And you better take their word for it… ‘Cause it’s Booklist y’all, and they know a thing or two about a thing or two… Borne by Jeff VanderMeer VanderMeer marries bildungsroman, domestic drama, love story, and survival thriller into one compelling story centered around complex, vulnerable characters struggling with what it means to be human. […]
The National Book Awards Longlist: Nonfiction
The National Book Awards Longlist: Nonfiction James Forman, Jr., “Locking Up Our Own: Crime and Punishment in Black America” Kevin Young, “Bunk: The Rise of Hoaxes, Humbug, Plagiarists, Phonies, Post-Facts, and Fake News” […]
THE STOLEN MARRIAGE = October 2017 LibraryReads pick!
HUZZAH! THE STOLEN MARRIAGE by Diane Chamberlain is an October 2017 LibraryReads pick! “Well-crafted crime-tinged tale…”–Publishers Weekly “Combines the issue-driven style of Jodi Picoult, the romantic tension of Nora Roberts, and the life- defining-mistake motif of Amy Hatvany’s It Happens All the Time (2017).”–Booklist […]
#thrillerthursday 9/14
On this #thrillerthursday we’re enjoying our reads on the beach! Beach, Breeze, Bloodshed by John Keyse-Walker “Entertaining…Keyse-Walker effortlessly conveys the balmy charm of island life.”–Publishers Weekly “An intriguing look at island life with a likable hero whom readers will want to get to know better.”–Booklist Death at the Seaside by Frances Brody “Tightly woven… Brody provides […]
NBA Poetry Longlist
Next up from the National Book Awards is the poetry longlist: Frank Bidart, Half-light: Collected Poems 1965-2016 Layli Long Soldier, Whereas Danez Smith, Don’t Call Us Dead: Poems Mai Der Vang, Afterland […]
New and Forthcoming Nonfiction 9/13/17
Bored and Brilliant: How Spacing Out Can Unlock Your Most Productive and Creative Self by Manoush Zomorodi “A breezy and engaging book that is a little philosophy and a lot self-help. This could do for unplugging what Marie Kondo’s The Life Changing Magic of Tidying Up (2014) did for decluttering.”–Booklist Night: A Memoir by Elie […]
Paul Auster’s 4 3 2 1 Shortlisted for Man Booker Prize
The Man Booker Prize for Fiction announced its 2017 shortlist and our very own 4 3 2 1 by Paul Auster was included! The judges will announce the winners on October 17. […]
Sneak Peek: October 2017 Indie Next List
The October 2017 Indie Next List includes SEVEN Macmillan titles! #1 Pick: Her Body and Other Parties: Stories by Carmen Maria Machado “Machado creates eerie, inventive worlds shimmering with supernatural swerves in this engrossing debut collection. Her stories make strikingly feminist moves by combining elements of horror and speculative fiction with women’s everyday crises… Machado’s […]
Movie Tie-Ins 09/08
It’s a book! It’s a movie! It’s a book and a movie! DISCUSS! Annihilation by Jeff VanderMeer The acclaimed bestseller, now a major motion picture from Alex Garland (“Ex Machina”), starring Natalie Portman Call Me By Your Name by Andre Aciman Now a major motion picture from Director Luca Guadagnino, starring Armie Hammer and Timothée […]
#thrillerthursday 09/07
Dead Woman Walking by Sharon Bolton “The Reacher-like thrills leading there generate adrenaline-fueled pleasure. Bolton, who also writes as S. J. Bolton, delivers another strong, resourceful female character in Jessica Lane.”–Booklist “Bolton’s (Little Black Lies) latest stand-alone hits the ground running…VERDICT This will be the book of the fall for Bolton’s fans and anyone who […]
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