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Monday Fun Day! (7/8/2013 Edition)

Monday Fun Day! (7/8/2013 Edition)

Posted on July 8, 2013 by Ali Fisher

Happy post-Fourth of July weekend, librarians! Rub the firework flash blindness out of those eyes, friends, and get ready for another week.

We're back and unpacked after the happy chaos of ALA Annual, but we're diving straight into a full week of Spring and Summer 2014 launch meetings, so expect some e-mail delays. We'll get to everything as quickly as we can.

In BREAKING Book World News: Augusten Burroughs' puppy is still super cute!

 

 

Also be sure to wish the inimitable Chris Vaccari from Sterling a (belated) happy birthday!

 

 

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Talia’s Book Buzz Sneak Peek!

Talia’s Book Buzz Sneak Peek!

Posted on June 25, 2013 by Ali Fisher

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When Sterling’s Chris Vaccari & Macmillan’s Talia Sherer stumble upon a treasure map of the famed librarian pirate "One-Eyed" Nancy’s hidden book fortune, they set out on a quest—calling themselves The Hardcover Heroes—to find the treasure in hopes of discovering the next New York Times bestseller! On Sunday, June 30th at 8:30am it allll goes down. Add this event to your calendar.

See our full ALA Annual events schedule here!

Below is a sneak peek at the list of forthcoming Macmillan titles that Talia will be discussing during the buzz. Don't miss out!

Adult Titles:

BEHIND THE SHATTERED GLASS: A Lady Emily Mystery by Tasha Alexander (featured in Library Journal's "ALA Annual Galley Guide")

BITTER RIVER by Julia Keller (featured in Library Journal's "ALA Annual Galley Guide")

THE GOOD BOY by Theresa Schwegel (featured in Library Journal's "ALA Annual Galley Guide")

AN OLD BETRAYAL: A Charles Lenox Mystery by Charles Finch (featured in Library Journal's "ALA Annual Galley Guide")

THE EDGE OF NORMAL by Carla Norton (featured in Library Journal's "ALA Annual Galley Guide")

HOW THE LIGHT GETS IN: A Chief Inspector Gamache Novel by Louise Penny

ONCE UPON A LIE by Maggie Barbieri (featured in Library Journal's "ALA Annual Galley Guide")

THROUGH THE EVIL DAYS: A Clare Fergusson/Russ Van Alstyne Mystery by Julia Spencer-Fleming

COREYOGRAPHY: A Memoir by Corey Feldman

HOW TO BE A GOOD WIFE by Emma Chapman

THE HOUSEMAID'S DAUGHTER by Barbara Mutch

JOHANNES CABAL: The Fear Institute by Jonathan L. Howard

THE WEDDING GIFT by Marlen Suyapa Bodden (featured in Library Journal's "ALA Annual Galley Guide")

NINE INCHES: Stories by Tom Perrotta (featured in Library Journal's "ALA Annual Galley Guide")

KING'S MOUNTAIN: A Ballad Novel by Sharyn McCrumb

PAW PRINTS AT OWL COTTAGE: The Heartwarming True Story of One Man and His Cats by Denis O'Connor

WHERE THE MOON ISN'T by Nathan Filer

KINSLAYER by Jay Kristoff (featured in Library Journal's "ALA Annual Galley Guide")

THE MISFORTUNATES by Dimitri Verhulst

THE GLAMOROUS LIFE 2: All That Glitters Isn't Gold by Nikki Turner

THE SECRET DAUGHTER OF THE TSAR by Jennifer Laam

THE AFFAIRS OF OTHERS by Amy Grace Loyd ((featured in Library Journal's "ALA Annual Galley Guide")

HAVISHAM by Ronald Frame (featured in Library Journal's "ALA Annual Galley Guide" and one of Barbara Hoffert's "12 Unexpected Titles You’ll Discover at ALA")

