Chicago Public Library has announced their Best Books of 2024, and Macmillan has 18 books on the list! In the Top Ten: ANITA DE MONTE LAUGHS LAST by Xochitl Gonzalez AMERICAN RAPTURE by CJ LeedeTHE BLACK UTOPIANS: SEARCHING FOR PARADISE AND THE PROMISED LAND IN AMERICA by Aaron RobertsonTHE BLOODIED NIGHTGOWN AND OTHER ESSAYS by Joan AcocellaBURY […]
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Kirkus Best Books of 2024
Announcing the Kirkus Reviews Best Books of 2024! FICTION BOOK CLUB BEAUTYLAND by Marie-Helene Bertino HISTORICAL GRETEL AND THE GREAT WAR by Adam Erlich Sachs ROMANCE LATE BLOOMER by Mazey Eddings LET THE GAMES BEGIN by Rufaro Faith Mazarura SCIENCE FICTION AND FANTASY THE FAMILIAR by Leigh Bardugo THE STARDUST GRAIL by Yume Kitasei THE […]

PW Best Books of 2024
We are so excited to share with you the Publishers Weekly Best Books of 2024! TOP 10 SURVIVAL IS A PROMISE: The Eternal Life of Audre Lorde by Alexis Pauline Gumbs WHEN THE CLOCK BROKE: Con Men, Conspiracies, and How America Cracked Up the Early 1990s by John Ganz FICTION THE ANTHROPOLOGISTS by Ayşegül Savaş […]

Starred Review Roundup (8/1/2024)
Stars all around! These titles all received multiple starred reviews: ASUNDER by Kerstin Hall 9781250625434 | 8/20/24 “Hall (SECOND SPEAR) weaves a fascinating tapestry of mythology and divine politics that she underscores with deep, complicated relationships . . . The novel’s charming interludes between deadly situations are few but powerful. This compelling mix of horror, […]

Kirkus Reviews Best Books of 2020
Kirkus Reviews includes 37 Macmillan titles in their Best Books of 2020! Fiction PIRANESI by Susanna ClarkeCLEANNESS by Garth GreenwellMASTER OF POISONS by Andrea HairstonBEOWULF: A NEW TRANSLATION by Maria Dahvana HeadleyTROUBLE THE SAINTS by Alaya Dawn JohnsonLUSTER by Raven LeilaniTHE MIRROR & THE LIGHT by Hilary MantelALL THE DEVILS ARE HERE by Louise PennyTHE […]

CPL’s 2020 Best of the Best
The excellent folks over at the Chicago Public Library have picked their favorite books of 2020, and 19 Macmillan titles made the list! Top 20 LUSTER by Raven LeilaniTHE MIRROR & THE LIGHT by Hilary Mantel Best Adult Books THE ADDRESS BOOK: What Street Addresses Reveal About Identity, Race, Wealth, and Power by Deirdre MaskBLACKTOP […]

E-Books You Might’ve Missed (11/11/20)
From memoirs and sci-fi to YA and historical fiction, check out this round-up of e-books published throughout 2020 that has something for every type of reader! A MOST BEAUTIFUL THING: The True Story of America’s First All-Black High School Rowing Team by Arshay Cooper OTHER PEOPLE’S PETS by R. L. Maizes SAINT X by Alexis […]

CALL ME BY YOUR NAME Read-Alikes
If you fell in love with André Aciman’s prose, beautiful summer setting, and tangible description of love in CALL ME BY YOUR NAME, prepare to be swept off your feet by these Lit Fic read-alikes: MEET ME AT THE MUSEUM by Anne YoungsonBROTHER by David ChariandyONE SUMMER DAY IN ROME by Mark LamprellINVITATION TO A […]

Author Spotlight: Garth Greenwell (1/23/20)
Garth Greenwell, the award-winning author of WHAT BELONGS TO YOU, delves deeper into foreignness, obligation, desire, and love with his follow-up, CLEANNESS, available now. A January Indie Next pick + 2 starred reviews! “Brave and beautiful.”–Kirkus Reviews, starred review “Greenwell’s writing on language, desire, and sex in all their complex choreography vibrates with intensity, reading […]

Starred Review Round-Up (1/3/20)
These forthcoming titles all received multiple starred reviews! Check ’em out for your #FridayReads. AN EVERYDAY HERO by Laura Trentham “Fans of Mary Kay Andrews’ novels and Matthew Quick’s THE REASON YOU’RE ALIVE (2017) will enjoy this patriotic and heartwarming story of ambition, identity, and regained potential.”–Booklist, starred review “By turns heartwarming and heartbreaking, this […]