A big thank you to all who attended this week’s ALMA Book Buzz! In case you missed it, check out the titles we talked about below, and click this link to watch the recording! THE SECRET DINNER by Raphael Montes | 9781250442413 | 8/18/26 STRANGE IS THE LIGHT by Sarah Maria Griffin | 9781250910882 | […]
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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 […]

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 […]

WILD DARK SHORE is Reese’s November Book Club Pick (10/28/25)
WILD DARK SHORE by Charlotte McConaghy is Reese’s November 2025 Book Club Pick! A family on a remote island. A mysterious woman washed ashore. A rising storm on the horizon. Dominic Salt and his three children are caretakers of Shearwater, a tiny island not far from Antarctica. Home to the world’s largest seed bank, Shearwater […]

Upcoming Releases – 10/14/25
Check out these noteworthy upcoming releases for your shelves—arriving October 14th! KILL THE BEAST by Serra Swift 9781250373786 | 10/14/25 THE WITCHER meets HOWL’S MOVING CASTLE in this debut original faerie tale of revenge, redemption, and friendship—for fans of T. Kingfisher, Naomi Novik, and cozy fantasy with a dash of gritty adventure. RED CITY by […]

Climate Fiction (7/8/25)
Craving page-turners with a climate twist? These cli-fi titles deliver! SALTCROP by Yume Kitasei 9781250380968 | 9/30/25 In Earth’s not too distant future, seas consume coastal cities, highways disintegrate underwater, and mutant fish lurk in pirate-controlled depths. Skipper, a skilled sailor and the youngest of three sisters, earns money skimming and reselling plastic from the […]

Nature Reads Staff Picks (4/28/25)
In honor of Earth Day this month, our staff picks are all about nature and the environment! EMILY’S PICK: SALTCROP BY YUME KITASEI In Yume Kitasei’s first two books, she had us exploring galaxies and universes. This time, we’re taking to the seas, rather than the stars. Set in Earth’s not too distant future, seas […]

