The May 2024 Indie Next List includes FIVE Macmillan titles! EVERY TIME I GO ON VACATION, SOMEONE DIES BY CATHERINE MACK 9781250325853 | 4/30/24 “The first entry in ‘The Vacation Mysteries’ series features author Eleanor Dash, who wants to finish her book tour in Italy so that she can get back to writing and fulfill […]
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National Library Week 2024: Letters to Librarians
Our authors love librarians! Check out some of the most recent letters to librarians below. Terry Golway’s Letter to Librarians Gretchen Schreiber’s Letter to Librarians Brian McLaren’s Letter to Librarians Gretchen Sisson’s Letter to Librarians Sarah Beth Durst’s Letter to Librarians […]
Happy Half Hour (3/25/24)
Today, we’re discussing a mysterious New York City love story that starts with a set-up, an elite prep school murder revisited years later, and a girl who’s brought her ex-bestie back from the dead and is determined to keep her alive. CHLOE BAKER’S LOST DATE by Katie Wicks | 9781990778605 | 5/7/24 WHEN WE WERE […]
Happy Half Hour (3/4/24)
Today we’re discussing a cozy sapphic romance set in a dreamy bookstore in a kingdom with a selfish queen, a historical fantasy featuring vampires fighting in the American Civil War, and a coming-of-age novel about a college man discovering the great loves of his life. CAN’T SPELL TREASON WITHOUT TEA by Rebecca Thorne | 9781250333292 […]
Terry Golway’s Letter to Librarians
Terry Golway’s I NEVER DID LIKE POLITICS: How Fiorello La Guardia Became America’s Mayor, and Why He Still Matters is a delightful celebration of one of America’s greatest politicians and a source of inspiration for our equally challenging times. As entertaining as the man himself, Golway captures the enduring appeal of one of America’s greatest […]
Genre Friday: Romance (11/10/23)
We’re swooning over these novels today–from a retired athlete working on his memoir with a ghostwriter, to a musician and a chef deciding between their dreams and their relationship, to a high school trip to NYC gone sideways, to a woman noticing how her previously-dorky neighbor has turned into a hunk! WHEN GRUMPY MET SUNSHINE […]
Day’s YA: THE GETAWAY LIST
THE GETAWAY LIST by Emma Lord97812509039901/23/2024Wednesday BooksAges 12-18 E-galley available on Edelweiss and NetGalley Riley and Tom have spent most of their lives as RileyandTom, TomandRiley. But Tom moved away to New York City a few years ago, and their friendship has never been the same. Tom is distant, and Riley is struggling to connect with […]
3 Stars for THE DEAD TAKE THE A TRAIN
In this darkly fantastical story, Julie has been trying to establish herself in the NYC magic scene where she’ll work the most gruesome gigs to claw her way to the top. THE DEAD TAKE THE A TRAIN: A Carrion City Novel has received three starred reviews! “Khaw’s and Kadrey’s styles are a perfect match throughout, […]
Day’s YA: GOING BICOASTAL
GOING BICOASTAL by Dahlia Adler97812508716406/13/2023Wednesday BooksAges 13-18 E-galley available on Edelweiss and NetGalley Natalya Fox has a big decision to make. She can either spend her summer in New York with her dad, or in Los Angeles with her mom. But there’s a lot to factor in. She already lives with her dad and is […]
Thriller Thursday (4/16/20)
A Gilded Age New York City mystery series + a gripping thriller about love and the lies we tell ourselves = this thriller Thursday. DEATH OF AN AMERICAN BEAUTY by Mariah Fredericks “Fredericks’ third Jane Prescott mystery (after DEATH OF A NEW AMERICAN, 2019) finds New York lady’s maid Jane on vacation…This is well worth […]