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 […]
Tag: Biography
2025 Lambda Literary Awards Finalists
The Lambda Literary Awards honor the best in LGBTQ+ books, and this year’s finalists include 12 Macmillan titles! Bisexual Fiction THE PAIRING by Casey McQuiston Gay Fiction IN TONGUES by Thomas Grattan NAPALM IN THE HEART by Pol Guasch; translated from the Catalan by Mara Faye Lethem Gay Memoir/Biography THE LETTERS OF THOM GUNN by […]
Publishers Weekly 2025 Fall Fiction & Nonfiction Preview
Publishers Weekly knows what should be on your shelves this Fall! Check out the full list of their Fall 2025 Fiction & Nonfiction preview picks here. SF, FANTASY & HORROR Top 10 ACCOMPLICE TO THE VILLAIN by Hannah Nicole Maehrer AMONG THE BURNING FLOWERS by Samantha Shannon GIRL DINNER by Olivie Blake NINE GOBLINS by […]
Happy Half Hour (5/12/25)
Today, we’re chatting about a young actress desperate to have a normal teenage summer at a small town book festival; Alyson Stoner’s memoir that shares their powerful story for the first time; and five sisters in a small village in eighteenth-century England whose neighbors are convinced they’re turning into dogs. WISH YOU WERE HER by Elle […]
FEEDING GHOSTS Wins a Pulitzer!
We are wishing a HUGE congratulations to Tessa Hulls for winning the 2025 Pulitzer Prize in Memoir or Autobiography for FEEDING GHOSTS! In her evocative, genre-defying graphic memoir, Tessa Hulls tells the story of three generations of women in her family: her Chinese grandmother, Sun Yi; her mother, Rose; and herself. Sun Yi was a […]
Nonfiction Roundup (1/29/25)
Looking for a new nonfiction read to dive into? Check out some of these upcoming recommendations! THE LAST SECRET AGENT: My Life as a Spy Behind Nazi Lines by Pippa Latour with Jude Dobson 9781250384348 | 5/13/25 From a unique and singular voice comes the incredible true story of the last surviving undercover British female […]
Book Club News (1/28/25)
Looking for a new book club read? Kirkus Reviews and Booklist have some recommendations for your next pick! Kirkus Reviews: 20 Best New Reads for Your Book Club THE JFK CONSPIRACY: The Secret Plot to Kill Kennedy—and Why It Failed by Brad Meltzer & Josh Mensch CUSTODIANS OF WONDER: Ancient Customs, Profound Traditions, and the […]
Booklist Adult Faves Webinar Recap (11/26/24)
A big thank you to all who attended last week’s Booklist Adult Faves webinar! In case you missed it, check out the titles we talked about below, and click this link to watch the recording! WHERE THE AXE IS BURIED by Ray Nayler | 9780374615369 | 4/1/25 FIREBIRD by Juliette Cross | 9781250339942 | 4/8/25 […]
A Letter to Librarians from Lydia Reeder
In THE CURE FOR WOMEN, Lydia Reeder documents the birth of a sexist science that still haunts us today as the fight for control of women’s bodies and lives continues. In her letter to librarians, Lydia reminisces on how librarians supported her both throughout her young life and while researching and writing her own books. […]
Memoir Roundup (9/24/24)
Looking for a new memoir to sit down with? We’ve got plenty to recommend today! DREAMING OF HOME: A Young Latina’s Journey to Pride, Power, and Belonging BY CRISTINA JIMÉNEZ 9781250275660 | 4/29/25 Cristina Jiménez’s family fights to stay afloat as Ecuador falls into a political and economic crisis. When she is thirteen, her parents […]
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