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Our 2017 YALSA & RUSA Award Winners!
Congratulations to all of the amazing Macmillan authors who won awards or were selected for YALSA and RUSA’s various reading lists this year!
2017 Alex Awards (the 10 best adult books that appeal to teen audiences):
EVERY HEART A DOORWAY by Seanan McGuire
THE INVISIBLE LIFE OF IVAN ISAENKO by Scott Stambach
IN THE COUNTRY WE LOVE by Diane Guerrero
See the full Alex Award list here.
2017 YALSA Best Fiction for Young Adults
YOU KNOW ME WELL by Nina LaCour & David Levithan
WHEN THE MOON WAS OURS by Anna-Marie McLemore
SUMMER DAYS AND SUMMER NIGHTS: Twelve Love Stories, edited by Stephanie Perkins
IF I WAS YOUR GIRL by Meredith Russo
AMERICAN GIRLS by Alison Umminger
See the full BFYA list here.
2017 YALSA Quick Picks for Reluctant Readers
IN REAL LIFE by Jessica Love
IF I WAS YOUR GIRL by Meredith Russo (a Top 10 pick)
See the full Quick Picks list here.
2017 YALSA Popular Paperbacks for Young Adults Reading List
THIS IS NOT A TEST by Courtney Summers (Horror: Better Dead than Unread)
COMPLICIT by Stephanie Kuehn (Mental Health: Invisible Wounds)
See the full PPYA list here.
2017 YALSA Great Graphic Novels for Teens
MOONCOP by Tom Gauld
SHIRLEY JACKSON’S “THE LOTTERY” by Miles Hyman
See the full GGNT list here.
2017 ALA Amelia Bloomer Project Book List (best feminist books)
WE BELIEVE YOU: Survivors of Campus Sexual Assault Speak Out by Annie E. Clark & Andrea L. Pino (a Top 10 pick)
STEP ASIDE, POPS: A Hark! A Vagrant Collection by Kate Beaton
AMERICAN GIRLS by Alison Umminger
See the full Amelia Bloomer list and the top 10 list here.
Stonewall Book Awards
IF I WAS YOUR GIRL by Meredith Russo (Mike Morgan and Larry Romans Children’s and Young Adult Literature Award)
WHEN THE MOON WAS OURS by Anna-Marie McLemore (Mike Morgan and Larry Romans Children’s and Young Adult Literature Award honor book)
DESERT BOYS by Chris McCormick (Barbara Gittings Literature Award)
HIDE by Matthew Griffin (Barbara Gittings Literature Award honor book)
See the full Stonewall Book Award list here.
2017 Rainbow Book List (Honors books with significant gay, lesbian, bisexual, transgender, or queer/questioning content, and which are aimed at youth, birth through age 18.)
YOU KNOW ME WELL by Nina LaCour & David Levithan
EVERY HEART A DOORWAY by Seanan McGuire (a Top 10 pick)
WHEN THE MOON WAS OURS by Anna-Marie McLemore (a Top 10 pick)
IF I WAS YOUR GIRL by Meredith Russo
See the full Rainbow list here.
The ALA’s Reference and User Services Division (RUSA) has announced their 2017 Notable Books, Reading, and Listening Lists:
ALA Annual 2016 – Sunday Events
Good morning, Orlando! Come to all of our terrific events and stop by the Macmillan Adult (Griffin Teen & Flatiron Books YA) booth #2115 for these great giveaways and signings.
Our friends at Drawn & Quarterly have graphic novel giveaways for you in booth #2263 and are presenting at a great graphic novel panel this afternoon.
Isn’t It Romantic? Panel with Mary Kay Andrews
8:30-10:00am
Orange County Convention Center | Room W101A
Add to your schedule
Sponsored by United for Libraries and moderated by Library Journal‘s Barbara Hoffert, this romance panel includes Mary Kay Andrews (THE WEEKENDERS) and three other authors. A book signing will follow the program.
