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Monday Fun Day! (10/1/2012 Edition)

Posted on October 1, 2012 by Ali Fisher

Happy October, librarians!

- Kirkus Reviews named 10 Hot Crime Novels for Colder Days and half of them were Macmillan titles! Their list of chilly thrillers includes SALVATION OF A SAINT by Keigo Higashino, BLOOD LANCE by Jeri Westerson, YOUNG PHILBY by Robert Littell, CITY OF SAINTS by Andrew Hunt, and TARGET LANCER by Max Allan Collins.

- Congratulations to designers Charlotte Strick and Marina Drukman for their recognition in Design Observer's 2011 50 Covers Winners! The list included ORIENTATION AND OTHER STORIES by Daniel Orozco (cover design by Strick) and ADVENTURES IN ORGASMATRON by Christopher Turner (cover design by Drukman).

- Las Vegas Clark County Library District listed A KILLING IN THE HILLS by Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist Julia Keller as a BookPage Notable Title.

Expect long delays on all inquiries this week. Talia and I are very busy keeping tabs on this party:

(via @penguinlibrary)

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Look What Ali Found!

Posted on September 28, 2012 by Ali Fisher

Today is book-swap day at the Flatiron building. 'Tis a rare and glorious day in which every department clears their shelves of extra and already-read books in order to make room for incoming titles. Then all the employees get to browse through the new-to-you pile!

Mostly it's all recent Macmillan titles, but anything goes. Just look at a few of the gems that I found...

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Starred Reviews for Salvation of a Saint

Posted on September 28, 2012 by Ali Fisher

Bestselling Japanese novelist Keigo Higashino puts physics professor Manabu Yukawa on another tricky case in SALVATION OF A SAINT (after THE DEVOTION OF SUSPECT X, 2011).

And if the title sounds familiar it might be because Robin Beerbower mentioned this one during the Shout n' Share panel at BEA!

Yoshitaka, who was about to leave his wife, is poisoned by arsenic-laced coffee. His wife, Ayane, is the logical suspect except that she was hundreds of miles away at the time of the murder. The lead detective, Tokyo Police Detective Kusanagi, is immediately smitten with her so his assistant does what her boss has done for years when stymied—she calls upon Professor Manabu Yukawa.

"Higashino has taken the art and craft of mystery writing to a new level of excellence." -Library Journal (starred review)

"Howdunit, rather than whodunit, appears to be the central question of Edgar-finalist Higashino’s brilliant second mystery. [...] While readers of classic mysteries will be delighted with the elegant solution, the book will also appeal to fans of procedurals that carefully develop the relationships among the investigative team members." -Publishers Weekly (starred review)

Kirkus Reviews included it as one of their "10 Hot Crime Novels for Colder Days."

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Starred Reviews for Former People

Posted on September 27, 2012 by Ali Fisher

Your Russian history buffs will be delighted to hear that we have an dramatic non-fiction title coming soon on the final days of the Russian aristocracy, FORMER PEOPLE, and it's getting starred reviews!

FORMER PEOPLE is the first book to recount the history of the aristocracy caught up in the maelstrom of the Bolshevik Revolution and the creation of Stalin’s Russia. Filled with chilling tales of looted palaces and burning estates, of desperate flights in the night from marauding peasants and Red Army soldiers, of imprisonment, exile, and execution, it is the story of how a centuries’-old elite, famous for its glittering wealth, its service to the Tsar and Empire, and its promotion of the arts and culture, was dispossessed and destroyed along with the rest of old Russia.

"This is an anecdotally rich, highly informative look at decimated, uprooted former upper-class Russians." -Publishers Weekly (starred review)

"Sobering stories about the politics of power—its loss, its gain—and the deep human suffering that inevitably results." -Kirkus Reviews (starred review)

Beware of stampedes! Your patrons will be Russian to get at this one!

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Starred Review for The Paris Review’s Object Lessons

Posted on September 26, 2012 by Ali Fisher

Writers and short story enthusiasts, rejoice! The Paris Review is out to celebrate the power of brief stories with their new compendium, OBJECT LESSONS: The Paris Review Presents the Art of the Short Story.

The exceptionally cool thing about this anthology is that the contents (all originally printed in The Paris Review) were selected and are introduced by twenty contemporary authors. It's an excellent resource for writers, students, or any of your patrons who want to understand fiction from a writer’s point of view.

"This anthology of short stories selected by some of the great practitioners of our time is bound to be read and studies for years to come." -Library Journal (starred review)

"The editors call this a guide for young writers and readers interested in literary technique, and the book achieves that purpose while also serving as a tribute to the role the Paris Review has played in maintaining the diversity of the short story form. The collection reminds us that good stories are always whispering into each other’s ears." -Publishers Weekly

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Tuesday Fun Day! (9/25/2012 Edition)

Posted on September 25, 2012 by Ali Fisher

Happy Tuesday, all!

