Download, read, and vote for your favorite February 2019 titles for the February 2019 LibraryReads list! Votes due January 1! THE NIGHT TIGER by Yangsze Choo 3 starred reviews! “Choo has written a sumptuous garden maze of a novel that immerses readers in a complex, vanished world.” Kirkus, starred review Available on NetGalley. To […]
Tag: memoir
2019 Community Reads Recommendations
Although our Academic Marketing division created the “Books for the First-Year Experience” for colleges and universities, we strongly believe that the titles featured in this catalog foster the sort of discussion and self-reflection that make library-led, city-wide reading programs so memorable. The updated catalog for 2019 is now available and features titles such as: HER […]
NYPL Best Books of 2018
Librarians obviously have the best taste in books, so we’re super excited to share the New York Public Library’s 2018 Best Books for Adults! Top Ten WOMAN WORLD by Aminder Dhaliwal Edge-of-Your-Seat Reads THE WIFE BETWEEN US by Greer Hendricks and Sarah Pekkanen Escape to Another World SEMIOSIS by Sue Burke Fiction BROTHER by David […]
New York Times Notable Books of 2018
Oh happy happy day! The New York Times picked 13 Macmillan titles to join their Notable Books of 2018 list. GO US! Fiction EARLY WORK by Andrew Martin EVERYTHING UNDER by Daisy Johnson KUDOS by Rachel Cusk THE NEIGHBORHOOD by Mario Vargas Llosa; Translated from the Spanish by Edith Grossman THE PARKING LOT ATTENDANT by […]
Nonfiction Round-Up (11/7/18)
Read on for this week’s nonfiction round-up! SHAME: Free Yourself, Find Joy, and Build True Self-Esteem by Joseph Burgo An intimate look at the full spectrum of shame—often masked by addiction, promiscuity, perfectionism, self-loathing, or narcissism—that offers a new, positive route forward, from St. Martin’s Essentials, the new mind-body-spirit imprint at St. Martin’s Press. THE […]
Author Spotlight: Lucia Berlin (1936-2004)
Short-story master and literary sensation! WELCOME HOME: A Memoir with Selected Photographs and Letters Before Lucia Berlin died, she was working on a book of previously unpublished autobiographical sketches called WELCOME HOME. The work consisted of more than twenty chapters that started in 1936 in Alaska and ended (prematurely) in 1966 in southern Mexico. From […]
Vote Now in the Goodreads Choice Awards 2018
Voting for the 10th Annual Goodreads Choice Awards is now open! Goodreads has gathered the best titles from across all genres, and we’re happy to share the Macmillan titles currently nominated for your voting pleasure. Voting for the opening round closes November 4th, so head over to Goodreads and submit your votes now. Fiction NINE […]
Drop-In Alert: WHERE THE LIGHT ENTERS
Talk about an exiting drop-in title for next year! Jill Biden joins Flatiron Books for WHERE THE LIGHT ENTERS, available May 7, 2019. WHERE THE LIGHT ENTERS is a deeply personal exploration of the love that defines family in its many forms. It is a brave and vulnerable glimpse into the creation of a beloved […]
Fall 2018 Tri-State Book Buzz Presents: Titles for Adults (10/12/18)
Earlier today, we presented our favorite forthcoming Adult titles during the Tri-State Book Buzz in the hallowed halls of PenguinRandomHouse. If you weren’t able to attend, here are the goods: ANONYMOUS GIRL, AN by Greer Hendricks + Sarah Pekkanen | AT THE WOLF’S TABLE by Rosella Postorino | CAPE MAY by Chip Cheek | CASSANDRA, THE by […]
Happy #pubday + #ewgc Recs (10/2/18)
It’s Tuesday on Planet Publishing which means we’re celebrating new releases. Happy #pubday to a two-time LibraryReads author, a music legend, political freedom fighters, and a certain someone who shares her name with Kylie Jenner’s daughter! FOR COLORED GIRLS WHO HAVE CONSIDERED POLITICS by Donna Brazile, Yolanda Caraway, Leah Daughtry, Minyon Moore with Veronica Chambers […]