If you run a One City One Book program and are looking specifically for coming-of-age books for your selection this year, look no further! For even more recommendations, check out this post and this Edelweiss catalog. MY GOVERNMENT MEANS TO KILL ME by Rasheed Newson9781250833549Trade paperback available 8/22/23 A fierce and riveting queer coming-of-age story […]
Tag: ALL GIRLS
The Debut Review: 20 Questions With Rachel Kapelke-Dale (6/29/21)
In this Debut Review, Rachel Kapelke-Dale joins us to answer our 20 burning questions about Paris, ballet, guilty pleasure TV, and much more. But first, let’s dive a little deeper into her daring, twisty, and graceful debut, THE BALLERINAS. Delphine, Lindsay, and Margaux were best friends and ballerinas with a secret. Fourteen years after they […]
Extra! Extra!: March 2021 Book News
HERE ARE ALL OF THE HEADLINES YOU MAY HAVE MISSED THIS MONTH. NPR reviews Gretchen Bakke’s THE GRID, Katie Engelhart’s THE INEVITABLE + Elon Green’s LAST CALL. TIME interviews Eliot Higgins about WE ARE BELLINGCAT. Amazon interviews Chris Whitaker. Read an excerpt of Jeff VanderMeer’s HUMMINGBIRD SALAMANDER. USA Today reviews BLOOD GUN MONEY + SHOOTING […]
Extra! Extra!: February 2021 Book News
HERE ARE ALL OF THE HEADLINES YOU MAY HAVE MISSED THIS MONTH. THE COPENHAGEN TRILOGY and THIS IS HOW THEY TELL ME THE WORLD ENDS are featured on NPR’s Fresh Air. The Washington Post weighs in on Justin Deabler’s LONE STARS, Judge Jed S. Rakoff’s WHY THE INNOCENT PLEAD GUILTY AND THE GUILTY GO FREE, […]
Debut Spotlight (2/2/21)
This debut spotlight dives into a gripping novel about an unlikely friendship and the environment, a story of the #MeToo movement at a New England all girls boarding school, and an exploration of womanhood and motherhood by a renowned journalist. THE RAIN HERON by Robbie Arnott “Following a coup in an unnamed country and a […]
Adult Books for Teens 2021
Welcome to your one stop shop for all of Macmillan’s adult titles with teen appeal! This page is ever-changing, so be sure to keep an eye out for new additions throughout the year! Click here to view the Edelweiss catalog of these titles. THE OTHER MOTHER by Matthew Dicks9781250103468Available now from St. Martin’s Press (1/12/21) […]
Happy Half Hour (1/4/21)
Cheers to the New Year! In our first Happy Half Hour of 2021, we have scandal at an all-girls boarding school, a spooky village with missing occupants, an outlaw righting wrongs, and a struggling novelist/single mother mistaken for a hitwoman. ALL GIRLS by Emily Layden | 9781250270894 | 2/16/21 THE LOST VILLAGE by Camilla Sten […]
For Your Consideration: February 2021 LibraryReads Titles
Download, read, and vote for your favorite February titles for the February 2021 LibraryReads list! Votes due January 1! THE FOUR WINDS by Kristin Hannah “The storytelling is propulsive, and the contemporary relevance of the novel’s themes—among them, how outsiders are unfairly blamed for economic inequalities—provides additional depth in this rich, rewarding read about family […]
Booklist Strong Women + Girls Webinar Recap (10/2/20)
In case you missed today’s Booklist Strong Women + Girls Webinar, check out all the amazing titles featuring, or written by fierce women! WE BEGIN AT THE END by Chris Whitaker | 9781250759665 | 3/9/2021STORIES FROM SUFFRAGETTE CITY: Stories of a Fine and Proper Nuisance by M.J. Rose + Fiona Davis | 9781250241320 | 10/27/2020OUTLAWED […]
Mac Lib From Home Round-Up (9/3/20)
Welcome to Mac Lib From Home, our fun-sized buzz series from our homes to yours! Return to the dark and glamorous world of THE GILDED WOLVES as our band of heroes travels to Russia in Roshani Chokshi’s THE SILVERED SERPENTS. Watch Emily’s full video here. An all-girls boarding school is rocked by scandal as nine […]
