Sneak Peek: September Indie Next List

The September 2024 Indie Next List includes FIVE Macmillan titles! BLUFF: POEMS BY DANEZ SMITH 9781644452981 | 8/20/24 2 starred reviews! “Smith’s collection is a powerful exploration of what it means to live in a world that feels like it is collapsing, amid global warming, racism, gentrification, and gun violence. Not to be missed; sure […]

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Hopeful Stories Staff Picks (7/29/24)

This month, we’re sharing books that restore our faith in the world and fill us with hope! AMANDA’S PICK: THE CHRISTMAS INN BY PAMELA M. KELLEY When Riley Sanders goes to Cape Cod to help her mother run the inn for the Christmas rush, she finds not only delicious cookies and a crackling fire, but […]

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Maximum Shelf: THAT LIBRARIAN (4/25/24)

This week’s Shelf Awareness Maximum Shelf pick is Amanda Jones’ THAT LIBRARIAN: The Fight Against Book Banning in America, a part memoir, part manifesto that is the inspiring story of a Louisiana librarian advocating for inclusivity on the front lines of our vicious culture wars. One of the things small town librarian Amanda Jones values […]

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December Nonfiction (12/20/23)

This month was full of thought-provoking nonfiction, including an account of a harrowing journey across the Russian tundra, political essays on millennial socialism, a memoir exploring home and belonging, and a guide on how to get more joy out of your work. INTO SIBERIA: GEORGE KENNAN’S EPIC JOURNEY THROUGH THE BRUTAL, FROZEN HEART OF RUSSIA […]

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It’s All About the Message (1/11/22)

Today we’re taking a look at the deeper message with a framework for activists, a collection of expert voices for a policy-oriented approach to fighting for racial justice, and an expansion of a viral video that breaks down economic and social injustices. AN ABOLITIONIST’S HANDBOOK: 12 Steps to Changing Yourself and the World by Patrisse […]

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AMITY AND PROSPERITY is a Pulitzer Prize Winner!

AMITY AND PROSPERITY is a Pulitzer Prize Winner!

The 2019 Pulitzer Prize Winners have been announced, and AMITY AND PROSPERITY: One Family and the Fracturing of America by Eliza Griswold takes the win in General Nonfiction! In AMITY AND PROSPERITY, the prizewinning poet and journalist Eliza Griswold tells the story of the energy boom’s impact on a small town at the edge of […]

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Teen Talk Tuesday (5/16/2018 Edition)

Teen Talk Tuesday (5/16/2018 Edition)

Happy Wednesday, YA librarians, and welcome to this special *Wednesday edition* of Teen Talk Tuesday! Check out our latest & greatest teen titles out this month, then join us today at 2:30pm EST for Early Word YA Galley Chat (hashtag: #ewgcya) and tell us what you’ve been reading and loving. LEGENDARY by Stephanie Garber 9781250095312 […]

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PW Best Summer Books of 2018

PW Best Summer Books of 2018

Publishers Weekly recently announced their Best Summer Books of 2018, including these 9 Macmillan titles: Top 10 (full list) NEW POETS OF NATIVE NATIONS, edited by Heid E. Erdrich Rather than anthologize contemporary and emerging authors alongside classic or familiar ones, Erdrich introduces readers to 21 Native poets whose writing was first published after 2000. […]

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ALA Midwinter 2018 – Friday Events

ALA Midwinter 2018 – Friday Events

It’s the opening day of ALA Midwinter! We can’t wait to see you in the Macmillan (adult) booth #1741 and at all of our great events today: Opening Keynote with Patrisse Khan-Cullors 4:00-5:30pm Colorado Convention Center | Mile High Ballroom 2 & 3 Add to your schedule Co-founder of the Black Lives Matter movement Patrisse […]

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Day’s YA – HOW I RESIST

Happy New Year, YA friends! Winter Storm Grayson is in full force over here in NYC, so we’re staying bundled up today. The temperatures outside might be arctic-like, but I have a book for you that’s sure to light a fire of resistance in the hearts of readers young and old. HOW I RESIST by […]

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