We’re immersing ourselves in three great graphic novels today with stories about friendship, identity, and love, an unlikely detective duo, and a monstrous mystery set in a high school! These imaginative novels are picture perfect! AYA: CLAWS COME OUT BY MARGUERITE ABOUET AND CLÉMENT OUBRERIE Available for request on Edelweiss know more. Long-time creative team […]
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NYPL’s Best New Comics of 2023
Macmillan has FIVE titles on the New York Public Library’s list of the best comics of this year! THE TALK BY DARRIN BELL 3 starred reviews! “Personal stories…are interspersed with memorable historic and cultural moments and even some occasional humor… All are evocatively drawn in mostly two-tone shades, with effective, occasional flashes of additional color… […]

Starred Review Roundup (9/28/2023)
Stars all around! These titles all received multiple starred reviews: GRAND TOUR by Elisa Gonzalez 9780374611378 | 9/19/2023 “Gonzalez’s thrilling debut embarks with palpable urgency on a journey across the landscapes of friendship, family, and place. Erudite but never overbearing, this is a remarkable achievement.”–Publishers Weekly, starred review “In this burning debut, Gonzalez devises bright lyrical […]

Maximum Shelf: THE TALK (4/13/23)
Today’s Shelf Awareness Maximum Shelf pick is Darrin Bell’s THE TALK, a graphic memoir that takes a hard look at police brutality and racism within law enforcement, which forces Black parents to talk with their children at a very young age about a scary reality. Darrin Bell was six years old when his mother told […]

LJ Best of 2022
A hearty congratulations to Library Journal‘s Best Books of 2022! Best Crime Fiction A WORLD OF CURIOSITIES by Louise PennyLAVENDER HOUSE by Lev A.C. RosenLAST CALL AT THE NIGHTINGALE by Katharine Schellman Best Horror MANHUNT by Gretchen Felker-MartinWHAT MOVES THE DEAD by T. KingfisherWHITE HORSE by Erika T. Wurth Best Literary Fiction IF AN EGYPTIAN […]

PW’s Best Summer Reads 2022
Publishers Weekly picked the Summer 2022 books that should be on your radar: Staff Picks EVERYTHING I NEED I GET FROM YOU: How Fangirls Created the Internet as We Know It by Kaitlyn TiffanyTHE THIRD PERSON by Emma Grove Fiction CULT CLASSIC by Sloane Crosley Mystery/Thriller THE KINGDOMS OF SAVANNAH by George Dawes GreenLAST CALL […]

PW Best Books of 2021
Announcing the Publishers Weekly Best Books of 2021! Top 10 SECOND PLACE by Rachel CuskDIRTY WORK: Essential Jobs and the Hidden Toll of Inequality in America by Eyal PressSOMEBODY’S DAUGHTER: A Memoir by Ashley C. Ford Fiction CROSSROADS by Jonathan FranzenDEAR MISS METROPOLITAN by Carolyn FerrellOUTLAWED by Anna North Mystery/Thriller THE PHOTOGRAPHER by Mary Dixie […]

PW’s Best Summer Reads 2021
Publishers Weekly picked the Summer 2021 books that should be on your radar: Staff Picks BIG VAPE: The Incendiary Rise of Juul by Jamie DucharmeDOUBLE BLIND by Edward St. AubynTHE MAIDENS by Alex MichaelidesA MASTER OF DJINN by P. Djèlí ClarkMY BEGGING CHART by Keiler RobertsSOMEBODY’S DAUGHTER: A Memoir by Ashley C. Ford Fiction SECOND […]

Library Journal Best Books of 2020
Library Journal chose their Best Books of 2020, and 23 Macmillan titles + 3 audiobooks made the list! Crime Fiction BLACKTOP WASTELAND by S. A. CosbyALL THE DEVILS ARE HERE by Louise PennyTHE MOUNTAINS WILD by Sarah Taylor Stewart Horror RING SHOUT by P. Djèlí ClarkTHE BOATMAN’S DAUGHTER by Andy DavidsonTHE LIVING DEAD by George […]

2020 Eisner Awards
Congratulations to Drawn & Quarterly’s 2020 Eisner Awards winners! MAKING COMICS by Lynda Barry (Best Comics-Related Book + Best Publication Design) HOT COMB by Ebony Flowers (Best Short Story) […]

