LibraryReads, the nationwide library staff-picks list, announced their inaugural annual “Favorite of Favorites” list: the top 10 titles that public library staff most enjoyed recommending in 2014. And…. drum roll please… Rainbow Rowell hit the list TWICE with FANGIRL and LANDLINE! […]
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Get Yourself Whitelisted on Edelweiss!
Unless you hate having everything you ever wanted to read months ahead of publication at your fingertips… Get yourself Whitelisted on Edelweiss for Macmillan E-Galleys! Register for Edelweiss with your library-issued e-mail address. Send Talia a note that includes the e-mail address you registered with, your full name, and your current library (subject: Edelweiss). Please […]

Picador dominates the NYTBR!
We can’t help but #humblebrag about all the amazing Picador books reviewed in yesterday’s (October 26) New York Times Book Review: THE KILLS by Richard House “The patience required to get through [THE KILLS’ 1,000 pages] is made easy by House’s insistent and electric prose style, which imbues long passages about corporate machinations with bristling […]

Thriller Thursday (10/23/14 Edition)
Today’s #ThrillerThursday picks will also tickle your funny bone: SEVENTH GRAVE AND NO BODY by Darynda Jones Hot on the heels of the May LibraryReads pick SIXTH GRAVE ON THE EDGE comes the next installment of Darynda Jones’ laugh-out-loud bestselling paranormal series. This time PI/Grim Reaper Charley Davidson is battling demons who have escaped to […]

Thriller Thursday (10/16/14 Edition)
Death and Debt – what could be better on #ThrillerThursday? MURDER AT THE BRIGHTWELL by Ashley Weaver The #10 October 2014 LibraryReads pick by librarian Weaver featuring a spunky heiress, an eccentric group of British aristocrats on holiday at an exquisite seaside resort, and a MURDER. “This debut novel by a librarian lays the foundation […]

RSVP to the 2014 AAP Adult Book Preview!
It’s Book Buzz season! You are cordially invited to the Adult Tri-State Book Buzz next month: Wednesday, October 22, 2014 8:00am – 5:00pm Random House, Second Floor Café Auditorium 1745 Broadway, between 55th and 56th Streets, New York City Back for a FULL DAY, LibraryReads and the AAP are hosting a day of literary […]

For Your Consideration: November LibraryReads titles
It’s never too early to start thinking about the next LibraryReads list. Download, read, and nominate your favorite titles now for the November 2014#42; LibraryReads list! #42;Nominations are due October 1 BETRAYED by Lisa Scottoline In the latest Rosato & Associates thriller, Judy Carrier is pondering her personal and professional future when she learns her […]

Happy #BookBday (8/26/14 Edition)
Happy #BookBday to these fabulous new titles: LOCK IN by John Scalzi Scalzi’s near-future thriller landed on the August 2014 LibraryReads list and received three starred pre-publication reviews, like this one from Kirkus: “This SF thriller provides yet more evidence that Scalzi is a master at creating appealing commercial fiction.” FIVES AND TWENTY FIVES by […]

Friday Free Day!
TGIF! What’s better than Friday? FREE STUFF! Here are some recent giveaways for Macmillan goodness: Picador is giving away 20 copies of HOW TO BE A GOOD WIFE by Emma Chapman now through Sunday, August 17. Click here to enter to win! St. Martin’s Press is giving away 100 advance reader copies of THE SILENT […]

Happy Birthday LibraryReads
Happy Anniversary LibraryReads! Can you believe it’s already been a year? Thanks very much for your support of these great Macmillan LibraryReads picks: September 2013 #1: FANGIRL by Rainbow Rowell #2: HOW THE LIGHT GETS IN by Louise Penny November 2013 #2: THROUGH THE EVIL DAYS by Julia Spencer-Fleming #8: THE RAVEN’S EYE by Barry […]
