Just in time for your spook-tastic thrill-a-chill displays, here are creepy favorites from Library Journal + Booklist: Library Journal‘s Fearsome Firsts: Horror Fiction from Debut Authors: BABY TEETH Booklist‘s Top 10 Horror: AFTER THE END OF THE WORLD HER BODY AND OTHER PARTIES And don’t forget to join us for Booklist‘s “Falling for Mystery” Webinar […]
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YA Nonfiction Round-Up
Strong girls. Social media. Special ops. Syrian refugees. Our Fall 2018 YA nonfiction is spectacular! TEEN TRAILBLAZERS: 30 Fearless Girls Who Changed the World Before They Were 20 by Jennifer Calvert, illustrated by Vesna Asanovic Available now from Castle Point Books Ages 12 to 18 “In this superb, concise collection of 30 mini-biographies of little- […]
Sign Up Now: Booklist Webinar “Falling for Mystery” 10/30, 1:00 pm Central
When the wind howls through tree branches and masked youngsters pound on your door demanding loot, it’s time to escape to the pages of a book! Get lost in these thrilling and mysterious reads from Macmillan! Tuesday, October 30, 2018 1:00 pm Central Daylight Time (Chicago, GMT-05:00) Register for this SPOOK-tacular webinar here. […]
Stars for THE GILDED WOLVES!
We’re thrilled that Roshani Chokshi’s newest YA fantasy, THE GILDED WOLVES, has received four starred reviews! “A thrilling, gritty new fantasy set in an alternate nineteenth-century Paris, where old secrets and even older magic reside . . . Chokshi shines as a master storyteller in her newest novel; the setting, world building, plot, and conflict […]
Teen Talk (9/26/2018 Edition)
Hey, YA librarians! Check out our latest & greatest YA titles out this month, then join us on Twitter today at 2:30pm EST for Early Word YA Galley Chat (hashtag: #ewgcya) and tell us what you’ve been reading & loving! SADIE by Courtney Summers 9781250105714 Ages 13 to 18 FOUR STARRED REVIEWS! When Sadie’s little […]
Adult Books for Teens
Whether young or young at heart, these adult books are great for readers of all ages! 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. […]
Sign Up Now: “Happily-Ever-After Guaranteed” Booklist Webinar
♫♪♫♫♪ You and Booklist, sitting in a tree… R.E.A.D.I.N.G. First comes Talia Sherer, then come all the swoony Macmillan titles, Then come the happy library patrons lining the aisles! ♫♪♫♫♪ Listen to Talia share her favorite romances at Booklist‘s “Happily-Ever-After Guaranteed” webinar on Tuesday, September 18 at 1pm Central. Click here to Save-the-Date / RSVP. […]
SADIE and MIRAGE make the Fall 2018 Kids’ Indie Next List!
The Fall 2018 Kids’ Indie Next List was announced last week and includes SADIE by Courtney Summers (in the Top Ten!) and MIRAGE by Somaiya Daud! SADIE by Courtney Summers Available September 4, 2018 from Wednesday Books FOUR STARRED REVIEWS!! SADIE is the story of a missing girl on a journey of revenge and a Serial-like […]
Booklist’s Top SF/Fantasy/Horror of 2018
Booklist’s Top 10 SF/Fantasy/Horror reading lists of 2018* include these outstanding Macmillan titles: Top 10 SF/Fantasy: 2018 (full list) BALL LIGHTNING by Cixin Liu, translated by Joel Martinsen While devoting himself to studying the atmospheric occurrence called ball lightning which struck and killed his parents Chen meets the beautiful but ruthless Lin Yun, an army […]
Booklist’s “Adult Books on the Horizon: Fall and Winter Announcements” Webinar Titles
We hope you were able to tune in to Booklist’s “Adult Books on the Horizon: Fall and Winter Announcements” webinar today, but if not, here are all the titles Talia presented: NINE PERFECT STRANGERS* by Liane Moriarty | 9781250069825 | Out 11/6/18 (LR: 9/20/18) KINGDOM OF THE BLIND* by Louise Penny | 9781250066206 | Out […]