For Your Consideration: July 2015 LibraryReads Titles

For Your Consideration: July 2015 LibraryReads Titles

Download, read, and nominate your favorite titles now for the July 2015 LibraryReads list! Nominations are due May 20! Click here for the full list of 2015 deadlines. SIGNAL by Patrick Lee “Two books into this series, and it’s clear that Lee has hit the jackpot. Expect the horde of out-of-breath readers gasping to keep […]

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DREAM THINGS TRUE Signed Galley Giveaway

DREAM THINGS TRUE Signed Galley Giveaway

FRIDAY FREE DAY!! Yesterday author Marie Marquardt dropped by the Flatiron Building to sign galleys of her first YA novel, DREAM THINGS TRUE, for FIVE lucky librarians! A BEA YA buzz panel selection, DREAM THINGS TRUE is a modern-day Romeo and Juliet story in which a wealthy Southern boy falls in love with an undocumented Mexican […]

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CARRY ON Cover Reveal!!

CARRY ON Cover Reveal!!

BREAKING NEWS!! Buzzfeed just ran an exclusive cover reveal for Rainbow Rowell’s new book, CARRY ON! “When I first saw this cover, all I could say was, ‘Ohhhhh…’ It completely surprised me, even though it was everything I was telling my publisher I wanted. This book is a little darker, and rougher, than my other […]

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Thriller Thursday (4/23/15 Edition)

Thriller Thursday (4/23/15 Edition)

Whether you’re looking to read true crime, a psychological thriller, or settle in with your favorite old (or new) detective, we’ve got the perfect #ThrillerThursday mystery for you: ONE OF US by Åsne Seierstad “The nonfiction horror story told in ONE OF US moves slowly, inexorably and with tremendous authority. It’s said that exact detail […]

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Maximum Shelf: THE BOOK OF SPECULATION

Maximum Shelf: THE BOOK OF SPECULATION

“I came across this book at auction as part of a larger lot I purchased on speculation. The damage renders it useless to me, but a name inside it led me to believe it might be of interest to you or your family…” Last week’s Maximum Shelf Awareness featured a first novel near and dear […]

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Macmillan Library @ BEA 2015! (Booth 3056-3057)

Macmillan Library @ BEA 2015! (Booth 3056-3057)

Spring has sprung, which can only mean that BookExpo America will be here soon! We hope to see you at these great events and in the Macmillan booth (#3056-3057). Wednesday, May 27 The 9th Annual BEA Adult Librarians Dinner, co-hosted by LibraryReads and the AAP 6:30-9:30pm The Yale Club | 50 Vanderbilt Ave, Grand Ballroom […]

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Happy Earth Day 2015!

Happy Earth Day 2015!

Happy Earth Day, friends! Kermit said it’s not easy being green, but we’ll dare to disagree. Here’s an Edelweiss collection of Earth Day-friendly titles covering just about anything you can think of! Don’t miss our bestselling backlist titles, too: AN INCONVENIENT TRUTH by Al Gore HOT, FLAT, AND CROWDED 2.0 by Thomas Friedman EAARTH by […]

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Teen Talk Tuesday (4/21/15)

Teen Talk Tuesday (4/21/15)

Calling all YA librarians! Check out the fabulous new releases from Griffin Teen, then join @earlyword later today at 5pm EST for Early Word YA Galley Chat (NEW hashtag: #ewgcya) to brag about your favorite teen reads! ALL THE RAGE by Courtney Summers IT’S HERE!! Possibly one of the best, most important Griffin Teen books […]

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Happy #BookBday (4/21/15 Edition)

Happy #BookBday (4/21/15 Edition)

Today we wish a happy #BookBday to: THE BLONDES by Emily Schultz Schultz’s pandemic novel about a rabies-like disease carried only by blonde women is one of Kirkus Reviews’ April’s Best Bets and has THREE starred reviews, including this one from Library Journal: “Funny, horrific, and frighteningly realistic, Schultz’s second novel is a must read.” […]

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Pulitzer, LA Times Book Prize & Indies Choice Winners

Pulitzer, LA Times Book Prize & Indies Choice Winners

So. Many. BOOKS! So. Many. AWARDS! 2015 Pulitzer Prize Winners General Nonfiction THE SIXTH EXTINCTION by Elizabeth Kolbert (Winner) NO GOOD MEN AMONG THE LIVING by Anand Gopal (Finalist) AGE OF AMBITION by Evan Osnos (Finalist) History ENCOUNTERS AT THE HEART OF THE WORLD by Elizabeth A. Fenn (Winner) 2014 Los Angeles Times Book Prize […]

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