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 […]
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NBCC 2023 Finalists
The National Book Critics Circle has released their finalists for the outstanding books of 2023, and Macmillan has seven titles on the list! BIOGRAPHY KING: A Life by Jonathan Eig CRITICISM DOPPELGANGER: A Trip into the Mirror World by Naomi Klein FICTION BLACKOUTS by Justin Torres NONFICTION WE WERE ONCE A FAMILY: A Story of […]
Happy Half Hour (1/29/24)
Join us today to hear about a woman reckoning with a past toxic relationship she thought she’d left behind, a TV reporter racing to solve the murder of someone she just interviewed, and a Muslim teen finding her voice in a post-9/11 America. LIKE HAPPINESS by Ursula Villarreal-Moura | 9781250882837 | 3/26/24OFF THE AIR by […]
PW Spring 2024 Announcements
Publishers Weekly released their Spring 2024 Announcements! Here are the Macmillan titles that should be on your radar: ART, ARCHITECTURE & PHOTOGRAPHY GIANT ROBOT: THIRTY YEARS OF DEFINING ASIAN-AMERICAN POP CULTURE by Eric Nakamura BUSINESS & ECONOMICS BREAKING THE RAINBOW CEILING: HOW LGBTQ+ PEOPLE CAN THRIVE AND SUCCEED AT WORK by Layla McCay CAN MARKETING SAVE […]
Library Journal Best Books of 2023
Library Journal has announced their picks for the best books of 2023, and Macmillan has TWENTY titles on the list! Pop Fiction ONE BLOOD by Denene Millner Crime Fiction THE GOLDEN GATE by Amy ChuaALL THE SINNERS BLEED by S.A. Cosby Horror THE SALT GROWS HEAVY by Cassandra KhawCAMP DAMASCUS by Chuck Tingle Sci-Fi/Fantasy THE […]
Book Club Recommendations (11/15/23)
Wondering what to read next with your book club? Check out these recommendations where a cold case is revisited, an American-born daughter of immigrants shares her memoir, and a teen explores her Muslim identity through a mixture of prose and verse. Click know more for more book club news, resources, sweepstakes, and more. EVERYONE WHO […]
Day’s YA: HOPE ABLAZE
HOPE ABLAZE by Sarah Mughal Rana97812508993162/27/2024Wednesday BooksAges 13-18 E-galley available on Edelweiss and NetGalley “My hope was a firefly, / flickering its wings, / scared to light the darkness of the bleak night . . . Then my hope was a star ablaze, / warming my blood, / shining me with its rays.” Nida is […]
PW Best Books of 2023
Announcing the Publishers Weekly Best Books of 2023! TOP 10 BIOGRAPHY OF X by Catherine Lacey FLEE NORTH: A Forgotten Hero and the Fight for Freedom in Slavery’s Borderland by Scott Shane ORDINARY NOTES by Christina Sharpe THE TALK by Darrin Bell FICTION AUGUST BLUE by Deborah Levy BEYOND THE DOOR OF NO RETURN by David […]
SLJ Day of Dialog Fall 2023 – Welcome Book Buzz
Thank you for stopping by our School Library Journal Fall 2023 Day of Dialog virtual booth! Here’s more information about all of the titles we talked about in our booth’s welcome video: CANTO CONTIGO by Jonny Garza Villa | 9781250875754 | 4/9/2024 When a Mariachi star transfers schools, he expects to be handed his new […]
2023 National Book Award Longlists
The 2023 National Book Award longlists have been announced, and we have 9 titles in the running! Fiction THE END OF DRUM-TIME by Hanna PylväinenBLACKOUTS by Justin Torres Nonfiction KING: A Life by Jonathan EigORDINARY NOTES by Christina SharpeI SAW DEATH COMING: A History of Terror and Survival in the War Against Reconstruction by Kidada E. Williams […]