Spooky season is upon us, and what better way to get in the spirit than with a chilling read! Check out our specially curated list of creepy, thrilling, and mind-boggling eBooks that will get those hearts pounding and make you believe in everything that goes bump in the night. THE FACT OF A BODY: A […]
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For Your Consideration: December 2020 LibraryReads Titles
Download, read, and vote for your favorite December titles for the December 2020 LibraryReads list! Votes due November 1! TAKE IT BACK by Kia Abdullah “Readers may find themselves believing one side, then the other, up until the shocking ending. Abdullah is definitely a writer to watch.”–Publishers Weekly, starred review “Abdullah has done an exemplary […]
Latinx Heritage Month E-Book Sale for Libraries
Expand your Latinx Heritage e-book collection with these recent and backlist essentials! From 9/13/20 through 10/17/20, a curated collection of our e-Books celebrating Latinx Heritage Month will be discounted 25% off (with our regular lending terms), including these bestsellers and award-winners: DOMINICANA by Angie CruzSPARE PARTS: Four Undocumented Teenagers, One Ugly Robot, and the Battle […]
New E-galleys (9/21/20)
Hello e-galley readers! Check out some of the exciting e-galleys that were recently added to Edelweiss for your downloading pleasure: BROKEN (in the best possible way) by Jenny LawsonISBN 9781250077035, on sale 4/6/21 As Jenny Lawson’s hundreds of thousands of fans know, she suffers from depression. In BROKEN, she explores her experimental treatment of transcranial […]
Mac Lib From Home Round-Up (9/17/20)
Welcome to Mac Lib From Home, our fun-sized buzz series from our homes to yours! Shatter the conventional standards of beauty for Black children in Kahran and Regis Bethencourt’s GLORY: Magical Visions of Black Beauty. Watch Talia’s full video here. An empty village + an abandoned baby + a documentary crew who finds more than […]
2020 Booker Prize Shortlist
The 2020 Man Booker Prize Shortlist includes Tsitsi Dangarembga’s THIS MOURNABLE BODY! “Dangarembga writes with a graceful eloquence that keeps the pages turning quickly. One hopes a third book will continue the journey of this sympathetic character from an immensely talented author.”–Library Journal, starred review The winner will be announced on 11/17/20. […]
Sign Up Now: Booklist’s Strong Women and Girls Webinar
Are you ready for some GIRL POWER?! Register now for Booklist‘s “Strong Women and Girls” webinar to learn about forthcoming titles with some seriously kick-butt heroines. Friday, October 21:00pm CT | 2:00pm ET Register here! […]
Imprint Spotlight: St. Martin’s Publishing Group
Up next in our Imprint Spotlight series, indulge in some book recs and a tribute to libraries from Sylvan Creekmore, Associate Editor at St. Martin’s Publishing Group. Sylvan Creekmore [Associate Editor, SMPG] “SMPG is an author-focused imprint with an audience-minded perspective. This means that we excel at finding projects with commercial appeal across adult and […]
RING SHOUT is an October LibraryReads Pick + THE INVISIBLE LIFE OF ADDIE LARUE is #1!
You voted, they counted, and RING SHOUT by P. Djèlí Clark is a LibraryReads pick for October 2020, plus THE INVISIBLE LIFE OF ADDIE LARUE by V. E. Schwab tops the list at #1! THE INVISIBLE LIFE OF ADDIE LARUE by V. E. SchwabISBN 9780765387561, on sale 10/6/20 3 starred reviews + #1 Indie Next […]
New E-galleys (9/14/20)
Hello e-galley readers! Check out some of the exciting e-galleys that were recently added to Edelweiss for your downloading pleasure: ONE LAST STOP by Casey McQuistonISBN 9781250244499, on sale 6/1/21 Cynical twenty-three-year old August doesn’t believe in much. She doesn’t believe in psychics, or easily forged friendships, or finding the kind of love they make […]