You may remember Mischa Berlinski as the National Book Award-nominated author of FIELDWORK. Now he’s back with his daring, eagerly anticipated second novel, PEACEKEEPING. It’s about Terry, a former deputy sheriff and failed politician, who takes a job in Haiti helping to train the police. There he befriends an American-educated judge & convinces him to […]
Thriller Thursday (2/18/16 Edition)
We’re seeing stars for today’s #ThrillerThursday picks: SILENCE OF THE SEA by Yrsa Sigurdardottir In the sixth “flawless” (Booklist, starred review) installment in the Thóra Gudmundsdóttir series, a luxury yacht arrives in Reykjavik harbor with nobody on board. What has happened to the crew, and to the family who were on board when the yacht […]
Happy Belated #BookBday (2/17/16 Edition)
We’re a day late to wish these new releases a happy #BookBday, but it’s only to keep the party going: HIDE by Matthew Griffin A March 2016 Indie Next pick and an ABA Indies Introduce Winter/Spring 2016 selection! Griffin’s forceful debut novel examines the lives of two men who meet and fall in love in […]
Teen Talk Tuesday (2/16/16)
Hey hey, YA librarians! We’ve got two new teen-friendly titles to share with you, just in time for today’s Early Word YA Galley Chat (hashtag: #ewgcya @ 5pm EST)! ALMOST MIDNIGHT by C.C. Hunter (Shadow Falls After Dark series) Now available in print for the first time, these enchanting novellas about vampires Della Tsang and Chase Tallman, […]
In Love with Reading… About Love
I’m a closeted romantic, but only when it comes to film. My favorite movies include the THE PROPOSAL (who can resist Ryan Reynolds and Sandra Bullock?), THE WEDDING DATE (based on the book, ASKING FOR TROUBLE), BRIDGET JONES’S DIARY, and SOMEONE LIKE YOU (based on the book, ANIMAL HUSBANDRY). I can watch these movies over […]
Thriller Thursday (2/11/16 Edition)
Detectives are on the case in today’s #ThrillerThursday picks: INTO OBLIVION by Arnaldur Indridason “Set in Iceland in 1979, several years after the events of 2015’s REYKJAVIK NIGHTS, Indridason’s elegantly crafted procedural traces two parallel cases: recently divorced Erlendur Sveinsson’s private investigation of the disappearance of a school girl named Dagbjört a quarter-century earlier; and […]
Michelle Gable Loves Librarians
We love Michelle Gable because she loves librarians. Watch this video where she gives y’all a heartfelt thank you for supporting her debut novel, A PARIS APARTMENT, and some insight into her new book, I’LL SEE YOU IN PARIS, available now from St. Martin’s Press. […]
Happy Fat Tuesday #BookBday (2/9/16)
It’s a Fat Tuesday #BookBday! THE HEART by Maylis de Kerangal Two starred reviews for this audacious novel about the twenty-four hours surrounding a heart transplant told in multiple perspectives. “With its incredibly precise and exacting language as well as its dedication to challenging form, THE HEART shimmers and sears at the same time.” — […]
Anne’s Time “Auf”
Anne is “auf” on vacation! For the next two weeks she will be visiting family in Germany, eating pretzels, drinking beer, and having fun with baby Daniel in a new country. And of course, marveling at the libraries and bookstores in Stuttgart and beyond. She’ll be back on the blog on Monday, February 22. Until […]
Friday Reads: Nonfiction Picks
Happy Friday, friends. Today we’re curling up with a couple of fascinating nonfiction titles: LIT UP: One Reporter. Three Schools. Twenty-four Books That Can Change Lives. by David Denby “Part literary meditation, part case study of exemplary teaching, LIT UP traces a diverse group of adolescents as they are drawn into the ‘character-forming experience of […]
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