A debut, historical fiction, and new nonfiction: all available for your library’s shelves now! RIVERINE: A Memoir from Anywhere but Here by Angela Palm An August 2016 Indie Next pick with two starred reviews! “Combining lyrical prose with a haunting narrative, Graywolf Press Nonfiction Prize–winner Palm recounts a story filled with secret longings, family history, […]
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For Your Consideration: November 2016 LibraryReads Titles
Download, read, and nominate your favorite titles for the November 2016* LibraryReads list! *Nominations are due September 20! Click here for the full list of 2016 deadlines. TO CAPTURE WHAT WE CANNOT KEEP by Beatrice Colin Set against the construction of the Eiffel Tower, this novel charts the relationship between a young widow and an […]
Thriller Thursday (8/11/16 Edition)
Happy #ThrillerThursday to a thrilling debut and three new books from old favorites: BEHIND CLOSED DOORS by B.A. Paris An August 2016 LibraryReads & Indie Next pick with two starred reviews! “Making her smash debut, Paris switches chapters between the present and the recent past, taking us along on Grace’s journey and keeping the suspense […]
A Must-Read Debut for fans of Margaret Atwood & Emily St. John Mandel
“Calling all fans of Margaret Atwood and Emily St. John Mandel.” — Library Journal, pre-pub alert If you loved the show Black Mirror, we have the perfect book for you: CHILDREN OF THE NEW WORLD by Alexander Weinstein. “These stories arose from my growing concern over the effects that the internet age is having on our […]
Teen Talk Tuesday (8/16/16 Edition)
Lovely YA Librarians, we can’t wait to hear what you’ve been reading later today during Early Word YA Galley Chat (starts at 4pm EST, hashtag: #ewgcya), but first let us tell you about this month’s new teen and YA-OK adult titles: THE INVISIBLE LIFE OF IVAN ISAENKO by Scott Stambach An August 2016 Indie Next […]
Fall 2016 & Winter 2017 Sci-Fi Preview
We loved seeing Booklist‘s Best Sci-Fi/Fantasy/Horror picks and are excited for Tor.com’s Fall 2016 season. Here’s even MORE sci-fi and fantasy we’re looking forward to this fall and in Winter 2017, plus a special video for all you lovely librarians from Leanna Renee Hieber, author of ETERNA & OMEGA (available now). SPELLBREAKER by Blake Charlton – […]
Happy #BookBday (8/9/16 Edition)
Happy #BookBday to five new novels and true crime story bound to be a bestseller: ADNAN’S STORY: The Search for Truth and Justice After Serial by Rabia Chaudry Two starred reviews! “Chaudry uses her unique perspective to craft a gripping and meticulously detailed account of the case including letters, court transcripts, and documentary evidence that […]
B&N Fall 2016 Discover Picks
Barnes & Noble’s Fall 2016 Discover Great New Writers program includes two Macmillan titles! CHILDREN OF THE NEW WORLD by Alexander Weinstein An ABA Summer/Fall 2016 Indies Introduce selection! “[A] mind-blowing debut collection of stealthily speculative stories… Weinstein’s brilliantly original, witty, and provocative tales explore the malleability of memory and self, the fragility of intimacy […]
Oh My (Mystery) Stars!
The *stars* are piling up for these six outstanding mysteries: BECAUSE I’M WATCHING by Christina Dodd — THREE STARS! “Dodd continues her flawless pivoting from romance to suspense with the third book in her riveting series set in the small Washington town of Virtue Falls. Scary, sexy, and smartly written, BECAUSE I’M WATCHING is Dodd at […]
Happy #BookBday (8/2/16 Edition)
Oh what a lovely day for a #BookBday! THE CHOSEN ONES by Steve Sem-Sandberg THREE starred reviews! One of Europe’s most revered novelists recounts a terrible, forgotten incident in Nazi-era Vienna. “Gorgeous prose and stark imagery, along with Sem-Sandberg’s penchant for the absurd and surreal, provide an unsettling and vivid glimpse into one of the […]