In case you missed the LGBTQIA+ titles we presented at today’s ALMA/ALA Annual 2021 Book Buzz, here’s what all the excitement was about! TELL ME HOW TO BE by Neel Patel | 9781250184979 | 12/7/21THE DAYS OF AFREKETE by Asali Solomon | 9780374140052 | 10/19/21YERBA BUENA by Nina LaCour | 9781250810465 | 2/8/22START WITHOUT ME: […]
Tag: debut
Happy Half Hour (6/21/21)
We’re continuing our Pride Month celebration with debuts this week including a supernatural thriller about two girls who fall in love, an adult debut following two women on a star-crossed journey, a queer Southern Gothic, and a darkly funny novel about an Indian-American family with deeply buried secrets. THE DEAD AND THE DARK by Courtney […]
Book + Author: Aggie Blum Thompson
Come join us! Sign up to participate in the next event in Macmillan’s Book + Author series: a virtual book club event with debut author Aggie Blum Thompson for the release of her page-turning thriller, I DON’T FORGIVE YOU. Tune in with your book club to hear a discussion with best-selling author Sarah Pekkanen and […]
Debut Spotlight (6/8/21)
Today we’re spotlighting debuts with a sweeping family story set in seaside Maine, a dystopian thriller in a world run by artificial intelligence, and an accomplished photographer framed for murder. HAVEN POINT by Virginia Hume “Hume’s debut follows three generations of Demarest women against the backdrop of an upscale summer community on the Maine coast…Fans […]
2021 Locus Awards Finalists + Winners
Congratulations to Macmillan’s 2021 Locus Awards Finalists and Winners! SCIENCE FICTION NOVEL ATTACK SURFACE by Cory DoctorowUNCONQUERABLE SUN by Kate ElliottTHE RELENTLESS MOON by Mary Robinette KowalTHE LAST EMPEROX by John ScalziNETWORK EFFECT by Martha Wells–WINNERINTERLIBRARY LOAN by Gene Wolfe FANTASY NOVEL THE ANGEL OF THE CROWS by Katherine AddisonPIRANESI by Susanna ClarkeHARROW THE NINTH […]
2021 Macavity Award Nominees
Congratulations to Macmillan’s 2021 Macavity Award nominees! Best Mystery Novel BLACKTOP WASTELAND by S.A. CosbyALL THE DEVILS ARE HERE by Louise Penny Best First Mystery MURDER IN OLD BOMBAY by Nev March Sue Feder Memorial Award for Best Historical Mystery THE CABINETS OF BARNABY MAYNE by Elsa Hart […]
Sneak Peek: July 2021 Indie Next List
The July 2021 Indie Next list features 3 Macmillan titles! A PSALM FOR THE WILD-BUILT by Becky ChambersISBN 9781250236210 | on sale 7/13/21 “Chambers begins a delightful new series full of familiar themes: heart, hope, and purpose.”–Library Journal, starred review “The first book in Chambers’ new series feels like a moment to breathe, a novel […]
YA Spotlight (5/24/21)
This YA spotlight features a romance that is Crazy Rich Asians meets The Princess Diaries, a Grease-inspired romcom about one girl choosing between the guy of her dreams and her female summer fling, and the start to a new trilogy about twin witches. TOKYO EVER AFTER by Emiko Jean 2 starred reviews! “Izumi, a Japanese […]
Happy Half Hour (5/10/21)
This Happy Half Hour features a debut about grief and rage, war and destiny across an alternate China, the final adventure of Simon Snow, and a woman’s exhilarating post-war New York City journey. DEAR MISS METROPOLITAN by Carolyn Ferrell | 9781250793614 | 7/6/21 SHE WHO BECAME THE SUN by Shelley Parker-Chan | 9781250621801 | 7/20/21 […]
2021 Anthony Award Nominees
Congrats to Macmillan’s 2021 Anthony Award Nominees! Best Hardcover Novel BLACKTOP WASTELAND by S.A. CosbyLITTLE SECRETS by Jennifer HillierAND NOW SHE’S GONE by Rachel Howzell HallTHE FIRST TO LIE by Hank Phillippi Ryan Best First Novel MURDER IN OLD BOMBAY by Nev March Best Paperback Original THE FATE OF A FLAPPER by Susanna Calkins […]