Winter is coming! Tor.com Publishing enters its second year with these familiar faces and new friends: DUSK OR DARK OR DAWN OR DAY by Seanan McGuire On Sale: January 10 A thrilling and atmospheric story of a ghost trying to make things right from the LibraryReads author of EVERY HEART A DOORWAY. BINTI: HOME by […]
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Maximum Shelf: TO CAPTURE WHAT WE CANNOT KEEP
Today’s Maximum Shelf Awareness feature is TO CAPTURE WHAT WE CANNOT KEEP by Beatrice Colin. In her second novel to be published in the U.S., TO CAPTURE WHAT WE CANNOT KEEP weaves together the story of the tower’s daring construction with the personal life of Eiffel’s right-hand man, Émile Nouguier, and the Scotswoman with whom he falls […]
Happy #BookBday (10/4/16 Edition)
We’ve got awards & acclaim for today’s #BookBday titles: WHEN THE MOON WAS OURS by Anna-Marie McLemore Longlisted for the 2016 National Book Award for Young People’s Literature and three starred reviews! From Morris Award finalist Anna-Marie McLemore comes a second stunning novel tinged with magic, about a girl with roses that grow from her […]
Stitch, Cook, Build…Repeat
The holidays are coming! Prepare your patrons (and yourself) with these craft books full of projects to stitch, cook, and build: CROCHET SNOWFLAKES STEP-BY-STEP: A Delightful Flurry of 40 Patterns for Beginners by Caitlin Sainio No experience is necessary to crochet sensational snowflakes! Clear, easy-to-follow photo sequences linked to charts will teach readers how to […]
Friday Reads: Patience & Anxiety
Patience and anxiety are a big part of our two #FridayReads picks, but (SPOILER ALERT) both end in happiness: THE ART OF WAITING: On Fertility, Medicine, and Motherhood by Belle Boggs A September 2016 Indie Next pick, a Fall 2016 Barnes & Noble Discover Great New Writers pick, and one of Buzzfeed’s “21 Incredible New […]
Thriller Thursday (9/29/16 Edition)
Joe Gunther and Detective Inspector Francis Sadler return to investigate new crimes this #ThrillerThursday: PRESUMPTION OF GUILT by Archer Mayor Two starred reviews for the 27th book in the Joe Gunther series! A skeleton found encased in concrete at a site of a newly decommissioned nuclear power plant solves a 40 year old missing persons […]
NYPL F16 Romance Book Buzz
This morning Anne presented her favorite new and upcoming romance novels at a New York Public Library Romance Book Buzz. While she only discussed the titles listed below in detail, there’s a full Edelweiss collection of 350+ red-hot reads spanning contemporary/paranormal/historical romance to sizzling hot erotica, New Adult, and books OK for YA! Want more? […]
Genre Stars!
We’re seeing many stars for these great genre reads: BY GASLIGHT by Steven Price “With its intricate cat-and-mouse game, array of idiosyncratic characters, and brooding atmosphere, BY GASLIGHT has much to please fans of both classic suspense and Victorian fiction.” — Publishers Weekly, starred review “The author’s blend of quest, grief, betrayal, and the mysteries […]
Happy #BookBday (9/27/16 Edition)
Happy #BookBday to three whimsical, mythical reads: DON’T I KNOW YOU? by Marni Jackson This debut “whimsical collection of linked stories” (Kirkus Reviews) follows one woman’s life from age 16 to 60, and what happens when certain celebrities—Neil Young, Meryl Streep, John Updike, Taylor Swift, Karl Ove Knausgaard—start turning up in her private life, at […]
Banned Books Week 2016
Happy Banned Books Week, lovely librarians! This is the week (Sept 25 – Oct. 1) to re-read and recommend all your favorite banned and challenged books. This year’s theme is diversity and the lovely folks at BBW have put together a list of frequently challenged books with diverse content, as well as resources for librarians […]
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