Congratulations to our 2023 Locus Award winners! Best Science Fiction Novel THE KAIJU PRESERVATION SOCIETY by John Scalzi Best Horror Novel WHAT MOVES THE DEAD: A SWORN SOLDIER NOVEL by T. Kingfisher Best Young Adult Novel DREAMS BIGGER THAN HEARTBREAK: AN UNSTOPPABLE NOVEL by Charlie Jane Anders Best First Novel THE MOUNTAIN IN THE SEA […]
Tag: Becky Chambers
One City One Book Recommendations: Adventures
If you run a One City One Book program and are looking for stories about adventures, we’ve got you covered! For even more recommendations of all genres, check out this post and this Edelweiss catalog. THE SECRET DIARIES OF CHARLES IGNATIUS SANCHO by Paterson Joseph9781250880390Trade paperback available now It’s finally time for Charles Ignatius Sancho to tell his […]
Locus Award Finalists (5/3/23)
The 2023 Locus Awards Top Ten Finalists list is here! SCIENCE FICTION NOVEL SWEEP OF STARS: AN ASTRA BLACK NOVEL BY MAURICE BROADDUS 2 starred reviews! “Broaddus…draws a direct line in global Black history from the kingdoms of precolonial Africa, through the American civil rights movement and into an imagined future, making this a hugely […]
2022 Nebula Award Finalists (3/8/23)
We have a whopping TEN titles on the 2022 Nebula Award Finalists list! NOVELS NETTLE & BONE BY T. KINGFISHER 3 starred reviews! “The plot snaps along as quickly as a good joke, and beneath the whimsy, there’s an underlying sympathy and sincerity that enables Kingfisher to handle tricky issues like domestic violence with great […]
LJ Best of 2022
A hearty congratulations to Library Journal‘s Best Books of 2022! Best Crime Fiction A WORLD OF CURIOSITIES by Louise PennyLAVENDER HOUSE by Lev A.C. RosenLAST CALL AT THE NIGHTINGALE by Katharine Schellman Best Horror MANHUNT by Gretchen Felker-MartinWHAT MOVES THE DEAD by T. KingfisherWHITE HORSE by Erika T. Wurth Best Literary Fiction IF AN EGYPTIAN […]
Genre Friday: Sci-Fi/Fantasy (7/29/22)
This Genre Friday sci-fi/fantasy spotlight is packed full of new releases, from a tea monk and a robot exploring villages and discussing philosophy, to a queer romantic fantasy about a political marriage, and a journey to fight for freedom in the dystopian disunited states. A PRAYER FOR THE CROWN-SHY: A Monk and Robot Book BY BECKY […]
July 2022 LibraryReads List
You voted, they counted, and WHAT MOVES THE DEAD by T. Kingfisher (the TOP PICK!), BET ON IT by Jodie Slaughter, BOOKED ON A FEELING by Jayci Lee, and A PRAYER FOR THE CROWN-SHY by Becky Chambers are LibraryReads picks for July 2022! PLUS Katherine Center (THE BODYGUARD), Jennifer Hillier (THINGS WE DO IN THE […]
Sneak Peek: July 2022 Indie Next List
The July 2022 Indie Next list features 5 Macmillan titles! ELSEWHERE by Alexis SchaitkinISBN 9781250219633 | on sale 6/28/22 3 starred reviews! “Schaitkin (SAINT X, 2020) has written a compelling, poetic, and chilling novel that examines fate and fear.”–Booklist, starred review “Schaitkin gives the goings-on great substance by digging into the complicated feelings brought on by motherhood and […]
2022 Locus Awards Finalists
Congratulations to Macmillan’s 2022 Locus Awards Finalists! SCIENCE FICTION NOVEL THE ECHO WIFE by Sarah Gailey A DESOLATION CALLED PEACE by Arkady MartineYOU SEXY THING by Cat RamboHUMMINGBIRD SALAMANDER by Jeff VanderMeer FANTASY NOVEL LIGHT FROM UNCOMMON STARS by Ryka AokiTHE WITNESS FOR THE DEAD by Katherine AddisonUNDER THE WHISPERING DOOR by TJ KluneSOULSTAR by C.L. […]
For Your Consideration: July 2022 LibraryReads Titles
Download, read, and vote for your favorite July titles for the July 2022 LibraryReads list! Votes due June 1! ACTS OF VIOLET by Margarita MontimoreISBN 9781250815064 | on sale 7/5/22Download on Edelweiss and NetGalley “A decade ago, magician Violet Volk managed a remarkable stunt onstage: she vanished, never to be seen again. But Violet has […]