Former high school teacher and author Erik Fassnacht wants to help you enjoy the last of your summer vacation by offering a free copy of his debut novel, A GOOD FAMILY. First, a letter from the author: Dear Educators: Another year of school is starting—I know the feeling. Anxiety starts ticking like a kitchen timer […]
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St. Martin’s First – Spring & Fall 2015 E-Samplers
Our friends at St. Martin’s Press have put together two fabulous debut chapter samplers just for you! The samplers are available for direct download on Edelweiss (and each have a corresponding Edelweiss collection) and are Read it Now! titles on NetGalley. Spring/Summer 2015 titles include: EVERYBODY RISE by Stephanie Clifford (an August 2015 LibraryReads pick!) […]
Indie Next Picks for Book Clubs
The Summer 2015 Indie Next List for Reading Groups features six Macmillan titles! Top Ten THE EMPATHY EXAMS by Leslie Jamison THE PLOVER by Brian Doyle RADIANCE OF TOMORROW by Ishmael Beah SHOTGUN LOVESONGS by Nickolas Butler Familes… And Other Challenges THE GLASS KITCHEN by Linda Francis Lee Exciting New Voices THE WIVES OF LOS ALAMOS […]
Sneak Peek: August 2015 Indie Next List
The August 2015 Indie Next list was recently announced and it includes four fabulous Macmillan titles! FISHBOWL by Bradley Somer A goldfish named Ian narrates the linked perspectives of the quirky residents he witnesses in an apartment building as he plunges from the 27th-floor balcony to the pavement. “Touching and well-written.” Kirkus Reviews THE […]
Happy #BookBday (7/14/15 Edition)
Extra special #BookBday wishes for these two debuts: THE WATCHMAKER OF FILIGREE STREET by Natasha Pulley Pulley’s literary historical fantasy about a genius watchmaker who can “remember” the future and uses it to help a 17th century London telegraphist is a Summer/Fall 2015 Indies Introduce pick, a Publishers Weekly Best of Summer 2015 selection, and […]
First Novel Prize Longlist
The Center for Fiction recently announced the longlist for their First Novel Prize and six great Macmillan debuts made the list! THE BEAUTIFUL BUREAUCRAT by Helen Phillips FIND ME by Laura van den Berg LANDFALLS by Naomi J. Williams MAKE YOUR HOME AMONG STRANGERS by Jennine Capó Crucet THE SUNLIT NIGHT by Rebecca Dinerstein THE […]
Friday Reads: Starred Debuts
Happy Friday! Today we’re curling up with two debut novels that have already received several starred reviews: LANDFALLS by Naomi J. Williams “Tracing the movements of France’s ill-fated Lapérouse maritime expedition in the late eighteenth century, Williams’ exceptional debut isn’t your traditional seafaring yarn and is all the stronger and more penetrating for it. Full […]
Sneak Peek: July 2015 Indie Next List
The July 2015 Indie Next list was recently announced and it includes four fabulous Macmillan titles! THE BOOK OF SPECULATION by Erika Swyler A June 2015 LibraryReads pick, a Barnes & Noble 2015 Discover Great New Writers Pick, and a Maximum Shelf Awareness selection! A beautifully crafted and hand-illustrated “whimsically dark debut” (Publishers Weekly) about […]
Happy #BookBday (6/2/15 Edition)
Tuesday brings a brand new (& belated) #BookBday for 3 debuts, a thriller featuring a female U.S. Navy helicopter pilot, and a brain surgeon’s memoir: DO NO HARM by Henry Marsh This gripping, brutally honest account from neurosurgeon Marsh has already received THREE starred reviews and is garnering raves from the New York Times (both the daily AND the […]
Librarians “Shout ‘n Share” Their Favorite BEA 2015 Picks!
Last Friday we rounded out a terrific BEA 2015 with the annual Shout ‘n Share panel. Here’s what your librarian pals found on the show floor to rave about: Columbus Metropolitan Library’s Robin Nesbitt kicked it off with some genre love, highlighting THE TRAITOR BARU CORMORANT by Seth Dickinson (“It’s like THE HUNDRED THOUSAND KINGDOMS […]
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