18)
THE SUN DOES SHINE: How I Found Life and Freedom on Death Row* by Anthony Ray Hinton | 9781250205797 (Oprah Book Club Edition) | Available Now
WHEN THEY CALL YOU A TERRORIST: A Black Lives Matter Memoir* by Patrisse Khan-Cullors & asha bandele | 9781250171085 | Available Now
IF YOU LOVE ME: A Mother’s Journey Through Her Daughter’s Opioid Addiction** by Maureen Cavanagh | 9781250297341 | Out 9/4/18
KINGDOM OF THE BLIND* by Louise Penny | 9781250066206 | Out 11/27/18 (LR: 9/20/18)
THE LOST MAN* by Jane Harper | 9781250105684 | Out 2/5/19 (LR: 12/20/18)
THE DRY* by Jane Harper | 9781250105622 | Available Now (trade paperback)
FORCE OF NATURE* by Jane Harper | 9781250105653 | Out 1/8/19 (trade paperback)
THE SILENT PATIENT* by Alex Michaelides | 9781250301697 | Out 2/5/19 (LR: 12/20/18)
CAPE MAY* by Chip Cheek | 9781250297150 | Out 4/30/19 (LR: 2/20/19)
TREEBORNE** by Caleb Johnson | 9781250169082 | Available Now
NUMBER ONE CHINESE RESTAURANT** by Lillian Li | 9781250141293 | Available Now
THE GIRLS AT 17 SWANN STREET* by Yara Zgheib | 9781250202444 | Out 2/5/19 (LR: 12/20/18) readmoreremove
ALA Annual 2018 Adult Book Buzz Titles
We hope you enjoyed our Booze + Book Buzz at ALA Annual! For those who were #alaleftbehind, here’s everything we buzzed about:
NINE PERFECT STRANGERS* by Liane Moriarty | November 6, 2018 | 9781250069825
KINGDOM OF THE BLIND* by Louise Penny | November 27, 2018 | 9781250066206
FOR COLORED GIRLS WHO HAVE CONSIDERED POLITICS* by Leah Daughtry, Yolanda Caraway, Minyon Moore, Donna Brazile, Veronica Chambers | October 2, 2018 | 9781250137715
MR. TRUMP’S WILD RIDE: The Thrills, Chills, Screams, and Occasional Blackouts of His Extraordinary First Year in Office* by Major Garrett | September 18, 2018 | 9781250185914
WHERE WE GO FROM HERE* by Bernie Sanders | October 30, 2018 | 9781250163264
THEM: Why We Hate Each Other—and How to Heal* by Ben Sasse | October 16, 2018 | 9781250193681
THE SILENT PATIENT* by Alex Michaelides | February 5, 2019 | 9781250301697
CAPE MAY* by Chip Creek | April 30, 2019 | 9781250297150
THIS CHAIR ROCKS: A Manifesto Against Ageism** by Ashton Applewhite | March 5, 2019 | 9781250311481
WHY DON’T YOU WRITE MY EULOGY NOW SO I CAN CORRECT IT?: A Mother’s Suggestions by Patricia Marx & Roz Chast | April 2, 2019 | 9781250301963
DAUGHTER OF A DAUGHTER OF A QUEEN* by Sarah Bird | September 4, 2018 | 9781250193162
A WELL BEHAVED WOMAN* by Therese Anne Fowler | October 16, 2018 | 9781250095473
THE BEST BAD THINGS** by Katrina Carrasco | November 6, 2018 | 9780374123697
INVISIBLE: The Forgotten Story of the Black Woman Lawyer Who Took Down America’s Most Powerful Mobster* by Stephen L. Carter | October 9, 2018 | 9781250121974
SHOTGUNS AND STAGECOACHES: The Brave Men Who Rode for Wells Fargo in the Wild West* by John Boessenecker | October 30, 2018 | 9781250184887
HEARTS OF THE MISSING** by Carol Potenza | December 4, 2018 | 9781250178282
THE WIDOWS* by Jess Montgomery | January 8, 2019 | 9781250184528
THE DEAD RINGER by M.C. Beaton | October 2, 2018 | 9781250157690
