From sweeping feminist stories of tribulation and triumph to funnier, lighter looks at family life and relationships, our April Fiction releases touched on it all! IF WE’RE BEING HONEST BY CAT SHOOK An Indie Next pick! “Like a stone skipped across water, Shook flits seamlessly from one character to the next, and remarkably, all emerge […]
Tag: Debuts

Spring 2023 Adult + YA Preview Recap (3/23/23)
A HUGE thank you to everyone who attended our Spring 2023 Adult + YA Preview last week! We heard from authors S.A. Cosby (ALL THE SINNERS BLEED) and Dahlia Adler (GOING BICOASTAL) and talked about SO MANY Spring 2023 books! You can watch a recording of the Preview below and find a list of all […]

New Edelweiss E-galleys (11/21/22)
Hello e-galley readers! Check out some of the exciting e-galleys that were recently added to Edelweiss for your downloading pleasure: WHERE THERE WAS FIRE by John Manuel Arias9781250817389 | 9/19/23 Costa Rica, 1968. When a lethal fire erupts at the American Fruit Company’s most lucrative banana plantation burning all evidence of a massive cover-up, the […]

Library Journal’s Top Fall Debut Picks
Now that Fall is right around the corner, check out what forthcoming debut novels the Library Journal editors are excited about! THE MAKE-UP TEST by Jenny L. Howe9781250837868 | 9/13/22 ONE TO WATCH meets BEACH READ in this smart, swoony debut in which two exes find themselves battling against each other—and their unresolved feelings—for a spot in a prestigious Ph.D. […]

LJ’s Top Debuts Spring/Summer 2022
Library Journal thinks these Spring/Summer 2022 debuts should be on your radar! PAY DIRT ROAD by Samantha Jayne Allen“Winner of the 2019 Hillerman Prize, Allen’s multi-starred mystery features Annie McIntyre, working as a waitress after returning home post-college to her drought—and recession—wrecked Texas hometown. Alarmed when another waitress is strangled at a community bon fire—she […]

LJ’s Best Summer/Fall 2021 Debuts
Library Journal‘s Best Summer/Fall 2021 Debuts includes three Macmillan titles! HELLO, TRANSCRIBER by Hannah MorrisseyISBN 9781250795953 | on sale 11/30/21 “Former police transcriber Morrissey brings her expertise to this suspenseful debut. The story of an introverted, troubled woman, isolated in a bleak small town, will appeal to fans of Jess Lourey’s atmospheric books.”–Library Journal, starred […]

July 2020 Debuts Round-Up (7/8/20)
July is bringing in the sunshine and SO MANY great debuts this year! With everything from memoirs to genre-bending fantasies, we have something for every reader. ARTIFACT by Arlene Heyman “Psychiatrist Heyman’s richly drawn debut novel (after the collection SCARY OLD SEX) delves into the life of Lottie Levinson, a 42-year-old college science professor…This no-holds-barred […]

LJ Winter/Spring 2020 Best Debut Novels
Library Journal‘s Best Debuts of Winter/Spring 2020 include these Macmillan titles! THE CACTUS LEAGUE by Emily Nemens, ISBN 9780374117948, on sale nowSHARKS IN THE TIME OF SAVIORS by Kawai Strong Washburn, ISBN 9780374272081, on sale nowTHE OTHER BENNET SISTER by Janice Hadlow, ISBN 9781250129413, on sale 3/31/20OONA OUT OF ORDER by Margarita Montimore, ISBN 9781250236609, […]

New E-Galleys for October 2019
Hello e-galley readers! Check out some of the exciting e-galleys that were added to Edelweiss this month for your downloading pleasure: GONE BY MIDNIGHT by Candice Fox Crimson Lake is where people with dark pasts come to disappear—and where others vanish into thin air. A BAD DAY FOR SUNSHINE by Darynda Jones Police chief Sunshine […]

Winter 2019–2020 Indie Next List for Reading Groups Preview
Hey all you book club hosters, the Winter 2019–2020 Indie Next List for Reading Groups Preview includes 8 Macmillan titles! Top 10 #1: SHE WOULD BE KING by Wayétu Moore Family & Coming of Age THE FAMILY TABOR by Cherise Wolas Backlisted But Not Forgotten 300 ARGUMENTS by Sarah Manguso PYONGYANG: A Journey in North […]