YA Author Coffee Klatch
9:00-10:00am
Orange County Convention Center | Room W110
Ticketed event, space is limited
Enjoy coffee and meet with YALSA’s award winning authors, including Stephanie Garber (CARAVAL) and Meredith Russo (IF I WAS YOUR GIRL)! This informal coffee klatch provides an opportunity to meet authors who have appeared on one of YALSA’s six annual selected lists or have received one of YALSA’s five literary awards. Librarians will stay seated while authors rotate to different tables to talk about their books.
Onsite tickets are $25. Details and purchasing information available here.
Reads Like Fiction, Nonfiction You Can’t Put Down Panel with Ari Berman
10:30-11:30am
Orange County Convention Center | Room S330 A-B
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Sponsored by United for Libraries and moderated by Library Journal‘s Barbara Hoffert, this nonfiction panel includes Ari Berman (GIVE US THE BALLOT) and three other authors. A book signing will follow the program. readmoreremove
Our 2016 YALSA & RUSA Award Winners!
Congrats to all of the amazing Macmillan authors who won awards or were selected for YALSA and RUSA’s various reading lists this year!
2016 Alex Awards (the 10 best adult books that appeal to teen audiences):
BONES & ALL by Camille De Angelis
FUTURISTIC VIOLENCE AND FANCY SUITS by David Wong
HUMANS OF NEW YORK: STORIES by Brandon Stanton
See the full Alex Award list here.
2016 YALSA William C. Morris YA Debut Finalist
THE WEIGHT OF FEATHERS by Anna-Marie McLemore
2016 YALSA Best Fiction for Young Adults
ALL THE RAGE by Courtney Summers
CARRY ON by Rainbow Rowell
THE WEIGHT OF FEATHERS by Anna-Marie McLemore
See the full BFYA list here.
2016 YALSA Quick Picks for Reluctant Readers
DUPLICITY by N.K. Traver
See the full Quick Picks list here.
2016 YALSA Popular Paperbacks for Young Adults Reading List, Unreliable Narrators: Don’t Believe a Word category
CHARM & STRANGE by Stephanie Kuehn (a Top 10 pick)
See the full PPYA list here.
2016 YALSA Great Graphic Novels for Teens
HAVEN’T YOU HEARD, I’M SAKAMOTO, VOL. 1 by Nami Sano
SUPERMUTANT MAGIC ACADEMY by Jillian Tamaki
See the full GGNT list here.
2016 YALSA Amazing Audiobooks for Young Adults
CARRY ON by Rainbow Rowell, read by Euan Morton (Macmillan Audio)
See the full Amazing Audiobooks list here.
2016 ALA Amelia Bloomer Project Book List (best feminist books)
ALL THE RAGE by Courtney Summers
HEADSCARVES & HYMENS by Mona Eltahawy
See the full Amelia Bloomer list here.
2016 Rainbow Book List (Honors books with significant gay, lesbian, bisexual, transgender, or queer/questioning content, and which are aimed at youth, birth through age 18.)
ABOUT A GIRL by Sarah McCarry
CARRY ON by Rainbow Rowell
SUPERMUTANT MAGIC ACADEMY by Jillian Tamaki
See the full Rainbow list here. readmoreremove
Even MORE 2014 YALSA Award Winners!
The good news just keeps coming in! We're happy to have these wonderful Macmillan titles selected for more of YALSA's great reading lists:
YALSA's 2014 Popular Paperbacks for Young Adults
The Popular Paperbacks for Young Adults list is arranged by topics that are timely and also have lasting value.
Conflicted: Life During Wartime
I AM A SEAL TEAM SIX WARRIOR: Memoirs of an American Soldier by Howard E. Wasdin & Stephen Templin
See the full list of Popular Paperbacks for Young Adults here.
YALSA's 2014 Quick Picks for Reluctant Young Readers
The Quick Picks list suggests books that teens, ages 12-18, will pick up on their own and read for pleasure; it is geared to the teenager who, for whatever reason, does not like to read.
