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World Fantasy Award Finalists 2019
Congrats to Macmillan’s 2019 World Fantasy Award finalists!
Novel
THE MERE WIFE by Maria Dahvana Headley
WITCHMARK by C. L. Polk
Novella
THE ONLY HARMLESS GREAT THING by Brooke Bolander
THE BLACK GOD’S DRUMS by P. Djèlí Clark
BENEATH THE SUGAR SKY by Seanan McGuire
Anthology
WORLDS SEEN IN PASSING: Ten Years of Tor.com Short Fiction, edited by Irene Gallo
And a special congrats to Irene Gallo, a Special Award–Professional finalist for Art Direction at Tor Books and Tor.com.
2019 Locus Award Finalists
Congratulations to our out-of-this-world 2019 Locus Award finalists and winners!
Science Fiction Novel
THE CALCULATING STARS by Mary Robinette Kowal–WINNER!
IF TOMORROW COMES: Book 2 of the Yesterday’s Kin Trilogy by Nancy Kress
Fantasy Novel
THE MONSTER BARU CORMORANT by Seth Dickinson
DEEP ROOTS by Ruthanna Emrys
THE MERE WIFE by Maria Dahvana Headley
First Novel
SEMIOSIS by Sue Burke
WITCHMARK by C. L. Polk
SEVERANCE by Ling Ma
Novella
THE BLACK GOD’S DRUMS by P. Djèlí Clark
BLACK HELICOPTERS by Caitlín R. Kiernan
TIME WAS by Ian McDonald
GODS, MONSTERS, AND THE LUCKY PEACH by Kelly Robson
ARTIFICIAL CONDITION: The Murderbot Diaries by Martha Wells–WINNER!
ROGUE PROTOCOL: The Murderbot Diaries by Martha Wells
THE DESCENT OF MONSTERS by JY Yang
Novelette
NO FLIGHT WITHOUT THE SHATTER by Brooke Bolander
THE ONLY HARMLESS GREAT THING by Brooke Bolander–WINNER!
THE LAST BANQUET OF TEMPORAL CONFECTIONS by Tina Connolly
NINE LAST DAYS ON PLANET EARTH by Daryl Gregory
Anthology
WORLDS SEEN IN PASSING: Ten Years of Tor.com Short Fiction edited by Irene Gallo
THE YEAR’S BEST SCIENCE FICTION: THIRTY-FIFTH ANNUAL COLLECTION edited by Gardner Dozois
Nonfiction
AN INFORMAL HISTORY OF THE HUGOS: A Personal Look Back at the Hugo Awards, 1953-2000 by Jo Walton
And congrats to our pals at Tor and Tor.com for WINNING Best Publisher and Best Magazine!
2019 Hugo Award Finalists (and Winners!)
Three cheers for our fantastic 2019 Hugo Award finalists!
Best Novel Finalists
THE CALCULATING STARS by Mary Robinette Kowal–WINNER!
Best Novella
ARTIFICIAL CONDITION: The Murderbot Diaries by Martha Wells–WINNER!
BENEATH THE SUGAR SKY by Seanan McGuire
BINTI: THE NIGHT MASQUERADE by Nnedi Okorafor
THE BLACK GOD’S DRUMS by P. Djèlí Clark
GODS, MONSTERS, AND THE LUCKY PEACH by Kelly Robson
Best Novelette
THE LAST BANQUET OF TEMPORAL CONFECTIONS by Tina Connolly
NINE LAST DAYS ON PLANET EARTH by Daryl Gregory
THE ONLY HARMLESS GREAT THING by Brooke Bolander
Best Series
The Centenal Cycle by Malka Older
The Laundry Files by Charles Stross
Best Related Work
AN INFORMAL HISTORY OF THE HUGOS: A Personal Look Back at the Hugo Awards, 1953-2000 by Jo Walton
2018 Nebula Award Finalists
The 2018 Nebula Award Finalists have been announced, and Macmillan came out strong with 8 titles nominated:
Novel
THE CALCULATING STARS by Mary Robinette Kowal
WITCHMARK by C. L. Polk
Novella
THE BLACK GOD’S DRUMS by P. Djèlí Clark
ALICE PAYNE ARRIVES by Kate Heartfield
GODS, MONSTERS, AND THE LUCKY PEACH by Kelly Robson
ARTIFICIAL CONDITION: The Murderbot Diaries by Martha Wells
Novelette
THE ONLY HARMLESS GREAT THING by Brooke Bolander
THE LAST BANQUET OF TEMPORAL CONFECTIONS by Tina Connolly
#PubDay (2/19/19)
Fiction & nonfiction; short stories & novellas; historical & supernatural–you name it, we’ve got it for today’s #pubday celebration!
DAUGHTER OF MOLOKA’I by Alan Brennert
“A historically solid, ultimately hopeful novel about injustice, survival, and unbreakable family bonds. Expect high demand.”–Booklist
AERIALISTS: Stories by Mark Mayer
March 2019 Indie Next Pick!
“An ambitious collection of short stories that heralds the coming of a new voice in American fiction.”–Kirkus Reviews
THE HAUNTING OF TRAM CAR 015 by P. Djèlí Clark
“Clark (THE BLACK GOD’S DRUMS, 2018) continues to astound readers with his creativity and exploration of different supernatural entities…. This book will delight readers of all ages.”–Booklist
Our 2019 YALSA & RUSA Award Winners!
