A Hallmark rom-com filled with mythical creatures, Sarah Beth Durst’s THE SPELLSHOP is a cottagecore fantasy that follows an unexpected journey through the low-stakes market of illegal spell-selling and the high-risk business of starting over. The library, for Sarah Beth, was not just a peaceful sanctuary throughout childhood, but the inspiration for her upcoming romantasy Know More » […]
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Day’s YA: ANNIE LEBLANC IS NOT DEAD YET
ANNIE LEBLANC IS NOT DEAD YET by Molly Morris 9781250290069 6/4/2024 Wednesday Books Ages 13-18 E-galley available on Edelweiss and NetGalley Wilson Moss’ life hasn’t been the same since things fell apart with her two best friends, Ryan and Annie. The three of them had been close since childhood until Annie transferred to a new Know More » […]
2024 PEN/Faulkner Award Finalists
Congratulations to the Macmillan finalists selected for the 2024 PEN/Faulkner Award for Fiction, America’s most prestigious peer-juried literary prize. WITNESS by Jamel BrinkleyOPEN THROAT by Henry HokeABSOLUTION by Alice McDermott […]
Celebrating Black Voices Staff Picks
We are honoring the impactful contributions of the Black community all year long, but for February’s Staff Picks, we’re celebrating these Black voices. Amanda: THE HOUSE OF BROKEN BRICKS by Fiona Williams In this debut, Tess is a Londoner whose relationship with Richard transports her from a Jamaican diaspora in the city to the English Know More » […]
Gretchen Sisson’s Letter to Librarians
Gretchen Sisson’s RELINQUISHED: The Politics of Adoption and the Privilege of American Motherhood is a powerful decade-long study of adoption in the age of Roe, revealing the grief of the American mothers for whom the choice to parent was never real. Gretchen is joining us today to celebrate her pub day with a heartwarming family Know More » […]
2024 Best Fiction for Young Adults
We’re over the moon to have four titles on YALSA’s 2024 Best Fiction for Young Adults list!! ANDER & SANTI WERE HERE by Jonny Garza Villa DIVINE RIVALS by Rebecca Ross (in the top ten!) ALWAYS THE ALMOST by Edward Underhill GOING BICOASTAL by Dahlia Adler You can view the full list here. […]
Spring/Summer 2024 Adult + YA Preview Recap (2/13/24)
Thank you to everyone who attended our Spring/Summer Adult + YA Preview! A recording of the preview is available here. You can check out an Edelweiss catalog of all the titles we presented here. Plus find more info from our special guest speakers: Alexene Farol Follmuth’s TWELFTH KNIGHT, Abraham Chang’s 888 LOVE AND THE DIVINE Know More » […]
ALA’s 2024 Rainbow Book List
4 of Our Titles Shine Bright on ALA’s 2024 Rainbow Book List for Teen Readers! BEATING HEART BABY by Lio Min (in the top ten!)Artistic and sensitive Santi and prickly, proud musical prodigy Suwa’s lives tangle and unravel as they create a present together, imagine a future with one another, and uncover a complicated past Know More » […]
Day’s YA: ATTACHED AT THE HIP
ATTACHED AT THE HIP by Christine Riccio97812507600985/21/2024Wednesday BooksAges 13-18 E-galley available on Edelweiss and NetGalley Orie’s life is a bit of a mess. She just graduated from college with no plan whatsoever, she’s stuck in a long-term relationship with a great guy she’s not in love with, and her sister / business partner doesn’t feel Know More » […]
TLA’s 2024 Lariat List
Congratulations to the 8 Macmillan titles on the 2024 Lariat List for Adult Fiction! ALL THE SINNERS BLEED by S.A. CosbyDID YOU HEAR ABOUT KITTY KARR? by Crystal Smith PaulFOURTH WING by Rebecca YarrosHELLO STRANGER by Katherine CenterMAAME by Jessica GeorgeNO TWO PERSONS by Erica BauermeisterTHE SPITE HOUSE by Johnny ComptonSTARLING HOUSE by Alix E. Harrow […]