Forget terrible twos, this is a terrific two: Happy Anniversary, LibraryReads! We’re so grateful for your support of the program that we’re giving away TWO super prize packs of ALL Macmillan LibraryReads picks to date! September 2015 #7 FURIOUSLY HAPPY by Jenny Lawson August 2015 #2 THE NATURE OF THE BEAST by Louise Penny #5 […]
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Friday Reads: BY THE BOOK giveaway
Every Sunday, readers of The New York Times Book Review turn with anticipation to the last page to see who will be the subject of the popular By the Book feature. Edited by Pamela Paul, BY THE BOOK: Writers on Literature and the Literary Life from The New York Times Book Review contains full uncut […]
Cooking (Healthy Sh*t) With Attitude
Need a cookbook that’s as sassy as your mouth? Then check out the #1 New York Times bestseller THUG KITCHEN: Eat Like You Give A F*ck (Advice, How-To & Miscellaneous, week of 10/26/14). Beloved by Gwyneth Paltrow (“This might be my favorite thing ever”) and named Saveur’s Best New Food blog of 2013—with half a […]
Friday Free Day!
TGIF! What’s better than Friday? FREE STUFF! Here are some recent giveaways for Macmillan goodness: Picador is giving away 20 copies of HOW TO BE A GOOD WIFE by Emma Chapman now through Sunday, August 17. Click here to enter to win! St. Martin’s Press is giving away 100 advance reader copies of THE SILENT […]
Happy Birthday LibraryReads!
Happy Anniversary LibraryReads! Can you believe it’s already been a year? Thanks very much for your support of these great Macmillan LibraryReads picks: September 2013 #1: FANGIRL by Rainbow Rowell #2: HOW THE LIGHT GETS IN by Louise Penny November 2013 #2: THROUGH THE EVIL DAYS by Julia Spencer-Fleming #8: THE RAVEN’S EYE by Barry […]
Win a signed copy of SHOTGUN LOVESONGS!
We (and many of you) recently had the pleasure of meeting Nickolas Butler at PLA and we learned a few things about him:
1) He was working in a liquor store when he found out he was admitted into the Iowa Writers' Workshop
2) He says "Holy cats!" a lot
3) He's incredibly nice (we expected that from the whole Midwest thing) and well-deserving of the praise for his book, SHOTGUN LOVESONGS
And while we were at PLA, we scored a signed copy of SHOTGUN LOVESONGS for one lucky librarian! So if you missed Nick at PLA, now's your chance to get a signed copy of his book!
To enter the giveaway, simply email Library@MacmillanUSA.com from your professional/library-issued e-mail address (subject: Shotgun Lovesongs) by Sunday, April 6. Make sure to include your library's mailing address to be placed in the random drawing. Read on for the fine print. Good luck!
UPDATE 4/14: This giveaway is now closed. Congratulations to Glenna Clark Fallin of West Feliciana Parish Library in St. Francisville, LA!
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Win a copy of HOMEGROWN TEA!
Friends, did you know that January is National Hot Tea Month? To celebrate, we're giving away a free early copy of HOMEGROWN TEA: An Illustrated Guide to Planting, Harvesting, and Blending Teas and Tisanes by Cassie Liversidge.
For those of you with a green thumb, this beautifully illustrated book shows how to grow rose hips, mint, sage, hibiscus, and lavender–all of the ingredients for your perfect cuppa.
To enter the giveaway, simply email Library@MacmillanUSA.com from your professional/library-issued e-mail address (subject: Homegrown Tea) by Friday, January 31, with your favorite tea. Make sure to include your library's mailing address to be placed in the random drawing. Read on for the fine print. Good luck!
Update 2/3: This sweepstakes is now closed. Congratulations to Joanna Goldfarb, Youth Services Librarian at Ethelbert B. Crawford Public Library in Monticello, NY!
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Cooking & Crafting 2013 – ULTIMATE NACHOS!
Did you know that Wednesday, November 6 was National Nacho Day?
Anne did and it gave her a perfect excuse to test one of the recipes in ULTIMATE NACHOS as part of our recently launched Cooking & Crafing series. (Not that she needs much excuse to make anything Southwestern, being from Tucson...)
From the 84 recipes for salsa, guacamole, cheese sauces, nachos (both savory AND sweet!), and drinks (Margaritas! Horchata!), Anne chose to make BBQ Chicken Nachos to eat during Monday Night Football. Unfortunately, she was in such a rush to get the chow ready for kickoff that she forgot to take step-by-step photos of the magical chip/chicken/cheese creation! There is one of the finished product, just before she added sour cream, avocado and cilantro to individual portions.
