We’re seeing *stars* for these four excellent mysteries: A GREAT RECKONING by Louise Penny (FOUR STARS) “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 the corrupt Süreté Academy du Québec. This complex novel deals with […]
June is Pride Month
Read out loud & proud with these new LGBTQ titles: Adult: WHAT BELONGS TO YOU by Garth Greenwell HIDE by Matthew Griffin THE AMERICAN PEOPLE: Volume 1: Search for My Heart by Larry Kramer THE LESBIAN SEX HAIKU BOOK (WITH CATS!) by Anna Pulley & Kelsey Beyer EVERY HEART A DOORWAY by Seanan McGuire YA: […]
Sneak Peek: July 2016 Indie Next List
The July 2016 Indie Next list includes four Macmillan titles! ALL IS NOT FORGOTTEN by Wendy Walker The must-read summer thriller of 2016 with movie rights snapped up by Reese Witherspoon! In a small affluent town, a teenage girl is attacked at a local party and in the hours immediately after is given a controversial […]
Maximum Shelf: I WILL SEND RAIN
Today’s Maximum Shelf Awareness feature is I WILL SEND RAIN, from acclaimed and award-winning author Rae Meadows. “Rae Meadows’s new historical novel sets timeless domestic issues against the hard times of the Dust Bowl. Themes of marital drift, infidelity, financial insecurity and the limiting of women’s options make the past feel modern and create an […]
Thriller Thursday (6/2/16 Edition)
Three detectives and two true crime stories are part of today’s all-star #ThrillerThursday lineup: STEALING THE COUNTESS by David Housewright “A Stradivarius goes missing and all hell breaks loose in the thirteenth entry in Edgar-winning Housewright’s very strong Mac McKenzie series. Greatly enhancing the story are the fascinating details Housewright provides on the history and […]
June is Audiobook Month
Hear hear, June is Audiobook Month! And what better way to kick it off than by celebrating Macmillan Audio’s recent Audie Award winners! Fiction THE NIGHTINGALE by Kristin Hannah, read by Polly Stone Thriller/Suspense THE PATRIOT THREAT by Steve Berry, read by Scott Brick Humor FURIOUSLY HAPPY by Jenny Lawson, read by the author Even […]
Happy #BookBday (5/31/16 Edition)
Happy #BookBday to three new books tinged with sci-fi & fantasy: THE GEEK FEMINIST REVOLUTION by Kameron Hurley (also available in trade paperback) A powerful collection of essays on feminism, geek culture, and a writer’s journey, from one of the most important new voices in genre. “Hurley is certainly not the first to point out […]
Memorial Day Must-Read: THE ONE MAN
We’re looking forward to the long Memorial Day weekend & we hope you are, too. Bonus reading time! There’s one book we’ve been saving for this perfect time: THE ONE MAN by Andrew Gross. This riveting historical thriller has an interesting twist—a U.S. intelligence officer must sneak into Auschwitz and escape with a physics professor […]
Pride Month LGBTQ E-Book Sale
June is Pride Month and we’re celebrating with an e-Book sale on select LGBTQ titles! Running May 30 through July 4, nearly 20 e-Books will be discounted 30% off (with our regular lending terms), including these acclaimed & award-winning titles: A HOME AT THE END OF THE WORLD by Michael Cunningham EVERY HEART A DOORWAY […]
NYPL 2016 Mystery Book Buzz
Today Anne presented her favorite Spring and Fall 2016 mysteries & thrillers at a New York Public Library Book Buzz. They’re so good that EVERYONE needs to know about them: ALL IS NOT FORGOTTEN* | Wendy Walker | 9781250097910 | Hardcover | On Sale 7/12/16 BEHIND CLOSED DOORS* | B.A. Paris | 9781250121004 | Hardcover | […]