THANK YOU FOR YOUR SERVICE by David Finkel

HILD by Nicola Griffith

PERV: The Sexual Deviant in All of Us by Jesse Bering

SOMEONE by Alice McDermott

THE WRONG GIRL by Hank Phillippi Ryan (featured in Library Journal's "ALA Annual Galley Guide")

Teen Titles:

DEATH AND THE GIRL HE LOVES by Darynda Jones

THE TRAP by Andrew Fukuda

HORIZON by Alyson Noël

THE IN-BETWEEN by Barbara Stewart

NAVY SEAL DOGS: My Tale of Training Canines for Combat by Michael Ritland, Gary Brozek, Thea Feldman

THE SOCIAL CODE by Sadie Hayes

THE MORTAL INSTRUMENTS COMPANION: City of Bones, Shadowhunters, and the Sight: The Unauthorized Guide   by Lois H. Gresh

RAIN OF THE GHOSTS by Greg Weisman

ENDER'S GAME (Movie Tie-In) by Orson Scott Card

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To Omaha, Paris, & an Alternate Eastern Europe: Uncharted Pages #4!

To Omaha, Paris, & an Alternate Eastern Europe: Uncharted Pages #4!

Posted on June 24, 2013 by Ali Fisher

UP 4 gifGreetings, reading wizards!

A new set of transportive speculative fiction recommendations is up on Uncharted Pages, our readers' advisory page hosted on EarlyWord.com. Read "To Omaha, Paris, and an Alternate Eastern Europe" now!

All three of these titles are available to download now from Edelweiss! Get whitelisted and then head to the "Uncharted Pages: SF/F Readers' Advisory" collection for access to the e-galleys.

The Fourth Seasonal Uncharted Pages Sweepstakes:

We pulled a mighty fine stack of finished books and galleys including an iPhone cover for the 4/4S for one lucky librarian.

To Enter:

UPDATE: This contest is now closed. Congratulations to winner Fran Juergensmeyer, Collection Manager at the Waukegan Public Library, who wants to see Gilgamesh Wulfenbach and Tarvek Sturmvoraus from the Girl Genius series fall in looove!

Head over to Uncharted Pages, click the pale blue envelope icon under my picture, and send me an e-mail with your mailing address, your title, and two characters from any series who are nemeses, but you'd rather see fall in love by Friday, July 12th.

The Loot:

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This sweepstakes is open to librarians in the United States. More eligibility details below.

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Grammar Girl Says: Everything is All Right!

Grammar Girl Says: Everything is All Right!

Posted on June 21, 2013 by Ali Fisher

grammar girlGrammar Girl is here to help us understand a surprisingly tricky little word: "all."

On the Quick and Dirty Tips site she posted a podcast in which she explains when to use "all together" instead of "altogether," "all ready" instead of "already," and "all right" instead of "alright" and you might be startled by what she has to say.

For example, I hope you're all ready for this altogether mind-blowing fact:

"Alright" isn't a real word!

I KNOW. Click the big image below to read more about how to use each of these tricky words and phrases on the Quick and Dirty Tips site now.

If you're a fan of "alright," don't fret! In the podcast Grammar Girl says, "Regular listeners of this show know that language is always in flux, so perhaps 'alright' as one word is gaining a small footing."

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Moosewood Restaurant Favorites for the Vegetarian Bon Vivant

Moosewood Restaurant Favorites for the Vegetarian Bon Vivant

Posted on June 20, 2013 by Ali Fisher

Forget fiction! Today we're busy drooling over classic tofu burgers! Peruvian quinoa salad! Strawberry rhubarb crumble! And other such delights that threaten to send me on a road trip, Moosewood-ward.

That's right; we're talking about the Moosewood Restaurant in Ithaca, New York that's run by a fabulous collective of vegetarian gastronomers who have compiled a beautiful cookbook of their top dishes,
MOOSEWOOD RESTAURANT FAVORITES.

