We are honoring the impactful contributions of the Black community all year long, but for February’s Staff Picks, we’re celebrating these Black voices. Amanda: THE HOUSE OF BROKEN BRICKS by Fiona Williams In this debut, Tess is a Londoner whose relationship with Richard transports her from a Jamaican diaspora in the city to the English […]
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Spring/Summer 2024 Adult + YA Preview Recap (2/13/24)
Thank you to everyone who attended our Spring/Summer Adult + YA Preview! A recording of the preview is available here. You can check out an Edelweiss catalog of all the titles we presented here. Plus find more info from our special guest speakers: Alexene Farol Follmuth’s TWELFTH KNIGHT, Abraham Chang’s 888 LOVE AND THE DIVINE […]
TLA’s 2024 Lariat List
Congratulations to the 8 Macmillan titles on the 2024 Lariat List for Adult Fiction! ALL THE SINNERS BLEED by S.A. CosbyDID YOU HEAR ABOUT KITTY KARR? by Crystal Smith PaulFOURTH WING by Rebecca YarrosHELLO STRANGER by Katherine CenterMAAME by Jessica GeorgeNO TWO PERSONS by Erica BauermeisterTHE SPITE HOUSE by Johnny ComptonSTARLING HOUSE by Alix E. Harrow […]
Gretchen Schreiber’s Letter to Librarians
Gretchen Schreiber’s ELLIE HAYCOCK IS TOTALLY NORMAL is a big-hearted debut novel about a girl who is always trying to keep her life in the hospital separate from her life at home. During an extended hospital stay, her two lives start to collide when she grows closer to a new group of friends, including Ryan, […]
2023 Goodreads Choice Award Winners
Congratulations to the SEVEN Macmillan titles that won Goodreads Choice Awards for 2023! Romantasy FOURTH WING by Rebecca Yarros YA Fantasy DIVINE RIVALS by Rebecca Ross Fantasy HELL BENT by Leigh Bardugo Historical Fiction WEYWARD by Emilia Hart Science Fiction IN THE LIVES OF PUPPETS by T.J. Klune Debut Novel WEYWARD by Emilia Hart Humor […]
Debut Spotlight (11/30/2023)
Today we’re highlighting a stylish, uncommonly clever novel about the things we want and the things we think we want. PIGLET is both an examination of women’s often complicated relationship with food and a celebration of the messes life sometimes makes for us. You won’t believe this is a debut! PIGLET BY LOTTIE HAZELL Available […]
For Your Consideration: February 2024 LibraryReads Titles
Download, read, and vote for your favorite February titles for the February 2024 LibraryReads list! Votes due January 1! THE BOY WHO CRIED BEAR by Kelley Armstrong | 9781250865441 | 2/20/24Request on Edelweiss and NetGalley “The youngest resident of Haven’s Rock, an off-the grid Canadian town where Det. Casey Duncan presides, Max is certain that […]
Chicago Public Library’s Best Books of 2023
Chicago Public Library has announced their Best Books of 2023, and Macmillan has 17 books on the list, along with three in the top ten! In the Top Ten: ABSOLUTION by Alice McDermottOUR MIGRANT SOULS: A Meditation on Race and the Meanings and Myth’s of “Latino” by Héctor TobarTHE TALK by Darrin Bell AFTER THE […]
Debut Spotlight (11/15/2023)
Today, we are highlighting three incredible debuts: a coming-of-age love affair for all our literary lovers, a rock star romance that takes us back to the golden age of the seventies, and a friends-to-lovers romp with a culinary twist. These gems will make your heart race! GREEN DOT BY MADELEINE GRAY Available for download on […]
Book Club Recommendations (11/15/23)
Wondering what to read next with your book club? Check out these recommendations where a cold case is revisited, an American-born daughter of immigrants shares her memoir, and a teen explores her Muslim identity through a mixture of prose and verse. Click know more for more book club news, resources, sweepstakes, and more. EVERYONE WHO […]
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