Click here to download a PDF of the recipe
Did you know that you can win a copy of ULTIMATE NACHOS and other cooking and crafting books? We're giving away two bundles of cookbooks and craft books, just in time for the holidays. To enter the giveaway, simply email Library@MacmillanUSA.com from your professional/library-issued e-mail address (subject: Cooking & Crafts) and your library’s mailing address. Submit your entry by Sunday, December 15th to be placed in the random drawing. Read on for the rules & regulations.
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All Our Pretty Songs for Your Library
This is a story about love, but not the kind of love you think. You'll see.
We want to make sure that Sarah McCarry's lush and curious debut, ALL OUR PRETTY SONGS, is available in your library so we're hosting a giveaway to get it there!
We have twenty finished copies of this incredible teen title to be shelved at libraries across the country. See details on how to win a copy for your library below.
First, a letter from the author:
Dear librarians,
"This is a story about love, but not the kind of love you think. You'll see." ALL OUR PRETTY SONGS is a grunge remix of the Orpheus and Eurydice story, set in 1990s Seattle and full of myth, mystery, and the unbreakable bonds of friendship--and love. As someone who spent most of my childhood in libraries, it's an honor and a delight to think of my own book reaching a new generation of readers. Librarians are some of my very favorite people--I hope you and your patrons enjoy ALL OUR PRETTY SONGS.
Best,
Sarah
ALL OUR PRETTY SONGS is about two best friends who drink, smoke, mosh, and take care of one another in a wild, post-grunge Seattle where nothing could tear them apart—that is, until the strange summer night that they meet Jack and Minos. Much to her surprise the narrator falls in love for the first time with heavenly guitarist Jack and in her enchanted state doesn't see that her best friend Aurora has become deeply entangled with the toxic and bizarre Minos. When Minos lures Aurora into the underworld with promises of fulfilling her deepest desires, the narrator sets out on a journey to find and retrieve her closest friend.
"Haunting, otherworldly and heartbreaking." —Kirkus Reviews (starred review)
"Goths and romantics both will eagerly await the second installment of this suspenseful planned trilogy to find out what becomes of the girls, Jack, and the other well-drawn players in this magic-tinged cast." —Booklist (starred review)
Read a chapter from @therejectionist's debut novel ALL OUR PRETTY SONGS, out later this month from @StMartinsPress http://t.co/ZbXnt8nrpv
— Tor.com (@tordotcom) July 10, 2013
Enter for a chance to win ALL OUR PRETTY SONGS for your library:
Send Library-at-MacmillanUSA.com an e-mail with your library's mailing address from your professional/library-issued e-mail address (subject: All Our Pretty Songs for My Library) by Friday, September 13th to be placed in the random drawing.
This sweepstakes is open to librarians in the United States. More eligibility details below.
9/16 UPDATE: The sweepstakes is over and winners have been notified.
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Eleanor & Park Won the Boston Globe–Horn Book Award for Fiction!
UPDATE (6.19): We added a signed book sweepstakes to this post! See below for details!
We are absurdly happy to bring you the incredible (albeit totally unsurprising) news that Rainbow Rowell's young adult debut, ELEANOR & PARK, was awarded the 2013 Boston Globe–Horn Book Award for Excellence in Children’s Literature for Fiction.
Congratulations, Rainbow!! Bravo and well-deserved!
The announcement was made this past week at BookExpo America and we invite you to watch the video posted below—Rainbow comes on screen near the end.
"Rowell presents her teen protagonists’ intelligent observations, extreme inner desires, and irrational feelings through compelling alternating narrations. She imbues the novel with rich character development, a spot-on depiction of the 1980s, and powerful descriptive passages. [...] It’s an honest, heart-wrenching portrayal of imperfect but unforgettable love." —The Horn Book
Again, we're so excited to see Rainbow honored for her extraordinary work. She will receive her award this October at Simmons College in Boston.
To see the full list of 2013 winners and honor books head to HBook.com.
Signed Book Sweepstakes!
UPDATE: This contest is now closed. Congratulations to winner Rachel Kitzmann, Childrens Librarian II at the Los Feliz branch of the Los Angeles Public Library!
We have one signed copy of ELEANOR & PARK as well as an (unsigned) galley of her latest YA novel, FANGIRL, for one lucky librarian!
Send Library-at-MacmillanUSA.com an e-mail including 1. your mailing address and 2. your current title (subject: Rowell Sweepstakes) by Friday, July 5th to be placed in the random drawing.
This sweepstakes is open to librarians in the United States. More eligibility details below.
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