Amazing news—Melissa Albert’s debut contemporary fantasy THE HAZEL WOOD has SIX starred reviews! A Winter/Spring 2018 Indies Introduce Young Adult pick! A Winter 2017-2018 Kids’ Indie Next List Top Ten pick! “Fans of the dark supernatural will gobble this up.” —The Bulletin of the Center for Children’s Books, starred review “Albert’s debut is rich with […]
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Booklist’s Best Romance Books of 2017
We’re in love with Booklist‘s Top 10 Romance reading lists of 2017*, including these three Macmillan titles: Top 10 Romance Fiction (full list) HERO IN THE HIGHLANDS by Suzanne Enoch In Enoch’s scrumptious tale, in Scotland, Major Gabriel Forrester inherits a title and a castle, which Fiona Blackstock has been expertly managing. Will she help this […]
Sneak Peek: November 2017 Indie Next List
These two Macmillan titles made the November 2017 Indie Next list! MR. DICKENS AND HIS CAROL: A Novel of Christmas Past by Samantha Silva Shakespeare in Love meets A Christmas Carol in this debut novel set as Charles Dickens writes his beloved classic. “With the wit and sprightly tone of a classic storyteller, Silva presents […]
Maximum Shelf: SOMETIMES I LIE
My name is Amber Reynolds. There are three things you should know about me: 1. I’m in a coma. 2. My husband doesn’t love me anymore. 3. Sometimes I lie. This is how Alice Feeney’s debut novel, SOMETIMES I LIE, starts. And fans of psychological thrillers won’t be able to stop reading after that, according […]
Happy #BookBday (10/3/17 Edition)
Happy #BookBday to these outstanding new releases! FRESH COMPLAINT by Jeffrey Eugenides Longlisted for the 2018 Andrew Carnegie Medal for Excellence in Fiction, plus two starred reviews! “These stories skillfully explore the often elusive quest for happiness and self-knowledge, along with the many complexities that attend relationships with family, friends, and lovers. Essential for all […]
Happy #BookBday DEAR FAHRENHEIT 451!
Dear DEAR FAHRENHEIT 451, Congratulations, you’re a book! A real live BOOK written by a very smart and funny librarian named Annie Spence. We know that other librarians love you too, since you’re a LibraryReads pick and that you’re pretty well-written because industry journals gave you starred reviews. We hope you spend lots of time […]
New Titles for Teens 9/20/17
I HATE EVERYONE BUT YOU by Gaby Dunn & Allison Raskin “This contemporary coming-of-age story of two friends on opposite shores explores difficult topics in a relatable tone… Give to fans of Robin Talley’s What We Left Behind or Rainbow Rowell’s Fangirl. VERDICT A first purchase for all libraries serving older teens.”—School Library Journal, starred […]
Belated #bookbday
Happiest of belated book birthdays to our new pals below! Autonomous by Annalee Newitz An October Indie Next Selection “The cofounder of the sf website io9.com takes some of today’s key social and technical issues (the nature of artificial intelligence, the notion of property and ownership) and wraps them in a compelling, original story line […]
Sneak Peek: October 2017 Indie Next List
The October 2017 Indie Next List includes SEVEN Macmillan titles! #1 Pick: Her Body and Other Parties: Stories by Carmen Maria Machado “Machado creates eerie, inventive worlds shimmering with supernatural swerves in this engrossing debut collection. Her stories make strikingly feminist moves by combining elements of horror and speculative fiction with women’s everyday crises… Machado’s […]
#thrillerthursday 09/07
Dead Woman Walking by Sharon Bolton “The Reacher-like thrills leading there generate adrenaline-fueled pleasure. Bolton, who also writes as S. J. Bolton, delivers another strong, resourceful female character in Jessica Lane.”–Booklist “Bolton’s (Little Black Lies) latest stand-alone hits the ground running…VERDICT This will be the book of the fall for Bolton’s fans and anyone who […]
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