Happy Wednesday, YA librarians, and welcome to this special *Wednesday edition* of Teen Talk Tuesday! Check out our latest & greatest teen titles out this month, then join us today at 2:30pm EST for Early Word YA Galley Chat (hashtag: #ewgcya) and tell us what you’ve been reading and loving. LEGENDARY by Stephanie Garber 9781250095312 […]
Tag: essays
May 2018 Memoirs
What do a fire-eating woman and two comedians have in common? New memoirs out this month! THE ELECTRIC WOMAN: A Memoir in Death-Defying Acts by Tessa Fontaine A Spring 2018 Barnes & Noble Discover Great New Writers pick! A daughter’s astonishing memoir of pushing past fear, through life in a traveling sideshow and her mother’s […]
2018 Drop-In Titles from Three Congressmen & The Pope
We’ve got the scoop on some new 2018 drop-in titles, many by some very famous people: A FUTURE OF FAITH: The Path of Change in Politics and Society by Pope Francis (Jorge Mario Bergoglio) & Dominique Wolton Also available in audio Out: August 7, 2018 In this new book, the beloved people’s Pope reveals his […]
PW Best Summer Books of 2018
Publishers Weekly recently announced their Best Summer Books of 2018, including these 9 Macmillan titles: Top 10 (full list) NEW POETS OF NATIVE NATIONS, edited by Heid E. Erdrich Rather than anthologize contemporary and emerging authors alongside classic or familiar ones, Erdrich introduces readers to 21 Native poets whose writing was first published after 2000. […]
April 2018 Nonfiction
Add these amazing April nonfiction titles to your library’s shelves today: LOOK ALIVE OUT THERE by Sloane Crosley Also available in audio THREE starred reviews! The New York Times–bestselling author’s brand-new collection of essays is filled with her characteristic heart and punch-packing observations, but with a newfound coat of maturity. A thin coat. More of […]
Buzzfeed’s “Amazing New Books You Need To Read This Spring” 2018
Poetry, essays, short stories… these Buzzfeed-recommended books will spring off your library’s shelves! WADE IN THE WATER by Tracy K. Smith US Poet Laureate Tracy K. Smith returns with WADE IN THE WATER, a new collection of poems that feels both timely and timeless. In lines that are as lyrical as they are wise (and […]
ALA Midwinter 2018 “Three’s Company” Book Buzz Titles
Here are LOTS of reading recommendations courtesy of Talia’s “Three’s Company” Book Buzz at ALA Midwinter 2018: AFTER ANNA* | Lisa Scottoline | 9781250099655 | Out 4/10/18 (LR: 2/20) BRING ME BACK*| B.A. Paris | 9781250151339 | Out 6/19/18 (LR: 4/20) HOW HARD CAN IT BE?* | Allison Pearson | 9781250086082 | Out 6/5/18 (LR: 4/20) SHELTER […]
Stars for Sloane!
We adore Sloane Crosley‘s brand-new essay collection, LOOK ALIVE OUT THERE, and reviewers do, too! Named a “Most Anticipated Book of 2018” by Entertainment Weekly, In Style, Glamour, Elle, Cosmopolitan, Buzzfeed, and more visit here! THREE STARRED REVIEWS “A marvel… The latest collection from the Manhattan-based essayist suggests she can write engagingly about nearly anything… […]
January 2018 All-Stars
These forthcoming books are raking in the starred reviews—make sure to add them to your library’s shelves ASAP! THE PARKING LOT ATTENDANT by Nafkote Tamirat “Tamirat’s razor-sharp prose fashions a magnificently dimensional and emotionally resonant narrator, herself a storyteller who frames her own tale with beguiling skill. This debut is remarkable in every way.” — […]
For Your Consideration: April 2018 LibraryReads Titles
Download, read, and nominate your favorite titles for the April 2018 LibraryReads list! Nominations are due February 20! Click here for the full list of 2018 deadlines. AFTER ANNA by Lisa Scottoline Anna is a drop-dead gorgeous sixteen-year-old with a secret dark side and when she turns up dead, all fingers point to her […]
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