Join us on an epic armchair adventure from Lake Superior to Iceland to Camp David and through savage terrain… All in today’s #ThrillerThursday! DEAD MAN’S MISTRESS: A McKenzie Novel by David Housewright “One beautifully staged, unusually clear set piece follows another as the plot unwinds, offering a free-of-charge education in the treachery-ridden art market. A […]
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Happy #BookBday (8/14/18 Edition)
Surviving the apocalypse, harnessing lightning, and scaling mountains—you can do it all simply by reading these brand-new books! SEVERANCE by Ling Ma A September 2018 Indie Next pick and one of Library Journal’s Best Summer 2018 Debuts with two starred reviews! An offbeat office novel turns apocalyptic satire as a young woman transforms from orphan […]
Thriller Thursday (7/5/18 Edition)
Happy #ThrillerThursday to these great new mysteries on shelves this week: STAY HIDDEN by Paul Doiron Also available in audio Two starred reviews! A supposed hunting accident becomes a dangerously complicated murder investigation in this intricately-plotted new thriller featuring Maine Game Warden Mike Bowditch. “The plot is complex, and the action intense, made all the […]
ALA Annual 2018 “Read n’ Rave” Picks
Here’s what your librarian pals recommended at Booklist’s “Read n’ Rave” panel at ALA Annual 2018: Ariel Farrar, Acquisitions Librarian, New Orleans Public Library THE SILENT PATIENT by Alex Michaelides “This is gonna be huge!” WHAT TRUTH SOUNDS LIKE: Robert F. Kennedy, James Baldwin, and Our Unfinished Conversation About Race in America by Michael Eric […]
BookExpo & Day of Dialog 2018 – That’s a Wrap!
Last week we enjoyed seeing many of you at Library Journal and School Library Journal‘s Day of Dialog events and at BookExpo (helloooo!). For those who couldn’t make it, here’s what you missed: At Library Journal‘s Day of Dialog, Laura van den Berg (THE THIRD HOTEL) dazzled on a Literary Fiction author panel, and M.C. […]
Friday Reads: Fantasy
Our #FridayReads are three fantastic fantasies that will take you to exciting new worlds: SONG OF BLOOD & STONE: Earthsinger Chronicles, Book One by L. Penelope A Library Journal Spring 2018 Editors’ Pick with two starred reviews! The incredible first book in the Earthsinger series—a treacherous, thrilling, epic historical fantasy drawing on Native American and […]
Meet the #FearlessWomen of Tor!
Tor is creating blockbuster new worlds with their #FearlessWomen campaign! #FearlessWomen is a celebration encouraging fans to start a dialogue about women in publishing, their worlds, their voices, and their unique stories. Follow the #FearlessWomen, #FearlessFantasy, and #FearlessSF campaigns across all social platforms (especially Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram) for sponsored giveaways, cosplay ideas, author book […]
Friday Reads: Sci-Fi
Today’s #FridayReads are brand-new works from two of science fiction’s biggest names: OATHBRINGER by Brandon Sanderson In the third volume of the New York Times bestselling Stormlight Archive series, the War of Reckoning comes to a sudden and destructive close as a new, far greater threat appears on the field of battle, kindled by the […]
Happy #BookBday (4/4/17 Edition)
Happy #BookBday to five new works of fiction waiting to be snapped up by your patrons: MARLENA by Julie Buntin An April 2017 Indie Next pick, a Barnes & Noble Spring 2017 Discover pick and one of Publishers Weekly‘s Most Anticipated Spring 2017 Debuts with FOUR starred reviews! An electric debut novel about love, addiction, […]
Happy #BookBday (4/28/15 Edition)
Today we celebrate #BookBdays for a pair of debuts novels and an essay collection about first jobs: THE MEMORY PAINTER by Gwendolen Womack We’re obsessed with Womack’s riveting debut novel about time travel, adventure, and romance. We’ve already told you that it’s perfect for “Da Vinci Code and Outlander fans” (Booklist). It’s also a May […]
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