Listen to this wonderful news: our friends at Macmillan Audio have 13 finalists in the 2016 Audie Awards! Audiobook of the Year THE NIGHTINGALE by Kristin Hannah, read by Polly Stone Excellence in Design BILL O’REILLY’S HISTORY COLLECTION: Audiobook Boxed Set by Bill O’Reilly and Martin Dugard, package/cover design by Margo Goody Excellence in Production […]
LJ’s First “Writes” of Spring 2016
Library Journal‘s roundup of seasonal first novels includes these six “Literary Look-Sees” from Macmillan: EVERY ANXIOUS WAVE by Mo Daviau Hopwood Award–winning author Daviau interweaves time travel, music, and love to good effect in her “mind-bending” debut. According to NPR, she delivers “a bittersweet, century-hopping odyssey of love, laced with weird science, music geekery, and heart-wrenching laughs…a […]
Booklist’s Top 10 Graphic Novels
Booklist recently announced their Top 10 Graphic Novel picks (from March 2015 – February 2016) and three books from Macmillan made the list! DEMOCRACY by Alecos Papadatos and Abraham Kawa Papadatos and Kawa’s tale follows Leander, an early follower of Cleisthenes, often called the father of democracy, in what is not only a compelling story […]
2015 National Book Critics Circle Awards Winners
Congratulations to our three Macmillan 2015 National Book Critics Circle Awards winners! Fiction THE SELLOUT by Paul Beatty General Nonfiction DREAMLAND: The True Story of America’s Opiate Epidemic by Sam Quinones Criticism THE ARGONAUTS by Maggie Nelson […]
Luck ‘o the Irish Giveaway
Happy St. Patrick’s Day! One librarian will have the luck ‘o the Irish and win this prize pack of titles including: THE ELOQUENCE OF THE DEAD by Conor Brady (mystery) IRISH FARMERS by Ciara Ryan (humor/animals/shirtless Irish men) I NEVER KNEW THAT ABOUT IRELAND by Christopher Winn (travel/trivia) AN IRISH DOCTOR IN LOVE AND AT […]
Thriller Thursday (3/17/16 Edition)
History + mystery = new #ThrillerThursday picks! THE ELOQUENCE OF THE DEAD by Conor Brady In former Irish Times editor Brady’s “stellar second whodunit set in Victorian Dublin,”* Sergeant Joe Swallow investigates the murder of a pawnbroker and his missing sister, who might be to blame. “The astute Swallow is a particularly well-rounded lead, and […]
RT Book Reviews 2015 Reviewer’s Choice Award Winners
Romantic Times Book Reviews honored two Macmillan authors with career achievement awards and three titles won 2015 RT Reviewer’s Choice Awards! Career Achievement – Historical Mystery Rhys Bowen (Molly Murphy series) Career Achievement – Young Adult R.L. Stine (Fear Street series) Best Historical Mystery JADE DRAGON MOUNTAIN by Elsa Hart Best First Mystery THE UNQUIET […]
Happy Belated #BookBday (3/16/16 Edition)
Fun fact: all four of these new literary books have *starred* reviews! SHELTER by Jung Yun An April 2016 Indie Next pick & a BN Discover Great New Writers selection! Yun’s intense debut novel weaves a bloody mystery with domestic drama into a layered portrait of race, class, money, marriage and more. “Like Celeste Ng’s superlauded best seller, […]
Teen Talk Tuesday (3/15/16)
Lovely librarians, we have so much YA goodness for you this month!! First, professional kid-scarer R.L. Stine (Fear Street series) has won two awards: the 2016 Chicago Tribune Young Adult Literary Award AND the 2015 Romantic Times Reviewers’ Choice and Career Achievement Award in Young Adult! The highly anticipated debut transgender romance IF I WAS […]
Stars for IF I WAS YOUR GIRL
Friends, we made the bold statement last Fall that IF I WAS YOUR GIRL by Meredith Russo is going to be HUGE. Then the buzz started (and that was before we shared Meredith’s amazing author note): https://twitter.com/_ash/status/647451368756633600 If I Was Your Girl: a story about one trans girl that is a story for ALL humans beautifully […]
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