Banned Books Week 2024 – Charlie Jane Anders Video

We’re closing out Banned Books Week 2024 with a video message from Charlie Jane Anders, author of several books for teens and adults, including the Unstoppable trilogy and the upcoming LESSONS IN MAGIC AND DISASTER. Watch below to hear what Charlie Jane has to say about the impact books have had on her life and […]

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Banned Books Staff Picks (9/26/24)

This month, we’re sharing banned books we love in honor of Banned Books Week! AMANDA’S PICK: THE TALK BY DARRIN BELL This is a graphic memoir by a Pulitzer Prize winner for Editorial Cartooning that offers a deeply personal meditation on the “the talk” parents must have with Black children about racism and the brutality […]

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New Edelweiss E-galleys (9/26/2024)

Hello e-galley readers! Check out some of the exciting e-galleys that were recently added to Edelweiss for your downloading pleasure: THE LAST AMERICAN ROAD TRIP by Sarah Kendzior9781250879882 | 4/1/25 It is one thing to study the fall of democracy, another to have it hit your homeland—and yet another to raise children as it happens. […]

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Gothic and Dark Academia Reads

We’re excited to present these gothic and dark academia titles, including a wealthy, but cursed family, a murder mystery, a fated reincarnation love story, and a novel about an ultra-secretive talent school! VANTAGE POINT by Sara Sligar 9780374282295 | 1/14/25 The old-money Wieland family has it all—wealth, status, power. They’re also famously cursed. Clara and […]

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Banned Books Week 2024: Spotlight

This Banned Books Week, we’re highlighting Macmillan titles that have been banned or challenged. For the full list of Macmillan’s banned and challenged books, as well as resources and information on how you can join the fight against censorship, click here. Adult: CALL ME BY YOUR NAME by André Aciman THE INVISIBLE LIFE OF ADDIE […]

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Starred Review Roundup (9/25/2024)

Stars all around! These titles all received multiple starred reviews: THE SEQUEL by Jean Hanff Korelitz 9781250875471 | 10/1/24 “Wicked entertainment.”—Kirkus Reviews, starred review “Korelitz makes hay with her satirical depiction of the publishing industry’s ego parade—untended slush piles play a pivotal role—and she brilliantly ushers the action toward a shocking conclusion. She also offers […]

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Memoir Roundup (9/24/24)

Looking for a new memoir to sit down with? We’ve got plenty to recommend today! DREAMING OF HOME: A Young Latina’s Journey to Pride, Power, and Belonging BY CRISTINA JIMÉNEZ 9781250275660 | 4/29/25 Cristina Jiménez’s family fights to stay afloat as Ecuador falls into a political and economic crisis. When she is thirteen, her parents […]

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Banned Books Week 2024: A Letter to Librarians from Dahlia Adler

        In COOL FOR THE SUMMER by Dahlia Adler, Lara finally lands the guy of her dreams, only to have her unexpected(ly female) summer fling transfer to her school. It’s a queer coming-of-age story about self-discovery, taking chances, and finding love where you least expect it. In her letter to librarians, Dahlia […]

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Happy Half Hour (9/23/24)

Today, we’re chatting about two princes from neighboring countries who find themselves in a whirlwind romance, a man who decides to renovate a tiny cabin with no experience, and a murder in a small town eccentric bookstore. THE RULES OF ROYALTY by Cale Dietrich | 9781250887771 | 12/10/24 CABIN: Off the Grid Adventures with a […]

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The Perfect Couple – Reading Recommendations

If you can’t get enough of the dishy drama and intrigue in The Perfect Couple, we’ve got some book recommendations for you! A KILLING COLD by Kate Alice Marshall 9781250343055 | Available 2/4/2025 A woman invited to her wealthy fiance’s family retreat realizes they are hiding a terrible secret—and that she’s been there before, by […]

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