Earlier this week, Maximum Shelf Awareness featured one of our favorite memoirs of the winter season: THE SOUND OF GRAVEL by Ruth Wariner. This remarkable true story of one girl’s coming-of-age in a polygamist Mormon Doomsday cult is reminiscent of Jeannette Walls’ THE GLASS CASTLE and ESCAPE by Carolyn Jessup. “THE SOUND OF GRAVEL is […]
For Your Consideration: February 2016 LibraryReads Titles
Download, read, and nominate your favorite titles for the February 2016* LibraryReads list! Nominations are due December 20! Click here for the full list of 2016 deadlines. 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. “…the writing is […]
Friday Reads: Starred Review Roundup
Save a spot on your shelves for these new and upcoming books that have received multiple starred reviews: AMERICAN BLOOD by Ben Sanders “Readers know from the first page of this amazing novel that they’re in for a hard-boiled feast. A stunning achievement and a likely breakout book from a talented New Zealand author whose […]
Thriller Thursday (11/19/15 Edition)
It’s a dreary, stormy day here in NYC—just the perfect weather for curling up with a good mystery! AMERICAN BLOOD by Ben Sanders “Readers know from the first page of this amazing novel that they’re in for a hard-boiled feast. A stunning achievement and a likely breakout book from a talented New Zealand author whose […]
NYPL F15 Romance Book Buzz
This morning Anne presented her favorite new and upcoming romance novels at a New York Public Library Romance Book Buzz. While she only discussed the titles listed below in detail, there’s a full Edelweiss collection of 200+ red-hot reads spanning contemporary/paranormal/historical romance to sizzling hot erotica, New Adult, and books OK for YA! OBSESSION FALLS […]
Rock Music + Time Travel + Romance = Every Anxious Wave
Friends, we’re absolutely obsessed with Mo Daviau’s debut novel, EVERY ANXIOUS WAVE. The concept had us hooked, then we found out the author is a former librarian. AND she wrote a sweet letter to y’all: Hello Librarian! I used to be a librarian and archivist (I’m University of Texas School of Information Class of ’02). […]
Teen Talk Tuesday (11/17/15 Edition)
Hey hey YA Librarians! This month we’re thrilled that one of our favorite fall Griffin Teen titles is now on your shelves: HOW TO BE BRAVE by E. Katherine Kottaras, an emotional contemporary story about love, loss, and having the courage to chase the life you truly want. “Georgia’s realistically profane voice aptly captures her […]
Kirkus Best Books of 2015 – Fiction
First, Publishers Weekly, then Library Journal, and now Kirkus Reviews announced their Best of 2015 Fiction lists which include 20 Macmillan titles: Best Fiction THE SELLOUT by Paul Beatty A MANUAL FOR CLEANING WOMEN by Lucia Berlin PURITY by Jonathan Franzen LAST RAGGED BREATH by Julia Keller THE DARK FOREST by Cixin Liu CRUCIFIXION CREEK […]
EVERY HEART A DOORWAY Signed ARC Giveaway
We’ve got just the thing for a case of the Mondays: FREE ARCs! And not just any ARCs, but snazzy signed copies of Seanan McGuire’s fantasy EVERY HEART A DOORWAY. “This gothic charmer is a love letter to anyone who’s ever felt out of place.” — Publishers Weekly “Mysterious, curious, peculiar; can be read in […]
Library Journal Best Books of 2015
Hot on the heels of PW, Library Journal announced their Best Books of 2015 lists & 23 Macmillan titles made the cut! TOP TEN A KIM JONG-IL PRODUCTION by Paul Fischer MORE OF THE BEST A HISTORY OF LONELINESS by John Boyne CHILDREN OF THE STONE by Sandy Tolan BLACK MAN IN A WHITE […]
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