ASK ME NO QUESTIONS** by Shelley Noble | October 16, 2018 | 9780765398710
BUTTON MAN* by Andrew Gross | September 18, 2018 | 9781250179982
BRIGHT YOUNG DEAD* by Jessica Fellowes | October 30, 2018 | 9781250170811
BABY TEETH* by Zoje Stage | July 17, 2018 | 9781250170750
THE OTHER WOMAN* by Sandie Jones | August 21, 2018 | 9781250191984
LIES* by T.M. Logan | September 11, 2018 | 9781250182265
ZERO SUM GAME** by S.L. Huang | October 2, 2018 | 9781250180254
TRUST ME* by Hank Phillippi Ryan | August 28, 2018 | 9780765393074
THE CRAFTSMAN** by Sharon Bolton | October 16, 2018 | 9781250300034
A BORROWING OF BONES** by Paula Munier | September 11, 2018 | 9781250153036
AN ACT OF VILLAINY by Ashley Weaver | September 4, 2018 | 9781250159755
BLOOD IS BLOOD by Will Thomas | November 13, 2018 | 9781250170385
THE PIRANHAS: The Boy Bosses of Naples* by Roberto Saviano | September 4, 2018 | 9780374230029
BOOMER1** by Daniel Torday | September 18, 2018 | 9781250191793
LISTEN TO THE MARRIAGE** by John Jay Osborn | October 2, 2018 | 9780374192020
THE RAIN WATCHER* by Tatiana de Rosnay | October 23, 2018 | 9781250200013
EVENING IN PARADISE by Lucia Berlin | November 6, 2018 | 9780374279486
THE END OF THE END OF THE EARTH** by Jonathan Franzen | November 13, 2018 | 9780374147938
THE DINNER LIST* by Rebecca Serle | September 11, 2018 | 9781250295187
THE DREAM DAUGHTER* by Diane Chamberlain | October 2, 2018 | 9781250087300
THE FLAME: Poems Notebooks Lyrics Drawings* by Leonard Cohen | October 2, 2018 | 9780374156060
UNTITLED AUTOBIOGRAPHY* by Roger Daltrey | October 23, 2018 | 9781250296030
HEART: A History by Sandeep Jauhar | September 18, 2018 | 9780374168650
NINE PINTS: A Journey Through the Money, Medicine, and Mysteries of Blood by Rose George | October 23, 2018 | 9781627796378
THE RAVENMASTER: My Life with the Ravens at the Tower of London* by Christopher Skaife | October 2, 2018 | 9780374113346
MIRAGE* by Somaiya Daud | August 28, 2018 | 9781250126429
UNSTOPPABLE MOSES** by Tyler James Smith | September 25, 2018 | 9781250138545
TEEN TRAILBLAZERS by Jennifer Calvert, illus. by Vesna Asanovic | October 2, 2018 | 9781250200204
SADIE** by Courtney Summers | September 4, 2018 | 9781250105714
WIND RIDER** by P.C. Cast | October 16, 2018 | 9781250100788
THE DYSASTERS* by P.C. Cast and Kristin Cast | February 26, 2019 | 9781250141040
Download the book buzz handout, complete with information about getting whitelisted for Macmillan e-galleys and participating in LibraryReads! And don’t forget you have free access to this presentation and many others right here.
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BookExpo & Day of Dialog 2018 – That’s a Wrap!
Last week we enjoyed seeing many of you at Library Journal and School Library Journal‘s Day of Dialog events and at BookExpo (helloooo!). For those who couldn’t make it, here’s what you missed:
At Library Journal‘s Day of Dialog, Laura van den Berg (THE THIRD HOTEL) dazzled on a Literary Fiction author panel, and M.C. Beaton charmed on a Mystery/Thriller author panel, promoting her newest Agatha Raisin mystery, THE DEAD RINGER.
