These two Macmillan titles made the November 2017 Indie Next list! MR. DICKENS AND HIS CAROL: A Novel of Christmas Past by Samantha Silva Shakespeare in Love meets A Christmas Carol in this debut novel set as Charles Dickens writes his beloved classic. “With the wit and sprightly tone of a classic storyteller, Silva presents […]
Friday Reads: Graphic Novels
Happy Friday! New York Comic Con is this weekend and we’re getting in the spirit with these new & forthcoming graphic novels: GOING INTO TOWN: A Love Letter to New York by Roz Chast From the #1 New York Times bestselling author of CAN’T WE TALK ABOUT SOMETHING MORE PLEASANT?, Roz Chast’s new graphic memoir—a […]
LibraryReads 2018 Voting Deadlines
Here are the 2018 LibraryReads monthly list nomination deadlines: Nominations for January 2018 LibraryReads list titles (this includes December 2017 AND January 2018 titles) are due November 20, 2017 Nominations for February 2018 LibraryReads list titles are due December 20, 2017 Nominations for March 2018 LibraryReads list titles are due January 20, 2018 Nominations for […]
Thriller Thursday (10/5/17 Edition)
Cosmic horror! Agatha Raisin! Murder in a brewery! Here’s what we’re reading this #ThrillerThursday: WHAT THE HELL DID I JUST READ by David Wong “Wong’s wildly mind-bending third installment (after THIS BOOK IS FULL OF SPIDERS) of the adventures of protagonist David Wong is filled with the humorous horror readers have come to expect. While […]
LibraryReads 2017 “Favorite of Favorites” Voting Now Open
Lovely librarians, it’s time to choose your favorite 2017 LibraryReads titles! From now through October 15, public library staff are invited to vote for their favorites books from the “Favorite of Favorites” longlist (all LibraryReads titles from the October 2016 through September 2017 lists). Remember, anybody who works in a public library in the United […]
Maximum Shelf: SOMETIMES I LIE
My name is Amber Reynolds. There are three things you should know about me: 1. I’m in a coma. 2. My husband doesn’t love me anymore. 3. Sometimes I lie. This is how Alice Feeney’s debut novel, SOMETIMES I LIE, starts. And fans of psychological thrillers won’t be able to stop reading after that, according […]
2017 National Book Award Finalists
We’ve got the write stuff: FOUR Macmillan titles are shortlisted for the 2017 National Book Awards! Fiction HER BODY AND OTHER PARTIES by Carmen Maria Machado Poetry HALF-LIGHT: Collected Poems 1965-2016 by Frank Bidart WHEREAS by Layli Long Soldier DON’T CALL US DEAD: Poems by Danez Smith Winners will be announced on November 15. #FingersCrossed! […]
Happy #BookBday (10/3/17 Edition)
Happy #BookBday to these outstanding new releases! FRESH COMPLAINT by Jeffrey Eugenides Longlisted for the 2018 Andrew Carnegie Medal for Excellence in Fiction, plus two starred reviews! “These stories skillfully explore the often elusive quest for happiness and self-knowledge, along with the many complexities that attend relationships with family, friends, and lovers. Essential for all […]
Stars for Eugenides & Indridason!
Does your library have copies of these new books from these two bestselling authors? (You should!) FRESH COMPLAINT by Jeffrey Eugenides “Pulitzer Prize–winning Eugenides’ first story collection, and his first book since THE MARRIAGE PLOT, is gifted with the strong voices and luminous prose his novels are known for. Readers will enjoy lamenting that this […]
2018 Carnegie Medals Longlist (and a Finalist!)
We’re thrilled to have 6 nominees on the 2018 Andrew Carnegie Medals for Excellence in Fiction and Nonfiction Longlist! Fiction 4 3 2 1 by Paul Auster FRESH COMPLAINT by Jeffrey Eugenides THE NINTH HOUR by Alice McDermott Nonfiction THE DOOMSDAY MACHINE: Confessions of a Nuclear War Planner by Daniel Ellsberg LOCKING UP OUR OWN: […]
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