We entered 2023 with some poignant and introspective memoirs, including one about the life and world of an award-winning New Yorker staff writer, and an intimate and funny look into one woman’s relationship with alcohol and her own identity. STILL PICTURES: On Photography and Memory by Janet Malcolm “[An] evocative posthumous memoir . . . […]
Tag: Identity
Drop-In Alert: OUR TIME IS NOW
On June 9, 2020, Henry Holt and Co. will publish beloved national leader Stacey Abrams’ OUR TIME IS NOW: Power, Purpose, and the Fight for a Fair America, an empowering blueprint to ending voter suppression, reclaiming identity, and reshaping progressive politics. Voter suppression has plagued America since its inception, and so has the issue of […]
Forthcoming #FridayReads: SHARKS IN THE TIME OF SAVIORS
Explore the legends of Hawai’ian gods and an engrossing family saga in this week’s Forthcoming #FridayRead: Kawai Strong Washburn’s debut, SHARKS IN THE TIME OF SAVIORS–a story of exile and the pursuit of salvation. A young family is vacationing when their seven-year-old son falls overboard (seriously worst nightmare material). BUT a shark appears, cradling the […]
September 2018 Politics Roundup
The midterm elections are coming up! First, make sure you’re registered to vote, then take a break from the current headlines with these new books about politics: ONE PERSON, NO VOTE: How Voter Suppression Is Destroying Our Democracy by Carol Anderson Longlisted for the 2018 National Book Award in Nonfiction & a September 2018 Indie […]
Happy #BookBday (5/2/17 Edition)
Oh what a lovely day for a #BookBday! NO ONE CAN PRONOUNCE MY NAME by Rakesh Satyal A humorous and tender multi-generational novel about immigrants and outsiders, those trying to find their place in American society and within their own families. “Through his beautifully crafted characters, Satyal’s second novel explores identity, sexuality, family, immigrant life, […]
NPR’s 2016 Book Concierge & More “Best of 2016” Picks
NPR’s Book Concierge is live! Nearly 40 Macmillan titles are included in the various 2016 recommendation lists: ALL THAT MAN IS by David Szalay (Staff Picks, Realistic Fiction, Tales From Around the World) ALL THE BIRDS IN THE SKY by Charlie Jane Anders (It’s All Geek to Me, Love Stories, Science, Science Fiction & Fantasy) […]