Apple TV+ has announced their adaptation of Martha Wells’ The Murderbot Diaries series! It is an action-packed, cerebral science-fiction series about a self-hacking robot searching for the meaning of life. The 10 episode series will star Emmy winning actor Alexander Skarsgård as the titular Murderbot and will be written, directed, and produced by About a […]
Reviews and Publicity
Genre Friday: Horror (12/15/23)
If you’re looking for frights, you’ll find them in a gothic vacation tale of a haunted Italian villa, a space crew trying to survive on an abandoned planet, a family protecting their town from vampires, the discovery of a ship that reveals an ancient doom, a mother-daughter reckoning with vampires, and a YA anthology. DIAVOLA […]
Thriller Thursday (12/14/23)
Get your thrills with a gifted detective investigating nine mysterious deaths, a suburban family embroiled in a murder case, and high school students digging into the strange reappearance of a girl who went missing. BLACK WOLF BY JUAN GÓMEZ-JURADO Available for download on Edelweiss know more. LibraryReads votes due by February 1st. “First seen in…THE […]
Mystery Roundup (12/13/23)
If your life needs a little mystery, look no further! You’ll find some here with a girls’ trip to Atlantic City, an old theater with deadly booby traps, a potential murder at a radio station, and a detective covering up one crime with another. FINLAY DONOVAN ROLLS THE DICE BY ELLE COSIMANO Available for download […]
Memoir Roundup 12/12/2023
We’re starting this week with two cross-cultural memoirs that highlight the nuances of generational traumas and triumphs across borders; from storied pasts in Vietnam and Shanghai, to uncertain futures in the United States, these eclectic and diverse reflections are full of life, love, and lessons. THE MANICURIST’S DAUGHTER: A MEMOIR BY SUSAN LIEU Available for […]
Terry Golway’s Letter to Librarians
Terry Golway’s I NEVER DID LIKE POLITICS: How Fiorello La Guardia Became America’s Mayor, and Why He Still Matters is a delightful celebration of one of America’s greatest politicians and a source of inspiration for our equally challenging times. As entertaining as the man himself, Golway captures the enduring appeal of one of America’s greatest […]
YA Spotlight (12/11/23)
Remy and Cam have always been best friends, but what Cam doesn’t know is that Remy has been in love with him for a long time. When they take a trip to Tokyo and drink ancient soulmate elixirs, Cam suddenly forgets who Remy is and she must race against the clock to get him to […]
Genre Friday: Romance (12/8/23)
We are swooning over these novels where a young girl learns to cope with chronic illness, three teens discover a fictional character has gotten into the real world, childhood friends reunite after having changed a lot, a governess fakes her way through her job, a Navy SEAL returns home to find the woman whose life […]
Starred Review Roundup (12/7/2023)
Stars all around! These titles all received multiple starred reviews: PUNISHED FOR DREAMING: HOW SCHOOL REFORM HARMS BLACK CHILDREN AND HOW WE HEAL by Bettina L. Love 9781250280381 | 9/12/23 “Impactful educator Love (WE WANT TO DO MORE THAN SURVIVE) asserts that educational policies punish children of color, especially Black ones, by denying them an […]
2023 Goodreads Choice Award Winners
Congratulations to the SEVEN Macmillan titles that won Goodreads Choice Awards for 2023! Romantasy FOURTH WING by Rebecca Yarros YA Fantasy DIVINE RIVALS by Rebecca Ross Fantasy HELL BENT by Leigh Bardugo Historical Fiction WEYWARD by Emilia Hart Science Fiction IN THE LIVES OF PUPPETS by T.J. Klune Debut Novel WEYWARD by Emilia Hart Humor […]
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