Download, read, and vote for your favorite August 2019 titles for the August 2019 LibraryReads list! Votes due July 1! THINGS YOU SAVE IN A FIRE by Katherine Center “Center gives readers a sharp and witty exploration of love and forgiveness that is at once insightful, entertaining, and thoroughly addictive.”–Kirkus Reviews, starred review CITY OF […]
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Sarah Gailey’s MAGIC FOR LIARS is a June 2019 LibraryReads Pick!
The votes are counted and the list is out, and we’re happy to announce that Sarah Gailey’s MAGIC FOR LIARS is a June 2019 LibraryReads pick! MAGIC FOR LIARS by Sarah Gailey A June Indie Next Pick + 2 starred reviews! “There’s something for almost all readers here: family drama, romance, high-school gossip, fantasy-world building. […]
Macmillan Library @ ALA Annual 2019 (Booth #1511)
Come stroll the National Mall with us at ALA Annual 2019 in Washington, DC! We’ll have tons of events, authors, and ARC giveaways in our booth (#1511), so check out our schedule below and RSVP ASAP! Friday, June 21 In-booth signing with Mariah Fredericks (DEATH OF A NEW AMERICAN) 5:30 PM | Booth 1511 Saturday, […]
For Your Consideration: July 2019 LibraryReads Titles
Download, read, and vote for your favorite July 2019 titles for the July 2019 LibraryReads list! Votes due June 1! BETHLEHEM by Karen Kelly With the writing chops of Ian McEwan and the storytelling of Lisa Wingate, “a haunting debut” about two intertwined families and the secrets they’ve kept buried during the steel boom in […]
Booklist’s “Library Love for LibraryReads” Webinar
We hope you were able to tune in to Booklist’s “Library Love for LibraryReads” webinar today, but if not, you can download the full title list and slides, and here are all the titles presented: WHAT ROSE FORGOT by Nevada Barr 29 SECONDS by T. M. Logan A DANGEROUS ENGAGEMENT by Ashley Weaver THE MURDER […]
Hip-Hip-Hooray for the May LibraryReads List!
According to librarians, May is the month for rom-coms, beach reads, and alchemical adventures! Check out the May LibraryReads list, featuring THREE Macmillan titles and a two-time Hall-of-Famer! THE FLATSHARE by Beth O’Leary “O’Leary’s debut is a sweet, quirky novel about two complete opposites falling for one another under the cutest of circumstances.”–Booklist RED, WHITE, […]
Sign Up Now: “Library Love for LibraryReads” Webinar
LibraryReads is a crowd-sourced goldmine for collection development and readers advisory–by librarians, for librarians. Join us for this special “Library Love for LibraryReads” webinar to hear about all the great titles that should make their way to the top of your TBR piles. Listen! Read! Vote! Tuesday, April 23rd, 20191:00pm Central/2:00pm Eastern Register for the […]
For Your Consideration: June 2019 LibraryReads Titles
Download, read, and vote for your favorite June 2019 titles for the June 2019 LibraryReads list! Votes due May 1! THE ELECTRIC HOTEL by Dominic Smith Two starred reviews! “A compelling plot, robust characters, and finely crafted prose richly evoke a bygone age and art.”–Kirkus Reviews, starred review “Smith’s tale is as luminous as celluloid […]
Macmillan Dominates with FOUR April LibraryReads Picks!
Exciting new, folks! The votes are in, and you lovely librarians chose FOUR Macmillan titles for the April 2019 LibraryReads list! THE GIRL HE USED TO KNOW by Tracey Garvis Graves An April 2019 Indie Next Pick!“Careful to balance the emotional and intellectual power between Annika and Jonathan, Graves creates a believable love affair in […]
Maximum Shelf: A NEARLY NORMAL FAMILY
Today’s featured Maximum Shelf Awareness pick is the legal thriller/family drama of the summer: M.T. Edvardsson’s A NEARLY NORMAL FAMILY. A legal thriller told in three acts, A NEARLY NORMAL FAMILY follows eighteen-year-old Stella, who stands accused of the brutal murder of a man almost 15 years her senior. Stella is an ordinary teenager from […]