The 2019 PEN Literary Awards longlist includes 14 Macmillan titles! WOO HOO! PEN/ROBERT W. BINGHAM PRIZE FOR DEBUT FICTIONA LUCKY MAN: Stories by Jamel Brinkley HALF GODS by Akil Kumarasamy PEN OPEN BOOK AWARDBROTHER by David Chariandy EYE LEVEL: Poems by Jenny Xie PEN TRANSLATION PRIZENEVADA DAYS by Bernardo Atxaga CODEX 1962: A Trilogy by Sjón PEN AWARD […]
Tag: Biography
Kirkus Best Books of 2018 – Nonfiction
Kirkus Reviews includes 8 Macmillan titles on their Best Books for 2018 list! Biography MR. LEAR: A Life of Art and Nonsense by Jenny Uglow Popular Science DARWIN COMES TO TOWN: How the Urban Jungle Drives Evolution by Menno Schilthuizen THE CONSCIOUSNESS INSTINCT: Unraveling the Mystery of How the Brain Makes the Mind by Michael […]
Max Shelf: Celadon Books
Today’s dedicated issue of Shelf Awareness gives a warm welcome to Celadon Books, Macmillan’s new imprint headed up by Jamie Raab and Deb Futter that will publish 20-24 books a year in fiction and nonfiction with commercial potential and literary merit, beginning in 2019. Their motto is “Celadon Books… Time Well Spent.” Both Raab and […]
Friday Reads: Graywolf Press
Ahwoooooo! That’s the howl of Graywolf Press crushing the 2018 Man Booker Prize shortlist and rocking our #FridayReads with these super-star gems: SCRIBE by Alyson Hagy Two starred reviews for this gothic, apocalyptic, dystopian novel filled with myth and folklore from the hills of Appalachia! “Set after a civil war and deadly fevers decimate the […]
September 2018 Stars!
We’re seeing stars for these forthcoming new books: EVENING IN PARADISE: More Stories by Lucia Berlin “Wonderful… Berlin’s writing achieves a dreamy, delightful effect as it provides a look back through time. This collection should further bolster Berlin’s reputation as one of the strongest short story writers of the 20th century.” — Publishers Weekly, starred […]
Happy #BookBday (8/28/18 Edition)
What a lovely day for a #BookBday! HOUSEGIRL by Michael Donkor One of Library Journal’s Best Summer 2018 Debuts! Three adolescents—two Ghanaian “housegirls” and the daughter of wealthy immigrants—must come to terms with themselves and the secrets they have kept from each other in this powerful debut novel. “Donkor’s dense descriptions of life in Ghana […]
August 2018 Nonfiction
New nonfiction for your library’s shelves! SMALL ANIMALS: Parenthood in the Age of Fear by Kim Brooks A BookExpo 2018 Editors’ Buzz Pick with two starred reviews! A compelling blend of personal memoir, investigative reporting, and sociological criticism about parenthood and fear based on the author’s personal experience. “Parents who are seeking advice, rather than […]
FOUR Stars for FRYDERYK CHOPIN!
FRYDERYK CHOPIN: A Life and Times by Dr. Alan Walker has FOUR STARRED REVIEWS!!! Now that’s music to our ears! “Citing a proliferation of newly available material relating to Chopin (1810-1849), award-winning musicologist Walker delivers a magnificent, elegantly written biography of the famed composer. An absorbing biography unlikely to be surpassed anytime soon.” – Kirkus Reviews, […]
Mike Pence Biography & Other Big Drop-In Titles
These big books were just announced! Here’s the scoop: THE SHADOW PRESIDENT: The Truth About Mike Pence by Michael D’Antonio & Peter Eisner Available August 28, 2018 In this landmark biography of our current Vice President, Pulitzer Prize-winner Michael D’Antonio and Emmy-nominated journalist Peter Eisner reveal that Mike Pence is the most important and powerful […]
June 2018 Nonfiction
Add these June nonfiction titles to your library’s shelves today: THE THIRD BANK OF THE RIVER: Power and Survival in the Twenty-First Century Amazon by Chris Feliciano Arnold A veteran journalist traces the war over the Amazon as activists, locals, and indigenous tribes struggle to save the jungle from the threat of loggers, drug lords, […]
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