ELEANOR & PARK by Rainbow Rowell
USES FOR BOYS by Erica Lorraine Scheidt
BEFORE I DIE by Candy Chang
ONE BIG HAPPY FAMILY: Heartwarming Stories of Animals Caring for One Another by Lisa Rogak
See the full list of Quick Picks for Reluctant Readers here.
YALSA's 2014 Great Graphic Novels for Teens
The Great Graphic Novels for Teens list is recommended for readers ages 12-18, and meets the criteria of both good quality literature and appealing reading for teens.
THE ODYSSEY by Seymour Chwast
MARBLE SEASON by Gilbert Hernandez
KITARO by Shigeru Mizuki
See the full list of Great Graphic Novels for Teens here.
Congratulations to all winners!!
Our 2014 YALSA Award Winners!
Put up the balloons and streamers, sprinkle confetti and cut the cake! We're celebrating all of the fine authors who won awards or were selected for YALSA's various reading lists this year!
Huge congratulations to these Macmillan winners:
2014 Printz Award Honor Book
ELEANOR & PARK by Rainbow Rowell
See all of the 2014 Printz Award winners and nominees here.
2014 Morris Award Winner
CHARM & STRANGE by Stephanie Kuehn
See all of the finalists for the 2014 Morris Award here.
YALSA's 2014 Best Fiction for Young Adults
IF YOU FIND ME by Emily Murdoch
ELEANOR & PARK by Rainbow Rowell (A Top 10 selection!)
FANGIRL by Rainbow Rowell
See the full list of Best Fiction for Young Adults here.
2014 Alex Award Official Nominations
The Alex Awards are given to ten books written for adults that have special appeal to young adults, ages 12 through 18. In addition to the ten winning titles, the Alex Award committee also publishes a vetted list of official nominations.
THE RAINBOW TROOPS by Andrea Hirata
MEN WE REAPED by Jesmyn Ward
See all of the 2014 Alex Award winners here!
Congratulations to all winners and honorees!! readmoreremove
Congratulations to our 2014 Award-Winners!
Fantastic news!!! ELEANOR & PARK by Rainbow Rowell has been named a 2014 Michael L. Printz Honor Book for Excellence in Young Adult Literature and CHARM & STRANGE by Stephanie Kuehn has been named the 2014 winner of the William C. Morris Award, which honors a book written for young adults by a previously unpublished author!
** For more information about our teen titles, download the 2014 Books for Teens poster now or request a copy by e-mailing your full name, title & mailing address to library@macmillanusa.com. #librariansonly #kittensinspace
Our 2014 Young Adult Library Services Association Nominated Titles!
Woohoo! We're thrilled that so many of our titles have been nominated by YALSA's prestigious awards and book lists committees!
2014 Morris Award Finalist
CHARM & STRANGE by Stephanie Kuehn
See all of the nominees for the 2014 Morris Award here.
YALSA's 2014 Best Fiction for Young Adults (NOMINEES)
CHARM & STRANGE by Stephanie Kuehn
IF YOU FIND ME by Emily Murdoch
ELEANOR & PARK by Rainbow Rowell
FANGIRL by Rainbow Rowell
See the full list of Best Fiction for Young Adults nominees here.
YALSA's 2014 Popular Paperbacks for Young Adults (NOMINEES)
Conflicted: Life During Wartime
THE GOOD SOLDIERS by David Finkel
I AM A SEAL TEAM SIX WARRIOR: Memoirs of an American Soldier by Howard E. Wasdin & Stephen Templin
GLBTQ: Books with Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual, Transgender, Queer-questioning, Intersex, Asexual individuals, and Their Allies
ROOKIE YEARBOOK ONE, edited by Tavi Gevinson
See the full list of Popular Paperbacks for Young Adults nominees here.
