The December 2024 Indie Next List includes FOUR Macmillan titles! PRIVATE RITES by Julia Armfield 9781250344311 | 12/3/24 “The skillfully written familial dynamics and the success of Armfield’s previous novel, OUR WIVES UNDER THE SEA, make this an easy purchase recommendation for most libraries.” —Library Journal CABIN: Off the Grid Adventures with a Clueless Craftsman by […]
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For Your Consideration: December 2024 LibraryReads Titles
Download, read, and vote for your favorite December titles for the December 2024 LibraryReads list! VOTES DUE NOVEMBER 1ST! HOW TO GET A LIFE IN TEN DATES by Jenny L. Howe | 9781250331465 | 12/10/24 Request on Edelweiss and NetGalley “Howe (ON THE PLUS SIDE, 2023) creates characters to love and is able to keep […]
Happy Half Hour (9/9/24)
Today, we’re chatting about the granddaughter of Robin Hood and the annoyingly cheerful girl she’s accidentally kidnapped, a woman who finds herself facing the intense emotional uncertainty of first love, and a genre-bending reimagining of King Lear that revolves around three estranged sisters. NOT FOR THE FAINT OF HEART by Lex Croucher | 9781250847232 | […]
Genre Mashups, Pt. 1 (7/17/24)
These satisfying genre mashups offer you a big bang for your buck–from fantasy & mystery to horror & sci-fi, and more! LISTEN TO YOUR SISTER BY NEENA VIEL | 9781250906328 | 2/4/25 The mashup: horror & thriller! 25-year-old Calla Williams is struggling since becoming guardian to her brother, Jamie, who’s usually off getting into mischief. […]
New Edelweiss E-galleys (4/30/2024)
GRAVEYARD SHIFT by M. L. Rio9781250356796| 9/24/24 Every night, in the college’s ancient cemetery, five people cross paths as they work the late shift: a bartender, a rideshare driver, a hotel receptionist, the steward of the derelict church that looms over them, and the editor-in-chief of the college paper, always in search of a story. […]
One City One Book Recommendations: Literary Fiction
If you run a One City One Book program and are looking for literary fiction recommendations, we’ve got you covered! For even more recommendations of all genres, check out this post and this Edelweiss catalog. A TRUE ACCOUNT: Hannah Masury’s Sojourn Amongst the Pyrates, Written by Herself by Katherine Howe9781250894212Trade paperback available 11/19/24 From New York Times bestselling […]
One City One Book Recommendations: LGBTQ+ Books
If you run a One City One Book program and are looking for queer stories by queer authors, we’ve got you covered! For even more recommendations of all genres, check out this post and this Edelweiss catalog. YOURS FOR THE TAKING by Gabrielle Korn9781250357625Trade paperback available 11/12/24 A thrilling queer debut novel set several decades in the future […]
One City One Book Recommendations: Adventures
If you run a One City One Book program and are looking for stories about adventures, we’ve got you covered! For even more recommendations of all genres, check out this post and this Edelweiss catalog. THE SECRET DIARIES OF CHARLES IGNATIUS SANCHO by Paterson Joseph9781250880390Trade paperback available now It’s finally time for Charles Ignatius Sancho to tell his […]
Literary Fiction Spotlight (7/13/22)
Today’s literary fiction spotlight brings us an exploration of a marriage changed after one partner returns from a traumatic deep-sea mission, and a woman’s story as she unravels her family’s history spent in Guadaloupe and its diaspora. OUR WIVES UNDER THE SEA BY JULIA ARMFIELD 2 starred reviews and an Indie Next pick! “Armfield follows her […]
Sneak Peek: July 2022 Indie Next List
The July 2022 Indie Next list features 5 Macmillan titles! ELSEWHERE by Alexis SchaitkinISBN 9781250219633 | on sale 6/28/22 3 starred reviews! “Schaitkin (SAINT X, 2020) has written a compelling, poetic, and chilling novel that examines fate and fear.”–Booklist, starred review “Schaitkin gives the goings-on great substance by digging into the complicated feelings brought on by motherhood and […]