Hello e-galley readers! Check out some of the exciting e-galleys that were recently added to Edelweiss for your downloading pleasure: THE BOOK OF HOPE: A Survival Guide for Trying Times by Jane Goodall and Douglas AbramsISBN 9781250784094 | on sale 10/19/21 Looking at the headlines–a global pandemic, the worsening climate crisis, political upheaval–it can be […]
Tag: fiction
Mac Lib From Home Round-Up (6/24/21)
Welcome to Mac Lib From Home, our fun-sized buzz series from our homes to yours! In a fascinating blend of popular science, medical history, and true crime, Dr. Neil Bradbury explores the most morbidly captivating method of murder in A TASTE FOR POISON. Watch Talia’s full video know more. Sisterhood. Wolves. Wildness in all its […]
PEW Wins NYPL’s 2021 Young Lions Fiction Award
Congratulations to Catherine Lacey’s PEW for winning the New York Public Library’s 2021 Young Lions Fiction Award! More praise for PEW: A Chicago Public Library Best of 2020 pick, a Publishers Weekly Best Books of 2020 pick, a 2020 Carnegie Medal Longlister + 2 starred reviews! “Lacey’s talent shines in this masterful work, her best […]
New E-galleys (6/21/21)
Hello e-galley readers! Check out some of the exciting e-galleys that were recently added to Edelweiss for your downloading pleasure: BEAUTIFUL WORLD, WHERE ARE YOU by Sally RooneyISBN 9780374602604 | on sale 9/7/21 Alice, a novelist, meets Felix, who works in a warehouse, and asks him if he’d like to travel to Rome with her. […]
2021 Pulitzer Prizes
Congratulations to our 2021 Pulitzer Prize winners and finalists! Fiction Finalist: TELEPHONE by Percival Everett History Finalist: THE DEVIANT’S WAR: The Homosexual vs. the United States of America by Eric Cervini Poetry Winner: POSTCOLONIAL LOVE POEM by Natalie Diaz Feature Writing Winner: Mitchell S. Jackson, who will publish JOHN OF WATTS (2024) with FSG, for […]
New E-galleys (6/14/21)
Hello e-galley readers! Check out some of the exciting e-galleys that were recently added to Edelweiss for your downloading pleasure: THE POWER OF WOMEN: Learning from Resilience to Heal Our World by Denis MukwegeISBN 9781250769190 | on sale 11/2/21 From Nobel laureate, world-renowned doctor, and noted human rights activist Dr. Denis Mukwege comes an inspiring […]
Edelweiss Bookfest 2021 Great Big Galley Grab
During yesterday’s Edelweiss Bookfest, librarians gathered for the Great Big Galley Grab–an hour of collection development/readers advisory gold, filled with all the Fall 2021 titles they can’t wait to gab about. Check out all the Macmillan titles that were shouted ‘n shared: Adult:NEVER SAY YOU CAN’T SURVIVE by Charlie Jane Anders | 9781250800015 | 8/17/21UNDER […]
Mac Lib From Home Round-Up (6/10/21)
Welcome to Mac Lib From Home, our fun-sized buzz series from our homes to yours! Heather Morris, author of THE TATTOOIST OF AUSCHWITZ and CILKA’S JOURNEY, shares a story of family, courage, and resilience–inspired by a true story–in THREE SISTERS. Watch Talia’s full video know more. Two people might just find out how hard it […]
Edelweiss Bookfest LibraryReads Buzz: Fiction Recap (6/8/21)
For anyone who missed the LibraryReads Buzz: Fiction during Edelweiss Bookfest, here are all the titles we talked about! THE DEATH OF JANE LAWRENCE by Caitlin Starling | 9781250272584 | 10/19/21THE ORPHAN WITCH by Paige Crutcher | 9781250797377 | 10/5/21NOT YOUR AVERAGE HOT GUY by Gwenda Bond | 9781250771742 | 10/5/21NEVER FALL FOR YOUR FIANCÉE […]
New E-galleys (6/7/21)
Hello e-galley readers! Check out some of the exciting e-galleys that were recently added to Edelweiss for your downloading pleasure: HOW TO LOVE YOUR NEIGHBOR by Sophie SullivanISBN 9781250624185 | on sale 1/18/22 Interior Design School? Check. Cute little house to fix up? Also check. Grumpy sexy neighbor who is going to get in the […]