The 2019 Kirkus Prize finalists have been announced, and Macmillan has two titles in the running! TERRITORY OF LIGHT by Yuko Tsushima 2 starred reviews! A haunting, dazzling novel of loss and rebirth from one of the most significant contemporary Japanese writers. NO VISIBLE BRUISES: What We Don’t Know About Domestic Violence Can Kill Us […]
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Nonfiction Round-Up (9/11/19)
Engineering American economics, secret CIA experimentation, poetry from an Instagram sensation, exploring masculinity in the modern world, and the devastating effects of the East India Company–all in today’s nonfiction round-up! TRANSACTION MAN: The Rise of the Deal and the Decline of the American Dream by Nicholas Lemann A Publishers Weekly Most Anticipated Book of Fall […]
Happy #PubDay (9/10/19)
Snarky necromancers + the rise of the nobodies + romantic pirate adventures + Bengali folklore + debut horror… welcome to our #PubDay celebration! GIDEON THE NINTH by Tamsyn Muir A Library Journal Best Debut of Fall 2019 + September Indie Next pick + FOUR starred reviews! “This extraordinary opening salvo will leave readers dying to […]
Sneak Peek: October 2019 Indie Next List
The October 2019 Indie Next List features THREE Macmillan titles! NINTH HOUSE by Leigh Bardugo A Publishers Weekly and Kirkus Reviews Most Anticipated + FOUR starred reviews! “Fantasy readers, particularly those who love ghosts, will hungrily devour this novel.“–Publishers Weekly, starred review “Demand alone would necessitate purchasing multiple copies in all formats, but this is […]
Kirkus’s 30 Most Anticipated YA Books for Fall
Check out Kirkus‘s most anticipated YA for Fall, featuring three titles from Wednesday Books and Flatiron Books YA! HIS HIDEOUS HEART: Thirteen of Edgar Allan Poe’s Most Unsettling Tales Reimagined by Dahlia Adler A haunting collection of Edgar Allan Poe’s stories, retold by some of your favorite contemporary YA authors. Poe’s ghost happily haunts this […]
Kirkus’s 30 Most Anticipated Fiction Books for Fall
Watch out for Kirkus’s most anticipated Fall fiction! DOMINICANA by Angie Cruz A September Indie Next pick + 2 starred reviews! A novel about a Dominican teenager’s arranged marriage and immigration to New York City, set in the 1960s and inspired by the author’s mother. THE FUTURE OF ANOTHER TIMELINE by Annalee Newitz FOUR starred […]
Day’s YA – THE GRACE YEAR
Happy Friday, YA pals! You won’t be able to put down this chilling feminist dystopian. THE GRACE YEAR by Kim Liggett9781250145444Available October 8, 2019 from Wednesday BooksAges 14 to 18E-galley available to download on Edelweiss Tierney James grew up in Garner County where young women are rumored to possess mysterious magic enabling them to manipulate […]
THE GRACE YEAR and THE GIRL THE SEA GAVE BACK make the Fall 2019 Kids’ Indie Next List!
The Fall 2019 Kids’ Indie Next List was announced and includes THE GRACE YEAR by Kim Liggett (in the Top Ten!) and THE GIRL THE SEA GAVE BACK by Adrienne Young! THE GRACE YEAR by Kim LiggettAvailable October 8, 2019 from Wednesday Books No one speaks of the grace year. It’s forbidden.Girls are told they […]
Day’s YA – HIS HIDEOUS HEART
Got the mid-summer reading doldrums? EXCELLENT. Allow me to introduce you to thirteen dark and creepy tales guaranteed to pull you out of that funk… HIS HIDEOUS HEART ed. by Dahlia Adler9781250302779Available September 10, 2019 from Flatiron BooksAges 12 to 18 HIS HIDEOUS HEART is a collection of Edgar Allen Poe’s eeriest tales, reimagined by […]
Teen Talk (3/26/3019 Edition)
Hello, YA librarians! Check out our latest & greatest YA titles from this month, then join us on Twitter today at 2:30pm EST for Early Word YA Galley Chat (#ewgcya) and tell us what you’ve been reading & loving! TIN HEART by Shivaun Plozza9781250312761Ages 12 to 18When Marlowe gets a heart transplant and a second […]
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