Today’s #ThrillerThursday menu: three cuts of fresh meat (debuts) and one cozy treat: LORD OF THE WINGS by Donna Andrews An August 2015 LibraryReads pick! In the 19th book in Andrews’ avian-themed mystery series, Caerphilly, VA goes all out to transform itself into Spooky City, USA for Halloween. But when a real body mars the […]
NPR’s Books of Summer Love
♫♪♫♫♪ Summer lovin, had me a blast; summer lovin, happened so fast ♫♪♫♫♪ NPR shared their favorite romances in a Books of Summer Love segment, including these red hot reads from Macmillan: Historical The Wallflowers (series), by Lisa Kleypas Lisa Kleypas writes solid contemporary romances too, but this series about a quartet of 19th-century young women […]
Buh-Bye Jon Stewart
Excuse all the sniffling and tears, but tomorrow, Jon Stewart retires as host of The Daily Show and we’re still in disbelief. He may no longer be part of TV, but he can be part of your shelf with ANGRY OPTIMIST: The Life and Times of Jon Stewart by Lisa Rogak. The biography is now […]
Happy #BookBday (8/4/15 Edition)
Oh what a lovely day for a #BookBday! ALL THAT FOLLOWED by Gabriel Urza A Publishers Weekly Best of Summer 2015 selection, a Summer/Fall 2015 Indies Introduce pick, and an August 2015 Indie Next pick! This psychologically twisting debut novel about a politically-charged act of violence that echoes through a quiet Spanish town is “as […]
B&N Fall 2015 Discover Picks
Barnes & Noble’s Fall 2015 Discover Great New Writers program features 4 Macmillan titles! BLACK MAN IN A WHITE COAT by Damon Tweedy A BEA 2015 Editor’s Buzz Panel Selection! Memoir at its finest: beautifully composed, firmly anchored to a larger world, engaging, accessible, and profound. “Tweedy, an African American psychiatrist at Duke University, expertly weaves […]
PW’s Most Anticipated Books of Fall 2015
Our heads are at the beach, but we’re dreaming of Pumpkin Spice everything as we look forward to Fall! Here are the Fall 2015 books from Macmillan that Publishers Weekly is looking forward to: Fiction PURITY by Jonathan Franzen In Franzen’s first novel since FREEDOM, a young woman follows a German peace activist to South […]
Friday Reads: Minotaur Stars
TGIF! Today’s #FridayReads picks are three Minotaur mysteries that have received several starred reviews: SHANGHAI REDEMPTION by Qiu Xiaolong “Chinese exile Qiu once again movingly and convincingly portrays the plight of an honest cop in a police state, in his ninth novel featuring Insp. Chen Cao. The suspense is palpable, and Qiu gives readers a […]
Thriller Thursday (7/30/15 Edition)
Happy #ThrillerThursday to a bestselling author and the new kid on the (mystery) block: BADLANDS by C.J. Box THREE stars for Box’s latest standalone in which the new sheriff of a North Dakota town is investigating organized crime, a drug ring, and trying to figure out how a 12-year-old boy fits into the mix. “Suspenseful—you can’t put it […]
2015 Man Booker Prize Longlist
Congratulations to all of the fantastic books on the 2015 Man Booker Prize longlist, especially these two titles from Farrar, Straus & Giroux: THE ILLUMINATIONS by Andrew O’Hagan LILA by Marilynne Robinson The shortlist will be announced on September 15 and the winner will be revealed on October 13. Click here to see the full […]
Hey! Whatcha Readin’?
Wanna know what your librarian pals are downloading, reading and loving? Here are the top Macmillan e-galley downloads on Edelweiss: HOME IS BURNING by Dan Marshall FUTURISTIC VIOLENCE AND FANCY SUITS by David Wong THE CLASP by Sloane Crosley SWEET CARESS by William Boyd TENACITY by James Law THE KILLING LESSONS by Saul Black THE […]
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