Celadon Books co-founders Jamie Raab & Deb Futter presented their inaugural Winter 2019 list as part of an Editor’s Buzz Panel:
THE SILENT PATIENT by Alex Michaelides | 9781250301697 | Out 2/5/19
CAPE MAY by Chip Cheek | 9781250297150 | Out 4/30/19
THIS CHAIR ROCKS: A Manifesto Against Ageism by Ashton Applewhite | 9781250311481 | Out 3/5/19
WHY DON’T YOU WRITE MY EULOGY NOW SO I CAN CORRECT IT?: A Mother’s Suggestions by Patricia Marx and Roz Chast | 9781250301963 | Out 4/2/19
Later that afternoon, Minotaur Books Senior Editor Catherine Richards presented her favorites as part of an Mystery Editor’s Picks Panel:
THE OTHER WOMAN by Sandie Jones | 9781250191984 | Out 8/21/18
THE WIDOWS by Jess Montgomery | 9781250184528 | Out 1/8/19
THE BURNING CHAMBERS by Kate Mosse | 9781250202161 | Out 5/7/19
WONDERLAND by Zoje Stage | 9781250206893 | Out 12/25/19
Click here to download the snazzy handout of both Editor’s Buzz Panel titles.
Meanwhile over at School Library Journal‘s Day of Dialog, Melissa Albert (THE HAZEL WOOD) charmed on a “Strange Fascinations in YA” panel, and our own Emily Day presented her favorite forthcoming titles during a Publisher’s Pitch (we’re seeing Paris as a theme here…):
ENCHANTÉE by Gita Trelease | 9781250295521 | Out 2/5/19 | YA Historical Fantasy | Ages 12 And Up
BIRTHDAY by Meredith Russo | 9781250129833 | Out 4/30/19 | YA Romance / LGBT | Ages 12 And Up
IN PARIS WITH YOU by Clémentine Beauvais | 9781250299161 | Out 1/8/19 | YA Contemporary Romance | Ages 14 to 18
THE DYSASTERS by P.C. Cast and Kristin Cast | 9781250141040 | Out 2/26/19 | YA Contemporary Fantasy | Ages 12 to 18
THE GILDED WOLVES by Roshani Chokshi | 9781250144546 | Out 1/15/19 | YA Epic Fantasy | Ages 12 to 18
Click here to download Emily’s SLJ Day of Dialog Publisher Pitch handout.
Plus, your colleagues were tweeting fast and furiously via the hashtags #ljdod18 and #sljdod18.
At BookExpo, Talia thrilled a crowd of 200+ librarians on the Downtown Stage with these forthcoming titles:
NINE PERFECT STRANGERS by Liane Moriarty | November 6, 2018 | 9781250069825
KINGDOM OF THE BLIND by Louise Penny | November 27, 2018 | 9781250066206
FOR COLORED GIRLS WHO HAVE CONSIDERED POLITICS by Leah Daughtry, Yolanda Caraway, Minyon Moore, Donna Brazile, Veronica Chambers | October 2, 2018 | 9781250137715
MR. TRUMP’S WILD RIDE: The Thrills, Chills, Screams, and Occasional Blackouts of His Extraordinary First Year in Office by Major Garrett | September 18, 2018 | 9781250185914
WHERE WE GO FROM HERE by Bernie Sanders | October 30, 2018 | 9781250163264
THEM: Why We Hate Each Other—and How to Heal by Ben Sasse | October 16, 2018 | 9781250193681
DAUGHTER OF A DAUGHTER OF A QUEEN by Sarah Bird | September 4, 2018 | 9781250193162
A WELL BEHAVED WOMAN by Therese Anne Fowler | October 16, 2018 | 9781250095473
THE BEST BAD THINGS by Katrina Carrasco | November 6, 2018 | 9780374123697
INVISIBLE: The Forgotten Story of the Black Woman Lawyer Who Took Down America’s Most Powerful Mobster by Stephen L. Carter | October 9, 2018 | 9781250121974
BOOMER1 by Daniel Torday | September 18, 2018 | 9781250191793
THE PIRANHAS: The Boy Bosses of Naples by Roberto Saviano | September 4, 2018 | 9780374230029
LISTEN TO THE MARRIAGE by John Jay Osborn | October 2, 2018 | 9780374192020
THE DEAD RINGER by M.C. Beaton | October 2, 2018 | 9781250157690
ASK ME NO QUESTIONS by Shelley Noble | October 16, 2018 | 9780765398710
BUTTON MAN by Andrew Gross | September 18, 2018 | 9781250179982
