Trust the librarians! The stellar staff at the NYPL have picked their favorite adult books for Spring 2019, and Macmillan has quite a few on the list! AN EMERGENCY IN SLOW MOTION: The Inner Life of Diane Arbus by William Todd Schultz EVERYTHING UNDER by Daisy Johnson GRIST MILL ROAD by Christopher J. Yates THE […]
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Adult Books for Teens
Booklist and School Library Journal have deemed these adult books to be great for teens . . . and we agree! SHE WAS THE QUIET ONE by Michele CampbellAlso available in audioWhen twin sisters Rose and Bel Enright enroll in The Odell School, a prestigious New Hampshire boarding school, it seems like the opportunity of a […]
New York Times Notable Books of 2018
Oh happy happy day! The New York Times picked 13 Macmillan titles to join their Notable Books of 2018 list. GO US! Fiction EARLY WORK by Andrew Martin EVERYTHING UNDER by Daisy Johnson KUDOS by Rachel Cusk THE NEIGHBORHOOD by Mario Vargas Llosa; Translated from the Spanish by Edith Grossman THE PARKING LOT ATTENDANT by […]
Kirkus Best Books of 2018–Fiction
Kirkus released the first round of their year-end best-of lists, starting with their best fiction titles of 2018! Mystery/Thriller EIGHTEEN BELOW: A Fabian Risk Novel by Stefan Ahnhem NEWCOMER: A Mystery by Keigo Higashino; Translated by Giles Murray KINGDOM OF THE BLIND: A Chief Inspector Gamache Novel by Louise Penny Science Fiction and Fantasy STATE […]
It’s #Pubday! (10/23/18)
It’s #Pubday for a Man Booker Shortlister, an NBA Star, and a Rock God! THANKS A LOT MR. KIBBLEWHITE: My Story by Roger Daltrey “’It’s taken me three years to unpack the events of my life, to remember who did what when and why, to separate the myths from the reality, to unravel what really […]
LJ’s Best Fall 2018 & Winter 2019 Debuts
Library Journal‘s best debuts of Fall 2018 & Winter 2019 include these 7 Macmillan titles: A BORROWING OF BONES by Paula Munier Both traumatized by war, retired soldier Mercy Carr and her bomb-sniffing Belgian Malinois Elvis are running in the Vermont woods when Elvis discovers an abandoned baby, which brings in state game warden Troy […]
Graywolf Press Rocks the 2018 Man Booker Prize Shortlist!
GO GRAYWOLF PRESS!! They’ve got TWO titles shortlisted for the 2018 Man Booker Prize: EVERYTHING UNDER by Daisy Johnson (NEW US publication date: 10/23/18) MILKMAN by Anna Burns (currently scheduled for US release in Fall 2019 from Graywolf Press) The winner will be announced October 16. Click here to see the full shortlist. […]
2018 Man Booker Prize Longlist
Congratulations to all of the fantastic books on the 2018 Man Booker Prize longlist, especially these three Macmillan titles: SABRINA by Nick Drnaso EVERYTHING UNDER by Daisy Johnson MILKMAN by Anna Burns (currently scheduled for US release in Fall 2019 from Graywolf Press) The shortlist will be announced on September 20 and the winner will […]
NPR’s 2017 Book Concierge Picks
NPR’s Book Concierge is live and it includes nearly 50 Macmillan titles!! 300 ARGUMENTS: Essays by Sarah Manguso 4 3 2 1 by Paul Auster AFFLUENCE WITHOUT ABUNDANCE: The Disappearing World Of The Bushmen by James Suzman AGE OF ANGER: A History Of the Present by Pankaj Mishra THE ANSWERS by Catherine Lacey AUTONOMOUS by […]
Happy #BookBday (5/2/17 Edition)
Oh what a lovely day for a #BookBday! NO ONE CAN PRONOUNCE MY NAME by Rakesh Satyal A humorous and tender multi-generational novel about immigrants and outsiders, those trying to find their place in American society and within their own families. “Through his beautifully crafted characters, Satyal’s second novel explores identity, sexuality, family, immigrant life, […]