A hearty congratulations goes out to 2020 Nobel Prize in Literature winner Louise Glück, praised for “her unmistakable poetic voice that with austere beauty makes individual existence universal.” (Nobel Prize Press Release) Louise Glück’s writings: AMERICAN ORIGINALITY: Essays on PoetryFAITHFUL AND VIRTUOUS NIGHT: PoemsPOEMS 1962-2012A VILLAGE LIFE: Poems and more! […]
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2020 National Book Award Longlist + Finalists
The 2020 National Book Award longlists have been announced, and 5 Macmillan titles are in the running! Update: And now 2 titles are finalists! Nonfiction IS RAPE A CRIME?: A Memoir, an Investigation, and a Manifesto by Michelle BowdlerOWLS OF THE EASTERN ICE: A Quest to Find and Save the World’s Largest Owl by Jonathan […]
Core E-book Collections: Pride (6/1/20)
June is pride month and we are celebrating with e-books! Check out this curated selection from voices near and far… FICTION DESERT BOYS by Chris McCormick I’VE A FEELING WE’RE NOT IN KANSAS ANYMORE: The “Buddies” Cycle by Ethan Mordden DANCER by Colum McCann BLACK DEUTSCHLAND by Darryl Pinckney THE HOURS by Michael […]
2019 LA Times Book Prize Winners
Congratulations to Macmillan’s 2019 Los Angeles Times Book Prize winners! Fiction: THE TOPEKA SCHOOL by Ben Lerner (ISBN 9780374277789, available now)Graphic Novel/Comics: THE HARD TOMORROW by Eleanor Davis (ISBN 9781770463738, available now)Poetry: DEAF REPUBLIC: Poems by Ilya Kaminsky (ISBN 9781555978310, available now) […]
Library Journal Editors’ Spring Picks 2020
Now that Spring is basically right around the corner, check out what forthcoming books the Library Journal editors are excited about in their Editors’ Spring Picks 2020! CATRACHOS: Poems by Roy G. Guzmán A name for the people of Honduras, Catrachos is a term of solidarity and resilience. In these unflinching, riveting poems, Roy G. […]
2020 PEN America Literary Award Finalists
Congrats to Macmillan’s PEN America Literary Award finalists! PEN/Jean Stein Book Award THE UNDYING: Pain, vulnerability, mortality, medicine, art, time, dreams, data, exhaustion, cancer, and care by Anne BoyerDEAF REPUBLIC: Poems by Ilya Kaminsky PEN/Hemingway Award for Debut Novel STAY AND FIGHT by Madeline ffitch PEN Open Book Award BE RECORDER: Poems by Carmen Giménez […]
NBCC 2019 Finalists
The National Book Critics Circle has released their finalists for the outstanding books of 2019, and Macmillan has five titles on the list! Criticism ESSAYS ONE by Lydia Davis Fiction THE TOPEKA SCHOOL by Ben Lerner Nonfiction OUT OF THE SHADOWS: Reimagining Gay Men’s Lives by Walt OdetsNO VISIBLE BRUISES: What We Don’t Know About […]
Sneak Peek: February 2020 Indie Next List
Macmillan leads the February Indie Next list with the #1 spot plus two more titles! #1 Pick: AMERICAN DIRT by Jeanine Cummins A January LibraryReads pick + 4 starred reviews! “This extraordinary novel about unbreakable determination will move the reader to the core.”–Publishers Weekly, starred review “AMERICAN DIRT may be the don’t-miss book of 2020.”–Booklist, […]
2020 PEN America Literary Award Longlist
Congrats to Macmillan’s PEN America Literary Award longlisters! PEN/Hemingway Award for Debut Novel STAY AND FIGHT by Madeline ffitch PEN Open Book Award MY TIME AMONG THE WHITES: Notes from an Unfinished Education by Jennine Capó Crucet BE RECORDER: Poems by Carmen Giménez Smith PEN/Diamondstein-Spielvodel Award for the Art of the Essay ESSAYS ONE by […]
Adult Books for Teens
This month’s roundup of adult books for teens includes a fantasy conclusion, a hip-hop biography, & a heartwarming dog story (& more)! THE RISE OF MAGICKS: Chronicles of The One, Book 3 by Nora RobertsThe #1 New York Times bestselling author of YEAR ONE and OF BLOOD AND BONE concludes her stunning new trilogy praised […]