BRIGHT YOUNG DEAD by Jessica Fellowes | October 30, 2018 | 9781250170811
THE SILENT PATIENT by Alex Michaelides | February 5, 2019 | 9781250301697
BABY TEETH by Zoje Stage | July 17, 2018 | 9781250170750
THE OTHER WOMAN by Sandie Jones | August 21, 2018 | 9781250191984
LIES by T.M. Logan | September 11, 2018 | 9781250182265
TRUST ME by Hank Phillippi Ryan | August 28, 2018 | 9780765393074
THE CRAFTSMAN by Sharon Bolton | October 16, 2018 | 9781250300034
THE DINNER LIST by Rebecca Serle | September 11, 2018 | 9781250295187
THE DREAM DAUGHTER by Diane Chamberlain | October 2, 2018 | 9781250087300
THE RAVENMASTER: My Life with the Ravens at the Tower of London by Christopher Skaife | October 2, 2018 | 9780374113346
Download the BookExpo 2018 Book Buzz handout here.
And at the LibraryReads Librarian author lunch, Suketu Mehta talked about his own experiences and research for his new book, THIS LAND IS THEIR LAND: An Impassioned Argument About Immigrations and Its Discontents (Spring 2019): “Fear of migrants is doing incalculably more damage than the migrants themselves ever could. All evidence shows that immigrants enrich the countries that they move to.”
“I was angry at the staggering hypocrisy of the rich nations who, having stolen the future of the poor nations, were now demanding that they stay home.” – @suketumehta on *This Land is Their Land* #bookexpo2018 @LibraryReads99 @MacmillanLib @fsgbooks pic.twitter.com/BXouDGwPfJ
— An aMazon (@helgagrace) May 31, 2018
Last but not least, here’s what your librarian pals recommended at Library Journal‘s “Shout n’ Share” panel:
Macmillan’s 175th Anniversary
“If a large tree grows from this small seed we shall be grateful.” — Daniel Macmillan, London, 1843
“What Alexander handed down… was a tradition or, more truly, a marked character…” — Charles Morgan, The House of Macmillan, 1943
Macmillan is celebrating its 175th anniversary in 2018, starting with a celebratory toast at this year’s BookExpo at the Javits Center in New York City.
The global publishing powerhouse, which today publishes books in more than 120 countries, was founded in London in 1843 by two brothers, Daniel and Alexander Macmillan. The company grew to become one of the largest publishing houses in the world by the turn of the 20th century, with offices in the United States, Australia, and India. By 1999, the various companies founded by the Macmillan Family – including the independent US publishing house – were brought back together under the shared ownership of the Holtzbrinck Publishing Group, another independent, family-owned publisher based in Stuttgart, Germany.
The celebration continues online throughout the year with a social media campaign (@MacmillanUSA on Facebook, Instagram and Twitter) using the hashtag #Macmillan175, featuring employees and authors telling their “Macmillan Story,” as well as notable historical facts about the organization.
Throughout its history, Macmillan companies have published some of the best-loved fiction, nonfiction and children’s authors of all time, including Lewis Carroll, Rudyard Kipling, Madeleine L’Engle and the poetry of W.B. Yeats and Dante Gabriel Rossetti, to the more recent Vice President Joe Biden, W. Bruce Cameron, Jeffrey Eugenides, Jonathan Franzen, Atul Gawande, Kristin Hannah, Hilary Mantel, Liane Moriarty, Louise Penny, Nora Roberts, Marilynne Robinson, Brandon Sanderson, Oprah Winfrey, Gene Luen Yang and more.
