Raise My Roof Podcast

Raise My Roof Podcast

We’ve told you about Cara Brookins‘s inspiring memoir, RISE: How a House Built a Family, in which she escaped an abusive marriage by building a house from the foundation up using only YouTube instructional videos, a small bank loan, and her four children as a work crew. Now home-improvement meets self-improvement in the Raise My […]

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NYPL & Macmillan are Publishing Partners!

NYPL & Macmillan are Publishing Partners!

Did you hear? The New York Public Library and Macmillan Publishers have announced a new agreement to create and publish a wide variety of print and e-books for adults and for children drawing from and inspired by the Library’s world-renowned collections of rare books, manuscripts, photographs, maps, artifacts, and more! Among the first adult titles […]

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Holiday Reads

Holiday Reads

We’re almost halfway through December and looking forward to the holiday break where we can curl up with a mug of hot cocoa and one of these Christmas books: THE CHRISTMAS TOWN by Donna VanLiere When twenty-year-old Lauren Gabriel witnesses a hit-and-run accident, she suddenly finds herself being pulled into the town of Grandon. Could […]

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2017 PEN Literary Awards Longlist

2017 PEN Literary Awards Longlist

The PEN American Center announced the longlists for the 2017 PEN Literary Awards and they include 12 Macmillan titles: PEN/John Kenneth Galbraith Award for Nonfiction DREAMLAND: The True Tale of America’s Opiate Epidemic by Sam Quinones PEN Translation Prize THE FOX WAS EVER THE HUNTER by Herta Muller MOONSTONE: The Boy Who Never Was by […]

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Sneak Peek: January 2017 Indie Next List

Sneak Peek: January 2017 Indie Next List

The January 2017 Indie Next list includes two Macmillan titles (and one is a January 2017 LibraryReads pick)! THE DRY by Jane Harper A Library Journal “Summer Promise — Debut Novels” pick with THREE starred reviews! “Luke lied. You lied. Be at the funeral.” This is the note Federal Agent Aaron Falk receives after hearing […]

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Kirkus Best Books of 2016 – Teen

Kirkus Best Books of 2016 – Teen

Kirkus Reviews announced their Best of 2016 Teen lists which include 3 Macmillan titles: WHEN THE MOON WAS OURS by Anna-Marie McLemore IF I WAS YOUR GIRL by Meredith Russo AMERICAN GIRLS by Alison Umminger Best Teen Fantasy of 2016 WHEN THE MOON WAS OURS by Anna-Marie McLemore Best Teen Books of 2016 with Unforgettable […]

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NPR’s 2016 Book Concierge & More “Best of 2016” Picks

NPR’s 2016 Book Concierge & More “Best of 2016” Picks

NPR’s Book Concierge is live! Nearly 40 Macmillan titles are included in the various 2016 recommendation lists: ALL THAT MAN IS by David Szalay (Staff Picks, Realistic Fiction, Tales From Around the World) ALL THE BIRDS IN THE SKY by Charlie Jane Anders (It’s All Geek to Me, Love Stories, Science, Science Fiction & Fantasy) […]

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Chicago Public Library’s 2016 “Best of the Best Books”

Chicago Public Library’s 2016 “Best of the Best Books”

We’ve got 14 books on Chicago Public Library’s “Best of the Best Books 2016” list! Selected by a team of CPL librarians, the list represents the year’s most outstanding titles, books of exceptional quality for a diverse, city-wide readership. Fiction CHILDREN OF THE NEW WORLD by Alexander Weinstein GRIEF IS THE THING WITH FEATHERS by […]

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Who Can You Trust (to Publish YOU)?

Who Can You Trust (to Publish YOU)?

It’s St. Martin’s Press! They’re sponsoring the Who Can You Trust? writing contest to celebrate the upcoming publication of A DIVIDED SPY by Charles Cumming. The contest details are simple—write up to 1,000 words on how trust (or distrust) has changed your outlook on life in some way. Five winners will receive $250 and their […]

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Thriller Thursday (12/8/16 Edition)

Thriller Thursday (12/8/16 Edition)

We’ve got four great new mysteries for you this #ThrillerThursday, but first some excellent news: Ellen Hart (The Jane Lawless mysteries; FEVER IN THE DARK) has been named a 2017 MWA Grand Master! MWA’s Grand Master Award represents the pinnacle of achievement in mystery writing and was established to acknowledge important contributions to this genre, […]

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