Kirkus released the first round of their year-end best-of lists, starting with their best fiction titles of 2019! Best Mysteries and Thrillers THE BITTERROOTS by C.J. Box THE LOST MAN by Jane Harper SAVE ME FROM DANGEROUS MEN by S. A. Lelchuk Best Historical Fiction IN WEST MILLS by De’Shawn Charles Winslow Best Romance Novels […]
Tag: debut
Maximum Shelf: SAINT X (11/6/19)
Today’s Maximum Shelf pick is Alexis Schaitkin’s debut, SAINT X–a haunting portrait of grief, obsession, and the bond between two sisters. Claire is only seven years old when her college-age sister, Alison, disappears on the last night of their family vacation at a resort on the Caribbean island of Saint X. Several days later, Alison’s […]
YALSA Symposium Book Buzz Recap (11/3/19)
Over the weekend, we jetted off to Memphis for a few days of BBQ and books at the YALSA Symposium! If you weren’t able to attend (or need a refresher), here are the books we presented at the Book Buzz on Sunday morning: WHERE THE WORLD ENDS | Geraldine McCaughreanDecember 3, 20199781250225498YA Fiction / Historical […]
THE UNPASSING is a Booklist Top 10 Debut!
Booklist released their picks for the Top 10 First Novels of 2019, and Chia-Chia Lin’s searing debut THE UNPASSING made the list! THE UNPASSING A Library Journal Best Debut! With flowing prose that evokes the terrifying beauty of the Alaskan wilderness, Lin explores the fallout after the loss of a child and the way in […]
For Your Consideration: January 2020 LibraryReads Titles
Download, read, and vote for your favorite January titles for the January 2020 LibraryReads list! Votes due December 1! AMERICAN DIRT by Jeanine Cummins Email amanda.rountree@macmillan.com with the subject line “AMERICAN DIRT” to request a print ARC. 2 starred reviews! “Beautiful, straightforward language drives home the point that migration to safer places is not a […]
Library Journal Fall 2019/Winter 2020 Best Debuts
Discover new authors with Library Journal‘s Fall 2019/Winter 2020 Best Debuts round-up! SF/Fantasy ORMESHADOW by Priya Sharma Burning with resentment and intrigue, this fantastical family drama invites readers to dig up the secrets of the Belman family, and wonder whether myths and legends are real enough to answer for a history of sin. Literary Gems […]
Adult Books for Teens
These titles may look like they’re for adults, but they’re also perfect for teen readers! HERE WE ARE by Aarti Namdev ShahaniHERE WE ARE is a heart-wrenching memoir about an immigrant family’s American Dream, the justice system that took it away, and the daughter who fought to get it back, from NPR correspondent Aarti Namdev […]
Teen Talk (October 2019)
Check out our latest & greatest YA titles out this month, then join us on Twitter today at 2:30pm EST for Early Word YA Galley Chat (#ewgcya) and tell us what you’ve been reading & loving! THE GRACE YEAR by Kim Liggett9781250145444Ages 14 – 18 No one speaks of the grace year. It’s forbidden.Girls are told they have the […]
Happy #PubDay (10/22/19)
An end to humanity as we know it + settle on a new planet + historical time-traveling + an illustrated journey through life = this week’s #PubDay celebrations. SUPERNOVA ERA by Cixin Liu In Publishers Weekly‘s Fall 2019 Announcements! “Plausible but surprising twists make this a memorable what-if tale.”–Publishers Weekly INTERFERENCE by Sue Burke Colonists […]
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