Looking for a new cozy mystery author to love? Our friends at Minotaur Books have compiled the beginnings of six charming cozy mysteries that started in December 2019, available for download right now on Edelweiss and on NetGalley. Travel cross country – and across the ocean – with the latest cozies by the following authors: […]
Tag: M. C. Beaton
Remembering M. C. Beaton
Bestselling cozy mystery author M. C. Beaton passed away earlier this week at the age of 83. We are honored to have published many of her books, including the Agatha Raisin Mysteries series. M. C. Beaton, who was the British guest of honor at Bouchercon 2006, has been hailed as the “Queen of Crime” (The […]
Thriller Thursday (12/05/19)
A Victorian detective on the hunt for a missing Oxford academic + a factory mystery with murder and a bad-tempered donkey + Teddy Roosevelt’s near death assassination or accident? + a private investigator hired by the number one suspect + a thriller author on the run in Alaska + a gripping murder case in an […]
2019 CWA Dagger Awards
The nominees for the 2019 CWA Dagger Awards have been announced, and Macmillan has 3 titles in the running! WHAT WE DID by Christobel Kent (CWA Gold Dagger) AN UNEXPLAINED DEATH: The True Story of a Body at the Belvedere by Mikita Brottman (CWA ALCS Gold Dagger for Nonfiction) NEWCOMER by Keigo Higashino (CWA International […]
ALA Annual 2018 Adult Book Buzz Titles
We hope you enjoyed our Booze + Book Buzz at ALA Annual! For those who were #alaleftbehind, here’s everything we buzzed about: NINE PERFECT STRANGERS* by Liane Moriarty | November 6, 2018 | 9781250069825 KINGDOM OF THE BLIND* by Louise Penny | November 27, 2018 | 9781250066206 FOR COLORED GIRLS WHO HAVE CONSIDERED POLITICS* by […]
BookExpo & Day of Dialog 2018 – That’s a Wrap!
Last week we enjoyed seeing many of you at Library Journal and School Library Journal‘s Day of Dialog events and at BookExpo (helloooo!). For those who couldn’t make it, here’s what you missed: At Library Journal‘s Day of Dialog, Laura van den Berg (THE THIRD HOTEL) dazzled on a Literary Fiction author panel, and M.C. […]
Booklist’s “Crime Fiction for Mystery Month” Webinar Titles
We hope you were able to tune in to Booklist’s “Crime Fiction for Mystery Month” webinar today, but if not, here are all the thrilling titles Anne presented: BRING ME BACK*| B.A. Paris | 9781250151339 | Out 6/19/18 THE MIDDLEMAN* | Olen Steinhauer | 9781250036179 | Out 8/7/18 (LR: 6/20) FEARED* | Lisa Scottoline | […]
Thriller Thursday (4/19/18 Edition)
Happy #ThrillerThursday, friends! First, some nice news: the Albany Public Library Foundation has named Frankie Y. Bailey (THE RED QUEEN DIES; WHAT THE FLY SAW) a 2018 Literary Legends honoree. A gala honoring Bailey and others will take place on Saturday, October 20, 2018 at the Albany Public Library’s historic Howe Branch. Don’t forget to […]
For Your Consideration: April 2018 LibraryReads Titles
Download, read, and nominate your favorite titles for the April 2018 LibraryReads list! Nominations are due February 20! Click here for the full list of 2018 deadlines. AFTER ANNA by Lisa Scottoline Anna is a drop-dead gorgeous sixteen-year-old with a secret dark side and when she turns up dead, all fingers point to her […]
Thriller Thursday (9/15/16 Edition)
Historical mysteries, a spy thriller, and a tropical debut get our #ThrillerThursday stamp of approval: THE SECRETS OF WISHTIDE by Kate Saunders A September 2016 LibraryReads pick with two starred reviews! “Combining the strengths of Agatha Christie’s Miss Marple and M. C. Beaton’s Agatha Raisin, Laetitia Rodd towers over both of these genteel sleuths in […]