2024 Audie Awards Finalists!

Macmillan Audio has 22 finalists for 2024 Audie Awards, which celebrate the best audiobooks of 2023. The finalists were announced this afternoon in PEOPLE Magazine and Billboard. AUDIOBOOK OF THE YEARALL THE SINNERS BLEED by S. A. Cosby, read by Adam Lazarre-White BEST NON-FICTION NARRATORKING: A LIFE by Jonathan Eig, read by Dion Graham FANTASYTHE […]

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Anthony Awards Finalists (5/15/23)

Macmillan has SIX titles on the Anthony Awards finalists list! BEST HARDCOVER A WORLD OF CURIOSITIES: A CHIEF INSPECTOR GAMACHE NOVEL BY LOUISE PENNY 3 starred reviews! “Penny’s 18th Gamache novel…is intense as the detective digs deep into his own fears. The darkness in this intricately plotted story forces readers to search for contrasting moments […]

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LJ Best of 2022

A hearty congratulations to Library Journal‘s Best Books of 2022! Best Crime Fiction A WORLD OF CURIOSITIES by Louise PennyLAVENDER HOUSE by Lev A.C. RosenLAST CALL AT THE NIGHTINGALE by Katharine Schellman Best Horror MANHUNT by Gretchen Felker-MartinWHAT MOVES THE DEAD by T. KingfisherWHITE HORSE by Erika T. Wurth Best Literary Fiction IF AN EGYPTIAN […]

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2021 Agatha Award Nominees

Congratulations to the Macmillan titles nominated for the 2021 Agatha Awards! Best Contemporary Novel THE MADNESS OF CROWDS: A Chief Inspector Gamache Novel by Louise PennyHER PERFECT LIFE by Hank Phillippi Ryan Best Children’s/YA Mystery ENOLA HOLMES AND THE BLACK BAROUCHE by Nancy Springer […]

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Extra! Extra!: September 2021 Book News

HERE ARE THE HEADLINES YOU MAY HAVE MISSED THIS MONTH. Jonathan Franzen is taking a more compassionate stance toward his characters—and himself, he tells the Wall Street Journal. NPR talks MISFITS by Michaela Coel, INTO THE FOREST by Rebecca Frankel, ON FREEDOM by Maggie Nelson, CIVILIZATIONS by Laurent Binet, BEAUTIFUL WORLD, WHERE ARE YOU by […]

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Author Spotlight: Louise Penny (8/24/21)

Chief Inspector Armand Gamache has taken readers along for the ride for 16 bestselling and award-winning adventures. In this 17th spellbinding novel, Gamache returns to Three Pines as the New Year approaches, but his family holiday is interrupted by what seems to be a simple request. THE MADNESS OF CROWDS 3 starred reviews! “Seamlessly integrating […]

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3 Stars for THE MADNESS OF CROWDS

Louise Penny’s latest Chief Inspector Armand Gamache mystery, THE MADNESS OF CROWDS, has received THREE starred reviews! “Seamlessly integrating debates about scientific experimentation and morality into a fair-play puzzle, Penny excels at placing her characters in challenging ethical quandaries. This author just goes from strength to strength.“–Publishers Weekly, starred review “Gamache’s longtime belief in our […]

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Sacramento Library Book Buzz Recap (6/30/21)

Take a peek at all the exciting titles we presented in today’s Sacramento Library Book Buzz. APPLES NEVER FALL by Liane Moriarty | 9781250220257 | 9/14/21 THE MADNESS OF CROWDS by Louise Penny | 9781250145260 | 8/24/21 BEAUTIFUL WORLD, WHERE ARE YOU by Sally Rooney | 9780374602604 | 9/7/21 THREE SISTERS by Heather Morris | […]

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Starred Review Round-Up (6/29/21)

We’re seeing stars! These titles all received multiple starred reviews: THE LAST HOUSE ON NEEDLESS STREET by Catriona WardISBN 9781250812629 | on sale 9/28/21 “There’s a creeping sense of something off with every member of the cast, even as Ward immerses the reader in each of their hyperfocused points-of-view. Subtle clues scattered throughout make terrifying […]

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2021 Macavity Award Nominees

Congratulations to Macmillan’s 2021 Macavity Award nominees! Best Mystery Novel BLACKTOP WASTELAND by S.A. CosbyALL THE DEVILS ARE HERE by Louise Penny Best First Mystery MURDER IN OLD BOMBAY by Nev March Sue Feder Memorial Award for Best Historical Mystery THE CABINETS OF BARNABY MAYNE by Elsa Hart […]

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