We’re seeing stars for today’s #ThrillerThursday picks! UNDER THE MIDNIGHT SUN by Keigo Higashino Two starred reviews! From acclaimed international bestseller and LibraryReads author Higashino comes a compelling story of a twenty-year-old murder, two teenagers linked by the crime, and a detective’s obsession to finally uncover the truth. “Edgar-nominated Higashino revisits the dangerous codependence of […]
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Whatcha (e-) Reading?
Here are the most popular e-galleys librarians have recently downloaded from Edelweiss* (maybe we’ll see some of them on a LibraryReads list soon!): Mystery: A MOST NOVEL REVENGE by Ashley Weaver A TERRIBLE BEAUTY by Tasha Alexander GLOW OF DEATH by Jane K. Cleland NORMAL by Warren Ellis SAY NO MORE by Hank Phillippi Ryan STONE […]
Stars for UNDER THE MIDNIGHT SUN
THE DEVOTION OF SUSPECT X hooked us on Japanese author Keigo Higashino, and librarians adored MALICE, making it an October 2014 LibraryReads pick. His newest book, UNDER THE MIDNIGHT SUN, is his most ambitious yet: a sweeping epic about a brutal crime and the two teenagers—Ryo, the son of the murdered man, and Yukiho, the […]
For Your Consideration: November 2016 LibraryReads Titles
Download, read, and nominate your favorite titles for the November 2016* LibraryReads list! *Nominations are due September 20! Click here for the full list of 2016 deadlines. TO CAPTURE WHAT WE CANNOT KEEP by Beatrice Colin Set against the construction of the Eiffel Tower, this novel charts the relationship between a young widow and an […]
Thriller Thursday (2/25/16 Edition)
A physicist and a romantic crime-fighting duo are on the case this #ThrillerThursday: A MIDSUMMER’S EQUATION by Keigo Higashino Two stars for the LibraryReads author’s sequel to the international bestseller THE DEVOTION OF SUSPECT X, starring Manabu Yukawa, the physicist known as “Detective Galileo.” “Filled with surprises and plot twists, this complex and riveting mystery will keep […]
2016 Edgar Nominees & Starred Mysteries
The 2016 Edgar Award nominations were announced earlier this week and Macmillan has 4 contenders: Best Novel NIGHT LIFE by David C. Taylor Best Critical/Biographical THE LOST DETECTIVE: Becoming Dashiell Hammett by Nathan Ward Mary Higgins Clark Award A WOMAN UNKNOWN by Frances Brody THE MASQUE OF A MURDERER by Susanna Calkins The winners will […]
Happy Birthday LibraryReads!
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 […]
LJ Genre Spotlight: Mystery
Happy Monday, friends! Our pal and Library Journal Mover & Shaker Kristi Chadwick recently wrote a genre spotlight column on mysteries for LJ and we’re thrilled (pun intended) that it includes so many Macmillan titles: Breaking the Color Barrier SKIES OF ASH by Rachel Howzell Hall (Detective Elouise Norton series) On sale May 19, 2015 […]
2015 Audie Awards Finalists
Terrific news: our friends at Macmillan Audio have 22 finalists in the 2015 Audie Awards! Business/Educational TALK LIKE TED by Carmine Gallo, read by Carmine Gallo Classic THE ODYSSEY by Homer, translated by Robert Fitzgerald, read by Dan Stevens Fantasy WORDS OF RADIANCE by Brandon Sanderson, read by Michael Kramer and Kate Reading History/Biography ENDURING […]
Thriller Thursday (10/9/14 Edition)
It’s finally Fall! Temperatures are dropping and our blood is running cold after reading these great mysteries & thrillers: MALICE by Keigo Higashino The #9 October 2014 LibraryReads pick is a literal locked room mystery: an acclaimed novelist is found brutally murdered in his home office a locked room within a locked house by his […]