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February 2022 LibraryReads List

Posted on January 18, 2022 by Samantha Slavin

You voted, they counted, and FINLAY DONOVAN KNOCKS ‘EM DEAD by Elle Cosimano, THE CHRISTIE AFFAIR by Nina de Gramont, NOT THE WITCH YOU WED by April Asher, and GOOD GIRL COMPLEX by Elle Kennedy are LibraryReads Picks for February 2022! FINLAY DONOVAN KNOCKS ‘EM DEAD by Elle CosimanoISBN 9781250242181 | on sale 2/1/22 “Fresh from a debut […]

Author Spotlight: Seanan McGuire (1/13/22)

Posted on January 13, 2022 by Margo McCoy

Award-winning author Seanan McGuire has enchanted readers everywhere with her urban fantasy and magical realism. Now, in this latest installment in the Wayward Children series, we are taken to an anti-magical school where not all doors are as welcoming for students wanting a new beginning. WHERE THE DROWNED GIRLS GO 2 starred reviews and a […]

Kirkus’ 40 Most Anticipated Books of 2022

Posted on January 12, 2022 by Margo McCoy

The smart folks at Kirkus Reviews have picked the 40 books you’ll want on your shelves this year, and four Macmillan titles made the cut! OLGA DIES DREAMING by Xochitl GonzalezDEVIL HOUSE by John DarnielleHOW WE CAN WIN: Race, History and Changing the Money Game That’s Rigged by Kimberly JonesWHAT IT TOOK TO WIN: A History of the Democratic Party by Michael Kazin […]

YA Spotlight (1/10/22)

Posted on January 10, 2022 by Samantha Slavin

We are welcoming some very exciting YA novels this week and next week, including a captivating debut about the bond between a girl and a wolf, a gothic mystery steaming with a romance between a female surgeon and a resurrection man who sells bodies for a living, and the fifth and final novel in a […]

Spring/Summer 2022 YA Book Buzz

Posted on January 7, 2022 by Margo McCoy

Check out some of the exciting YOUNG ADULT titles coming your way in Spring/Summer 2022! I KISSED SHARA WHEELER by Casey McQuiston | May 3, 2022 | 9781250244451NOT GOOD FOR MAIDENS by Tori Bovalino | May 3, 2022 | 9781645674665WIND DAUGHTER by Joanna Ruth Meyer | May 17, 2022 | 9781645674368PRIMAL ANIMALS by Julia Lynn Rubin | May 24, […]

Thriller Thursday (1/6/22)

Posted on January 6, 2022 by Samantha Slavin

This thriller Thursday is filled with many atmospheric stories, from a compulsive tale set in a strip club, to a coming-of-age story about a missing sister in 1968 Laguna Beach, and a gripping crime debut taking place in rural Iowa. REAL EASY by Marie Rutkoski 2 starred reviews! “Veteran children’s author Rutkoski’s writing is a […]

Spring/Summer 2022 MYSTERY/THRILLER Book Buzz

Posted on January 5, 2022 by Margo McCoy

Maximum Shelf: FOUR TREASURES OF THE SKY (1/5/22)

Posted on January 5, 2022 by amanda

Today’s Shelf Awareness Maximum Shelf pick is Jenny Tinghui Zhang’s FOUR TREASURES OF THE SKY, a propulsive and dazzling debut novel, set against the backdrop of the Chinese Exclusion Act, about a Chinese girl fighting to claim her place in the 1880s American West. Daiyu never wanted to be like the tragic heroine for whom […]