2015 Goodreads Choice Awards

2015 Goodreads Choice Awards

Goodreads launched their annual Choice Awards this week and we’re proud to say that Macmillan has 28 nominees in the Opening Round! Click here to vote for your favorites and we’ll keep you updated as the tournament progresses. Our 2015 Winners: THE NIGHTINGALE by Kristin Hannah (Best Historical Fiction) and BENEATH THE SURFACE by John Hargrove […]

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2015 Long Island Book Buzz

2015 Long Island Book Buzz

Today Anne traveled to lovely Long Island and presented all these great Macmillan YA and Adult titles at a full-day book buzz: Adult BOYS IN THE TREES* by Carly Simon | On Sale: Nov. 24 LUST & WONDER* by Augusten Burroughs | On Sale: March 29 MOST WANTED* by Lisa Scottoline  | On Sale: April 12 […]

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Teen Talk Tuesday (10/20/15)

Teen Talk Tuesday (10/20/15)

Hey there, YA-lovin’ librarians. We’ve got SO MUCH good stuff for you this month! We recently announced our Books for Teens Twenty-SixTEEN titles, including Flatiron Books’ first two YA titles, IF I WAS YOUR GIRL by Meredith Russo and AMERICAN GIRLS by Allison Umminger. If you were in the tri-state area and attended the AAP […]

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2015 Tri State Children’s/YA Book Buzz Titles

2015 Tri State Children’s/YA Book Buzz Titles

Today is the Tri-State Children’s/YA Book Buzz! Anne presented her favorite books for teens including new titles from David Levithan, Stephanie Perkins and two debuts from Flatiron Books! Best of all? Ali Fisher co-presented and their babies Daniel and Jackson (OK, he’s a fur baby, but he’s still a baby!) kept things moving along. BLANKETS […]

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Keep Calm and CARRY ON!

Keep Calm and CARRY ON!

FANGIRL fans rejoice! Rainbow Rowell’s CARRY ON, a YA fantasy following the adventures of Simon & Baz, is available today! “It’s a brilliantly addictive, genuinely romantic story about teenagers who can’t be neatly sorted into houses, coping with stress and loss and the confusion of just trying to be who they are. It’s as if […]

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Books for Teens 2016: WE [heart] Flatiron Books YA!

Books for Teens 2016: WE [heart] Flatiron Books YA!

Our list of favorite forthcoming 2016 teen titles collected all in one place, just for you and your teen patrons is finally here. In addition to the always-exciting selection from Griffin Teen (including new books from David Levithan and Stephanie Perkins), keep an eye out for YA debuts IF I WAS YOUR GIRL and AMERICAN GIRLS from Flatiron […]

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Breaking Boundaries with Griffin Teen!

Breaking Boundaries with Griffin Teen!

CARRY ON by Rainbow Rowell Rainbow Rowell continues to break boundaries with CARRY ON, an epic fantasy following the triumphs and heartaches of Simon and Baz from her beloved bestseller FANGIRL. DREAM THINGS TRUE by Marie Marquardt A modern-day Romeo and Juliet story in which a wealthy Southern boy falls in love with an undocumented […]

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Librarians “Read ‘n Rave” Their Favorite ALA Annual 2015 Picks!

Librarians “Read ‘n Rave” Their Favorite ALA Annual 2015 Picks!

Last Monday we rounded out a terrific ALA Annual 2015 with a standing-room only Read ‘n Rave panel (similar to BEA’s Shout ‘n Share) moderated by Booklist‘s Rebecca Vnuk. Here’s what the all-star collection development specialists found on the exhibit floor to share with you: Seattle Public Library’s David Wright kicked it off with A […]

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BEA 2015 Book Buzz Titles

BEA 2015 Book Buzz Titles

Yesterday’s AAP Book Buzz (Part I) was standing room only, so make sure to get to room 1E14 early today for Part II: The Buzz Continues (2-3:30pm). For those not at BEA, or who didn’t grab a handout, here’s what Anne talked about: PURITY by Jonathan Franzen | Literary Fiction | On Sale 9/1/15 CARRY […]

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CARRY ON Cover Reveal!!

CARRY ON Cover Reveal!!

BREAKING NEWS!! Buzzfeed just ran an exclusive cover reveal for Rainbow Rowell’s new book, CARRY ON! “When I first saw this cover, all I could say was, ‘Ohhhhh…’ It completely surprised me, even though it was everything I was telling my publisher I wanted. This book is a little darker, and rougher, than my other […]

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