THE JUST CITY by Jo Walton “As skilled in execution as it is fascinating in premise, Walton’s new work doesn’t require a degree in classics, although readers might well be inspired to read Plato after seeing the rocky destruction of his dream. Although rich with philosophical discussions, what keeps this novel from becoming too chilly […]
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Sneak Peek: February 2015 Indie Next list
The February 2015 Indie Next List was recently announced and it includes two Macmillan titles! THE NIGHTINGALE by Kristin Hannah “Hannah departs from the contemporary novels she’s known for with this engrossing tale of two sisters’ bravery in occupied France during WWII… Hannah’s latest is a page-turner that will no doubt have readers reaching for […]
Macmillan hits the February 2015 LibraryReads list!
Thank you for voting Judith Flanders’ A MURDER OF MAGPIES and V.E. Schwab’s A DARKER SHADE OF MAGIC onto the February 2015 LibraryReads list! Praise for A MURDER OF MAGPIES: “Social historian Flanders makes her fiction debut with an amusing mystery set in the eccentric world of British book publishing … The array of delightful […]
#thrillerthursday (01/08/15 edition)
It’s #thrillerthursday and we’re reading: Doing the Devil’s Work by Bill Loehfelm “This series just keeps getting better.”–Kirkus (starred review) “Loehfelm’s third crime novel featuring the marvelously complex New Orleans police officer Maureen Coughlin is every bit as good as its standout predecessors, and provides fresh evidence that Maureen merits a long literary life … […]
Happy #BookBday! (01/06/15)
Happy #Bookbday to: A Pleasure and a Calling by Phil Hogan “British writer Hogan’s fourth novel is a gripping psychological thriller that pegs out the creep-o-meter with its chilling, original plot. Hogan’s Mr. Heming is a monumentally diabolical character—the fact that he narrates the story further ups both the stakes and the tension. Readers won’t […]
Three Stars for Paul Beatty’s THE SELLOUT
“Beatty, author of the deservedly highly praised THE WHITE BOY SHUFFLE (1996), here outdoes himself and possibly everybody else in a send-up of race, popular culture, and politics in today’s America . . . Beatty hits on all cylinders in a darkly funny, dead-on-target, elegantly written satire . . . [THE SELLOUT] is frequently laugh-out-loud […]
#thrillerthursday (12/18/14)
It’s #thrillerthursday and and we’re reading: THIEF by Mark Sullivan (Robin Monarch Thrillers – Volume 3) “[T]errific page-turner… Sullivan has crafted a remarkable antihero in Monarch, and the mix of action with thought provoking insight into what constitutes good or evil makes this a winner on every level. Fans of the Robert Ludlum Bourne novels […]
Three Stars for Bill Loehfelm’s DOING THE DEVIL’S WORK
“As he’s shown in the earlier installments in this series, Loehfelm has a real feel for capturing the nearly impenetrable culture of the NOPD; Coughlin needs all the help she can get to avoid becoming the fall guy in a case no one wants to touch, but whom can she trust? As impressive as his […]
Teen Talk Tuesday!
It’s #TeenTalkTuesday and we’re reading: VALLEY OF FIRES by J. Barton Mitchell (The Conquered Earth #3) The sci-fi tour de force series set in an alien-invaded post-apocalyptic world concludes as the teens must unite Earth’s disparate survivors to overthrow its alien invaders once and for all. “In the conclusion to his science-fantasy trilogy… the battles […]
For Your Consideration: March 2015 LibraryReads Titles
Download, read, and nominate your favorite titles now for the March 2015* LibraryReads list! *Nominations are due January 20! Click here for the full list of 2015 deadlines. All the Old Knives by Olen Steinhauer “After the rescue of a hijacked plane in Vienna fails spectacularly, leaving everyone on board dead, CIA types stationed in […]
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