The April 2017 Indie Next list includes four Macmillan titles! THE RIVER OF KINGS by Taylor Brown Two starred reviews! Two brothers travel a storied river’s past and present in search of the truth about their father’s death in the second novel by the acclaimed author of FALLEN LAND. “Drawing comparisons to James Dickey’s DELIVERANCE […]
Tag: love
COME SUNDOWN Giveaway
It’s Friday Free Day! We’re giving away advance readers copies of Nora Roberts’s new book, COME SUNDOWN, to any U.S.-based librarian who requests one (limited quantity available).* A saga of love, family ties, and twisted passions from #1 New York Times bestselling author Nora Roberts! “Mustang-tough Bodine Longbow, who runs the family ranch in Montana […]
Marie Marquardt on Immigrants, Issues & the Healing Power of Libraries
Last year, Marie Marquardt leapt onto the YA scene with her debut novel, DREAM THINGS TRUE, a modern-day Romeo and Juliet story in which a wealthy Southern boy falls in love with an undocumented Mexican girl and together they face perils in their hostile Georgia town. Her second YA novel, THE RADIUS OF US, explores […]
All’s Fair in Love – LJ Genre Spotlight on Romance
Love is in the air at Library Journal! Their recent genre spotlight on romance includes these steamy Macmillan reads: HISTORY OR HER STORY? Kerrigan Byrne’s THE DUKE (St. Martin’s, Feb. 2017), the fourth installment in her “Victorian Rebels” series, features a nurse by day/spy by night who gets tangled up with a duke who has […]
NYPL F16 Romance Book Buzz
This morning Anne presented her favorite new and upcoming romance novels at a New York Public Library Romance Book Buzz. While she only discussed the titles listed below in detail, there’s a full Edelweiss collection of 350+ red-hot reads spanning contemporary/paranormal/historical romance to sizzling hot erotica, New Adult, and books OK for YA! Want more? […]
Stars for WHEN THE MOON WAS OURS
Last year Anna-Marie McLemore broke out on the literary YA scene with her debut novel, THE WEIGHT OF FEATHERS, which was a finalist for the 2016 YALSA William C. Morris Award. Now McLemore is back with WHEN THE MOON WAS OURS, a second stunning novel tinged with magic, about a girl with roses that grow from […]
Happy #BookBday (6/14/16 Edition)
Happy #BookBday to two new titles perfect for book clubs: IF I FORGET YOU by by Thomas Christopher Greene A July 2016 Indie Next pick! Two former lovers reconnect in this beautiful and haunting tale of great lost love. “In his powerful, emotionally moving love story, Greene candidly acknowledges life’s complexities and the many challenges […]
In Love with Reading… About Love
I’m a closeted romantic, but only when it comes to film. My favorite movies include the THE PROPOSAL (who can resist Ryan Reynolds and Sandra Bullock?), THE WEDDING DATE (based on the book, ASKING FOR TROUBLE), BRIDGET JONES’S DIARY, and SOMEONE LIKE YOU (based on the book, ANIMAL HUSBANDRY). I can watch these movies over […]
Macmillan Library @ ALA Annual 2015 (Booth #1009)
We’re happy to leave our hearts in San Francisco with you fine librarians next month at ALA Annual! Stop by the Macmillan (adult) booth #1009 and attend all of the fabulous events on our schedule below (RSVP ASAP)! Friday, June 26 In-booth signing with Jane Cleland & Kelli Stanley 5:30-7:00pm Moscone Convention Center | Booth […]
Happy #BookBday (5/12/15 Edition)
Oh, what a lovely day for a #BookBday! Today we celebrate: THE ANCHORESS by Robyn Cadwallader A startling and strange debut novel set in 11th century England about a young girl’s desperate choice to isolate herself from the world. “Cadwallader’s vivid period descriptions set a stunning backdrop for this beautiful first novel as Sarah rejects […]