The May 2024 Indie Next List includes FIVE Macmillan titles! EVERY TIME I GO ON VACATION, SOMEONE DIES BY CATHERINE MACK 9781250325853 | 4/30/24 “The first entry in ‘The Vacation Mysteries’ series features author Eleanor Dash, who wants to finish her book tour in Italy so that she can get back to writing and fulfill […]
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Sneak Peek: December Indie Next List
The December 2023 Indie Next List includes FOUR Macmillan titles! CALAMITY: AN UNCHARTED HEARTS NOVEL BY CONSTANCE FAY9781250330413 | 11/14/23 2 starred reviews! “Fay’s unputdownable debut…is packed to the brim with heat, heart, and humor… Fay enriches the enemies-to-lovers romance with meticulous worldbuilding and lovable, larger-than-life characters. The space hijinks and tantalizing mystery make this […]
Happy Half Hour (10/2/23)
This Happy Half Hour features a delightful medieval rom-com, an atmospheric gothic mystery set in the Cornish countryside, a hilarious cozy mystery with a little old lady to root for, and a near-future dystopia story of queer love and betrayal. GWEN & ART ARE NOT IN LOVE by Lex Croucher | 9781250847218 | 11/28/23THE CURSE […]
Debut Spotlight (9/19/23)
You won’t believe these two gems are debuts! With a dystopian novel imagining a future in which select individuals are admitted to climate-controlled cities in the midst of a ruined planet and a mystery in which a rare-bookstore-owner-turned-amateur-sleuth must solve a murder at a gothic mansion, you’ll need to clear your schedule for some reading […]
Pride Month Staff Picks (6/28/23)
We’re celebrating Pride Month with four amazing titles! Searching for your next read? Check out these staff picks and dive into some of MacLib’s favorites. Amanda’s Pick: CLEAT CUTE by Meryl Wilsner | 9781250873309 | 9/19/23 The author of the LibraryReads pick MISTAKES WERE MADE is back with the best sports romance you’ll ever read. […]
New Edelweiss E-galleys (5/1/23)
Hello e-galley readers! Check out some of the exciting e-galleys that were recently added to Edelweiss for your downloading pleasure: THE RAGING STORM: A DETECTIVE MATTHEW VENN NOVEL by Ann Cleeves 9781250836779 | 9/5/23 When Jem Rosco—sailor, adventurer and legend—blows into town in the middle of an autumn gale, the residents of Greystone, Devon are […]
20 Questions With TJ Klune (4/12/23)
Today we have the absolute pleasure of chatting with author TJ Klune as he answers 20 questions about himself and his new book, IN THE LIVES OF PUPPETS. Before we hear from TJ, let’s take a quick dive into IN THE LIVES OF PUPPETS. Set in an apocalyptic future where humanity is extinct and robots […]
New Edelweiss E-galleys (4/4/23)
Hello e-galley readers! Check out some of the exciting e-galleys that were recently added to Edelweiss for your downloading pleasure: DIRTY LYING DRAGONS by Sabrina Blackburry9781990778308 | 8/8/23 Set in the same world as DIRTY LYING FAERIES, Sabrina Blackburry’s next action-packed installment of the Enchanted Fates series introduces us to Dani—a covenless witch whose life […]
YA Spotlight (2/13/23)
Two excellent novels are making a splash this Valentine’s Day–an LGBTQ+ romance about a teen trying to win back his ex and best his enemy in a piano competition and a dystopian sci-fi novel about three friends fighting to reunite in a safe haven from the apocalypse. ALWAYS THE ALMOST BY EDWARD UNDERHILL “A beginning […]
Booklist 2022 Fantasy/Sci-Fi/Horror Spotlight
Booklist knows the Sci-Fi, Fantasy, and Horror books you’ll want on your shelves this year! TOP 10 SF/FANTASY & HORROR NETTLE & BONE by T. Kingfisher THE ESSENTIALS: SF/FANTASY & HORROR CLI-FI GOLIATH by Tochi OnyebuchiA HALF-BUILT GARDEN by Ruthanna Emrys TOP 10 SF/FANTASY & HORROR DEBUTS 40 by Alan HeathcockTHE BOOK EATERS by Sunyi DeanMANHUNT by Gretchen Felker-MartinA MARVELLOUS […]