YALSA's 2014 Quick Picks for Reluctant Young Readers (NOMINEES)
ROOKIE YEARBOOK ONE, edited by Tavi Gevinson
ONE BIG HAPPY FAMILY: Heartwarming Stories of Animals Caring for One Another by Lisa Rogak
ELEANOR & PARK by Rainbow Rowell
USES FOR BOYS by Erica Lorraine Scheidt
BEFORE I DIE by Candy Chang
See the full list of Quick Picks nominees here.
YALSA's 2014 Great Graphic Novels for Teens (NOMINEES)
THE ODYSSEY by Seymour Chwast
MARBLE SEASON by Gilbert Hernandez
KITARO by Shigeru Mizuki
See the full list of Great Graphic Novels for Teens nominees here.
Our 2013 YALSA Award Winners!
Major congratulations to all of the fine authors and illustrators who were selected for YALSA's various reading lists this year!
Here's a run down of the Macmillan winners:
2013 Alex Award Winners:
The Alex Awards are given to ten books written for adults that have special appeal to young adults, ages 12 through 18.
GIRLCHILD by Tupelo Hassman
MR. PENUMBRA'S 24-HOUR BOOKSTORE by Robin Sloan
See all of the 2013 Alex Award winners here!
YALSA's 2013 Popular Paperbacks for Young Adults
Boarding Schools to Summer Camps: Leaving home to find yourself
MARKED by P.C. & Kristin Cast
BORN AT MIDNIGHT by C.C. Hunter
Gowns, Greasepaint, and Guitars: Not the same old song and dance
WHEN THE STARS GO BLUE by Caridad Ferrer
See the full list of Popular Paperbacks for Young Adults here!
YALSA's 2013 Quick Picks for Reluctant Young Readers
Selected books that teens, ages 12-18, will pick up on their own and read for pleasure; it is geared to the teenager who, for whatever reason, does not like to read.
THIS IS NOT A TEST by Courtney Summers (TOP TEN)
THE HUNT by Andrew Fukuda
BAD BOY by Dream Jordan
GLOW by Amy Kathleen Ryan
I AM A SEAL TEAM SIX WARRIOR by Howard E. Wasdin and Stephen Templin
See the full list of Quick Picks here!
YALSA's Great Graphic Novels 2013:
TRINITY: A Graphic History of the First Atomic Bomb by Jonathan Fetter-Vorm
Nominees for YALSA’s 2013 Great Graphic Novels for Teens
We're so pleased to report that THE HAMMER AND THE ANVIL: Frederick Douglass, Abraham Lincoln, and the End of Slavery in America written by Dwight Jon Zimmerman and illustrated by Wayne Vansant, TRINITY: A Graphic History of the First Atomic Bomb by Jonathan Fetter-Vorm, and GOLIATH by Tom Gauld have been officially nominated for YALSA's 2013 Great Graphic Novels for Teens list!
Monday Fun Day! (8/27/2012 Edition)
Come one, come all, to a brand new week!
- Did you see today's Maximum Shelf? If not, take a look. It's entirely dedicated to Per Petterson's 1992 novel, IT'S FINE BY ME.
"[R]eaders who love deep examinations of character will find themselves caught in Audun's voice like a ray of light in a prism, their emotions filtering through in a spectrum of compassion, commiseration and admiration. [...]
"Petterson's prose is brisk and unornamented, perfect for evoking the austere beauty of the Norwegian landscape and yet packed with emotions both powerful and subtle."
The issue also includes an interview with Fiona McCrae, publisher and director of Graywolf Press, on working with translations.
- Don't forget to direct your teen patrons to YALSA's Teens' Top Ten poll: http://www.SurveyMonkey.com/s/TeensTopTen12.
- Our overstuffed A MEMORY OF LIGHT backpack giveaway is still open for those of you interested in taking a peek at Uncharted Pages, our new SF/F recommendation blog hosted by EarlyWord! Contest details here.
- And finally...
MONDAY! MONDAY! MONDAY! The EPIC SHOWDOWN you've all been waiting for: Parrot vs. Kitten! Winner gets the back of the couch.
