We enjoyed seeing so many of you participate in #LibFaves17 (thanks for making Jane Harper’s THE DRY an official 2017 Top Ten pick!). Now here are OUR #LibFaves17 picks (aka our 2017 “Recommended Reads” from the newsletter): Talia THE MAP THAT LEADS TO YOU by J.P. Monninger Also available in audio Finally, a book version […]
Tag: Melissa Albert
Teen Talk Tuesday (11/21/2017 Edition)
Hello hello! It’s been a great month for YA lit! Melissa Albert’s THE HAZEL WOOD now has FOUR starred reviews and NOT NOW, NOT EVER by Lily Anderson is on the Winter 2017-2018 Kids’ Indie Next List! Check out our latest & greatest teen titles out this month, then join us today at 4pm EST […]
Winter/Spring 2018 Indies Introduce & Kids’ Indie Next List Titles
The American Booksellers Association announced their Winter/Spring 2018 Indies Introduce selections (honoring the top upcoming debuts publishing between January and June 2018) and the Winter 2017–2018 Kids’ Indie Next List, including: Winter/Spring 2018 Indies Introduce Fiction A LUCKY MAN: Stories by Jamel Brinkley Available May 1, 2018 In the nine expansive, searching stories of A […]
Books for Teens 2018 + “Day’s YA!”
Welcome to the 2018 Books for Teens post! I am Emily Day, Macmillan’s Library Marketing Assistant / YA Specialist and your host and curator of this post. I recently moved to NYC from Boston, where I worked as a bookseller at Trident Booksellers and Cafe, an intern at Charlesbridge Publishing and the Horn Book, and […]
Day’s YA – THE HAZEL WOOD
Yay! It’s YA Day! Welcome to Day’s YA, where I, Emily Day, share some of my thoughts on an upcoming title from Wednesday Books or Flatiron Books YA. If you’d like to learn a little more about me, check out this post, where I introduce myself and tell you all my deep, dark secrets (just […]
Teen Talk Tuesday (10/17/17 Edition)
Hey hey, it’s a great day for YA! Bonnie Pipkin’s AFTERCARE INSTRUCTIONS is nominated for YALSA’s 2018 Best Fiction for Young Adults list and Melissa Albert’s THE HAZEL WOOD has two starred reviews! Check out our latest & greatest teen titles out this month, then join us today at 4pm EST for Early Word YA […]
SIX Stars for THE HAZEL WOOD
Amazing news—Melissa Albert’s debut contemporary fantasy THE HAZEL WOOD has SIX starred reviews! A Winter/Spring 2018 Indies Introduce Young Adult pick! A Winter 2017-2018 Kids’ Indie Next List Top Ten pick! “Fans of the dark supernatural will gobble this up.” —The Bulletin of the Center for Children’s Books, starred review “Albert’s debut is rich with […]
Fall 2017 Tri-State Children’s/YA Book Buzz Titles
Today is the Tri-State Children’s/YA Book Buzz! Anne presented her favorite books for teens from Flatiron YA and Wednesday Books while librarians tweeted via #bookbuzznyc. I HATE EVERYONE BUT YOU by Gaby Dunn & Allison Raskin SHADOWSONG by S. Jae-Jones SUN WARRIOR by P.C. Cast (Tales of a New World series) BETWEEN THE BLADE AND THE […]
Fall YA Announcements, Booklist Webinar — Macmillan Titles (08/08/17)
So you missed Booklist‘s “Fall YA Announcements, 2017” Webinar… We got you! Here are the titles we covered: CARAVAL by STEPHANIE GARBER WONDERFUL FEELS LIKE THIS by SARA LOVESTAM I HATE EVERYONE BUT YOU by DUNN + RASKIN EVERYTHING MUST GO by JENNY FRAN DAVIS SHADOWSONG by S. JAE-JONES SUN WARRIOR by P.C. CAST BETWEEN […]
ALA Annual 2017 – Sunday Events
Good morning, Chicago! We look forward to seeing your smiling faces at the events below and in the Macmillan Adult (Griffin Teen, Flatiron Books YA, Wednesday Books) booth #2714! Literary Tastes Breakfast with Gregg Hurwitz 8:00-10:00am Hyatt Regency McCormick | Prairie Room Add to your schedule Join Gregg Hurwitz (ORPHAN X) as he discusses his work and […]