Hey hey, it’s your #BookBday! BOOMER1 by Daniel Torday “After his academic job search, his journalistic career, and his marriage proposal go down in flames, an angry young man moves into his mother’s basement and starts a radical movement that pits millennials against baby boomers. Stylishly written, cleverly observed, and boldly imagined.” – Kirkus Reviews, […]
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Adult Books for Teens
Whether young or young at heart, these adult books are great for readers of all ages! HOUSEGIRL by Michael Donkor One of Library Journal’s Best Summer 2018 Debuts! Three adolescents—two Ghanaian “housegirls” and the daughter of wealthy immigrants—must come to terms with themselves and the secrets they have kept from each other in this powerful debut novel. […]
Fall 2018 & Winter 2019 Drop-In Titles
Here’s the scoop on eight new Fall 2018 & Winter/Spring 2019 drop-in titles: THE MOMENT OF LIFT: How Empowering Women Changes the World by Melinda Gates Also available in audio Available April 23, 2019 A debut from Forbes‘ third most powerful woman in the world, Melinda Gates, a timely and necessary call to action for […]
Happy #BookBday (8/7/18 Edition)
We’ve got a BIG #BookBday today (so, extra cake, right??): MEET ME AT THE MUSEUM by Anne Youngson An August 2018 LibraryReads & Indie Next pick and one of Library Journal’s Best Summer 2018 Debuts! For readers of THE GUERNSEY LITERARY AND POTATO PEEL PIE SOCIETY, an epistolary debut novel about a farmer’s wife who […]
Happy #BookBday (7/31/18 Edition)
Oh, what a lovely day for a #BookBday! BLACK KLANSMAN: Race, Hate, and the Undercover Investigation of a Lifetime by Ron Stallworth (movie tie-in edition) Also available in audio & mass market The extraordinary true story of the African American police officer who goes undercover to investigate the KKK, the basis for the forthcoming major […]
Happy #BookBday (7/24/18 Edition)
Happy sunny, summer #BookBday to Beth Harbison, Marina Shiffrin, and a beautiful new set of Bintis! EVERY TIME YOU GO AWAY by Beth Harbison Also available in audio In New York Times bestselling author Beth Harbison’s most emotional novel ever, a fractured family must come together at a beach house haunted by the past. “Drenching […]
July 2018 Nonfiction
Check out our great new nonfiction titles available this month—then make sure they get checked out at your library! CITY OF DEVILS: The Two Men Who Ruled the Underworld of Old Shanghai by Paul French Two starred reviews! “Drugs, gambling, vice, and banditry power China’s seaport mecca in this rollicking true crime saga. French’s two-fisted […]
Happy #BookBday (7/10/18 Edition)
Literary fiction, romance, and humor—this #BookBday has it all! IF YOU SEE ME, DON’T SAY HI by Neel Patel A July 2018 Indie Next pick! A bravura debut story collection in the vein of Aziz Ansari and Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie, about love, family, success, and the experience of being brown in America today. “A melancholic […]
Introducing Celadon Books!
Welcome to Macmillan’s newest imprint, Celadon Books! Founded by publishing industry veterans Jamie Raab and Deb Futter, Celadon selects each title with thoughtful consideration in an effort to create a list that is at once classic, uncommon, and fosters discoverability of new voices. Their motto: “We believe that when readers finish a Celadon book, they […]
Friday Reads: Father’s Day
Father’s Day is coming up this weekend! Here are two books for the dads (and dudes) in your life: YOUR DAD STOLE MY RAKE: And Other Family Dilemmas by Tom Papa It’s hard being a person, especially in a family, and no one knows that better than stand-up comedian, family man, and A Prairie Home […]
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