Today, we’re chatting about a girl who sacrificed everything for her love of a goddess, two people who must fake being married while on a writing retreat, and sisters who are separated by centuries but bound together by the sea. WHERE SHADOWS MEET by Patrice Caldwell | 9781250815347 | 4/1/25 MY BIG FAT FAKE MARRIAGE […]
Tag: historical fiction
Booklist Adult Faves Webinar Recap (11/26/24)
A big thank you to all who attended last week’s Booklist Adult Faves webinar! In case you missed it, check out the titles we talked about below, and click this link to watch the recording! WHERE THE AXE IS BURIED by Ray Nayler | 9780374615369 | 4/1/25 FIREBIRD by Juliette Cross | 9781250339942 | 4/8/25 […]
Spooky Reads Staff Picks (10/30/24)
This month, we’re sharing our favorite upcoming spooky books to pick up before fall comes to an end! AMANDA’S PICK: SOMETHING IN THE WALLS BY DAISY PEARCE SOMETHING IN THE WALLS is a psychological thriller with serious horror vibes about a child psychologist who is called to a remote village to examine a teenage girl […]
Happy Half Hour (9/16/24)
Today, we’re chatting about a partially deaf teenager searching for community amidst foreboding climate change, a séance in a Scottish castle that ends in the murder of a medium, and a man who must confront his failed marriage and the pain of his past after he returns home. DUST by Alison Stine | 9781250878731 | […]
Sneak Peek: October 2024 Indie Next List
The October 2024 Indie Next List includes EIGHT Macmillan titles! INTERMEZZO BY SALLY ROONEY 9780374602635 | 9/24/24 2 starred reviews! “Bestseller Rooney returns with a boldly experimental and emotionally devastating story of estrangement… The novel’s deliberate pacing veers from the propulsiveness of NORMAL PEOPLE and the deep character work contrasts with the topicality of BEAUTIFUL WORLD, but […]
For Your Consideration: October 2024 LibraryReads Titles
Download, read, and vote for your favorite October titles for the October 2024 LibraryReads list! VOTES DUE SEPTEMBER 1ST! IF I STOPPED HAUNTING YOU BY COLBY WILKENS | 9781250292902 | 10/15/24 REQUEST ON EDELWEISS AND NETGALLEY “This forced-proximity, enemies-to-lovers romantic comedy has plenty of chills and thrills. Readers will stay up late, with all the […]
Happy Half Hour (7/15/24)
This Monday, we’re discussing a retired pharmacist who must revisit her past to consider if an old flame can reignite, a teen struggling with the loss of his best friend so much so that he begins imagining things, and a young woman who uses her beauty to infiltrate an enemy palace as a spy. THE […]
Series We Love Staff Picks (6/25/24)
This month, we’re sharing installments in series we’re excited about, whether they’re starts to new series or continuations of beloved storylines! AMANDA’S PICK: ROUGH PAGES BY LEV AC ROSEN This is the third book in the loose historical mystery series following LAVENDER HOUSE and THE BELL IN THE FOG. Set in atmospheric 1950s San Francisco, […]
Happy Half Hour (6/24/24)
Today, we’re chatting about a group of teens stranded in a monster-infested forest, a secret book mailing operation that leads to a missing person case, and a young woman who rises from social pariah to power in a reimagining of pre-colonial West Africa. WHAT THE WOODS TOOK by Courtney Gould | 9781250340672 | 12/10/24 ROUGH […]
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 […]
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