Fifty years ago today (October 1), students at the University of California at Berkeley surrounded a campus police car on the school’s main plaza and held it captive for 33 hours. This non-violent protest in the fall of 1964 launched the Free Speech Movement, the first major campus protest by white students of the sixties. […]
We’re all about ALL THE RAGE!
We’re hopelessly devoted to Courtney Summers. We’ve been fans of her raw and realistic teen fiction since the very beginning. We were heartbroken by “Perfect” Parker Fadley’s shame spiral in CRACKED UP TO BE, watched the Fearsome Fivesome crumble in SOME GIRLS ARE, mourned the loss of Eddie Reeves’s father in FALL FOR ANYTHING and […]
Happy #BookBday (9/30/14 Edition)
Today we wish a big ‘ol #BookBday to: ON IMMUNITY by Eula Biss National Book Critics Circle Award-winner Biss’s examination of and ultimately, support for vaccines is an October 2014 Indie Next pick, a BEA Librarians “Shout ‘n Share” pick, has three outstanding starred reviews, and just recently was announced as a finalist for the […]
Excitement Building for Kristin Hannah’s THE NIGHTINGALE
“I loved Kristin Hannah’s The Nightingale. She has captured a particular slice of French life during World War II with wonderful details and drama. But what I loved most was the relationship between two sisters and Hannah’s exploration of what we do in moments of great challenge.”–Lisa See, author of New York Times bestseller Snow […]
Stars for PRO
Our #FridayReads pick is Katha Pollitt’s highly acclaimed PRO: Reclaiming Abortion Rights. In PRO, Politt reframes abortion as a common part of a woman’s reproductive life, one that should be accepted as a moral right with positive social implications. In clear, concise arguments, Pollitt takes on the “personhood” argument, reaffirms the priority of a woman’s […]
Sign Up Now: “Fall Into a Good Mystery” Booklist Webinar
Just in time for Halloween, tune in to Booklist‘s “Fall Into a Good Mystery” webinar on Tuesday, October 28th at 1pm Central. Talia “the terror” Sherer will be sharing the best and bloodiest new mysteries from Macmillan (OK, they’re not all bloody… no need to be so squeamish). Click here to RSVP. See you there—it’s […]
BONUS STARS for Archer Mayor!
It’s a gloomy Thursday here in NYC, but we’re smiling thanks to the two starred reviews for Archer Mayor’s latest Joe Gunther novel! Praise for Archer Mayor’s PROOF POSITIVE: “Over 26 years and 25 books (most recently, 2013’s Three Can Keep a Secret), Joe Gunther has moved from police detective in Brattleboro, Vt., to special […]
Thriller Thursday (9/25/14 Edition)
It’s #ThrillerThursday at the Macmillan headquarters and you know what that means! GOODHOUSE by Peyton Marshall In a dystopian society, when DNA testing sends questionable kids to prison-like schools, the only thing they grow to learn is fear. “Marshall’s novel moves well, and the adolescent James is convincingly off-balance throughout. The result is a genre-bending […]
Sneak a peek at Hilary Mantel’s new book!
Any time Man Booker Prize winner Hilary Mantel has a new book, we can’t wait to get our grubby little paws on it. Her latest, THE ASSASSINATION OF MARGARET THATCHER, is a brilliant collection of contemporary short stories. The New York Times ran the title story in this past weekend’s Book Review—you can read it […]
Four Stars for My True Love Gave to Me
Good morning my dear librarians! Love is in the air thanks to Stephanie Perkins’ collection of short romantic holiday-themed stories with contributions from her YA pals David Levithan, and Rainbow Rowell among others. “Rich language and careful, efficient character development make the collection an absorbing and sophisticated read, each story surprisingly fresh despite the constraints […]