It’s a winter #BookBday wonderland! YEAR ONE: Chronicles of the One by Nora Roberts A December 2017 Indie Next pick with two starred reviews! In the stunning beginning to an epic hardcover trilogy, #1 New York Times bestselling author Nora Roberts weaves an enthralling saga of suspense, survival, and the journey that will unite a desperate group of […]
Tag: Fantasy
Day’s YA – SKY IN THE DEEP
Hello to all my YA folks! Welcome back to Day’s YA, where I share my candid responses to YA titles from Wednesday Books and Flatiron Books YA. Today’s post features one of my all-time favorite upcoming titles. It’s got Viking warriors, brutal battles, a bit of heart, and a fierce female lead. Are you excited? […]
Library Journal’s Best Books of 2017
Library Journal’s Best Books of 2017 lists include 12 Macmillan titles: Top Ten Books of 2017 (full list) THE NINTH HOUR by Alice McDermott Mystery (full list) GLASS HOUSES by Louise Penny SF/Fantasy (full list) DOWN AMONG THE STICKS AND BONES by Seanan McGuire AUTONOMOUS by Annalee Newitz Thrillers (full list) THE LOST ORDER by […]
Kirkus Best Books of 2017 – Fiction
Kirkus Reviews announced their Best of 2017 Fiction lists which include 19 Macmillan titles: Best Fiction (full list) 4 3 2 1 by Paul Auster THE FIFTH ELEMENT by Jorgen Brekke MARLENA by Julie Buntin DUKE WITH BENEFITS by Manda Collins WALKAWAY by Cory Doctorow FRESH COMPLAINT by Jeffrey Eugenides A CAST OF VULTURES by […]
Happy #BookBday (11/14/17 Edition)
SMILE! It’s your #BookBday! PROMISE ME, DAD: A Year of Hope, Hardship, and Purpose by Joe Biden The vice president pens a deeply moving memoir about the most challenging professional and personal year in which he lost his son to brain cancer. “The book is a backstage drama, honest, raw and rich in detail. People […]
Day’s YA – THE HAZEL WOOD
Yay! It’s YA Day! Welcome to Day’s YA, where I, Emily Day, share some of my thoughts on an upcoming title from Wednesday Books or Flatiron Books YA. If you’d like to learn a little more about me, check out this post, where I introduce myself and tell you all my deep, dark secrets (just […]
Day’s YA Archives
Hi there, fellow readers! Welcome to Day’s YA! Before we get down to business, I want to introduce myself and share a little bit about me. My name is Emily Day and I’m the Associate Manager + YA Specialist in Macmillan’s Library Marketing department. Prior to moving to NYC in 2017, I lived in Boston, where […]
PW’s Best Books of 2017
Publishers Weekly‘s Best Books of 2017 list includes 20 Macmillan titles: Top 10 (full list) ANTS AMONG ELEPHANTS: An Untouchable Family and the Making of Modern India by Sujatha Gidla FEAR CITY: New York’s Fiscal Crisis and the Rise of Austerity Politics by Kim Phillips-Fein GRIEF COTTAGE by Gail Godwin Fiction (full list) BORNE by […]
2017 Goodreads Choice Awards
Goodreads launched their annual Choice Awards yesterday and Macmillan has a whopping 47 nominees in the running! Click here to vote for your favorites and we’ll keep you updated as the tournament progresses. Voting Schedule Opening Round: Oct. 31 – Nov. 5 Semifinal Round: Nov. 7 – 12 Final Round: Nov. 14 – 27 Winners […]
Scary Good SF & Fantasy
This October has some scary good sci-fi & fantasy coming to your library’s shelves: THE TIGER’S DAUGHTER by K. Arsenault Rivera “Rivera’s wonderfully intricate Asian-inspired epic fantasy debut introduces two young women bound by fate: Shizuka, whose uncle is the Emperor Yoshimoto, and Barsalyya Shefali Alshar, whose mother is Kharsa Burqila, the ruler of the […]