Congratulations to all of the incredible Macmillan authors who won awards or were selected for RUSA’s various reading lists this year! The Sophie Brody Medal, an annual honor bestowed by the Collection Development and Evaluation Section (CODES) of RUSA has announced its selection for 2026. The Sophie Brody Medal is given to encourage, recognize and […]
Tag: autobiography
THINGS IN NATURE MERELY GROW is a Carnegie Medal WINNER!
THINGS IN NATURE MERELY GROW by Yiyun Li has been selected as the winner for the 2026 Andrew Carnegie Medal for Excellence in Nonfiction! You can view the full Carnegie Medal announcement here. All the finalists will be honored and the winners will be presented with their medals during a celebratory event at the American […]
Leise Hook’s Letter to Librarians
In NAMES AND FACES, Leise Hook explores what it means to come of age as a mixed-race woman, forging a singular identity in a world intent on putting her into ill-fitting boxes. In her author letter, Kate shares how her childhood librarian inspired her to start creating books, and how the many libraries around her […]
Chicago Public Library’s Best Books of 2025
Chicago Public Library has announced their Best Books of 2025, and Macmillan has 18 books on the list! In the Top Ten: FLASHLIGHT by Susan Choi WILD DARK SHORE by Charlotte McConaghy AUTOMATIC NOODLE by Annalee Newitz BALDWIN: A LOVE STORY by Nicholas Boggs CARELESS PEOPLE: A Cautionary Tale of Power, Greed, and Lost Idealism […]
Essay Collections (11/18/25)
From personal anecdotes about the chaos of your twenties to ruminations on love and relationships, take a peak into these writers’ lives with their upcoming essay collections! DELUSIONS: Of Grandeur, of Romance, of Progress by Cazzie David 9781250357632 | 3/3/26 In DELUSIONS, Cazzie David offers a candid and hilarious exploration of everything from neuroses and […]
THINGS IN NATURE MERELY GROW is a Carnegie Medal Finalist!
THINGS IN NATURE MERELY GROW by Yiyun Li has been named a 2026 Carnegie Medals for Nonfiction finalist! You can view the full Carnegie Medals shortlist here. The winners will be announced on Tuesday, January 27, 2026. “There is no good way to say this,” Yiyun Li writes at the beginning of this book. “There […]
Biographies (10/29/25)
Discover the stories behind the legends with these biographies! AIN’T NOBODY’S FOOL: THE LIFE AND TIMES OF DOLLY PARTON by Martha Ackmann 9781250286857 | 12/30/25 In AIN’T NOBODY’S FOOL: THE LIFE AND TIMES OF DOLLY PARTON, Martha Ackmann chronicles the life of an American Original. From her impoverished childhood in the Smoky Mountains to international […]
2026 Andrew Carnegie Medals for Excellence Longlist
The 2026 Carnegie Medals for Excellence longlist has been announced, and 5 Macmillan titles are in the running! FICTION LONGLIST FLASHLIGHT by Susan Choi THE SISTERS by Jonas Hassen Khemiri WILD DARK SHORE by Charlotte McConaghy NONFICTION LONGLIST BALDWIN: A LOVE STORY by Nicholas Boggs THINGS IN NATURE MERELY GROW by Yiyun Li […]
November 2025 LibraryReads List
You voted, they counted, and BEST OFFER WINS by Marisa Kashino and THE FORGET-ME-NOT LIBRARY by Heather Webber are LibraryReads picks for November 2025! PLUS, Travis Baldree (BRIGANDS & BREADKNIVES), Adrienne Young (FALLEN CITY), and Nora Roberts (THE SEVEN RINGS) are in the Hall of Fame, and SIMPLY MORE by Cynthia Erivo is the Notable Nonfiction pick! BEST […]
Sneak Peek: September 2025 Indie Next List
The September 2025 Indie Next List includes FIVE Macmillan titles! HEMLOCK & SILVER by T. Kingfisher 9781250342034 | 8/19/25 “This darkly comic tale of mirrors and apples mixed with a budding romance, masterfully recounted by a charmingly blunt main character, will appeal to fans of reimagined fantasy fables.”—Booklist, starred review “The diagnostic mystery at the […]
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