Watch out for Kirkus’s most anticipated Fall fiction! DOMINICANA by Angie Cruz A September Indie Next pick + 2 starred reviews! A novel about a Dominican teenager’s arranged marriage and immigration to New York City, set in the 1960s and inspired by the author’s mother. THE FUTURE OF ANOTHER TIMELINE by Annalee Newitz FOUR starred […]
Tag: immigration
Happy #PubDay! (9/3/19)
An immigrant’s experience + twins fighting over words + a thrilling fantasy series finale–all in today’s #pubday party! DOMINICANA by Angie Cruz A September Indie Next pick + 2 starred reviews! “Cruz’s winning novel will linger in the reader’s mind long after the close of the story.”–Publishers Weekly, starred review “Cruz’s ability to create mood […]
Maximum Shelf: AMERICAN DIRT (8/21/19)
Today’s Maximum Shelf pick is Jeanine Cummins’ AMERICAN DIRT–a rare exploration into the inner hearts of people willing to sacrifice everything for a glimmer of hope. Lydia Quixano Perez lives in the Mexican city of Acapulco. She runs a bookstore. She has a son, Luca, the love of her life, and a wonderful husband who […]
Starred Reviews For Your #FridayReads
These forthcoming titles all received multiple starred reviews! THE MAN WHO SAW EVERYTHING by Deborah Levy “Multiple versions of history collide—literally—in a superbly crafted, enigmatic new story from an author of note… Levy defies gravity in a daring, time-bending new novel.”–Kirkus Reviews, starred review “Booker Prize–finalist Levy (HOT MILK) explores the fragile connections and often […]
Sneak Peek: September 2019 Indie Next List
The September 2019 Indie Next List features FIVE Macmillan titles! GIDEON THE NINTH by Tamsyn Muir 4 starred reviews + a Library Journal Best Debut of the Summer! “This extraordinary opening salvo will leave readers dying to know what happens next.“–Booklist, starred review “From the mad science joys of necromantic theory to the deliciously ever-evolving […]
Maximum Shelf: HERE WE ARE
Today’s Maximum Shelf pick is NPR correspondent Aarti Namdev Shahani’s immigration memoir, HERE WE ARE: American Dreams, American Nightmares! Who really belongs in America? That question has chased every newcomer and many native born since the founding of the republic. In this heart-wrenching, vulnerable and witty memoir, journalist Aarti Shahani digs deep inside herself and […]
Meet the Author: Aleksandar Hemon
Acclaimed author Aleksandar Hemon returns at his most dazzling and untempered with MY PARENTS: AN INTRODUCTION / THIS DOES NOT BELONG TO YOU, two books in one in a flip dos-à-dos format: the story of Aleksandar Hemon’s parents’ immigration from Sarajevo to Canada and a book of short memories of the author’s family, friends, and […]
A Pulitzer Winner + A Pulitzer Finalist = AUTHORS YOU NEED TO KNOW!
GRACE WILL LEAD US HOME: The Charleston Church Massacre and the Hard, Inspiring Journey to Forgiveness by Jennifer Berry Hawes Exclusive author interview + 3 starred reviews! “With empathy and kindness, Hawes bears witness to one of the most horrific incidents in recent American history.”–Booklist, starred review “A groundbreaking, accessible work of investigative reporting that […]
Sneak Peek: AMERICAN DIRT
We are RIDICULOUSLY excited about AMERICAN DIRT, Jeanine Cummins’s emotional gut-punch of a novel, and you should be, too! This page-turning, poignant story of a mother and son fleeing the Mexican cartels is filled with drama and humanity. ON EVERY PAGE. Read an excerpt here. And keep checking Edelweiss for an e-galley! […]
Get Your E-Galleys!
Hello giant e-galley drop! We’ve got the goods, so make sure you’re whitelisted and dive into some super exciting F19 and W20 titles. A BETTER MAN: A Chief Inspector Gamache Novel by Louise Penny Chief Inspector Gamache. ‘Nuff said. A GOOD NEIGHBORHOOD by Therese Anne Fowler The author of Z: A Novel of Zelda Fitzgerald […]
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