Sneak Peek: December 2016 Indie Next List

Sneak Peek: December 2016 Indie Next List

The December 2016 Indie Next list includes three Macmillan titles! TO CAPTURE WHAT WE CANNOT KEEP by Beatrice Colin Set against the construction of the Eiffel Tower, this novel charts the relationship between a young widow and an engineer who, despite constraints of class and wealth, fall in love. “Hauntingly melancholic in places, Colin’s story […]

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B&N Spring 2017 Discover Picks

B&N Spring 2017 Discover Picks

Barnes & Noble’s Spring 2017 Discover Great New Writers program includes four Macmillan titles! A HOPE MORE POWERFUL THAN THE SEA by Melissa Fleming An extraordinary portrait of Doaa Zamel, a Syrian refugee who managed to survive the horrendous September 2014 Mediterranean shipwreck that claimed almost 500 lives, from the Head of Communications and Chief […]

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2016 Kirkus Prize Winners

2016 Kirkus Prize Winners

HUGE congrats to our two 2016 Kirkus Prize-winning titles! THE SPORT OF KINGS by C. E. Morgan “Vaultingly ambitious, thrillingly well-written, charged with moral fervor and rueful compassion. How will this dazzling writer astonish us next time?” — Kirkus Reviews, starred review IN THE DARKROOM by Susan Faludi “A moving and penetrating inquiry into manifold […]

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Thriller Thursday (11/3/16 Edition)

Thriller Thursday (11/3/16 Edition)

Fall weather is here! Curl up on the couch with a hot drink and one of these excellent mysteries & thrillers: INHERIT THE BONES by Emily Littlejohn A Library Journal Fall/Winter Debut Novel Pick! In librarian Emily Littlejohn’s accomplished and poignant debut, police officer Gemma Monroe identifies a murdered clown in a visiting circus as […]

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LibraryReads 2016 “Favorite of Favorites” Shortlist Voting Now Open

LibraryReads 2016 “Favorite of Favorites” Shortlist Voting Now Open

The LibraryReads 2016 “Favorite of Favorites” shortlist of 25 titles was just revealed and it’s up to you, librarian friends, to vote for your top 10 favorites once again. Macmillan titles still in the running include: A GREAT RECKONING by Louise Penny TRULY MADLY GUILTY by Liane Moriarty Read ’em? Loved ’em? Want to make […]

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2017 Community Reads Recommendations

2017 Community Reads Recommendations

Although our Academic Marketing division created the “Books for the First-Year Experience” for colleges and universities, we strongly believe that the titles featured in this catalog foster the sort of discussion and self-reflection that make library-led, city-wide reading programs so memorable. The updated catalog for 2017 is now available and features titles such as: BLACK […]

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Happy #BookBday (11/1/16 Edition)

Happy #BookBday (11/1/16 Edition)

Oh what a lovely day for a #BookBday! INVISIBLE PLANETS: Contemporary Chinese Science Fiction in Translation by Ken Liu Two starred reviews! “This stellar anthology of 13 stories selected and translated by Liu brings the best of Chinese science fiction to anglophones. Although greatly varied in theme and approach, all of these stories impress with […]

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Happy Halloween 2016!

Happy Halloween 2016!

Happy Halloween! Talia “Terror Cat” Sherer and “Anna Banana” share their spooky reads to celebrate the day: THE MOTION OF PUPPETS by Keith Donohue An October 2016 LibraryReads pick! This new horror novel from the bestselling author of the LibraryReads pick THE BOY WHO DREW MONSTERS (which has been optioned for film) is a chilling […]

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Friday Reads: Writers

Friday Reads: Writers

TGIF, lovely librarians! Today’s #FridayReads are new and forthcoming books about writers: EVELYN WAUGH: A Life Revisited by Philip Eade On the fiftieth anniversary of Evelyn Waugh’s death, here is a completely fresh view of one of the most gifted—and fascinating—writers of our time. “A biography both thoughtful and intimate… Drawing on previously unavailable letters, […]

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Thriller Thursday (10/27/16 Edition)

Thriller Thursday (10/27/16 Edition)

Three detectives across the centuries must solve the case in today’s #ThrillerThursday picks: HELL BAY by Will Thomas When two people are murdered during a secret government conference on a secluded island estate, private enquiry agent Cyrus Barker must find the killer among the guests before it’s too late. “Thomas supplies plenty of suspects and […]

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