Stars for POLITICAL ORDER AND POLITICAL DECAY

Stars for POLITICAL ORDER AND POLITICAL DECAY

For those of you who like your history and politics on the meaty side, the wait is nearly over for Francis Fukuyama’s POLITICAL ORDER AND POLITICAL DECAY: From the Industrial Revolution to the Globalization of Democracy. In this second volume (after THE ORIGINS OF POLITICAL ORDER), Fukuyama examines how societies and their political institutions have […]

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Stars for MANDELA: My Prisoner, My Friend

Stars for MANDELA: My Prisoner, My Friend

This Friday, we’re reading Christo Brand’s riveting biography: MANDELA: My Prisoner, My Friend. Afrikaner Brand was a prison guard in the maximum security facility on remote Robben Island, given charge of the country’s most infamous inmate: Nelson Mandela. Over 12 years, Brand became Mandela’s confidant and accomplice, celebrating his prisoner’s triumphs and suffering through his […]

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Stars for THE DELTA

Stars for THE DELTA

If you love breakneck thrillers with strong female heroines, Tony Park’s THE DELTA has your name written all over it! THE DELTA stars ex-soldier turned assassin-for-hire Sonja Kurtz, who’s been tasked with killing the president of Zimbabwe but it’s a set up and the assassination attempt fails. Determined to lay low and take it easy, […]

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Thriller Thursday (9/11/14 Edition)

Thriller Thursday (9/11/14 Edition)

Today’s #ThrillerThursday features two debut mysteries and two new thrillers from prolific veteran writers: NIGHT OF THE JAGUAR by Joe Gannon Former Nicaraguan Sandinista guerrilla comandante-turned-cop Ajax Montoya investigates a series of murders that appear to be political executions in this “impressive”* debut novel with “beautiful, emotion-drenched prose… The novel’s considerable power is in the […]

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Are You Ready For Some Football (Books)?!

Are You Ready For Some Football (Books)?!

Football fans, rejoice—a new season is here! If you prefer to read about athletes instead of watching them, check out these books hitting the shelves this fall: STRIKING GRIDIRON: A Town’s Pride and a Team’s Shot at Glory During the Biggest Strike in American History by Greg Nichols In 1959, the iconic mill town of […]

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Library Journal Editors’ Fall picks

Library Journal Editors’ Fall picks

Library Journal editors revealed the Fall 2014 books they’re looking forward to the most, and three of them are from Macmillan: BY THE BOOK: Writers on Literature and the Literary Life from The New York Times Book Review, edited by Pamela Paul “I had to put down BY THE BOOK to do real work,” I […]

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Happy #BookBday to VIRTUALLY HUMAN

Happy #BookBday to VIRTUALLY HUMAN

Today we wish a very special #BookBday to VIRTUALLY HUMAN: The Promise—and the Peril—of Digital Immortality by Martine Rothblatt, PhD. VIRTUALLY HUMAN explores what the not-too-distant future will look like when cyberconsciousness—simulation of the human brain via software and computer technology—becomes part of our daily lives and the medical ethics involved. Martine has already started […]

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Introducing Flatiron Books!

Introducing Flatiron Books!

Today’s dedicated issue of Shelf Awareness gives a warm welcome to Flatiron Books, Macmillan’s new imprint headed up by Bob Miller. Flatiron Books’ first list of seven titles is set for Winter 2015, although they do have one major Fall 2014 title: WHAT I KNOW FOR SURE by Oprah Winfrey. When the imprint gets up […]

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Homer’s Classics + Dreamy Downton Actor = Audio Heaven!

Homer’s Classics + Dreamy Downton Actor = Audio Heaven!

Happy Monday, friends! To ease you into the work week, here’s something that’s easy on the ears (and eyes): audiobook editions of Homer’s classics: THE ILIAD and THE ODYSSEY narrated by Downton Abbey hunk Dan Stevens! Me-ow! And they’ve both received lots of attention! Parade Magazine featured THE ODYSSEY in their list of fantastic celebrity-narrated […]

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Hot Title Alert: 10:04

Hot Title Alert: 10:04

NPR, The New York Times, and Entertainment Weekly are but a few of the many fans of Ben Lerner’s 10:04. Dear librarian, won’t you join us on the 10:04 bandwagon*? **e-mail Library@macmillanusa.com (subject: 10:04) for your complimentary copy today. “A mind-blowing book…” — Maureen Corrigan, NPR’s Fresh Air “Mr. Lerner is among the most interesting […]

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