Just in time for Halloween, tune in to Booklist‘s “Fall Into a Good Mystery” webinar on Tuesday, October 28th at 1pm Central. Talia “the terror” Sherer will be sharing the best and bloodiest new mysteries from Macmillan (OK, they’re not all bloody… no need to be so squeamish). Click here to RSVP. See you there—it’s […]
Free Stuff
RSVP to the 2014 AAP Adult Book Preview!
It’s Book Buzz season! You are cordially invited to the Adult Tri-State Book Buzz next month: Wednesday, October 22, 2014 8:00am – 5:00pm Random House, Second Floor Café Auditorium 1745 Broadway, between 55th and 56th Streets, New York City Back for a FULL DAY, LibraryReads and the AAP are hosting a day of literary […]
Hot Title Alert: 10:04
NPR, The New York Times, and Entertainment Weekly are but a few of the many fans of Ben Lerner’s 10:04. Dear librarian, won’t you join us on the 10:04 bandwagon*? **e-mail Library@macmillanusa.com (subject: 10:04) for your complimentary copy today. “A mind-blowing book…” — Maureen Corrigan, NPR’s Fresh Air “Mr. Lerner is among the most interesting […]
We heart Douglas Preston!
When we want a great thriller packed with big ideas, science, and action Douglas Preston is our go-to guy. We love his Wyman Ford series and the most recent book, THE KRAKEN PROJECT, was praised in a starred and boxed review from Booklist: “Preston’s latest solo novel takes a wildly implausible premise and turns it […]
Friday Free Day!
TGIF! What’s better than Friday? FREE STUFF! Here are some recent giveaways for Macmillan goodness: Picador is giving away 20 copies of HOW TO BE A GOOD WIFE by Emma Chapman now through Sunday, August 17. Click here to enter to win! St. Martin’s Press is giving away 100 advance reader copies of THE SILENT […]
Happy Birthday LibraryReads!
Happy Anniversary LibraryReads! Can you believe it’s already been a year? Thanks very much for your support of these great Macmillan LibraryReads picks: September 2013 #1: FANGIRL by Rainbow Rowell #2: HOW THE LIGHT GETS IN by Louise Penny November 2013 #2: THROUGH THE EVIL DAYS by Julia Spencer-Fleming #8: THE RAVEN’S EYE by Barry […]
Winter 2015 Catalogs Now Available Online!
Lovely Librarians, We’re delighted to tell you that the Winter 2015 Macmillan catalogs are now available online! And while your browsing our many offerings don’t forget to check out our newest imprint, Flatiron Books! * Questions? Don’t hesitate to get in touch with us. […]
Sign Up Now: Book Clubs Abuzz Booklist Webinar
Go beyond the beach with great summer reading suggestions perfect for book clubs. Listen to Talia Sherer share her favorite picks at Booklist‘s “Book Clubs Abuzz: Great Reads for Summer and Beyond” webinar on Tuesday, July 22th at 1pm Central. Click here to RSVP. See you there! […]
#BookBday Bonus: THE SHELF
We've got another special Book Birthday this week: THE SHELF: From LEQ to LES: Adventures in Extreme Reading by Phyllis Rose.
Can you have an Extreme Adventure in a library? Phyllis Rose casts herself into the wilds of an Upper East Side lending library in an effort to do just that. Hoping to explore the “real ground of literature,” she reads her way through a somewhat randomly chosen shelf of fiction, from LEQ to LES.
Praise for THE SHELF:
“A seasoned, open-minded, and passionate reader, inquisitive thinker, and delectably lucid and witty writer, Rose rallies readers to affirm our love of literature and libraries.” — Booklist, starred review
“Rose's...understanding of readers and reading is candid and sincere.”
— Library Journal
“Rose’s experiment provides specific case studies to use in weighing the age-old question: which books are worth keeping? For skeptics of the canon, this book will make the cut.” — Publishers Weekly
“Chatty, enthusiastic and at times rambling, Rose is a welcoming guide on her latest journey of literary discovery.” — Kirkus Reviews
To celebrate the publication of THE SHELF, we’re offering librarians a chance to win an entire shelf of books from Macmillan (including THE SHELF) to those of you that are “extreme” enough to try Phyllis’s experiment!
Simply select a shelf of adult books in your library according to the specified guidelines:
* No more than five books by the same author on the shelf
* The selection must include a diversity of authors
* The selection must include classics and modern work
* Children’s books are not eligible
Take a picture of the shelf and send it to us with a report about the books you read on your shelf. The report should include detailed summaries and your thoughts on each book—one or two sentences won’t count! And please remember that Children’s books are not eligible for this project.
Email your reports to library@macmillanusa.com with the subject line “The Shelf Project.”
The sweepstakes is open from May 13 through November 14 and prize shelves of books are limited to the first five responders.
We know we’re asking for you to do a lot of reading, but we also know that librarians are expert speed readers. We hope you have an extreme adventure in your library and perhaps you’ll add a nice collection to your stacks. Good luck!
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Laurie R. King giveaway
Laurie R. King loves libraries and is showing it by giving away copies of her Mary Russell books!
“The theme of this year’s American Library Association celebration is Lives change @ your library. So that’s what Team LRK is celebrating as well. As you must know by now, I love libraries. I use libraries by the cubic meter, by the hundredweight, by the hour. Using any measure, libraries shaped me and continue to shape my writing.
So this spring, where I am also celebrating my own great good fortune in twenty years of Mary Russell, I’m giving away some of her books.
If you know a library that sponsors book clubs, and can make use of fifteen copies of the same Russell title, send us the library’s name. We’ll do a drawing every week between now and the publication date for the 20th Anniversary Edition of THE BEEKEEPER'S APPRENTICE, May 27. Show your library you love them, and let me send them some books.
Send your library nomination, to info@laurierking.com with the subject line Libraries.”
For more, check out Laurie's blog. Good luck! [...]
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