Today’s Women 2020 spotlight is a blast from the past with the biography of a defiant tobacco heiress turned modern philanthropist and an autobiography from the female lawyer at the center of the Watergate scandal. THE SILVER SWAN: In Search of Doris Duke by Sallie Bingham “Fiercely private and skilled in conducting her extraordinary philanthropic […]
Tag: history
Nonfiction Round-Up (1/29/20)
A history of Jews vs Palestinians, a graphic memoir, conflict in the Middle East, behind-the-scenes of brand start-ups, and arguing against the Second Amendment–all in today’s nonfiction round-up! THE HUNDRED YEARS’ WAR ON PALESTINE: A History of Settler Colonialism and Resistance, 1917-2017 by Rashid Khalidi “Highly recommended as a valuable and accurate presentation of a […]
Nonfiction Round-Up (1/22/20)
The powers of the American presidency in today’s political climate + a six-step approach to finding your true calling + an examination of minimalism’s historical roots = today’s nonfiction round-up. UNMAKING THE PRESIDENCY: Donald Trump’s War on the World’s Most Powerful Office by Susan Hennessey and Benjamin Wittes “Two Lawfare editors and senior fellows at the Brookings […]
Kirkus Best of 2019–Nonfiction
Kirkus Reviews continues their Best of 2019 round-up with their Nonfiction picks, including these 16 Macmillan titles! THE BRITISH ARE COMING: The War for America, Lexington to Princeton, 1775-1777 by Rick Atkinson THE UNDYING: Pain, vulnerability, mortality, medicine, art, time, dreams, data, exhaustion, cancer, and care by Anne Boyer COVENTRY: Essays by Rachel Cusk THE […]
Nonfiction Round-Up (12/04/19)
The first behind-the-scenes look at the most enigmatic FLOTUS in history, the true story of the Greely Expedition, a timely memoir on race and familial reconciliation, and a study on twentieth-century dictators–find it all in this nonfiction round-up. FREE, MELANIA: The Unauthorized Biography by Kate Bennett An insider’s look at Melania Trump, beginning with her […]
Amazon’s Best Books of 2019
What. A. List! Check out Amazon’s Best Books of 2019! Amazon Editors’ Top 20 THE SILENT PATIENT by Alex Michaelides NINTH HOUSE by Leigh Bardugo Amazon Editors’ Top 100 THE NIGHT TIGER by Yangsze Choo MIRACLE CREEK by Angie Kim THE GUEST BOOK by Sarah Blake THE APOLOGY by Eve Ensler THE WHISPER MAN by […]
PW’s 2019 Holiday Gift Guide
It’s never too early to get into the holiday spirit. Enter, Publishers Weekly‘s 2019 Holiday Gift Guide, with recommendations for every reader in your life. Fiction CITY OF WINDOWS by Robert Pobi EMPIRE OF LIES by Raymond Khoury GIDEON THE NINTH by Tamsyn Muir LIGHT FROM OTHER STARS by Erika Swyler THE VERY BEST OF […]
Congrats to Our 2020 Carnegie Award Longlist Titles
The longlist for the ninth annual Andrew Carnegie Medals for Excellence in Fiction and Nonfiction has just been announced, and Macmillan has seven titles in the running! Nonfiction LOSING EARTH: A Recent History by Nathaniel RichELDERHOOD: Redefining Aging, Transforming Medicine, Reimagining Life by Louise Aronson IN THE DREAM HOUSE: A Memoir by Carmen Maria Machado […]
Nonfiction Round-Up (9/18/19)
A fresh look on climate change, a poet’s take on illness in contemporary America, an illustrated guide to American history, and the memoir of America’s most famous whistleblower… welcome to this week’s nonfiction round-up! PERMANENT RECORD by Edward Snowden “Snowden’s many admirers will find his saga both captivating and inspiring.”–Publishers Weekly WE ARE THE WEATHER: […]
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