The weekend is nearly here and we’ve got Joni Mitchell mania for our #FridayReads: RECKLESS DAUGHTER: A Portrait of Joni Mitchell by David Yaffe An intimate new biography of Joni Mitchell, drawing on interviews with childhood friends and the cast of famous characters (Joan Baez, Judy Collins, Leonard Cohen, David Crosby, and more) with whom […]
Tag: Biography
PRAIRIE FIRES and THE SHADOW DISTRICT are November 2017 LibraryReads Picks!
FANTASTIC NEWS! Macmillan has two books on the November 2017 LibraryReads list! The #9 pick is PRAIRIE FIRES: The American Dreams of Laura Ingalls Wilder by Caroline Fraser “The sesquicentennial observance of the birth of the author of the celebrated Little House books (65 million copies sold in 45 languages) has been the catalyst for […]
Stars for the Women Who Flew for Hitler
Both Library Journal and Booklist love Biographers’ Club Prize-winner Clare Mulley’s THE WOMEN WHO FLEW FOR HITLER—a dual biography of Nazi Germany’s most highly decorated women pilots! THE WOMEN WHO FLEW FOR HITLER: A True Story of Soaring Ambition and Searing Rivalry by Clare Mulley “Biographer Mulley comes through in a major way with […]
June 2017 Nonfiction Stars
Check out these *stellar* nonfiction titles joining your library shelves soon: JANE AUSTEN AT HOME: A Biography by Lucy Worsley “Worsley gives sharply drawn pictures of domesticity in the many homes that Austen inhabited, including her family’s rented houses in Bath and residences where she, her widowed mother, and sister visited as guests before they settled […]
New York Times Summer Reading Recommendations
The gray lady recently revealed several Summer 2017 reading lists in mystery, horror, graphic novels, and more, including these 10 Macmillan titles: True Crime (full list) In his lively literary biography ARTHUR AND SHERLOCK: Conan Doyle and the Creation of Holmes, Michael Sims traces the real-life inspiration for the first “scientific detective” to the renowned […]
June 2017 Fiction Stars
The stars are aligning for these sizzling summer reads: EMMA IN THE NIGHT by Wendy Walker “Both twisted and twisty, this smart psychological thriller sets a new standard for unreliable narrators.” — Booklist, starred review “Walker’s portrayal of the ways in which a narcissistic, self-involved mother can affect her children deepens the plot as it […]
For Your Consideration: November 2017 LibraryReads Titles
Download, read, and nominate your favorite titles for the November 2017 LibraryReads list! Nominations are due September 20! Click here for the full list of 2017 deadlines. AMERICAN DRIFTER by Chad Michael Murray & Heather Graham RWA Lifetime Achievement Award and ITW ThrillerMaster Award recipient Heather Graham teams up with celebrated actor and celebrity icon […]
New Nonfiction – April 2017
Biographies, histories, manifestos and more! Take a look at the new nonfiction books perfect for your patrons this April: FEAR CITY: New York’s Fiscal Crisis and the Rise of Austerity Politics by Kim Phillips-Fein Two starred reviews! “Phillips-Fein, professor of history at NYU’s Gallatin School of Individualized Study, makes municipal bonds exciting in this painstakingly […]
2017 Pulitzer Finalists
Congratulations to our 2017 Pulitzer Prize finalists, THE SPORT OF KINGS by C. E. Morgan (Fiction) & IN THE DARKROOM by Susan Faludi (Biography or Autobiography)! The Pulitzer Prizes have been honoring excellence in journalism and the arts since 1917. See the full list of winners and nominees here. […]
Friday Reads: Architecture
Happy Friday! Celebrate with these #FridayReads about architecture: FALLEN GLORY: The Lives and Deaths of History’s Greatest Buildings by James Crawford An inviting, fascinating compendium of twenty-one of history’s most famous lost places, from the Tower of Babel to the Twin Towers. “No one can accuse FALLEN GLORY of lacking ambition…. It’s a narrative that […]
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