The January 2026 Indie Next List includes six Macmillan titles! LOST LAMBS by Madeline Cash 9780374619237 | 1/13/26 “Cash has a hit debut on her hands based on the guffaw-inducing, deadpan humor alone… In addition to the generous portions of humor, Cash weaves in a fun romp in which the family members get to exercise […]
Tag: historical fiction
Maximum Shelf: CELESTIAL LIGHTS (12/4/25)
This week’s Shelf Awareness Maximum Shelf pick is Cecile Pin’s CELESTIAL LIGHTS, an unforgettable portrait of a complicated man and a breathtaking tale of memory, personal choices, and the relationships that define us. January 28, 1986: Soon after launch, the Challenger shuttle falls out of the sky and into the sea. At the same time, Oliver […]
Happy Half Hour (11/24/25)
Today, we’re chatting about a priestess who accepts a dangerous mission to save her ailing father by retrieving a missing prince’s corpse; a record label intern who impulsively becomes the manager of a young singer with an unforgettable voice; and an ambitious professor who gets thrust into academic stardom after discovering the long-lost manuscript of […]
Chicago Public Library’s Best Books of 2025
Chicago Public Library has announced their Best Books of 2025, and Macmillan has 18 books on the list! In the Top Ten: FLASHLIGHT by Susan Choi WILD DARK SHORE by Charlotte McConaghy AUTOMATIC NOODLE by Annalee Newitz BALDWIN: A LOVE STORY by Nicholas Boggs CARELESS PEOPLE: A Cautionary Tale of Power, Greed, and Lost Idealism […]
For Your Consideration: February 2026 LibraryReads Titles
Download, read, and vote for your favorite February titles for the February 2026 LibraryReads list! VOTES DUE JANUARY 1ST! HOW TO GET AWAY WITH MURDER by Rebecca Philipson | 9781250409430 | 2/24/26 Request on Edelweiss and NetGalley “Philipson manages to produce a startling series of twists and turns in the case while keeping her wildly […]
Kirkus Best Books of 2025
Announcing the Kirkus Reviews Best Books of 2025! FICTION MYSTERIES AND THRILLERS MARGUERITE BY THE LAKE by Mary Dixie Carter KING OF ASHES by S. A. Cosby BOOK CLUB FICTION FLASHLIGHT by Susan Choi HISTORICAL FICTION THE WAYFINDER by Adam Johnson ROMANCE CHAOS by Constance Fay LADIES IN HATING by Alexandra Vasti SCIENCE FICTION AND […]
PW Best Books of 2025
We are so excited to share with you the Publishers Weekly Best Books of 2025! TOP 10 CAPITALISM AND ITS CRITICS: A History: From the Industrial Revolution to AI by John Cassidy THE SISTERS by Jonas Hassen Khemiri FICTION BOG QUEEN by Anna North THE WAYFINDER by Adam Johnson MYSTERY/THRILLER THE DOORMAN by Chris Pavone […]
For Your Consideration: January 2026 LibraryReads Titles
Download, read, and vote for your favorite January titles for the January 2026 LibraryReads list! VOTES DUE DECEMBER 1ST! WRECK YOUR HEART by Lori-Rader Day | 9781250393739 | 1/6/26 Request on Edelweiss and NetGalley “Suspense novelist Rader-Day changes pace with this sharply funny, heartfelt mystery, and every bit of it works. Its exploration of family […]
Happy Half Hour (10/27/25)
Today, we’re chatting about seven trees that are intertwined with Black history and culture; a woman who tests out a vintage typewriter and finds that it can grant wishes and bend fate; and a young bookbinder on a hunt for the truth of a story of forbidden love, a lost fortune, and murder. WHEN TREES […]
Historical Fiction (10/2/25)
Explore the past through the pages of these incredible historical fiction books! BERLIN SHUFFLE by Ulrich Alexander Boschwitz, translated by Philip Boehm 9781250869494 | 12/9/25 Berlin in the 1920s is the largest city in Europe, a cultural mecca, and a political mess: a hedonistic Babylon, though there’s little glamour for the hundreds of thousands out […]
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