Today, we’re chatting about a necromancer trying to resurrect her sister who gets embroiled in bigger, world-ending plans instead; a thrill-seeking young woman who joins a radical theater troupe; three estranged high schoolers who are pulled into a video game to pursue the disappearance of their friend; and a professor who learns that an unflattering version […]
Tag: humor
Booklist Spring & Summer Book Club Picks Webinar Recap (1/15/25)
A big thank you to all who attended yesterday’s Booklist Spring and Summer Book Club Picks webinar! In case you missed it, check out the titles we talked about below, and click this link to watch the recording! HAPPINESS FOREVER by Adelaide Faith | 9780374608668 | 5/13/25 SPEAK TO ME OF HOME by Jeanine Cummins […]
TLA’s 2025 Texas Topaz Nonfiction Reading List
We’re thrilled that the Texas Topaz Nonfiction List includes TWO Macmillan titles this year! ONE IN A MILLENNIAL: ON FRIENDSHIP, FEELINGS, FANGIRLS, AND FITTING IN by Kate Kennedy | 9781250285126 “A nostalgic look at what it was like growing up as a millennial girl in the 1990s and as a young woman in the early […]
Staff Review: SPELLBOUND
SPELLBOUND: MY LIFE AS A DYSLEXIC WORDSMITH by Phil Hanley97812508601563/18/25Henry Holt and Co.Education / Special Education / Humor Have you ever had that one friend who always tells the most outrageous stories, and you could listen to them for hours? SPELLBOUND feels just like that—a blend of humor, heart, and authenticity. It’s a story about […]
Humorous Books Roundup (10/1/24)
Ready to laugh? Check out some upcoming books sure to make you chuckle! BAD NATURE BY ARIEL COURAGE 9781250360885 | 4/1/25 Armed with a terminal diagnosis, a grudge, and a rental car, forty-year-old Hester sets out to fulfill her lifelong dream of killing her father in this brilliantly subversive and bleakly funny novel. It’s Hester’s […]
Starred Review Roundup (8/1/2024)
Stars all around! These titles all received multiple starred reviews: ASUNDER by Kerstin Hall 9781250625434 | 8/20/24 “Hall (SECOND SPEAR) weaves a fascinating tapestry of mythology and divine politics that she underscores with deep, complicated relationships . . . The novel’s charming interludes between deadly situations are few but powerful. This compelling mix of horror, […]
Hopeful Stories Staff Picks (7/29/24)
This month, we’re sharing books that restore our faith in the world and fill us with hope! AMANDA’S PICK: THE CHRISTMAS INN BY PAMELA M. KELLEY When Riley Sanders goes to Cape Cod to help her mother run the inn for the Christmas rush, she finds not only delicious cookies and a crackling fire, but […]
Sneak Peek: August Indie Next List
The August 2024 Indie Next List includes FOUR Macmillan titles! #1 PICK: THE WEDDING PEOPLE BY ALISON ESPACH 9781250899576 | 7/30/24 2 starred reviews! “[This] is so much more than a funny story (though it is very funny). Espach (NOTES ON YOUR SUDDEN DISAPPEARANCE, 2022) has penned a keenly observed novel about depression, love, the […]
Starred Review Roundup (5/20/2024)
Stars all around! These titles all received multiple starred reviews: HIP-HOP IS HISTORY by Questlove 9780374614072| 6/11/24 “A memorable, masterful history of the first 50 years of an indelible American art form . . . While the author’s knowledge of hip-hop is as deep as any musicologist, it’s his passion for certain artists and songs […]
New Edelweiss E-galleys (5/8/2024)
UNRULY: A Guide To Reclaiming Your True Self by Shelah Marie9781649630773 | 10/22/24 There’s a new generation of multicultural women who refuse to conform to the “serene and calm” model of spirituality. “We’re Black and white. We’re feminists who twerk. We’re spiritual and take tequila shots. We’re unruly… and our tribe is growing strong,” says […]
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