Nominations for the April LibraryReads list are due THIS FRIDAY (Feb. 20)!!! Need a recommendation refresher? Check out our favorites and a few more: EVERY FIFTEEN MINUTES by Lisa Scottoline (2 starred reviews!) A SCOURGE OF VIPERS by Bruce DeSilva (2 starred reviews!) HER NAME IS ROSE by Christine Breen UNFORGETTABLE: A Son, a Mother, […]
EVERYBODY RISE signed galley giveaway
Earlier this week New York Times reporter Stephanie Clifford dropped by the Flatiron Building to tell us about her debut novel, EVERYBODY RISE. In her day job as a court reporter, Clifford has a word limit for her stories but she wanted to go beyond those limits and write an epic, sweeping story. The inspiration? […]
Friday Reads: Super Sexy Romance Edition!
Love is in the air! Valentine’s Day is tomorrow and whether you’re paired up or single and carefree, we’ve got the romance books that will make you feel “happily ever after”: IRRITABLE HEARTS: A PTSD Love Story by Mac McClelland On Sale: February 24, 2015 A fearless memoir by an award-winning journalist exploring her struggle […]
Thriller Thursday (2/12/15 Edition)
Heists, murders, detectives and psychological suspense—we’ve got a great mystery for every kind of reader this week! AMONG THIEVES by John Clarkson A group of tough Brooklyn ex-cons plot revenge against a corrupt Wall Street firm in a heist story that’s Oceans Eleven meets Mystic River. “Highly entertaining…. Clarkson delivers a spirited start to what […]
PW’s Most Anticipated Books of Spring 2015
Publishers Weekly recently announced their Spring 2015 TBR pile (including debuts) and 10 Macmillan titles made the cut! FICTION THE WHITES by Richard Price writing as Harry Brandt On Sale: February 17 “Price (LUSH LIFE) is one whale of a storyteller by any name, as evinced by the debut of his new brand—okay, Brandt—a gripping, […]
Super Star Thrillers
We know that #ThrillerThursday is tomorrow, but we can’t wait to tell you about these forthcoming mysteries that all have multiple starred reviews: EVERY FIFTEEN MINUTES by Lisa Scottoline – THREE stars! The head of a hospital psychiatric unit’s life begins to unravel when he has to field a sexual harassment claim and is implicated […]
Library Apocalypse!
Calm down, friends—it’s not the end of libraries! BONES & ALL author Camille DeAngelis wrote the following piece about the future of libraries after being inspired by a photo essay of the abandoned Mark Twain branch of the Detroit Public Library: Not so long ago a link went bouncing around my little corner of the […]
Happy #BookBday (2/10/14 Edition)
Today we wish Happy #BookBday to two fabulous works of fiction: THE LAST GOOD PARADISE by Tatjana Soli From the bestselling author of THE LOTUS EATERS and THE FORGETTING TREE comes a black comedy set on an island resort, where guests attempting to flee their troubles realize they can’t escape who they are. “Passions ignite […]
Starred Biographies
Happy Monday! Here are three fabulous biographies from Farrar, Straus & Giroux, all with MULTIPLE starred reviews: MR. & MRS. DISRAELI: A Strange Romance by Daisy Hay An unusual story of Victorian romance and politics, MR. & MRS. DISRAELI moves beyond the anecdotes to reveal the interior life of one of Britain’s most influential couples: Mary […]
Friday Reads: Debuts
TGIF!! We’re looking forward to the weekend and dipping into these great debut novels: DISGRUNTLED by Asali Solomon A coming-of-age tale, a portrait of Philadelphia in the late eighties and early nineties, and an examination of the impossible double-binds of race seen through the eyes of eight-year-old Kenya Curtis. “A deft, knowing, bold, and witty […]
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