The smart folks over at the New York Public Library made a list of the best books of 2025, and we’re excited to share all the Macmillan titles that made it! THE DEVILS by Joe Abercrombie DWELLING by Emily Hunt Kivel I GAVE YOU EYES AND YOU LOOKED TOWARD DARKNESS by Irene Solà KING OF […]
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Looking Ahead to Winter 2026 Audiobooks (11/20/25)
Ready for 2026? We’ve got some new audiobook excerpts coming out next year for you to take a sneak peek at! THE STORM BY RACHEL HAWKINS; read by Stephanie Németh-Parker and a full cast | 9781250429742 | 1/6/26 Excerpt from the audiobook! MEET THE NEWMANS BY JENNIFER NIVEN; read by Marin Ireland and Tim Campbell | […]

Chicago Public Library’s Best Books of 2025
Chicago Public Library has announced their Best Books of 2025, and Macmillan has 18 books on the list! In the Top Ten: FLASHLIGHT by Susan Choi WILD DARK SHORE by Charlotte McConaghy AUTOMATIC NOODLE by Annalee Newitz BALDWIN: A LOVE STORY by Nicholas Boggs CARELESS PEOPLE: A Cautionary Tale of Power, Greed, and Lost Idealism […]

Essay Collections (11/18/25)
From personal anecdotes about the chaos of your twenties to ruminations on love and relationships, take a peak into these writers’ lives with their upcoming essay collections! DELUSIONS: Of Grandeur, of Romance, of Progress by Cazzie David 9781250357632 | 3/3/26 In DELUSIONS, Cazzie David offers a candid and hilarious exploration of everything from neuroses and […]

Kirkus Best Books of 2025
Announcing the Kirkus Reviews Best Books of 2025! FICTION MYSTERIES AND THRILLERS MARGUERITE BY THE LAKE by Mary Dixie Carter KING OF ASHES by S. A. Cosby BOOK CLUB FICTION FLASHLIGHT by Susan Choi HISTORICAL FICTION THE WAYFINDER by Adam Johnson ROMANCE CHAOS by Constance Fay LADIES IN HATING by Alexandra Vasti SCIENCE FICTION AND […]

Day’s YA: HEART’S GAMBIT
HEART’S GAMBIT by J.D. Myall 9781250365408 2/3/26 Wednesday Books Ages 13-18 Egalley available on Edelweiss and NetGalley The Baldwins and the Davenports have been destined to hate each other for many, many years. Back in 1860, two enslaved kids fell in love and dreamed of running away together. But when they tried to escape, they […]

For Your Consideration: January 2026 LibraryReads Titles
Download, read, and vote for your favorite January titles for the January 2026 LibraryReads list! VOTES DUE DECEMBER 1ST! WRECK YOUR HEART by Lori-Rader Day | 9781250393739 | 1/6/26 Request on Edelweiss and NetGalley “Suspense novelist Rader-Day changes pace with this sharply funny, heartfelt mystery, and every bit of it works. Its exploration of family […]

Happy Half Hour (10/27/25)
Today, we’re chatting about seven trees that are intertwined with Black history and culture; a woman who tests out a vintage typewriter and finds that it can grant wishes and bend fate; and a young bookbinder on a hunt for the truth of a story of forbidden love, a lost fortune, and murder. WHEN TREES […]

2026 Andrew Carnegie Medals for Excellence Longlist
The 2026 Carnegie Medals for Excellence longlist has been announced, and 5 Macmillan titles are in the running! FICTION LONGLIST FLASHLIGHT by Susan Choi THE SISTERS by Jonas Hassen Khemiri WILD DARK SHORE by Charlotte McConaghy NONFICTION LONGLIST BALDWIN: A LOVE STORY by Nicholas Boggs THINGS IN NATURE MERELY GROW by Yiyun Li […]

Crime Fiction (10/23/25)
Your next gripping crime fiction read awaits! STAKEOUTS AND STROLLERS by Rob Phillips 9781250385871 | 3/17/26 Charlie Shaw is low on sleep. And cash. Otherwise, life is going pretty well for the ex-crime reporter: he’s happily married to his college sweetheart, he’s a first-time dad to the most adorable baby girl in existence, and he’s […]