Congratulations to all of the amazing Macmillan authors who won awards or were selected for YALSA and RUSA’s various reading lists this year!
2019 Reading List (The Reading List is an annual best-of list comprised of eight different fiction genres for adult readers selected by RUSA’s Reading List Council.)
Adrenaline Short List
JAR OF HEARTS by Jennifer Hillier
Fantasy Short List
THE HAZEL WOOD by Melissa Albert
Historical Fiction Short List
A WELL BEHAVED WOMAN: A Novel of the Vanderbilts by Therese Anne Fowler
Mystery Short List
CRIMSON LAKE by Candice Fox
Science Fiction Winner
THE CALCULATING STARS: A Lady Astronaut Novel by Mary Robinette Kowal
Women’s Fiction Shortlist
HOW TO WALK AWAY by Katherine Center
MEET ME AT THE MUSEUM by Anne Youngson
2019 Over the Rainbow List (Honors adult books with significant LGBTQ content)
HER BODY AND OTHER PARTIES: Stories by Carmen Maria Machado
SO LUCKY by Nicola Griffith
2019 Rainbow Book List (Honors books with significant gay, lesbian, bisexual, transgender, or queer/questioning content, and which are aimed at youth, birth through age 18.)
HOW I RESIST: Activism and Hope for a New Generation by Maureen Johnson
Alex Awards (the 10 best adult books that appeal to teen audiences)
THE BLACK GOD’S DRUMS by P. Djèlí Clarkm
Odyssey Award (This annual award is given to the producer of the best audiobook produced for children and/or young adults)
SADIE written by Courtney Summers, narrated by Rebecca Soler, Fred Berman, Dan Bittner, Gabra Zackman, & more, and produced by Macmillan Audio from Wednesday Books
Amazon’s Best Books of 2018
For the next annual round-up for 2018, we’re happy to share Amazon’s Best Books of 2018!
Top 20
THE GREAT ALONE by Kristin Hannah
GIRLS BURN BRIGHTER by Shobha Rao
Memoir/Biography
THE ELECTRIC WOMAN: A Memoir in Death-Defying Acts by Tessa Fontaine
LOOK ALIVE OUT THERE: Essays by Sloane Crosley
ROBIN by Dave Itzkoff
Comics/Graphic Novels
WOMAN WORLD by Aminder Dhaliwal
WHAT TO DO WHEN I’M GONE: A Mother’s Wisdom to Her Daughter by Suzy Hopkins, Illustrated by Hallie Bateman
MY SOLO EXCHANGE DIARY: Vol. 1 by Nagata Kabi
Humor/Entertainment
LOOK ALIVE OUT THERE: Essays by Sloane Crosley
ROBIN by Dave Itzkoff
CADDYSHACK: The Making of a Hollywood Cinderella Story by Chris Nashawaty
Literature/Fiction
THE GREAT ALONE by Kristin Hannah
GIRLS BURN BRIGHTER by Shobha Rao readmoreremove
ALA Annual 2018 “Read n’ Rave” Picks
Here’s what your librarian pals recommended at Booklist’s “Read n’ Rave” panel at ALA Annual 2018:
Ariel Farrar, Acquisitions Librarian, New Orleans Public Library
THE SILENT PATIENT by Alex Michaelides
“This is gonna be huge!”
WHAT TRUTH SOUNDS LIKE: Robert F. Kennedy, James Baldwin, and Our Unfinished Conversation About Race in America by Michael Eric Dyson
“Fascinating and important… Centered around a dinner with black luminaries.”
Rebecca Vnuk, Executive Director, LibraryReads
THE DINNER LIST by Rebecca Serle
“Such a cute conceit…the five people living or dead you would most want to have dinner with.”
(seconded by Ariel Farrar)
Kaite Stover, Director of Readers’ Services, Kansas City Public Library (MO)
BABY TEETH by Zoje Stage
“Think children of the non-GMO artisinally grown corn. This is scary stuff!”
(seconded by Ariel Farrar, Rebecca Vnuk & Becky Spratford)
A WELL BEHAVED WOMAN by Therese Anne Fowler
“Scrumptious historical fiction. Book clubs will clamor for this one.”
INVISIBLE: The Forgotten Story of the Black Woman Lawyer Who Took Down America’s Most Powerful Mobster by Stephen L. Carter
“Haunting, fascinating…your books clubs will love this one.”
Becky Spratford, Readers’ Advisor, RAforAll.com
THE BLACK GOD’S DRUM by P. Djèlí Clark
“If you are not reading & collecting the Tor.com novellas in your library you are missing out. This is Afro-retroism. Adventure. Steampunk. An all-black cast are trying to save NOLA from a voodoo scientist.”
THE RAVENMASTER: My Life with the Ravens at the Tower of London by Christopher Skaife
“This is a great behind-the-scenes history of the Tower. You get to know Christopher, the ravens, and history from a new perspective. His voice is sweet. Also: biscuits soaked in blood!”
(seconded by Ariel Farrar & Stephen Sposato) readmoreremove
