Thriller Thursday (9/15/16 Edition)

Thriller Thursday (9/15/16 Edition)

Historical mysteries, a spy thriller, and a tropical debut get our #ThrillerThursday stamp of approval: THE SECRETS OF WISHTIDE by Kate Saunders A September 2016 LibraryReads pick with two starred reviews! “Combining the strengths of Agatha Christie’s Miss Marple and M. C. Beaton’s Agatha Raisin, Laetitia Rodd towers over both of these genteel sleuths in […]

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2016 National Book Awards Longlist

2016 National Book Awards Longlist

We’ve got five nominees on the 2016 National Book Awards longlist! 2016 National Book Awards Longlist for Young People’s Literature WHEN THE MOON WAS OURS by Anna-Marie McLemore Poetry BESTIARY by Donika Kelly LOOK by Solmaz Sharif BLACKACRE by Monica Youn Fiction WHAT BELONGS TO YOU by Garth Greenwell The finalists will be announced on […]

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Military History Roundup

Military History Roundup

History comes to life through fact and fiction in these books about World War II, the American Revolution, and our founding documents: KILLING THE RISING SUN: How America Vanquished World War II Japan by Bill O’Reilly & Martin Dugard The latest book in O’Reilly & Dugard’s multimillion-selling Killing series takes readers to the bloody tropical-island […]

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Happy #BookBday (9/13/16 Edition)

Happy #BookBday (9/13/16 Edition)

Oh what a lovely day for a #BookBday! CHILDREN OF THE NEW WORLD by Alexander Weinstein An ABA Summer/Fall 2016 Indies Introduce selection, an October 2016 Indie Next pick, and a Barnes & Noble Fall 2016 Discover Great New Writers selection with THREE starred reviews! “[A] mind-blowing debut collection of stealthily speculative stories… Weinstein’s brilliantly […]

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2016 Man Booker Prize Shortlist

2016 Man Booker Prize Shortlist

Fun fact: Macmillan published half of the books on the 2016 Man Booker Prize shortlist! THE SELLOUT by Paul Beatty HOT MILK by Deborah Levy ALL THAT MAN IS by David Szalay The winner will be revealed on October 25. Congratulations to the nominees! […]

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FREE Book Buzz Presentations!

FREE Book Buzz Presentations!

Macmillan Library is pleased to offer #librariansonly unprecedented access to our book buzz presentations! But what is a book buzz presentation? Nearly 20 times a year, Team Macmillan Library hits the road (actually or virtually) to talk about books. For those librarians unable to join us, here is your go-to portal for all the goods […]

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Sneak Peek: October 2016 Indie Next List

Sneak Peek: October 2016 Indie Next List

The October 2016 Indie Next list includes two Macmillan titles! CHILDREN OF THE NEW WORLD by Alexander Weinstein An ABA Summer/Fall 2016 Indies Introduce selection and a Barnes & Noble Fall 2016 Discover Great New Writers selection with THREE starred reviews! “[A] mind-blowing debut collection of stealthily speculative stories… Weinstein’s brilliantly original, witty, and provocative […]

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SAD ANIMAL FACTS Makes Us Happy

SAD ANIMAL FACTS Makes Us Happy

Brooke Barker’s SAD ANIMAL FACTS is a hilarious hand-illustrated collection of the Animal Kingdom’s more unfortunate truths and we’re laughing so hard we’re crying! Why? Little gems like this and an amazing book trailer: Fact: Harp seal pups are abandoned on beaches at birth and only 3 out of 10 survive. Seal Pup: “I’m not […]

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Thriller Thursday (9/8/16 Edition)

Thriller Thursday (9/8/16 Edition)

Happy #ThrillerThursday to series regulars and new mysteries: THE WHITE MIRROR by Elsa Hart THREE starred reviews! “Hart seamlessly melds the complex politics of 18th-century Asia with a superior fair-play plot in her second whodunit featuring Chinese librarian Li Du.” — Publishers Weekly, starred review BECAUSE I’M WATCHING by Christina Dodd THREE starred reviews! “Dodd […]

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ALL THE LITTLE LIARS & THE MOTION OF PUPPETS are October 2016 LibraryReads Picks!

ALL THE LITTLE LIARS & THE MOTION OF PUPPETS are October 2016 LibraryReads Picks!

FANTASTIC NEWS! Macmillan has two books on the October 2016 LibraryReads list! Coming in at #8 is ALL THE LITTLE LIARS by Charlaine Harris #1 New York Times bestseller Charlaine Harris returns to her Aurora Teagarden mystery series with a fabulous new book (the first in over a decade!) in which the small-town Southern librarian […]

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