Macmillan is offering a Pay-Per-Use deal on the eBook for CARELESS PEOPLE! Check with your eBook vendor for sale details. CARELESS PEOPLE: A Cautionary Tale of Power, Greed, and Lost Idealism by Sarah Wynn-Williams From trips on private jets and encounters with world leaders to shocking accounts of misogyny and double standards behind the scenes, […]
Tag: memoir

2025 Libby Award Winners
There are NINE Macmillan titles recognized in the 2025 Libby Book Awards! Hosted by library lending apps OverDrive and Libby, the prize, now in its second year, honors the best books published in 2024, as chosen by librarians and library staff. Book of the Year – Adult Fiction THE WOMEN by Kristin Hannah – Winner Best Comic/Graphic Novel […]

March 2025 LibraryReads List
You voted, they counted, and THE RIVER HAS ROOTS by Amal El-Mohtar, WILD DARK SHORE by Charlotte McConaghy, GO LUCK YOURSELF by Sara Raasch, and MURDER BY MEMORY by Olivia Waite are LibraryReads picks for March 2025! PLUS, Elle Cosimano (FINLAY DONOVAN DIGS HER OWN GRAVE) and John Scalzi (WHEN THE MOON HITS YOUR EYE) are […]

Nonfiction Roundup (1/29/25)
Looking for a new nonfiction read to dive into? Check out some of these upcoming recommendations! THE LAST SECRET AGENT: My Life as a Spy Behind Nazi Lines by Pippa Latour with Jude Dobson 9781250384348 | 5/13/25 From a unique and singular voice comes the incredible true story of the last surviving undercover British female […]

Book Club News (1/28/25)
Looking for a new book club read? Kirkus Reviews and Booklist have some recommendations for your next pick! Kirkus Reviews: 20 Best New Reads for Your Book Club THE JFK CONSPIRACY: The Secret Plot to Kill Kennedy—and Why It Failed by Brad Meltzer & Josh Mensch CUSTODIANS OF WONDER: Ancient Customs, Profound Traditions, and the […]

Happy Half Hour (12/16/24)
Today, we’re chatting about the members of an LGBTQ+ club who find themselves accidentally framed for attempted murder, a brave and imaginative memoir by a Nobel Peace Prize nominee, and a horror road trip where there’s no telling what else lies in wait just beyond the bend. PRIDE OR DIE by CL Montblanc | 9781250340474 […]

Booklist Adult Faves Webinar Recap (11/26/24)
A big thank you to all who attended last week’s Booklist Adult Faves webinar! In case you missed it, check out the titles we talked about below, and click this link to watch the recording! WHERE THE AXE IS BURIED by Ray Nayler | 9780374615369 | 4/1/25 FIREBIRD by Juliette Cross | 9781250339942 | 4/8/25 […]

Audiobooks for Latinx Heritage Month (10/2/24)
Check out these audiobook recommendations that are perfect for Latinx Heritage Month! ANITA DE MONTE LAUGHS LAST BY XOCHITL GONZALEZ; read by Stacy Gonzalez, Jonathan Gregg, and Jessica Pimentel | 9781250331533 | 3/5/24 Excerpt from the audiobook! BLOOD IN THE CUT BY ALEJANDRO NODARSE; read by Danny Pino | 9781250350381 | 6/4/24 Excerpt from the […]

Humorous Books Roundup (10/1/24)
Ready to laugh? Check out some upcoming books sure to make you chuckle! BAD NATURE BY ARIEL COURAGE 9781250360885 | 4/1/25 Armed with a terminal diagnosis, a grudge, and a rental car, forty-year-old Hester sets out to fulfill her lifelong dream of killing her father in this brilliantly subversive and bleakly funny novel. It’s Hester’s […]

Banned Books Staff Picks (9/26/24)
This month, we’re sharing banned books we love in honor of Banned Books Week! AMANDA’S PICK: THE TALK BY DARRIN BELL This is a graphic memoir by a Pulitzer Prize winner for Editorial Cartooning that offers a deeply personal meditation on the “the talk” parents must have with Black children about racism and the brutality […]