2024 Lambda Literary Awards Finalists

The Lambda Literary Awards honor the best in LGBTQ books, and this year’s finalists include 8 Macmillan titles! Lesbian FictionBIOGRAPHY OF X by Catherine Lacey Gay FictionBLACKOUTS by Justin Torres LGBTQ Speculative FictionTHE ARCHIVE UNDYING by Emma Mieko CandonTHE SAINT OF BRIGHT DOORS by Vajra Chandrasekera Lesbian PoetryCOUPLETS by Maggie Millner Bisexual PoetryA FILM IN […]

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Happy Half Hour (4/8/24)

On today’s Happy Half Hour, we’re chatting about a ghost who sets his living sister up with a ghost hunter, a young musician coming of age in the spotlight as public opinion threatens to ruin her, and a man returning home from prison to try to save his family’s butcher shop. THE GHOST OF US […]

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Staff Picks: Summer Travel

As the weather starts to get warmer, we’re getting excited for spring and summer travel! Here are some books that inspire us to take a trip. AMANDA: RUNNING CLOSE TO THE WIND BY ALEXANDRA ROWLAND For me, there’s nothing that screams summer fun more than taking off across the high seas. Our Flag Means Death […]

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Day’s YA: THE GHOST OF US

THE GHOST OF US by James L. Sutter 9781250869760 6/11/24 Wednesday Books Ages 13-18 E-galley available on Edelweiss and NetGalley Cara is an aspiring ghost hunter, but despite searching all the abandoned buildings and eerie spots in her town, she has never had a real paranormal encounter . . . until one day when she […]

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Series Starters and Continuations (3/18/24)

From fantasy to horror to thriller to mystery, these series starters and new series installments are sure to capture your attention and leave you eager for the next book! FOUL DAYS BY GENOVEVA DIMOVA Available for download on Edelweiss. LibraryReads votes due by May 1st. “In Dimova’s energetic, witty debut, she weaves a world that feels […]

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Happy Half Hour (3/18/24)

Today, we’re discussing a hilarious rom-com about a woman who finds herself stranded on an island in Fiji (with her high school crush), a gripping post-WW2 historical fiction, and a political biography featuring iconic struggles for social change! ATTACHED AT THE HIP by Christine Riccio | 9781250760098 | 5/21/24 EVERYTIME WE SAY GOODBYE by Natalie […]

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April 2024 LibraryReads List

You voted, they counted, and EXTINCTION by Douglas Preston, GHOST STATION by S.A. Barnes, and LATE BLOOMER by Mazey Eddings are LibraryReads picks for April 2024! PLUS, SALLY HEPWORTH (DARLING GIRLS) IS IN THE HALL OF FAME! EXTINCTION BY DOUGLAS PRESTON | 9780765317704 | 4/23/24 2 starred reviews! “The action seldom lets up, and readers will […]

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Sneak Peek: April Indie Next List

The April 2024 Indie Next List includes FIVE Macmillan titles! THE FAMILIAR BY LEIGH BARDUGO 9781250884251 | 4/9/24 4 starred reviews! “Part fairy tale, part political thriller, part romance, the novel unfolds like a winter tree bursting into unnatural bloom in response to one of Luzia’s refranes, as she and Santángel learn about power, trust, […]

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Booklist/Macmillan Matchmaking Webinar Recap (3/12/24)

Thank you to everyone who attended the Booklist/Macmillan Matchmaking Webinar! A recording of the preview is available here. You can check out an Edelweiss catalog of all the titles we presented here. Plus, learn more about our guest speaker Casey McQuiston’s new book THE PAIRING! Until next time! <3 Mac Lib Team […]

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2024 PEN/Faulkner Award Finalists

Congratulations to the Macmillan finalists selected for the 2024 PEN/Faulkner Award for Fiction, America’s most prestigious peer-juried literary prize. WITNESS by Jamel BrinkleyOPEN THROAT by Henry HokeABSOLUTION by Alice McDermott […]

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