Hey hey YA readers! Emily here, your friendly neighborhood YA aficionado, with my thoughts on another SPECTACULAR book. I’ve been on a bit of a fairy tale/fantasy kick lately (as you could probably tell from my previous two posts, which I’m going to shamelessly plug here and here), so this brilliant piece of realistic fiction […]
Books for Teens
Kirkus Best Teen Books of 2017
Kirkus Reviews announced their Best of 2017 Teen lists which include 2 Macmillan titles: WONDERFUL FEELS LIKE THIS by Sara Lovestam POPPIES OF IRAQ by Brigitte Findakly & Lewis Trondheim Best Contemporary Teen Reads of 2017 (full list) WONDERFUL FEELS LIKE THIS by Sara Lovestam Best Teen Nonfiction of 2017 (full list) POPPIES OF IRAQ […]
2018 TxLA Maverick Graphic Novel List
We’re so thrilled to have two Macmillan titles on the 2018 Maverick Graphic Novel list! SHIRLEY JACKSON’S “THE LOTTERY”: THE AUTHORIZED GRAPHIC ADAPTATION by Miles Hyman THE WENDY PROJECT by Melissa Jane Osborne and Veronica Fish The Texas Maverick Graphic Novels Reading List (TMGNRL) is a recommended reading list developed by public and school librarians […]
2018 Texas Tayshas List
We’re proud to have four Macmillan titles on the 2018 Texas Tayshas Reading List! A CROWN OF WISHES by Roshani Chokshi A HOPE MORE POWERFUL THAN THE SEA by Melissa Fleming WE ARE STILL TORNADOES by Michael Kun and Susan Mullen WHEN THE MOON WAS OURS by Anna-Marie McLemore The Tayshas Reading List is a […]
Day’s YA – SKY IN THE DEEP
Hello to all my YA folks! Welcome back to Day’s YA, where I share my candid responses to YA titles from Wednesday Books and Flatiron Books YA. Today’s post features one of my all-time favorite upcoming titles. It’s got Viking warriors, brutal battles, a bit of heart, and a fierce female lead. Are you excited? […]
Chicago Public Library’s “Best of the Best Books of 2017”
We’ve got 15 books on Chicago Public Library’s “Best of the Best Books 2017” list! Selected by a team of CPL librarians, the list represents the year’s most outstanding titles, books of exceptional quality for a diverse, city-wide readership. Fiction BORNE by Jeff VanderMeer THE DRY by Jane Harper GOOD ME, BAD ME by Ali […]
Teen Talk Tuesday (11/21/2017 Edition)
Hello hello! It’s been a great month for YA lit! Melissa Albert’s THE HAZEL WOOD now has FOUR starred reviews and NOT NOW, NOT EVER by Lily Anderson is on the Winter 2017-2018 Kids’ Indie Next List! Check out our latest & greatest teen titles out this month, then join us today at 4pm EST […]
SLJ Best Adult Books 4 Teens 2017
Two Macmillan titles are included in School Library Journal‘s Best Books of 2017 & SLJ’s Best Adult Books 4 Teens list: DOWN AMONG THE STICKS AND BONES by Seanan McGuire Escaping a stifling home environment, the Wolcott twins descend a set of stairs that turn out to be a portal to the bleak and brutal world of the […]
Books for Teens 2018 + “Day’s YA!”
Welcome to the 2018 Books for Teens post! I am Emily Day, Macmillan’s Library Marketing Assistant / YA Specialist and your host and curator of this post. I recently moved to NYC from Boston, where I worked as a bookseller at Trident Booksellers and Cafe, an intern at Charlesbridge Publishing and the Horn Book, and […]
Day’s YA – THE HAZEL WOOD
Yay! It’s YA Day! Welcome to Day’s YA, where I, Emily Day, share some of my thoughts on an upcoming title from Wednesday Books or Flatiron Books YA. If you’d like to learn a little more about me, check out this post, where I introduce myself and tell you all my deep, dark secrets (just […]