In celebration of National Library Week, we’re uplifting the voices of challenged books, from epic fantasies to romances and queer stories. We proudly stand with authors, librarians, teachers, booksellers, and fellow readers against book banning. We strongly believe everyone should have access to books and actively support organizations championing the freedom to read. As we Know More » […]
Tag: historical fiction
Women’s History Month on Audio
Check out these outstanding Macmillan audiobooks this Women’s History Month! DEAR BLACK GIRLS BY A’JA WLISON; read by the author | 9781250331526 | 2/6/24 Excerpt from audiobook! PRIMA FACIE BY SUZIE MILLER; read by Jodie Comer | 9781250332516 | 1/30/24 Excerpt from audiobook! RESILIENT BY BROOKE WELLS; read by the author; foreword written and read Know More » […]
Staff Review: THE SINGER SISTERS
THE SINGER SISTERS by Sarah Seltzer97812509076468/6/24Flatiron BooksFiction/ Coming Of Age / Music Sarah Seltzer’s THE SINGER SISTERS invites readers into the complicated world of a multi-generational family of folk-rock musicians, exploring the bonds that unite family, as well as the tensions that threaten to tear them apart. In 1967, Judie Zingerman emerges as a rising Know More » […]
2024 PEN/Faulkner Award Finalists
Congratulations to the Macmillan finalists selected for the 2024 PEN/Faulkner Award for Fiction, America’s most prestigious peer-juried literary prize. WITNESS by Jamel BrinkleyOPEN THROAT by Henry HokeABSOLUTION by Alice McDermott […]
For Your Consideration: May 2024 LibraryReads Titles
Download, read, and vote for your favorite May titles for the May 2024 LibraryReads list! Votes due April 1st! ONE LAST SHOT BY BETTY CAYOUETTE | 9781250291103 | 5/7/24REQUEST ON EDELWEISS AND NETGALLEY “Cayouette crafts an engaging story that jumps back and forth between the protagonists’ high school days and the present. The emotional aspects Know More » […]
Voices from the Screen and Stage (2/28/24)
These actors and musicians bring these novels to life on audio–from a famous opera singer and her relationship with a wealthy Greek shipping magnate, to a woman who has spent her career defending others but now must defend herself, to an art history student whose life eerily mirrors that of a deceased artist! DIVA BY Know More » […]
TLA’s 2024 Lariat List
Congratulations to the 8 Macmillan titles on the 2024 Lariat List for Adult Fiction! ALL THE SINNERS BLEED by S.A. CosbyDID YOU HEAR ABOUT KITTY KARR? by Crystal Smith PaulFOURTH WING by Rebecca YarrosHELLO STRANGER by Katherine CenterMAAME by Jessica GeorgeNO TWO PERSONS by Erica BauermeisterTHE SPITE HOUSE by Johnny ComptonSTARLING HOUSE by Alix E. Harrow […]
2024 PEN/Faulkner Award Longlist
Congratulations to the Macmillan titles on the 2024 PEN/Faulkner Award for Fiction longlist! WITNESS by Jamel BrinkleyOPEN THROAT by Henry HokeBIOGRAPHY OF X by Catherine LaceyABSOLUTION by Alice McDermott […]
Upcoming Historical Fiction (1/18/24)
H2 header Take yourself on magical, romantic, mysterious, and heart-stopping journeys to a variety of time periods with these fascinating historical fiction novels! YOUR PRESENCE IS MANDATORY BY SASHA VASILYUK Available for download on Edelweiss here. LibraryReads votes due by March 1st. “Award-winning journalist Vasilyuk makes her debut with a story inspired by the life Know More » […]
February 2024 LibraryReads List
You voted, they counted, and THE FOX WIFE by Yangsze Choo and WHEN GRUMPY MET SUNSHINE by Charlotte Stein are LibraryReads picks for February 2024! PLUS, Kristin Hannah (THE WOMEN), T. Kingfisher (WHAT FEASTS AT NIGHT), and B.A. Paris (THE GUEST) are in the Hall of Fame! THE FOX WIFE by Yangsze Choo | 9781250266019 Know More » […]