Congrats to all of the amazing Macmillan authors who won awards or were selected for YALSA and RUSA’s various reading lists this year! 2016 Alex Awards (the 10 best adult books that appeal to teen audiences): BONES & ALL by Camille De Angelis FUTURISTIC VIOLENCE AND FANCY SUITS by David Wong HUMANS OF NEW YORK: […]
Tag: Courtney Summers
Chicago Public Library’s 2015 Best of the Best Books
We’ve got 14 books on Chicago Public Library’s 2015 Best of the Best list! Selected by a team of CPL librarians, the list represents the year’s most outstanding titles, books of exceptional quality for a diverse, city-wide readership. Fiction A DARKER SHADE OF MAGIC by V.E. Schwab JADE DRAGON MOUNTAIN by Elsa Hart A MANUAL […]
2016 Texas Tayshas List
We’re proud to have four Young Adult novels on the 2016 Texas Tayshas Reading List! ALL THE RAGE by Courtney Summers MY TRUE LOVE GAVE TO ME, edited by Stephanie Perkins SPARE PARTS: Four Undocumented Teenagers, One Ugly Robot and the Battle for the American Dream by Joshua Davis THE TRAGIC AGE by Stephen Metcalfe […]
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 […]
Banned Books Week 2015
Happy Banned Books Week! This year’s theme is Young Adult fiction, and what better time to have Courtney Summers’s SOME GIRLS ARE challenged?! A South Carolina high school pulled the book off its freshman summer reading list after a parent complained about the content; the response from librarians and readers across the country against this action […]
Teen Talk Tuesday (4/21/15)
Calling all YA librarians! Check out the fabulous new releases from Griffin Teen, then join @earlyword later today at 5pm EST for Early Word YA Galley Chat (NEW hashtag: #ewgcya) to brag about your favorite teen reads! ALL THE RAGE by Courtney Summers IT’S HERE!! Possibly one of the best, most important Griffin Teen books […]
TxLA 2015 – Friday Book Buzz
It’s the last day of TxLA! Come get the last of our giveaways in booth #1359 and listen to Anne “the sweet teeth” Spieth highlight her favorite forthcoming Macmillan titles at Book Buzz: The New Books Are Coming (10:00-11:50am, Austin Convention Center | Room 17 AB, level 4). Don’t forget to follow the action on […]
Stars For ALL THE RAGE!
We’re not the only ones who can’t shut up about ALL THE RAGE by Courtney Summers: “The narrative never shies from its charged subject, and Summers portrays the unforgiving mind-set of Grebe’s citizens with grim realism. Through its resolution is neither tidy nor simple, Romy’s powerful story creates a space for change.” — Publishers Weekly, […]
What Are YOU Reading?
Just in time for Thanksgiving, here is a list of our most popular titles — as downloaded by your librarian pals — from Edelweiss: A Darker Shade of Magic by V. E. Schwab The Just City by Jo Walton The Sasquatch Hunter’s Almanac by Sharma Shields A Murder of Magpies by Judith Flanders Fear the […]
Griffin Teen’s Got Issues
Our pals at Griffin Teen have created a gorgeous flyer featuring 19 award-winning titles dealing with everything from bullying, mental illness, relationships, and violence from authors including Rainbow Rowell, Stephanie Kuehn, and Courtney Summers. It’s too good not to share with you! Here’s a link to download the PDF (prints on 11×17 tabloid size paper). […]