TGIF! We’ve got a couple novels with starred reviews to add to your TBR pile this weekend! THE BLONDES by Emily Schultz An epidemic of a rabies-like disease is carried only by blonde women, who all must go to great lengths to conceal their blondness. “A nail-biter that is equal parts suspense, science fiction, and […]
Reviews and Publicity
Thriller Thursday – Minotaur Stars Edition
Today’s #ThrillerThursday picks are two forthcoming Minotaur mysteries that are raking in the starred pre-publication reviews! THE DEVIL’S MAKING by Seán Haldane Winner of the Arthur Ellis Award, an historical mystery in which an alienist is found murdered near an Indian camp and a British constable must navigate the conflicting cultures to discover why. “Poet, […]
Stars for DO NO HARM
“I often have to cut into the brain and it is something I hate doing.” So begins neurosurgeon Henry Marsh‘s internationally bestselling memoir, DO NO HARM, revealing the fierce joy of operating, the profoundly moving triumphs, the harrowing disasters, the haunting regrets and the moments of black humor that characterize a brain surgeon’s life. A […]
2015 Man Booker Prize Finalists
Macmillan is proud to have three finalists for the 2015 Man Booker International Prize: Mia Couto (CONFESSION OF THE LIONESS) Amitav Ghosh (RIVER OF SMOKE, SEA OF POPPIES, FLOOD OF FIRE) Fanny Howe (SECOND CHILDHOOD) The Man Booker International Prize is awarded every two years to a living author who has published fiction either originally […]
March Medals Madness!
It’s March Madness and we’ve got brackets on the brain! We’re excited to see Arizona and North Carolina in the Sweet Sixteen, but we’re even MORE jazzed about ALA’s March Medals Madness where you can vote to predict the 2015 Andrew Carnegie Medals for Excellence in Fiction and Nonfiction for a chance to win books […]
Happy #BookBday (3/24/14 Edition)
Oh what a lovely day for a #BookBday! Today we celebrate: THE DOG WHO SAVED ME by Susan Wilson A former Boston K-9 unit policeman turned animal control officer in bucolic Harmony Farms is up against rescuing a gun shy and wounded dog gone feral, and proving that his low-life older brother is back in […]
Booklist’s Top 10 Women’s Fiction
Booklist recently announced their Top 10 Women’s Fiction picks (from March 2014-2015) and three books from Macmillan made the list! FIRST FROST by Sarah Addison Allen A January 2015 LibraryReads pick! Two sisters have special gifts—the food Claire cooks that can mend a broken heart and the hairstyles Sydney creates that can spark true love […]
Stars for BROADCAST HYSTERIA
Happy Monday, friends! We’re off to a good start with three stars for BROADCAST HYSTERIA: Orson Welles’s War of the Worlds and the Art of Fake News by A. Brad Schwartz. In his first book, Schwartz draws upon hundreds of letters sent directly to Welles and the FCC after the War of the Worlds broadcast […]
Stars for LITTLE BLACK LIES
Friends, you know how much we looooove Sharon Bolton and her creepy Gothic mysteries. Her latest standalone, LITTLE BLACK LIES, just received its second starred review: “The Falkland Islands makes for an unusual setting in this twisty tale of missing children. Each of the main characters has a strong and compelling voice; the story unfolds […]
Thriller Thursday (3/19/15 Edition)
Whether you love historical mysteries or modern day gangsters, today’s #ThrillerThursday picks are just what you want: THE DRAGON OF HANDALE by Cassandra Clark In the “outstanding”* fifth historical mystery in the Abbess of Meaux series, Hildegard returns home to London and is considering rejoining the Order when she discovers the body of a young […]
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