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, Know More » […]
Tag: literary fiction
BEAUTYLAND is Dakota Johnson’s First Book Club Pick (3/7/24)
BEAUTYLAND by Marie-Helene Bertino is Dakota Johnson’s first book club pick! Adina Giorno possesses knowledge of a faraway planet. When she receives a fax machine, it enables her to contact her extraterrestrial relatives, beings who have sent her to report on the oddities of Earthlings. For years, as she moves through the world and Know More » […]
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 […]
Happy Half Hour (3/4/24)
Today we’re discussing a cozy sapphic romance set in a dreamy bookstore in a kingdom with a selfish queen, a historical fantasy featuring vampires fighting in the American Civil War, and a coming-of-age novel about a college man discovering the great loves of his life. CAN’T SPELL TREASON WITHOUT TEA by Rebecca Thorne | 9781250333292 Know More » […]
For Your Consideration: May 2024 LibraryReads Titles
Download, read, and vote for your favorite May titles for the May 2024 LibraryReads list! Votes due April 1st! ONE LAST SHOT BY BETTY CAYOUETTE | 9781250291103 | 5/7/24REQUEST ON EDELWEISS AND NETGALLEY “Cayouette crafts an engaging story that jumps back and forth between the protagonists’ high school days and the present. The emotional aspects Know More » […]
Voices from the Screen and Stage (2/28/24)
These actors and musicians bring these novels to life on audio–from a famous opera singer and her relationship with a wealthy Greek shipping magnate, to a woman who has spent her career defending others but now must defend herself, to an art history student whose life eerily mirrors that of a deceased artist! DIVA BY Know More » […]
2024 PEN/Faulkner Award Longlist
Congratulations to the Macmillan titles on the 2024 PEN/Faulkner Award for Fiction longlist! WITNESS by Jamel BrinkleyOPEN THROAT by Henry HokeBIOGRAPHY OF X by Catherine LaceyABSOLUTION by Alice McDermott […]
February 2024 LibraryReads List
You voted, they counted, and THE FOX WIFE by Yangsze Choo and WHEN GRUMPY MET SUNSHINE by Charlotte Stein are LibraryReads picks for February 2024! PLUS, Kristin Hannah (THE WOMEN), T. Kingfisher (WHAT FEASTS AT NIGHT), and B.A. Paris (THE GUEST) are in the Hall of Fame! THE FOX WIFE by Yangsze Choo | 9781250266019 Know More » […]
Upcoming Literary Fiction (1/11/24)
If you’re craving a look back at the 1960’s, a unique family saga, a sci-fi graphic novel, a thriller centered around a mother and daughter, an LGBTQ+ coming-of-age story, or a look into the tiny organisms that surround us, then you’ll surely find something here! THORN TREE BY MAX LUDINGTON Available for download on Edelweiss Know More » […]
Kirkus Says Your Book Club Should Read ABSOLUTION (1/10/24)
Kirkus Reviews has named ABSOLUTION by Alice McDermott a top 20 new book to read with your book club! In the midst of the Vietnam War, two American wives, Charlene and Tricia, form an alliance during their time living in Saigon. Charlene is determined to relieve all of the suffering she sees around her and Know More » […]
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