The April 2017 Indie Next list includes four Macmillan titles! THE RIVER OF KINGS by Taylor Brown Two starred reviews! Two brothers travel a storied river’s past and present in search of the truth about their father’s death in the second novel by the acclaimed author of FALLEN LAND. “Drawing comparisons to James Dickey’s DELIVERANCE […]
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All Things Ann Cleeves! (And a Free Murder Mystery Game)
Friends, we can’t get enough of Ann Cleeves. The prolific mystery author of the Vera Stanhope and Shetland Island series is being awarded the Crime Writers’ Association (CWA) Diamond Dagger, which is the highest honor in British Crime Writing! Did you also know that in 2016, Ann was appointed as a National Libraries Day ambassador, […]
Max Shelf: Bill O’Reilly
“I love reading books with paper pages and browse old bookstores wherever I go. Libraries are sacred ground, and I thank all the librarians for keeping the literary tradition. We need you guys!” — Bill O’Reilly Today’s Maximum Shelf Awareness feature delves into Bill O’Reilly’s mega-bestselling history franchises: the Killing, Legends & Lies and the […]
Graphic Novels Galore!
Bam! Pow! Zowie! Make room on your library’s shelves for these new and forthcoming graphic novels: THE ABOMINABLE MR. SEABROOK by Joe Ollmann Two starred reviews! “Comprising 10 years of painstaking research, this graphic biography details the life of obscure writer, occultist, traveler, and bondage fanatic William Seabrook… As both a narrative and a story […]
FSG Dominates NYTBR Covers!
We can’t help but notice a trend—Farrar, Straus & Giroux titles have been dominating the cover of the New York Times Book Review for the past month! SIX FOUR by Hideo Yokohama (February 26 issue) “Superb… This novel is a real, out-of-the-blue original. I’ve never read anything like it. Yokoyama has written five previous novels […]
New Historical Fiction
Happy Monday, friends! We’re kicking off the week with these two new historical novels: THE TYPEWRITER’S TALE by Michiel Heyns A novel told from the perspective of Henry James’s fictional typist, Frieda Wroth, who becomes caught up in the friendships and rivalries at James’s house. “Faithfully re-created real-life individuals mix well with authentically drawn fictitious […]
Friday Reads: Biographies
Our #FridayReads are a couple of fascinating biographies: JACK AND NORMAN: A State-Raised Convict and the Legacy of Norman Mailer’s “The Executioner’s Song” by Jerome Loving The tragic behind-the-scenes story of Norman Mailer’s Pulitzer Prize-winning classic, THE EXECUTIONER’S SONG, one of the most sensational literary events of the 20th century. “Loving’s gripping book offers a […]
Booklist’s Best Biographies of 2017
Booklist recently shared their Top 10 Biography reading lists of 2017*, including these five Macmillan titles: Top 10 Biographies (full list) BLACK ELK: The Life of an American Visionary by Joe Jackson Jackson meticulously chronicles the struggle of the Sioux visionary and medicine man Black Elk to help his embattled people preserve their culture and traditions. […]
2017 LA Times Book Prize Nominees
The Los Angeles Times announced their 2017 Book Prize finalists and we’ve got 11 nominees: Fiction WHAT BELONGS TO YOU by Garth Greenwell Mystery/Thriller THE NORTH WATER by Ian McGuire Current Interest CITY OF THORNS by Ben Rawlence A RAGE FOR ORDER: The Middle East in Turmoil, from Tahrir Square to ISIS by Robert F. […]
New Drop-In Titles!
In case you missed the news, here’s the scoop on each of our drop-in titles: OLD SCHOOL: Life in the Sane Lane by Bill O’Reilly & Bruce Feirstein Out: March 28, 2017 Also available in audio, introduction read by the author Bestselling authors Bill O’Reilly and Bruce Feirstein team up to make their case about […]
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