This edition of Day’s YA highlights YA and YA-OK books by Black authors Note: This list is not exhaustive, but is meant to be a jumping off point. Please support these (and all) Black authors in any way you can, now and always. YA: ALL BOYS AREN’T BLUE by George M Johnson BLACK GIRL UNLIMITED […]
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Winter 2019–2020 Indie Next List for Reading Groups Preview
Hey all you book club hosters, the Winter 2019–2020 Indie Next List for Reading Groups Preview includes 8 Macmillan titles! Top 10 #1: SHE WOULD BE KING by Wayétu Moore Family & Coming of Age THE FAMILY TABOR by Cherise Wolas Backlisted But Not Forgotten 300 ARGUMENTS by Sarah Manguso PYONGYANG: A Journey in North […]
2019 PEN America Literary Award Finalists
Macmillan has TEN finalists for the 2019 PEN American Literacy Awards! PEN/ROBERT W. BINGHAM PRIZE FOR DEBUT SHORT STORY COLLECTIONA LUCKY MAN: Stories by Jamel Brinkley HALF GODS by Akil Kumarasamy PEN/HEMINGWAY AWARD FOR A DEBUT NOVELSEVERANCE by Ling Ma PEN OPEN BOOK AWARDEYE LEVEL: Poems by Jenny Xie PEN TRANSLATION PRIZENEVADA DAYS by Bernardo […]
2019 PEN America Literary Award Longlist
The 2019 PEN Literary Awards longlist includes 14 Macmillan titles! WOO HOO! PEN/ROBERT W. BINGHAM PRIZE FOR DEBUT FICTIONA LUCKY MAN: Stories by Jamel Brinkley HALF GODS by Akil Kumarasamy PEN OPEN BOOK AWARDBROTHER by David Chariandy EYE LEVEL: Poems by Jenny Xie PEN TRANSLATION PRIZENEVADA DAYS by Bernardo Atxaga CODEX 1962: A Trilogy by Sjón PEN AWARD […]
Chicago Public Library’s 2018 Best of the Best
Remember when we said librarians had the best taste in books? Well feast your eyes on the Chicago Public Library’s favorite books of 2018! Top 10 SEVERANCE by Ling Ma Adult WHEN EINSTEIN WALKED WITH GÖDEL: Excursions to the Edge of Thought by Jim Holt GIRLS BURN BRIGHTER by Shobha Rao SMALL ANIMALS: Parenthood in […]
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 […]
September 2018 Bestsellers & Recent Releases
Here’s our updated Edelweiss collection of this month’s bestsellers and recently released titles, perfect for collection development! Here are some of the top titles for September 2018: Bestsellers: LEVERAGE IN DEATH: An Eve Dallas Novel by J.D. Robb SADIE by Courtney Summers DEAR FOUNDER: Letters of Advice for Anyone Who Leads, Manages, or Wants to […]
September 2018 Politics Roundup
The midterm elections are coming up! First, make sure you’re registered to vote, then take a break from the current headlines with these new books about politics: ONE PERSON, NO VOTE: How Voter Suppression Is Destroying Our Democracy by Carol Anderson Longlisted for the 2018 National Book Award in Nonfiction & a September 2018 Indie […]
2018 National Book Awards Nominees
Congratulations to the Macmillan titles longlisted for the 2018 National Book Awards! Fiction A LUCKY MAN: Stories by Jamel Brinkley Nonfiction ONE PERSON, NO VOTE: How Voter Suppression Is Destroying Our Democracy by Carol Anderson Poetry EYE LEVEL: Poems by Jenny Xie Translated Literature WAIT, BLINK: A Perfect Picture of Inner Life by Gunnhild Øyehaug, […]
