Check out these noteworthy upcoming releases for your shelves—arriving December 9th! THE SEA CAPTAIN’S WIFE: A TRUE STORY OF MUTINY, LOVE, AND ADVENTURES AT THE BOTTOM OF THE WORLD by Tilar J. Mazzeo 9781250352583 | 12/9/25 The true story of the first female captain of a merchant ship and how she survived the dangerous and […]
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Historical Fiction (10/2/25)
Explore the past through the pages of these incredible historical fiction books! BERLIN SHUFFLE by Ulrich Alexander Boschwitz, translated by Philip Boehm 9781250869494 | 12/9/25 Berlin in the 1920s is the largest city in Europe, a cultural mecca, and a political mess: a hedonistic Babylon, though there’s little glamour for the hundreds of thousands out […]
For Your Consideration: December 2025 LibraryReads Titles
Download, read, and vote for your favorite December titles for the December 2025 LibraryReads list! VOTES DUE NOVEMBER 1ST! DARK SISTERS by Kristi DeMeester | 9781250286819 | 12/9/25 Request on Edelweiss and NetGalley “A deadly serious, witchy story propelled by rage against the extraordinary and everyday violence men perpetrate against women, DARK SISTERS reaches out […]
June ALMA Buzz Recap (6/11/24)
Thank you to everyone who attended the June ALMA Buzz last week! A recording of the buzz is available on the provided link. You can check out an Edelweiss catalog of all the titles we presented by clicking on the link. Until next time! <3 Mac Lib Team […]
Mac Lib From Home Round-Up (10/29/20)
Welcome to Mac Lib From Home, our fun-sized buzz series from our homes to yours! This #MacLibFromHome pick is a long-lost novel about flight and persecution in 1930s Germany: Ulrich Alexander Boschwitz’s THE PASSENGER. Watch Talia’s full video here. A forty-something bestselling author goes to Paris to overcome writers block and rediscovers family, independence, and […]
Maximum Shelf: DEAR CHILD (3/25/20)
Today’s Shelf Awareness Maximum Shelf pick is Romy Hausmann’s English language debut, a page-turning, internationally bestselling thriller that is GONE GIRL meets ROOM: DEAR CHILD. In a windowless shack in the woods, Lena and her two children live a life that follows the rules set by their captor, the father: Meals, bathroom visits, study time […]
Nonfiction Spotlight: LEARNING FROM THE GERMANS (8/28/19)
In today’s nonfiction spotlight, we learn about confronting the evils of the past with Susan Neiman’s LEARNING FROM THE GERMANS: Race and the Memory of Evil. In the wake of white nationalist attacks, the ongoing debate over reparations, and the controversy surrounding Confederate monuments and the contested memories they evoke, Susan Neiman’s LEARNING FROM THE […]
Friday Reads: MTI Edition
Have you already seen (and read!) all the Oscar nominees? Check out these books making the leap to the big and small screens: ANNIHILATION by Jeff VanderMeer The first book in VanderMeer’s bestselling Southern Reach trilogy is now one of the most anticipated films of 2018, starring Natalie Portman, Oscar Isaac, Jennifer Jason Leigh, Gina […]
New Nonfiction in January 2018
Our nonfiction releases this month go beyond FIRE AND FURY (but Wolff’s book is YUGE…): FIRE AND FURY: Inside the Trump White House by Michael Wolff Library holds are high and media is at a fever pitch for Wolff’s Trump White House tell-all. ACHTUNG BABY: An American Mom on the German Art of Raising Self-Reliant […]
Movie/TV Tie-Ins (Dec. 2017 Edition)
Read the book before you see the movie/watch the TV show! GOODBYE CHRISTOPHER ROBIN: A. A. Milne and the Making of Winnie-the-Pooh by Ann Thwaite This behind-the-scenes look at the life of author A.A. Milne and the creation of the Winnie the Pooh stories inspired by his son C.R. Milne is now a film starring […]
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