Happy #ThrillerThursday! We’ve got several starred mysteries out this week, but first a #humblebrag on behalf of our Minotaur Books pals. Last weekend during Bouchercon, INVISIBLE CITY by Julia Dahl was the breakout hit, nabbing a Barry AND Macavity Award! The Barry Award Best First Novel: INVISIBLE CITY by Julia Dahl The Macavity Awards Best First Mystery […]
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Happy #BookBday (10/13/15 Edition)
Happy #BookBday to new nonfiction (and one heartwarming novel): HUMANS OF NEW YORK: STORIES by Brandon Stanton The follow-up to Stanton’s bestseller, HUMANS OF NEW YORK, is “a wondrous mix of races, ages, genders, and social classes, and on virtually every page is a surprise.” (Kirkus Reviews, starred review) “This book is fantastic. It shows […]
Color Us Crazy!
We can’t get enough of the adult coloring book trend, and chances are your patrons are on the same page. Here are some titles to boost your programming and get your zen on: FOUR SEASONS by Aiko Fukawa Keep color and joy in your life all year round. We recommend starting with falling leaves and […]
Friday Reads: Literary Gems
Happy Friday, friends! We’re celebrating #FridayReads with a couple of literary gems released this week: GOD’S KINGDOM by Howard Frank Mosher An October 2015 Indie Next pick! A young man comes of age—and uncovers his family’s deepest secret in the little known mountains of northern Vermont by the Canadian border. “No Catcher in the Rye […]
Thriller Thursday (10/8/15 Edition)
A couple of cozy mysteries will take the chill off this #ThrillerThursday: THE HAUNTED SEASON by G.M. Malliet In the fifth installment in the series, former-spy-turned-cleric Max Tudor must contend with his new role as a father as well as a murder all too close to home in Nether Monkslip. “As always, the mystery is […]
Congrats to Nobel Prize Winner Svetlana Alexievich!
Huge congratulations to Svetlana Alexievich, who was awarded the Nobel Prize in Literature “for her polyphonic writings, a monument to suffering and courage in our time.” — Nobel Prize Press Release On April 26, 1986, the worst nuclear reactor accident in history occurred in Chernobyl and contaminated as much as three quarters of Europe. VOICES […]
Sneak Peek: November 2015 Indie Next List
The November 2015 Indie Next list includes two of our favorite fall books! HOME IS BURNING by Dan Marshall A BEA 2015 Editor’s Buzz Panel selection, an ALA Annual “Read ‘n Rave” selection, a Barnes & Noble Discover Great New Writers pick, a Maximum Shelf Awareness selection, and an Entertainment Weekly Fall Books pick! Dave […]
Happy Belated #BookBday (10/7/15 Edition)
Congrats to this bunch of new books that hit the shelves yesterday: THE CLASP by Sloane Crosley Crosley’s “signature wit is sharp as ever” (New York Times Book Review) in her first novel about three friends who reunite for a friend’s wedding in Miami, then end up on a road trip in France in pursuit […]
Oh the Horror!
October? More like Shocktober! Here are new horror novels to get you in the Halloween spirit: FUTURISTIC VIOLENCE AND FANCY SUITS by David Wong Two stars for Wong’s latest SF/horror/humor mash-up in which a barista inherits a fortune from her estranged billionaire father, as well as a high-dollar contract on her head and a prime […]
It’s Raining Cats & Dogs (On Our Shelves)
Some people love cats, some love dogs. Pick a side and let the fur fly with these new and forthcoming books: #TeamWoof THE DOG MASTER by W. Bruce Cameron An evocative glimpse at prehistory, a heartwarming coming of age saga, and an exciting, imaginative look at the story of the first dog when the unfortunate […]
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