“We try to keep that family feel within Macmillan,” said John Sargent, Macmillan’s CEO. “We believe that staying true to our roots as a family owned company brings out a positive and comfortable environment for not only our employees but for our authors too. It’s a place where you can feel at home and we hope to continue that for the next 175 years and beyond.”
Thriller Thursday (3/29/18 Edition)
Thrills and chills abound in our #ThrillerThursday picks!
THE BISHOP’S PAWN by Steve Berry
Also available in audio
In Cotton Malone’s first assignment ever he investigates the feud between J. Edgar Hoover and Martin Luther King Jr.! “In his latest Cotton Malone thriller, Berry takes on contemporary history as he weaves another tale of conspiracy and intrigue. As fast-paced and exciting as all his previous books, this is another winner in the author’s best-selling series.” — Library Journal, starred review
CRIMSON LAKE by Candice Fox
Also available in audio
How does a man rebuild his life after being wrongfully imprisoned for a teenage girl’s abduction? By teaming up with a convicted murder-turned-PI to investigate the disappearance of a local celebrity author. “This compelling first solo by one of James Patterson’s many coauthors boasts full-bodied characters, suspense with a quirky edge, and a strong sense of place.” — Booklist, starred review
GLIMPSE by Jonathan Maberry
Maberry’s breakout psychological/supernatural thriller stars a recovering drug addict named Rain Thomas, who starts losing time. As reality and nightmare collide, Rain learns just how far she’ll go to save someone she loves. “Maberry’s narrative skills remain first-rate here, and his writing displays more subtlety and greater structural elegance than in past works. A success on all fronts.” — Booklist, starred review
NOT THAT I COULD TELL by Jessica Strawser
Also available in audio
A group of friends meets Saturday night, by Monday, one of them is gone. Was it something they said…or is something far more sinister lurking beneath their smiles? “Full of slow-burning intrigue, Strawser’s second novel will appeal to fans of Liane Moriarty’s BIG LITTLE LIES and Jennifer Kitses’ SMALL HOURS.” — Booklist readmoreremove
Ocean County Library Book Club Buzz Titles
Did you know that October is National Reading Group Month? It’s true!
This weekend, Anne will participate in Ocean County Library’s “Book Discussion Leaders Tea” event where she’ll share these book club picks:
Bestsellers
THE NIGHTINGALE and THE GREAT ALONE by Kristin Hannah
THE SELLOUT by Paul Beatty
COME SUNDOWN by Nora Roberts
Literary
THEY MAY NOT MEAN TO BUT THEY DO by Cathleen Schine
THE LAST LAUGH by Lynn Freed
THE RESURRECTION OF JOAN ASHBY by Cherise Wolas
THE LAST PAINTING OF SARA DE VOS by Dominic Smith
Diversity
AN UNRESTORED WOMAN and GIRLS BURN BRIGHTER by Shobha Rao
HER BODY AND OTHER PARTIES by Carmen Maria Machado
THE WOMAN NEXT DOOR by Yewande Omotoso
Mystery / Thriller
EVERY FIFTEEN MINUTES and AFTER ANNA by Lisa Scottoline
The Chief Inspector Armand Gamache series by Louise Penny (GLASS HOUSES)
The Inspector Esa Khattak & Rachel Getty series by Ausma Zehanat Khan (THE UNQUIET DEAD, THE LANGUAGE OF SECRETS, AMONG THE RUINS, A DANGEROUS CROSSING)
EMMA IN THE NIGHT by Wendy Walker
Nonfiction
BEING MORTAL by Atul Gawande
THE SIXTH EXTINCTION by Elizabeth Kolbert
GIVE US THE BALLOT by Ari Berman
A HOPE MORE POWERFUL THAN THE SEA by Melissa Fleming
Movie / Media Tie-Ins
THANK YOU FOR YOUR SERVICE by David Finkel
TRULY MADLY GUILTY by Liane Moriarty
SPARE PARTS by Joshua Davis
ADNAN’S STORY by Rabia Chaudry readmoreremove
