A huge congratulations goes out to Raven Leilani and her debut novel, LUSTER, for winning the 2020 Kirkus Prize for Fiction! “Leilani’s characters act in ways that often defy explanation, and that is part of what makes them so alive and so mesmerizing: Whose behavior, in real life, can be reduced to simple cause and […]
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Kirkus Reviews 2020 Preview
Kirkus Reviews’ fiction editor picked her top TBR for 2020, including these Macmillan titles! THE MIRROR & THE LIGHT by Hilary Mantel (her top pick!) With THE MIRROR & THE LIGHT, Hilary Mantel brings to a triumphant close the trilogy she began with WOLF HALL and BRING UP THE BODIES. AMERICAN DIRT by Jeanine Cummins […]
Kirkus Best Best of 2019–Indie
Kirkus Reviews wraps up their Best of 2019 series with the Best Indie books! THE TROUBLE WITH CHRISTMAS by Amy Andrews STAR-CROSSED by Pintip Dunn THE AUSSIE NEXT DOOR by Stefanie London SICK KIDS IN LOVE by Hannah Moskowitz FIND ME THEIR BONES by Sara Wolf THE LAST LETTER by Rebecca Yarros […]
Kirkus Best of 2019–Nonfiction
Kirkus Reviews continues their Best of 2019 round-up with their Nonfiction picks, including these 16 Macmillan titles! THE BRITISH ARE COMING: The War for America, Lexington to Princeton, 1775-1777 by Rick Atkinson THE UNDYING: Pain, vulnerability, mortality, medicine, art, time, dreams, data, exhaustion, cancer, and care by Anne Boyer COVENTRY: Essays by Rachel Cusk THE […]
Kirkus Best Books of 2019 — YA
Feast your eyes on Kirkus‘ Best Young Adult Books of 2019! Best YA Mysteries and Thrillers of 2019 HIS HIDEOUS HEART by Dahlia Adler Best YA Historical Fiction of 2019 WHERE THE WORLD ENDS by Geraldine McCaughrean Best YA Books of 2019 That Tackle Hard Truths THE GRACE YEAR by Kim LiggettDEPOSING NATHAN by Zack Smedley […]
Kirkus Best Books of 2019–Fiction
Kirkus released the first round of their year-end best-of lists, starting with their best fiction titles of 2019! Best Mysteries and Thrillers THE BITTERROOTS by C.J. Box THE LOST MAN by Jane Harper SAVE ME FROM DANGEROUS MEN by S. A. Lelchuk Best Historical Fiction IN WEST MILLS by De’Shawn Charles Winslow Best Romance Novels […]
A Special Spooky Round-Up (10/31/19)
From the bone-chilling, blood-curdling, trick-or-treat ready halls of Macmillan comes a round-up of some ghoulishly delightful horror treats from the past year. Grab your favorite candy and curl up with your black cat while reading these spooktacular books. THE WHISPER MAN by Alex North A Publishers Weekly Best Book of Summer 2019 + two starred […]
Nonfiction Round-Up (10/09)
A memoir of growing up in and leaving the Westboro Baptist Church, inspiration from Habitat for Humanity’s CEO, a rescue dog that saves other beloved pets, the story of marriage equality from a civil rights activist, the history of rock structures around the world, and the unification of European countries and cities–all in today’s nonfiction […]
Happy #PubDay (10/08)
A YA powerhouse makes her adult debut, a book lover in Paris, horror + feminism in a collection of short stories, falling in love with Ireland, alternate universes + stolen identities, and a dilapidated mansion in nineteenth-century Hyde Park. Find it all in today’s #PubDay. NINTH HOUSE by Leigh Bardugo An October LibraryReads pick, Indie […]
Kirkus Best Books of 2018–Fiction
Kirkus released the first round of their year-end best-of lists, starting with their best fiction titles of 2018! Mystery/Thriller EIGHTEEN BELOW: A Fabian Risk Novel by Stefan Ahnhem NEWCOMER: A Mystery by Keigo Higashino; Translated by Giles Murray KINGDOM OF THE BLIND: A Chief Inspector Gamache Novel by Louise Penny Science Fiction and Fantasy STATE […]
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