LibraryReads, the nationwide library staff-picks list, announced their inaugural annual “Favorite of Favorites” list: the top 10 titles that public library staff most enjoyed recommending in 2014. And…. drum roll please… Rainbow Rowell hit the list TWICE with FANGIRL and LANDLINE! […]
Reviews and Publicity
#ThrillerThursday: The Softer Side (11/13/14 Edition)
Victorian England’s amateur sleuth Charles Lenox has been compared to Sherlock Holmes and Dorothy L. Sayers’s Lord Peter Wimsey — his creator, Charles Finch, has been compared to Agatha Christie and Anne Perry. My dear librarian, why haven’t you dipped into this delightful series, yet? A BEAUTIFUL BLUE DEATH “Vividly capturing the essence of Victorian […]
Happy #BookBday! (11/12/14 Edition)
Happy #Bookbday to: GRAIL KNIGHT by Angus Donald Robin Hood. The Holy Grail. Templars. DISCUSS! SONS OF ANARCHY: BRATVA by Christopher Golden Hamlet on motorcycles. DISCUSS! […]
Spotlight on Sara Lipton’s DARK MIRROR
In DARK MIRROR, Sara Lipton offers a fascinating examination of the emergence of anti-Semitic iconography in the Middle Ages The straggly beard, the hooked nose, the bag of coins, and gaudy apparel—the religious artists of medieval Christendom had no shortage of virulent symbols for identifying Jews. Yet, hateful as these depictions were, the story they […]
PW’s Best Books of 2014
We did it again. Macmillan rocked PW’s 2014 Best Books list! ON IMMUNITY: An Inoculation by Eula Biss “Biss advocates eloquently for childhood immunization, making her case as an anxious new mother intent on protecting her son—and understanding the consequences … Biss frankly and optimistically looks at our ‘unkempt’ world and our shared mission to […]
Thriller Thursday (11/06/14 Edition)
On this #thrillerthursday I’m THRILLED to introduce you to Tony Hillerman’s heir apparent and to an adorably lazy dog: BAD COUNTRY by CB McKenzie “Winner of the Tony Hillerman Prize for the Best Debut Mystery set in the Southwest, this edgy noir offers a master class on how to create a vivid sense of mood […]
Happy #BookBday (11/4/14 Edition)
Join us in wishing a happy #BookBday to: THE LAUGHING MONSTERS by Denis Johnson “In a work that’s part spy novel and part buddy tale, Johnson aptly locates his portrayal of a shadowy world of complicated relationships and ever-shifting alliances in one of the more broken places on the planet. This is what you might […]
December 2014 Indie Next list Includes 4 Macmillan Titles!
Great news! 4 Macmillan titles have been selected for the December 2014 Indie Next List! THE GIGANTIC BEARD THAT WAS EVIL by Stephen Collins “There’s no denying the charm of his Gorey-like drawing style and whimsical story.”–Booklist THE PARIS WINTER by Imogen Robertson “For readers of historical fiction looking for a complex story, this is […]
Griffin Teen’s Got Issues
Our pals at Griffin Teen have created a gorgeous flyer featuring 19 award-winning titles dealing with everything from bullying, mental illness, relationships, and violence from authors including Rainbow Rowell, Stephanie Kuehn, and Courtney Summers. It’s too good not to share with you! Here’s a link to download the PDF (prints on 11×17 tabloid size paper). […]
Fall Into a Good Mystery Webinar titles
Just in time for Halloween, Talia “the terror” Sherer shared her favorite forthcoming mysteries at Booklist‘s “Fall Into a Good Mystery” collection development webinar: THE WHITES by Harry Brandt ALL THE OLD KNIVES by Olen Steinhauer THE PATRIOT THREAT by Steve Berry FEAR THE DARKNESS by Becky Masterman THE LIFE I LEFT BEHIND by Colette […]
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