Complete with 250 must-eat treats from dips to casseroles to curries and desserts, MOOSEWOOD RESTAURANT FAVORITES covers the most-ordered and beloved dishes served at that restaurant that Bon Appétìt named one of the "thirteen most influential restaurants of the 20th Century."

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Flip through the digital sampler booklet here, but don't look right before lunch—you'll come to resent your PB&J.

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Starred Review for Super Boys

Starred Review for Super Boys

Posted on June 19, 2013 by Ali Fisher

Welcome to the peak of the week, librarian friends!

Today we're very excited to tell you and your comic-fan patrons about SUPER BOYS by Brad Ricca . It's the first comprehensive dual biography of Joe Shuster and Jerry Siegel, creators of Superman.

SUPER BOYS features the first stories and pictures ever published by the two, the first Superman story really came from, the real inspiration for Lois Lane, the template for Superman’s costume, and much more including Siegel's secret work during World War II, never-before-seen work from Shuster, and a final explaination of the infamous $130 check that took Superman away from his creators and placed him entirely in the hands of the publisher.

"At the end of this account, when Siegel’s and Shuster’s names are finally restored to the character, four decades after his creation, readers might find themselves leaping out of their chairs and cheering. A wonderful book, as exciting as Michael Chabon’s THE AMAZING ADVENTURES OF KAVALIER & CLAY (2000), which was, of course, inspired by Siegel and Shuster, and as gripping as Sean Howe’s excellent MARVEL COMICS: THE UNTOLD STORY (2012)." —Booklist (starred review)

The New Yorker reviewed the book and summarized the story of Siegel and Shuster in "Kryptonomics" published June 24th. Read the full article here.

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Starred Reviews for Sea Change

Starred Reviews for Sea Change

Posted on June 18, 2013 by Ali Fisher

Krakens and witches and bandits, oh my!

S. M. Wheeler's incredible girl-and-her-kraken fantasy debut, SEA CHANGE, is inspiring the most heartfelt and awestruck reviews.

The Story:

The unhappy child of two powerful parents who despise each other, young Lilly turns to the ocean to find solace, which she finds in the form of the eloquent and intelligent sea monster Octavius, a kraken. In Octavius’s many arms, Lilly learns of friendship, loyalty, and family. When Octavius, forbidden by Lilly to harm humans, is captured by seafaring traders and sold to a circus, Lilly becomes his only hope for salvation. Desperate to find him, she strikes a bargain with a witch that carries a shocking price.

The Reviews:

"Wheeler’s stunning debut is a sophisticated fantasy whose lush descriptions, lyrical dialogue, and engaging structure are reminiscent of the very best fairy tales. [...] With an almost poetic sensibility, Wheeler explores gender, sexuality, friendship, and love, offering up complex characters and emotional depth all laced with subtle magic." —Publishers Weekly (starred review)

"Wheeler’s truly original, fanciful, and transformative story will delight fantasy lovers of all types, as well as those readers attached to coming-of-age narratives and feminist sf." —Library Journal (starred review)

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Monday Fun Day! (6/17/2013 Edition)

Monday Fun Day! (6/17/2013 Edition)

Posted on June 17, 2013 by Ali Fisher

Happy Monday, librarians! I trust you all had a loving Father's Day weekend.

We're busily wrapping up all the loose ends before ALA Annual. Until then, I've posted a few fun bits and bobs below. Enjoy!

- NPR's Fresh Air posted the 1/2 hour audio clip of their segment "Mantel Takes Up Betrayal, Beheadings In 'Bodies'." And Terry Gross asked the question that we've all wanted to ask Mantel, 

"You wrote [...] about the French Revolution, and now you've written about Henry VIII, and there are several beheadings in these books. So excuse me for asking this, but if you had to be beheaded centuries ago, would you have preferred the guillotine, or the axe or sword customarily used in England?"

Mantel opted for—drumroll, please—the guillotine! Listen to the full interview now.

