FANTASTIC NEWS! Macmillan has THREE books on the August 2016 LibraryReads list! Topping the August list is A GREAT RECKONING by Louise Penny A BEA 2016 “Shout ‘n Share” pick with FOUR STARRED REVIEWS! “The lyrical 12th entry in bestseller Penny’s remarkable series, which has won multiple Agatha awards, finds former Chief Insp. Armand Gamache […]
Westport Mystery Round Table
Today Anne presented her favorite Spring & Fall 2016 mysteries & thrillers at a Mystery Round Table for the Connecticut Library Consortium. They’re so good that EVERYONE needs to know about them: ALL IS NOT FORGOTTEN* | Wendy Walker | 9781250097910 | Available Now (A July 2016 LibraryReads pick!) BEHIND CLOSED DOORS* | B.A. Paris | 9781250121004 […]
LJ’s Summer Promise — Debut Novels
“Ranging from literary biggies that boomed at BEA to hot genre fiction that got LibraryReads love, the debut novels on this list are backed by [Library Journal] reviews and/or reader interest and are definitely worth reading and recommending.” — Barbara Hoffert, Library Journal THE INVISIBLE LIFE OF IVAN ISAENKO by Scott Stambach Aptly described as […]
Happy #BookBday (7/12/16 Edition)
Oh what a lovely day for a #BookBday! ALL IS NOT FORGOTTEN by Wendy Walker The must-read summer thriller of 2016 with movie rights snapped up by Reese Witherspoon is also a July 2016 Library Reads & Indie Next pick, and a Maximum Shelf Awareness selection! In a small affluent town, a teenage girl is […]
Sneak Peek: August 2016 Indie Next List
The August 2016 Indie Next list includes six Macmillan titles! THE INVISIBLE LIFE OF IVAN ISAENKO by Scott Stambach A BEA 2016 “Shout ‘n Share” pick! A hilarious and powerful first novel about a disabled boy who finds love and hope in a Russian hospital. “An auspicious, gut-wrenching, wonderful debut.” — Kirkus Reviews, starred review […]
Sci-Fi E-Book Sale
Don’t just get out of town this summer, get out of this world with our sci-fi e-Book sale for libraries! Running now through August 1, more than 20 e-Books will be discounted 30% off (with our regular lending terms), including these acclaimed & award-winning titles: AMONG OTHERS by Jo Walton BONESHAKER by Cherie Priest A […]
Thriller Thursday (7/7/16 Edition)
Two cops, the ghost of Typhoid Mary and a tragically murdered Amish woman are in today’s #ThrillerThursday lineup: LET THE DEVIL OUT by Bill Loehfelm A BEA 2016 “Shout ‘n Share” pick! “Not only has Loehfelm created the most compelling, complex patrol cop in the genre—part take-no-prisoners badass, part too-sensitive-for-the street rookie—he has also reenergized […]
Grammar Girl: a Hall of Fame Podcaster!
Today is a huge day for Grammar Girl—Mignon Fogarty is being inducted into the Academy of Podcasters Hall of Fame! It’s well-deserved, considering she’s aired more than 500 Grammar Girl episodes over the past ten years, simultaneously educating and entertaining her listeners. She even appeared on the “Today Show” with Hoda and Kathie Lee earlier […]
Happy #BookBday (7/6/16 Edition)
Happy belated #BookBday to these new titles on shelves now: ABSALOM’S DAUGHTERS by Suzanne Feldman Two half-sisters, one black and one white, embark on a risky road trip through the 1950s Jim Crow South in this spellbinding story of identity and race. “A searing and magical debut by a monumental new talent.” — Kirkus Reviews, […]
FOUR Stars for A GREAT RECKONING!
We just came back from the long weekend to the wonderful news that Louise Penny’s 12th Inspector Armand Gamache mystery, A GREAT RECKONING, has FOUR STARRED REVIEWS: “The lyrical 12th entry in bestseller Penny’s remarkable series, which has won multiple Agatha awards, finds former Chief Insp. Armand Gamache coming out of retirement to clean up […]
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