Book Club Recommendations (11/15/23)

Wondering what to read next with your book club? Check out these recommendations where a cold case is revisited, an American-born daughter of immigrants shares her memoir, and a teen explores her Muslim identity through a mixture of prose and verse. Click know more for more book club news, resources, sweepstakes, and more. EVERYONE WHO […]

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Memoir Monday (11/6/23)

We’re starting our week off right with these memoirs, including one in which the author highlights his ability to find levity in even the most difficult situations, another in which a young woman reflects on raising her younger brother by herself, and one more in which the author shares her thoughts over the past ten […]

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4 Stars for IF I SURVIVE YOU

Jonathan Escoffery’s urgent, hilarious, and revelatory debut, IF I SURVIVE YOU, has received FOUR starred reviews! “A revelatory work, full of a young man’s questioning and told in a distinctive voice, this contemplation of identity, culture, and race in the United States today is highly recommended.”–Library Journal, starred review “A collection of linked stories focused […]

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Book + Author: Aarti Shahani

Book + Author: Aarti ShahaniDate: October 8, 2020Time: 7:00 PM ESTRegister here! Come join us! Sign up to participate in the next event in Macmillan’s Book + Author series: a virtual book club event with journalist and activist Aarti Namdev Shahani for the paperback release of her heart-wrenching debut memoir, HERE WE ARE. Tune in […]

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Maximum Shelf: OF WOMEN AND SALT (9/30/20)

Today’s Shelf Awareness Maximum Shelf pick is Gabriela Garcia’s sweeping, masterful debut, OF WOMEN AND SALT. In present-day Miami, Jeanette is battling addiction. Daughter of Carmen, a Cuban immigrant, she is determined to learn more about her family history from her reticent mother and makes the snap decision to take in the daughter of a […]

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Mac Lib From Home Round-Up (8/6/20)

Welcome to Mac Lib From Home, our fun-sized buzz series from our homes to yours! Mothers & daughters + betrayals that will shape lives + from Cuba to Mexico to Miami—Talia’s #MacLibFromHome pick is Gabriela Garcia’s moving debut OF WOMEN AND SALT. Watch her full video here. Sleepless in Seattle meets The Bachelorette in this […]

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Nonfiction Round-Up (6/10/20)

For today’s nonfiction round-up we have an eclectic examination of migration in the face of climate change, an untold economic story of Russia’s current power system, and a groundbreaking take on medicine and wellness to increase healthspan and lifespan. THE NEXT GREAT MIGRATION: The Beauty and Terror of Life on the Move by Sonia Shah […]

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Happy #PubDay (4/21/20)

Phuc Tran explores abuse, racism, and tragedy through his love for books and punk rock in this irreverent, funny, and moving memoir of an immigrant family assimilating in America for today’s #PubDay celebration! SIGH, GONE: A Misfit’s Memoir of Great Books, punk Rock, and the Fight to Fit In by Phuc Tran 2 starred reviews! […]

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TxLA’s 2020 Lariat List

Congratulations to the Macmillan titles on the 2020 Lariat List! DOMINICANA by Angie CruzLANNY by Max PorterNINTH HOUSE by Leigh BardugoTHE SILENT PATIENT by Alex MichaelidesTHE WHISPER MAN by Alex NorthZERO SUM GAME by S. L. Huang […]

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AMERICAN DIRT is an Oprah Book Club Pick!

Amazing news! AMERICAN DIRT by Jeanine Cummins is Oprah’s Book Club’s next pick! This emotional and powerful story of a mother and son fleeing cartel violence towards America is already a LibraryReads pick, the #1 Indie Next pick for February, and received 4 starred reviews. Said Winfrey “…I have been a news reporter, watched the […]

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