- Michael Kelley from Library Journal has called for submissions for Library Cat of the Month! The inaugural kitty, Emma from Lyme Public Library, is featured in the June 15th edition of Library Journal (p. 17) and she's a real beauty! Submission details here. 

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Our #FridayReads + E-Galley Offer

Our #FridayReads + E-Galley Offer

Posted on June 14, 2013 by Ali Fisher

It's Friiiidaaaaay! And that can only mean ONE THING: #FridayReads!

Here's a look at what Talia and I will be reading this fine summer weekend.

Talia's hitting a beach bar at happy hour with...

LADIES' NIGHT by Mary Kay Andrews

Lifestyle blogger Grace Stanton's life gets torpedoed after she drives her cheating husband's pricey sports car into the family swimming pool. She's ordered to attend 'divorce recovery' group therapy sessions, but soon Grace and the rest of the women ditch the unhelpful therapist and move their Wednesday 'Ladies' Night' sessions to a rundown beach bar.

Ali's sleeping with the lights on because of...

LET THE OLD DREAMS DIE by John Ajvide Lindqvist, trans. Ebba Segerberg

This is a creepy collection of horror short stories, one of which continues the unforgettable story begun in the internationally acclaimed vampire classic, LET THE RIGHT ONE IN.

And what about you? If you're still looking for your perfect weekend read, we recommend you head over to NetGalley and request THE BONE SEASON by Samantha Shannon. You will be approved. Details here!

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Macmillan Library @ ALA Annual 2013 (booth 2103)

Macmillan Library @ ALA Annual 2013 (booth 2103)

Posted on June 13, 2013 by Ali Fisher

We're already getting ridiculously excited about all of the rad events happening at ALA Annual this June. Take a look and get your RSVPs in now so you don't miss out!

Friday, June 28th

 Erica Lorraine Scheidt will be signing USES FOR BOYS and Stephanie Kuehn will be signing CHARM & STRANGE (5:30pm, booth 2103)!

Saturday, June 29th

 The AAP’s Book-A-Licious Breakfast with Mary Kay Andrews (8:30am, McCormick Place, N227b). RSVP by June 14th!

Crossing Over—Teen Books for Everyone! with Darynda Jones (10:30am, McCormick Place, N227a).

Quirky Books for Quirkier Librarians, a panel about geekery pride with John Scalzi! (3:00pm, McCormick Place, S404a).

Mystery Day @ the Pop Top Stage with Tasha Alexander, Charles Finch, Julia Keller, Eleanor Kuhns, Theresa Schwegel, and more! (All day Saturday, end of the 2600 aisle)

Sunday, June 30th

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Book Battle IV (8:30am, McCormick Place, S104b) in which Talia, Macmillan's chosen champion, and Chris, her nemesis from Sterling, battle it out while telling you about their favorite forthcoming titles!

 

 

Gregg Hurwitz will be signing TELL NO LIES (9:00am, booth 2103)!

The 2013 Alex Awards Panel with winner Robin Sloan (10:30am, McCormick Place, Room S105d)!

The AAP’S Library Family Feud™ (2:30pm, Hyatt Regency McCormick Place Jackson Park, 10BC) in which librarians go head-to-head with authors, such as our very own John Scalzi!

The Sub-Librarian Scion of the Baker Street Irregulars event with Charles Finch, author of the Charles Lennox series (4:30pm, Hilton Chicago, Lake Michigan)

Science Fiction/Fantasy Day @ the Pop Top Stage! (All day Sunday, end of the 2600 aisle) Recommended panels: 

10:00am: Jonathan Maberry
10:45am: Cory Doctorow
11:30am: David Brin
1:15pm: Brandon Sanderson
2:45pm: John Scalzi
3:30pm: Elizabeth Bear

UPDATE: Sorry, all! We accidentally posted Library Journal's BEA galley guide instead of their ALA Annual galley guide. Below is the correct link to the correct guide:

LJ 2013 galley guide

Check back for updates and we'll see you in Chicago!

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