The April 2017 Indie Next list includes four Macmillan titles! THE RIVER OF KINGS by Taylor Brown Two starred reviews! Two brothers travel a storied river’s past and present in search of the truth about their father’s death in the second novel by the acclaimed author of FALLEN LAND. “Drawing comparisons to James Dickey’s DELIVERANCE Know More » […]
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Booklist’s Best Health & Science Books of 2016
Booklist recently unveiled their Top 10 Health & Science reading lists of 2016*, including these five Macmillan titles: Top 10 Health and Medicine 2016 (full list) MORGUE: A Life in Death by Vincent J. M. DiMaio and Ron Franscell Medical examiner DiMaio, along with journalist Franscell, provides a peek into the often wild world of Know More » […]
Friday Reads: Patience & Anxiety
Patience and anxiety are a big part of our two #FridayReads picks, but (SPOILER ALERT) both end in happiness: THE ART OF WAITING: On Fertility, Medicine, and Motherhood by Belle Boggs A September 2016 Indie Next pick, a Fall 2016 Barnes & Noble Discover Great New Writers pick, and one of Buzzfeed’s “21 Incredible New Know More » […]
Buzzfeed’s 21 Incredible New Books You Need To Read This Fall
Buzzfeed wants you to turn over a new (autumn) leaf with “21 Incredible New Books You Need To Read This Fall,” including these three Macmillan titles: THE STORY OF A BRIEF MARRIAGE by Anuk Arudpragasam Anuk Arudpragasam’s immersive debut novel THE STORY OF A BRIEF MARRIAGE is set two and a half decades into the Know More » […]
B&N Fall 2016 Discover Picks
Barnes & Noble’s Fall 2016 Discover Great New Writers program includes two Macmillan titles! CHILDREN OF THE NEW WORLD by Alexander Weinstein An ABA Summer/Fall 2016 Indies Introduce selection! “[A] mind-blowing debut collection of stealthily speculative stories… Weinstein’s brilliantly original, witty, and provocative tales explore the malleability of memory and self, the fragility of intimacy Know More » […]
New in Medicine & Science
THE DEATH OF CANCER: After Fifty Years on the Front Lines of Medicine, a Pioneering Oncologist Reveals Why the War on Cancer Is Winnable—and How We Can Get There by Vincent T. DeVita, Jr., M.D., Elizabeth DeVita-Raeburn THREE STARRED REVIEWS! “DeVita blends crisp writing and a gift for explaining complicated scientific concepts clearly with deep Know More » […]
Starred FSG Nonfiction Roundup
Start your weekend right with multi-starred nonfiction from Farrar, Straus & Giroux! THE GIVENNESS OF THINGS by Marilynne Robinson “This probing, provocative collection by Pulitzer winner Robinson argues for the recovery of humanism as a response to the problems of our historical moment. Eloquent, persuasive, and rigorously clear, this collection reveals one of America’s finest Know More » […]
Happy #BookBday (9/8/15 Edition)
Happy #BookBday to these new books on shelves now! BLACK MAN IN A WHITE COAT by Damon Tweedy A BEA 2015 Editor’s Buzz & “Shout ‘n Share” selection, an ALA Annual 2015 “Read ‘n Rave” selection, a September 2015 Indie Next pick AND a Barnes & Noble Fall 2015 Discover Great New Writers pick! “Tweedy, an African 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 » […]
BEA Buzz Books
Happy Friday, friends! We’re thrilled to share these three titles chosen for BEA Buzz panels: HOME IS BURNING by Dan Marshall On Sale: October 20, 2015 A BEA Editor’s Buzz Panel Selection Dave Eggers meets David Sedaris in this uproariously funny, unflinchingly honest, and tender memoir from Marshall, who as a recent college graduate, had Know More » […]