- Tupelo Hassman's debut GIRLCHILD has been shortlisted for the 2012 Flaherty-Dunnan First Novel Prize! This prize, awarded by The Center for Fiction and the American Booksellers Association, is awarded to the best debut novel of the year. The winner will be announced on December 11th, 2012 at the Center for Fiction Annual Benefit & Awards Dinner. See all of the nominees here.

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- We're celebrating 20 years of small-town Mysteries starring feisty amateur sleuth Agatha Raisin! Reviews for M.C. Beaton's latest (ehem, twenty-third!) Raisin Mystery, HISS AND HERS, praise Beaton for continued quality and fun in her long-running cozy series.

"Kudos to 20 years of sleuthing for Agatha Raisin, a standard-bearer for the cozy." -Library Journal

"This well-written series is still going strong and will appeal to fans of Sue Ann Jaffarian and Mary Daheim." -Booklist

Sign in to our Mystery community site CriminalElement.com to read an excerpt and enter to win the entire twenty-two volume set of Agatha Raisin Mysteries!

- Looking for the next 50 SHADES OF GREY read-alike? Try ANYTHING HE WANTS from from self-published phenomenon Sara Fawkes! The popular e-series will be available in a single paperback in November from St. Martin's Press. Read about the acquisition.

- There's news on the e-book lending front: "Macmillan Poised to Test Library E-book Model." (via Publishers Weekly)

- And your cat needs one of these:

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Congratulations, Tom! Nice Poster, Em!

Posted on September 21, 2012 by Ali Fisher

Locus Magazine just named Tom Doherty "Best Publisher" for the 25th year in a row! Naturally Tor had to have a party, but what's a party without a massive celebratory poster? Answer: not a party I want to go to. So Emily in Academic Marketing rolled up her sleeves and got to work using the masterful poster-painting skills she honed over years as a camp counselor. I stepped up as the unofficial/unnecessary/unqualified supervisor/paparazzo/hoverer.

Watch the magic unfold:

tom 1

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tom 3

And finally... voilà!

tom 4

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Our #FridayReads-2012!

Posted on September 21, 2012 by Ali Fisher

Talia's reading:

A MURDER AT ROSAMUND'S GATE by debut author Susanna Calkins and she's delighted to report that it's catching her in the same way that Charles Todd's Bess Crawford series caught her.

Ali's reading:

JOHN DIES AT THE END by David Wong, a pseudonymous senior editor of Cracked.com, because she guzzled the
sequel, THIS BOOK IS FULL OF SPIDERS, and just had to go back and read the
first one.

We're both reading:

ROOKIE YEARBOOK ONE edited by fashion wunderkind Tavi
Gevinson (RookieMag.com) because holy crap this book is full of amazing stuff—honest articles, fashion shoot
photos, and glittery teen world gems (ie: stickers!).

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FSG is Book Keeping on Facebook!

Posted on September 20, 2012 by Ali Fisher

Those of you on Facebook (I think there are a few of you out there) are really going to want to take a peek at Farrar, Straus and Giroux's new readers' community page, Book Keeping!

They post lots of lovely digital tidbits for book lovers and it's a great way to stay updated on the latest news and reviews for FSG titles. There are also exclusive Book Keeping extras for likers (is that a word yet?).

Did we mention that they have the cutest logo on Facebook? Because, honey, they sure do!

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RSVP to the 2012 AAP Book Preview Now!

Posted on September 19, 2012 by Ali Fisher

The Association of American Publishers' libraries committee cordially invites you to...

LIBRARIANS' SNEAK PEEK BOOK PREVIEW 2012!

Wednesday, October 10. Noon - 5:30pm
Random House, Café Auditorium Second Floor
1745 Broadway, between 55th and 56th Streets, New York City

The AAP is hosting a day of literary delights for librarians from across the eastern seaboard. Please join us for lunch and an exclusive sneak peek into the new book releases for Winter 2012! We'll be there with 12 other stellar publishers talking about big books, gems, cross-over titles, and our personal favorites coming out of Macmillan early next year. There will be foodstuffs, goodies, and games... get in on this!

Ali will present all of the stellar Macmillan titles at 2:30pm. The full schedule and more details can be found on the official invitation.

Seating is limited and is on a first-come, first-served basis.

RSVP HERE by October 5th to attend. See you there!

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Monday Fun Day! (10/1/2012 Edition)

Look What Ali Found!

Starred Reviews for Salvation of a Saint

Starred Reviews for Former People

Starred Review for The Paris Review’s Object Lessons

Tuesday Fun Day! (9/25/2012 Edition)

Congratulations, Tom! Nice Poster, Em!

Our #FridayReads-2012!

Talia's reading:

Ali's reading:

We're both reading:

FSG is Book Keeping on Facebook!

RSVP to the 2012 AAP Book Preview Now!

LIBRARIANS' SNEAK PEEK BOOK PREVIEW 2012!