President Barack Obama announced his Summer Reading picks on Facebook, including our own Bill Gates-approved pick: “FACTFULNESS by Hans Rosling, an outstanding international public health expert, is a hopeful book about the potential for human progress when we work off facts rather than our inherent biases.” “Good Morning America” also shared a roundup of “some of the […]
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Most Anticipated Books of Summer 2018
Drumroll, please…. Here are the most anticipated books of Summer 2018, according to major media: New York Times — “Refreshing Books to Read This Summer” TEN ARGUMENTS FOR DELETING YOUR SOCIAL MEDIA ACCOUNTS RIGHT NOW by Jaron Lanier SOMETHING WONDERFUL: Rodgers and Hammerstein’s Broadway Revolution by Todd S. Purdum THE PARKING LOT ATTENDANT by Nafkote […]
May 2018 Bestsellers & Recent Releases
Here’s our updated Edelweiss collection of this month’s bestsellers and recently released titles, perfect for collection development! Here are some of the top titles for May 2018: Bestsellers: THE HIGH TIDE CLUB by Mary Kay Andrews MISS SUBWAYS by David Duchovny HOW I RESIST: Activism and Hope for a New Generation, edited by Maureen Johnson […]
Happy #BookBday (5/15/18 Edition)
Happy #BookBday to two new novels starring women who overcome adversity: HOW TO WALK AWAY by Katherine Center A May 2018 Indie Next pick with two starred reviews! Margaret Jacobson has a bright future ahead of her, with a fiancé and a promising career, until an accident on what should be one of the happiest […]
Sneak Peek: May 2018 Indie Next List
Four Macmillan titles made the May 2018 Indie Next List! A LUCKY MAN by Jamel Brinkley – the #1 pick! “It’s difficult to single out any story as most outstanding since they are each distinguished by Brinkley’s lyrical invention, precise descriptions of both emotional and physical terrain, and a prevailing compassion toward people as bemused […]
TxLA 2018 Adult Book Buzz Titles
Here are LOTS of reading recommendations courtesy of Anne’s TxLA 2018 Adult Book Buzz: HOW TO WALK AWAY* | Katherine Center | 9781250149060 | Out 5/15/18 THE HUSH* | John Hart | 9781250012302 | Available Now THE KINGS OF BIG SPRING** | Bryan Mealer | 9781250058911 | Available Now THE HIGH TIDE CLUB* | Mary Kay Andrews […]
TxLA 2018 – Thursday Events
It’s another lovely Dallas day! We can’t wait to see you in Macmillan Adult booth #2816 and at our MANY events happening today: All events are free unless otherwise noted Tayshas Reading List Author panel featuring Roshani Chokshi 8:30-9:30am Kay B Hutchison Convention Center | Room C144/145 Authors from TAYSHAS, TLA’s high school reading list, will […]
PLA 2018 Adult Book Buzz Titles
Here are LOTS of reading recommendations courtesy of Anne’s Adult Book Buzz at PLA 2018 last week: THE HIGH TIDE CLUB* | Mary Kay Andrews | 9781250126061 | Out 5/8/18 SHELTER IN PLACE | Nora Roberts | 9781250161598 | Out 5/29/18 HOW HARD CAN IT BE?* | Allison Pearson | 9781250086082 | Out 6/5/18 (LR: 4/20) BRING […]
PLA 2018 Booklist Book Buzz Titles
Did you see Talia CRUSH IT at this morning’s standing-room-only Booklist Book Buzz at PLA 2018?! If you were #PLALeftBehind because of Noreaster4, here are all the books she presented: HOW TO WALK AWAY* | Katherine Center | 9781250149060 | Out 5/15/18 MY EX-LIFE* | Stephen McCauley | 9781250122438 | Out 5/8/18 RUST & STARDUST** | T. […]
Stars for HOW TO WALK AWAY
We’ve adored Katherine Center ever since we read HAPPINESS FOR BEGINNERS, and we think her new novel, HOW TO WALK AWAY, will be a breakout book perfect for fans of Jojo Moyes. Don’t believe us? Then read these starred reviews: “Center knows how to keep the pages turning, ensuring readers will be completely swept up […]