Forget terrible twos, this is a terrific two: Happy Anniversary, LibraryReads! We’re so grateful for your support of the program that we’re giving away TWO super prize packs of ALL Macmillan LibraryReads picks to date! September 2015 #7 FURIOUSLY HAPPY by Jenny Lawson August 2015 #2 THE NATURE OF THE BEAST by Louise Penny #5 […]
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FURIOUSLY HAPPY hits the September 2015 LibraryReads List!
FANTASTIC NEWS! Jenny Lawson’s FURIOUSLY HAPPY is the #7 pick on the September 2015 LibraryReads list! A hysterical, ridiculous book about crippling depression and anxiety? That sounds like a terrible idea. But terrible ideas are what Jenny Lawson does best! As Jenny says: “Furiously happy is about taking those moments when things are fine and […]
PW Fall 2015 Announcements
It’s still summer, but Publishers Weekly is looking ahead to Fall 2015. They recently selected their best of the best in a whopping 16 different categories and we’ve gathered all 90(!!!) Macmillan standouts into a handy Edelweiss collection and listed them here for you: Art, Architecture & Photography: People and Places HUMANS OF NEW YORK: […]
For Your Consideration: October 2015 LibraryReads Titles
Download, read, and nominate your favorite titles now for the October 2015 LibraryReads list! Nominations are due August 20! Click here for the full list of 2015 deadlines. DEATH WEARS A MASK by Ashley Weaver Amory Ames and her rakish husband Milo, first introduced in MURDER AT THE BRIGHTWELL (An October 2014 LibraryReads pick), take […]
Librarians “Read ‘n Rave” Their Favorite ALA Annual 2015 Picks!
Last Monday we rounded out a terrific ALA Annual 2015 with a standing-room only Read ‘n Rave panel (similar to BEA’s Shout ‘n Share) moderated by Booklist‘s Rebecca Vnuk. Here’s what the all-star collection development specialists found on the exhibit floor to share with you: Seattle Public Library’s David Wright kicked it off with A […]
Vacation Alert!
Friends, thank you for a GREAT ALA Annual! We’re headed back to the east coast and taking a well-deserved vacation this week. If you’re also off for the Independence Day weekend, here are LOTS of reading recommendations courtesy of Talia’s “Three’s Company” Book Buzz: HOME IS BURNING by Dan Marshall | October 20, 2015 | 9781250068828 FURIOUSLY […]
For Your Consideration: September 2015 LibraryReads Titles
Download, read, and nominate your favorite titles now for the September 2015* LibraryReads list! Nominations are due July 20! Click here for the full list of 2015 deadlines. BLACK MAN IN A WHITE COAT by Damon Tweedy A BEA 2015 Editor’s Buzz & “Shout ‘n Share” selection! “An arresting memoir that personalizes the enduring racial […]
Librarians “Shout ‘n Share” Their Favorite BEA 2015 Picks!
Last Friday we rounded out a terrific BEA 2015 with the annual Shout ‘n Share panel. Here’s what your librarian pals found on the show floor to rave about: Columbus Metropolitan Library’s Robin Nesbitt kicked it off with some genre love, highlighting THE TRAITOR BARU CORMORANT by Seth Dickinson (“It’s like THE HUNDRED THOUSAND KINGDOMS […]
BEA 2015 Book Buzz Titles
Yesterday’s AAP Book Buzz (Part I) was standing room only, so make sure to get to room 1E14 early today for Part II: The Buzz Continues (2-3:30pm). For those not at BEA, or who didn’t grab a handout, here’s what Anne talked about: PURITY by Jonathan Franzen | Literary Fiction | On Sale 9/1/15 CARRY […]
BEA 2015 – Friday Events
It’s the final day of BookExpo America and we’ve got all the buzz on books. Don’t miss these final events and get yer paws on the last hot Macmillan galleys in our booth (#3056-3057). The AAP’s Annual Librarians Book Buzz, Part II 2:00-3:30pm Javits Convention Center | Room 1E14 Come hear Anne Spieth highlight her favorite forthcoming Macmillan […]