Hey there, YA-lovin’ librarians. We’ve got SO MUCH good stuff for you this month! We recently announced our Books for Teens Twenty-SixTEEN titles, including Flatiron Books’ first two YA titles, IF I WAS YOUR GIRL by Meredith Russo and AMERICAN GIRLS by Allison Umminger. If you were in the tri-state area and attended the AAP […]
Stars For Two Literary Debuts!
Happy Monday, friends. It’s a brisk day here in NYC and we’d prefer to be at home with a cat curled up our lap and these starred debuts: THE YID by Paul Goldberg “In this fantastical (and fantastic) debut novel by reporter and writer Goldberg, who immigrated to the United States from the USSR in […]
Friday Reads: MEOW
It’s almost Caturday (that’s what we call Saturday snuggling with kitties), and our #FridayReads picks are purrfect for weekend reading: THE OLD MAN AND THE CAT by Nils Udderberg Retired Professor of Psychology and reluctant pet owner Udderberg describes how his existence changed after a little speckled grey-brown homeless cat moved in with him. Aww!! […]
Help Choose the LibraryReads 2015 “Favorite of Favorites” List
The long list has been whittled down to 25 titles and you get to vote again to determine the ultimate LibraryReads 2015 “Favorite of Favorites!” Macmillan titles still in the running include: A DARKER SHADE OF MAGIC by V.E. Schwab FIRST FROST by Sarah Addison Allen FURIOUSLY HAPPY by Jenny Lawson THE BOOK OF SPECULATION […]
Thriller Thursday & Bouchercon 2015 Winners
Happy #ThrillerThursday! We’ve got several starred mysteries out this week, but first a #humblebrag on behalf of our Minotaur Books pals. Last weekend during Bouchercon, INVISIBLE CITY by Julia Dahl was the breakout hit, nabbing a Barry AND Macavity Award! The Barry Award Best First Novel: INVISIBLE CITY by Julia Dahl The Macavity Awards Best First Mystery […]
2015 Tri State Children’s/YA Book Buzz Titles
Today is the Tri-State Children’s/YA Book Buzz! Anne presented her favorite books for teens including new titles from David Levithan, Stephanie Perkins and two debuts from Flatiron Books! Best of all? Ali Fisher co-presented and their babies Daniel and Jackson (OK, he’s a fur baby, but he’s still a baby!) kept things moving along. BLANKETS […]
Happy #BookBday (10/13/15 Edition)
Happy #BookBday to new nonfiction (and one heartwarming novel): HUMANS OF NEW YORK: STORIES by Brandon Stanton The follow-up to Stanton’s bestseller, HUMANS OF NEW YORK, is “a wondrous mix of races, ages, genders, and social classes, and on virtually every page is a surprise.” (Kirkus Reviews, starred review) “This book is fantastic. It shows […]
St. Martin’s First – Winter 2016 E-Sampler
If you’re off from work (and we hope you are), may we suggest downloading this great Winter 2016 debut chapter sampler from our friends at St. Martin’s Press? Fun fact: SMP published the first works of Tatiana de Rosnay, Kate Atkinson, Jonathan Tropper, Dan Brown, Elin Hilberbrand, Lisa See, Louise Penny, Anita Diamant, Rosamund Pilcher, […]
Color Us Crazy!
We can’t get enough of the adult coloring book trend, and chances are your patrons are on the same page. Here are some titles to boost your programming and get your zen on: FOUR SEASONS by Aiko Fukawa Keep color and joy in your life all year round. We recommend starting with falling leaves and […]
Friday Reads: Literary Gems
Happy Friday, friends! We’re celebrating #FridayReads with a couple of literary gems released this week: GOD’S KINGDOM by Howard Frank Mosher An October 2015 Indie Next pick! A young man comes of age—and uncovers his family’s deepest secret in the little known mountains of northern Vermont by the Canadian border. “No Catcher in the Rye […]
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