Ocean County Library Book Club Buzz Titles

Ocean County Library Book Club Buzz Titles

Did you know that October is National Reading Group Month? It’s true! This weekend, Anne will participate in Ocean County Library’s “Book Discussion Leaders Tea” event where she’ll share these book club picks: Bestsellers THE NIGHTINGALE and THE GREAT ALONE by Kristin Hannah THE SELLOUT by Paul Beatty COME SUNDOWN by Nora Roberts Literary THEY […]

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2017 National Book Award Finalists

2017 National Book Award Finalists

We’ve got the write stuff: FOUR Macmillan titles are shortlisted for the 2017 National Book Awards! Fiction HER BODY AND OTHER PARTIES by Carmen Maria Machado Poetry HALF-LIGHT: Collected Poems 1965-2016 by Frank Bidart WHEREAS by Layli Long Soldier DON’T CALL US DEAD: Poems by Danez Smith Winners will be announced on November 15. #FingersCrossed! […]

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Happy #BookBday (10/3/17 Edition)

Happy #BookBday (10/3/17 Edition)

Happy #BookBday to these outstanding new releases! FRESH COMPLAINT by Jeffrey Eugenides Longlisted for the 2018 Andrew Carnegie Medal for Excellence in Fiction, plus two starred reviews! “These stories skillfully explore the often elusive quest for happiness and self-knowledge, along with the many complexities that attend relationships with family, friends, and lovers. Essential for all […]

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The 2017 National Book Awards Longlist: Fiction

The 2017 National Book Awards Longlist: Fiction

HER BODY AND OTHER PARTIES: Stories by Carmen Maria Machado has been longlisted for the 2017 National Book Award in Fiction! Finalists for all awards will be announced on October 4 and the winners will be announced on November 15.   […]

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Sneak Peek: October 2017 Indie Next List

Sneak Peek: October 2017 Indie Next List

The October 2017 Indie Next List includes SEVEN Macmillan titles! #1 Pick: Her Body and Other Parties: Stories by Carmen Maria Machado “Machado creates eerie, inventive worlds shimmering with supernatural swerves in this engrossing debut collection. Her stories make strikingly feminist moves by combining elements of horror and speculative fiction with women’s everyday crises… Machado’s […]

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October Indie Next Selections + 2 Starred Reviews!

October Indie Next Selections + 2 Starred Reviews!

Both Annalee Newitz’s AUTONOMOUS and Carmen Maria Machado’s HER BODY AND OTHER PARTIES have each received two starred reviews and will debut on the October Indie Next list!   Autonomous by Annalee Newitz “The cofounder of the sf website io9.com takes some of today’s key social and technical issues (the nature of artificial intelligence, the notion […]

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