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 […]
Tag: Bryan Washington
Upcoming Releases – 11/4/25
Check out these noteworthy upcoming releases for your shelves—arriving November 4th! FALLEN CITY by Adrienne Young 9781250794192 | 11/4/25 A Greco-Roman inspired fantasy where a glittering world, a political system built on lies, and a forbidden romance come together as a Magistrate’s daughter desperately attempts to escape a city under siege. A FATE SO COLD […]
2025 National Book Award Finalists
The finalists for the National Book Award have been announced, and this year’s finalists include 2 Macmillan titles! Fiction PALAVER by Bryan Washington Nonfiction THINGS IN NATURE MERELY GROW by Yiyun Li […]
Staff Review: PALAVER
PALAVER by Bryan Washington978037460907811/4/25Farrar, Strous and GirouxFiction / Literary Bryan Washington’s PALAVER is a story that feels both intimate and expansive, capturing the messiness and tenderness of family, love, and belonging. In its quiet moments, this story reveals a deeply human portrait of what it means to lose and sometimes rediscover home. Ten years since […]
For Your Consideration: November 2025 LibraryReads Titles
Download, read, and vote for your favorite November titles for the November 2025 LibraryReads list! VOTES DUE OCTOBER 1ST! PALAVER by Bryan Washington | 9780374609078 | 11/4/25 Request on Edelweiss and NetGalley “Lambda Award winner Washington’s (FAMILY MEAL) tender and endearing novel concerns an estranged mother and son… Count on Washington for stylish tales with […]
Kirkus Reviews’ 60 Most Anticipated Books of the Fall
The smart folks at Kirkus Reviews have picked the 60 books you’ll want on your shelves this Fall, including these Macmillan titles! ONE OF US by Dan Chaon THE WAYFINDER by Adam Johnson LIFE, AND DEATH, AND GIANTS by Ron Rindo PALAVER by Bryan Washington […]
Happy Half Hour (8/4/25)
Today, we’re chatting about a couple who decide to separate for a month to date other people before settling down; a group of teens fighting for their dreams at a brand new elite charter school; and a mother and son who reunite after many years and begin to finally see each other more clearly. OVERDUE […]
Literary Fiction (6/10/25)
These literary fiction titles have something for every reader—family stories, queer love stories, and the extraterrestrial! PALAVER by Bryan Washington 9780374609078 | 11/4/25 In Tokyo, the son works as an English tutor, drinking his nights away with friends at a gay bar. He’s entangled in a sexual relationship with a married man, and while he […]
ALMA Book Buzz Recap (6/5/25)
A big thank you to all who attended the ALMA Book Buzz on May 20th! In case you missed it, check out the titles we talked about below! THE MAIDEN AND HER MONSTER by Maddie Martinez | 9781250367754 | 9/9/25 NO REST FOR THE WICKED by Rachel Louise Adams | 9781250362117 | 9/16/25 WE MET […]
Literary Fiction (6/4/25)
These literary fiction titles have something for every reader—family stories, queer love stories, and the extraterrestrial! PALAVER by Bryan Washington 9780374609078 | 11/4/25 In Tokyo, the son works as an English tutor, drinking his nights away with friends at a gay bar. He’s entangled in a sexual relationship with a married man, and while he […]
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