LIVING THE DREAM by Lauren Berry “Emma and Clem are relatable and hilarious, and their trials and tribulations keep the pages turning. Somber moments and sparks of clarity are cleverly woven into the narrative, adding depth and relevance to an authentic and satisfying novel.”–Publishers Weekly “Berry’s debut will make readers feel as though they are […]
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Fall YA Announcements, Booklist Webinar — Macmillan Titles (08/08/17)
So you missed Booklist‘s “Fall YA Announcements, 2017” Webinar… We got you! Here are the titles we covered: CARAVAL by STEPHANIE GARBER WONDERFUL FEELS LIKE THIS by SARA LOVESTAM I HATE EVERYONE BUT YOU by DUNN + RASKIN EVERYTHING MUST GO by JENNY FRAN DAVIS SHADOWSONG by S. JAE-JONES SUN WARRIOR by P.C. CAST BETWEEN […]
Sneak Peek: September 2017 Indie Next List
The September 2017 Indie Next list includes 3 Macmillan titles! [updated 8/23] The Resurrection of Joan Ashby by Cherise Wolas 3 starred reviews! “This breathtaking…novel will do for motherhood what Gone Girl did for marriage. ‘A story requires two things: a great story to tell and the bravery to tell it,’ Joan observes. Wolas’ debut […]
#thrillerthursday (08/03/17)
Hey hey hey welcome to another #thrillerthursday! Today we’re talkin’ about: Gone Gull by Donna Andrews “In her 21st outing (after Die Like an Eagle), Meg is helping out her grandmother at the newly opened Biscuit Mountain Craft Center. A spate of vandalism at the center keeps Meg occupied while her irascible grandfather hunts for […]
#bookbday (08/01/17)
Happy #bookbday to: The Bedlam Stacks by Natasha Pulley An August 2017 Indie Next Selection! “The imagination [Pulley] showed in her impressive debut was no fluke…Pulley understands her genre–swashbuckling costume fantasy–but she deals in surprises, not clichés…[A] meditation on love, trust, and the passage of time.”–Kirkus Reviews, starred review “Fans of The Watchmaker of Filigree Street […]
YA Debut Spotlight (7/18/17)
The Inevitable Collision of Birdie & Bash by Candace Ganger Birdie never meant to be at the party. Bash should have been long gone. But when they meet, a collision course is set off they may never recover from. Sebastian Alvaréz is just trying to hold the pieces together: to not flunk out, to keep […]
#bookbday (7/17/17)
Happy EARLY #bookbday to you! Happy EARLY #bookbday to you! Arbitrary Stupid Goal by Tamara Shopsin “Shopsin weaves a marvelous patchwork quilt of stories about a Manhattan that doesn’t exist anymore—that of 1970s Greenwich Village, where her father opened Shopsin’s General Store… An artistic ode to a way of life that people now living in […]
#bookbday (07/11/17)
Happy #bookbday! Goodbye, Vitamin by Rachel Khong A July Indie Next List Selection! “In her tender, well-paced debut novel, which spans Ruth’s year at home, Khong writes heartbreaking family drama with charm, perfect prose, and deadpan humor.”–Booklist (starred review) “A heartfelt family dramedy in a debut novel that ruminates on love, loss, and memory.”–Kirkus Reviews […]
#fridayreads (07/07/17)
Today’s #fridayreads are all debuts! South Pole Station by Ashley Shelby A July Indie Next List Selection! “Shelby’s first novel, based on a short story that won the Third Coast Fiction Prize, skillfully weaves science, climate change, politics, sociology, and art. Competing ideas about the origins of the universe are wrapped in the vagaries of […]
June 2017 Fantasy
Looking for a summer escape? Dive into one of these new fantasy titles: DOWN AMONG THE STICKS AND BONES by Seanan McGuire A June 2017 LibraryReads pick with three starred reviews! The second urban fantasy book in the Wayward Children series, following EVERY HEART A DOORWAY, explores what happened to Jack and Jill before they […]
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