Leise Hook’s Letter to Librarians

In NAMES AND FACES, Leise Hook explores what it means to come of age as a mixed-race woman, forging a singular identity in a world intent on putting her into ill-fitting boxes. In her author letter, Kate shares how her childhood librarian inspired her to start creating books, and how the many libraries around her […]

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Booklist Editors’ Choice 2025

The smart folks over at Booklist have released their Editors’ Choice lists for 2025! Adult Books: AUTHENTIC: The Myth of Bringing Your Full Self to Work by Jodi-Ann BureyTHE ETERNAL FOREST: A Memoir of the Cuban Diaspora by Elena SheppardLOOKING AT WOMEN LOOKING AT WAR: A War and Justice Diary by Victoria AmelinaUNKNOWN ENEMY: The […]

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Essay Collections (11/18/25)

From personal anecdotes about the chaos of your twenties to ruminations on love and relationships, take a peak into these writers’ lives with their upcoming essay collections! DELUSIONS: Of Grandeur, of Romance, of Progress by Cazzie David 9781250357632 | 3/3/26 In DELUSIONS, Cazzie David offers a candid and hilarious exploration of everything from neuroses and […]

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FEEDING GHOSTS Wins a Pulitzer!

We are wishing a HUGE congratulations to Tessa Hulls for winning the 2025 Pulitzer Prize in Memoir or Autobiography for FEEDING GHOSTS! In her evocative, genre-defying graphic memoir, Tessa Hulls tells the story of three generations of women in her family: her Chinese grandmother, Sun Yi; her mother, Rose; and herself. Sun Yi was a […]

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Library Journal Best Books of 2024

Library Journal has announced their picks for the best books of 2024, and Macmillan has TWENTY titles on the list! Pop Fiction THE WEDDING PEOPLE by Alison Espach ANITA DE MONTE LAUGHS LAST by Xochitl Gonzalez Literary Fiction THE EXTINCTION OF IRENA REY by Jennifer Croft Crime Fiction THE WHARTON PLOT by Mariah Fredericks SF/Fantasy […]

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Banned Books Staff Picks (9/26/24)

This month, we’re sharing banned books we love in honor of Banned Books Week! AMANDA’S PICK: THE TALK BY DARRIN BELL This is a graphic memoir by a Pulitzer Prize winner for Editorial Cartooning that offers a deeply personal meditation on the “the talk” parents must have with Black children about racism and the brutality […]

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Upcoming Literary Fiction (1/11/24)

If you’re craving a look back at the 1960’s, a unique family saga, a sci-fi graphic novel, a thriller centered around a mother and daughter, an LGBTQ+ coming-of-age story, or a look into the tiny organisms that surround us, then you’ll surely find something here! THORN TREE BY MAX LUDINGTON Available for download on Edelweiss […]

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Graphic Novel Roundup (12/19/23)

If you’re in the mood for a graphic novel where a burnt witch is nursed back to health, a ghost and a human fall in love, or fighters compete for an all-powerful title, then you’ve come to the right place! A WITCH’S GUIDE TO BURNING BY AMINDER DHALIWAL LibraryReads votes due by April 1st. A […]

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Booklist Best Books of 2023

Booklist has announced their picks for the best books of 2023, and Macmillan has THIRTEEN titles on the list! Science BIRDGIRL: Looking to the Skies in Search of a Better Future by Mya-Rose Craig Social Sciences A DAY IN THE LIFE OF ABED SALAMA: Anatomy of a Jerusalem Tragedy by Nathan ThrallOUR MIGRANT SOULS: A […]

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Library Journal Best Books of 2023

Library Journal has announced their picks for the best books of 2023, and Macmillan has TWENTY titles on the list! Pop Fiction ONE BLOOD by Denene Millner Crime Fiction THE GOLDEN GATE by Amy ChuaALL THE SINNERS BLEED by S.A. Cosby Horror THE SALT GROWS HEAVY by Cassandra KhawCAMP DAMASCUS by Chuck Tingle Sci-Fi/Fantasy THE […]

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