The smart folks over at Booklist have released their Editors’ Choice lists for 2025! Adult Books: AUTHENTIC: The Myth of Bringing Your Full Self to Work by Jodi-Ann BureyTHE ETERNAL FOREST: A Memoir of the Cuban Diaspora by Elena SheppardLOOKING AT WOMEN LOOKING AT WAR: A War and Justice Diary by Victoria AmelinaUNKNOWN ENEMY: The […]
Tag: Books for Teens
Day’s YA: HEART OF MISCHIEF
HEART OF MISCHIEF by Emma Noyes 9781250342935 3/10/2026 Wednesday Books Ages 13-18 E-galley available on Edelweiss and NetGalley Ever since Elias Everhart betrayed her in the worst ways possible, Charlie Hudson has vowed to get revenge—she will become strong, find him, kill him, and never trust a boy again. She thinks she has plenty of […]
Chicago Public Library’s Best Books of 2025
Chicago Public Library has announced their Best Books of 2025, and Macmillan has 18 books on the list! In the Top Ten: FLASHLIGHT by Susan Choi WILD DARK SHORE by Charlotte McConaghy AUTOMATIC NOODLE by Annalee Newitz BALDWIN: A LOVE STORY by Nicholas Boggs CARELESS PEOPLE: A Cautionary Tale of Power, Greed, and Lost Idealism […]
Day’s YA: THE FALL OF IRIS HENLEY
THE FALL OF IRIS HENLEY by Jennifer Graham 9781250323835 (Trade Paperback) | 9781250323811 (Library Hardcover) 2/24/26 Wednesday Books Ages 13-18 Egalley available on Edelweiss and NetGalley Iris Henley knows what it feels like to hit rock bottom. Six months ago, she had it all. She was popular, one of the best cheerleaders at her Texas […]
Kirkus Best Books of 2025
Announcing the Kirkus Reviews Best Books of 2025! FICTION MYSTERIES AND THRILLERS MARGUERITE BY THE LAKE by Mary Dixie Carter KING OF ASHES by S. A. Cosby BOOK CLUB FICTION FLASHLIGHT by Susan Choi HISTORICAL FICTION THE WAYFINDER by Adam Johnson ROMANCE CHAOS by Constance Fay LADIES IN HATING by Alexandra Vasti SCIENCE FICTION AND […]
Day’s YA: THEY CALL HER REGRET
THEY CALL HER REGRET by Channelle Desamours 9781250337702 2/17/2026 Wednesday Books Ages 13-18 E-galley available on Edelweiss and NetGalley Simone Washington loves horror. Every year, she throws the ultimate Halloween party for all of her classmates, going all out to spook and scare them all. Not only is party planning something she enjoys, but it’s […]
Happy Half Hour (11/10/25)
Today, we’re chatting about a woman trying to survive a series of bizarre and escalating attacks on her marriage; a girl trapped on a magical cruise ship who must uncover the secrets of the ship, her family, and their entwined bloody past; and a horror author who moves to suburban New Jersey and finds herself […]
Day’s YA: HEART’S GAMBIT
HEART’S GAMBIT by J.D. Myall 9781250365408 2/3/26 Wednesday Books Ages 13-18 Egalley available on Edelweiss and NetGalley The Baldwins and the Davenports have been destined to hate each other for many, many years. Back in 1860, two enslaved kids fell in love and dreamed of running away together. But when they tried to escape, they […]
Happy Half Hour (10/20/25)
Today, we’re chatting about a Texas teen accused of murder who’s desperate to clear her name; a dysfunctional family that gets hurtled into a criminal conspiracy that might bring them closer together; and a sculptress who enters a competition hosted by Florence’s most feared immortal family. THE FALL OF IRIS HENLEY by Jennifer Graham | […]
Day’s YA: DEAD FAKE
DEAD FAKE by Vincent Ralph 9781250372123 1/20/2026 Wednesday Books Ages 13-18 E-galley available on Edelweiss and NetGalley Bleak Haven is a town that knows death—and more specifically murder—very well. Ava Wilson’s uncle was a well-known murderer in town, and she’s had to live with the conflicting emotions of being told and seeing that he was […]
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