Thank you to everyone who tuned in to the amazing conversation with Paul Holes and Carol Ann Tack! In case you missed it, the recording is available to watch on the provided link. Paul’s book, UNMASKED, is a memoir of investigating America’s toughest cold cases and the rewards–and toll–of a life solving crime. And it Know More » […]
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ONE BLOOD Book Club Guide
A story about three women who are tied together by blood, love, and family secrets, ONE BLOOD is a powerful and poetic novel spanning from the Great Migration to the civil unrest of the 1960s to the quest for women’s equality in the early 2000s. Denene Millner’s potent and beautiful tale explores these three women Know More » […]
May Fiction (5/31/23)
May was blooming with fiction titles, with everything from old Hollywood and the impact of books to a death doula and a queer couple’s ten-day getaway. DID YOU HEAR ABOUT KITTY KARR? by Crystal Smith Paul Reese’s May 2023 Book Club Pick! “Paul’s debut is a riveting, often heartbreaking tale that explores race, privilege, and Know More » […]
HOW NOT TO DROWN IN A GLASS OF WATER Book Club Guide
In HOW NOT TO DROWN IN A GLASS OF WATER, Angie Cruz writes an emotional and inventive story about a woman in her mid-50s who has lost everything and finally has the chance to tell her true story and confront her darkest secrets and regrets. Angie Cruz’s first previous book, DOMINICANA, was a Good Morning Know More » […]
SHE WOULD BE KING is SJP’s New Book Club Central Pick!
FANTASTIC NEWS! Wayétu Moore’s SHE WOULD BE KING is Sarah Jessica Parker’s next Book Club Central Pick! The #1 September 2018 Indie Next pick! One of Library Journal’s Best Fall 2018 Debuts! One of Publishers Weekly’s Most Anticipated Fall 2018 Debuts! A BookExpo 2018 Editor’s Buzz Book! Named a Most Anticipated Book of Fall 2018 Know More » […]
Booklist “Best Bets for Book Clubs” Webinar Titles
What’s the best way to get your library’s book club talking? Read and recommend these discussion-worthy Macmillan titles that Talia presented at yesterday’s Booklist‘s “Best Bets for Book Clubs” collection development webinar: THE BOOK OF SPECULATION by Erika Swyler (download the guide) Tale of Shikanoko series by Lian Hearn (download the guide for all 4 Know More » […]
Your Next Book Club Pick Is…
Well, only you know what your library’s book club is reading next, but we will happily share these expert suggestions: The NEA Big Read recently expanded their selection to “offer a selection of books that is contemporary, diverse, and relevant to our times.” Their Macmillan picks are: CITIZEN: An American Lyric by Claudia Rankine GILEAD Know More » […]
BEEKEEPER’S APPRENTICE Common Core Guide
Great news! Laurie R. King has created a free Common Core Guide for THE BEEKEEPER’S APPRENTICE to share with you (and your students and patrons)! The guide includes guided comprehension & discussion questions, vocabulary lists & worksheets, supplemental research materials, even chapter quizzes & tests, all in a ready-to-print format. (Yes, with a separate teachers’ Know More » […]
Teen Talk Tuesday (5/20/14 Edition)
Calling all YA-readers: Teen Talk Tuesday is here! Check out the newest teen books from St. Martin's Griffin this month, then join us and @earlyword later today for Early Word YA Galley Chat at 5pm EST, hashtag #ewyagc.
A GIRL CALLED FEARLESS by Catherine Linka
Set in an altered—yet terrifyingly familiar—present-day USA, this is a riveting debut about a teen girl who must decide whether to submit to a forced marriage...or run for freedom. “Linka weaves a believable, disturbing dystopian future and never shies from violence or tragedy. A deftly plotted portrait of the evolution of a teenage girl into a dystopian heroine.” — Kirkus Reviews
A reading group guide is available for this title (it's also compatible with Common Core standards!).
BLONDE OPS by Charlotte Bennardo & Natalie Zaman
The Devil Wears Prada meets Ally Carter in this debut young adult novel, set in Rome, which features a fashion magazine intern who uncovers a plot to kidnap the First Lady. “The only person Bec can trust is herself as the plot twists and turns in this hypercharged thriller of fashion, high-tech sleuthing, and power, with bella Roma as the backdrop. Close calls, mysterious phone conversations, surreptitious whispers in office corners, and a clandestine conversation in a dark warehouse make for highly improbable, but also highly entertaining, escapist fun.” — Booklist
REBORN by C.C. Hunter (Shadow Falls After Dark #1)
New York Times bestselling author C. C. Hunter returns to Shadow Falls with this brand new spin-off series starring vampire Della Tsang. “This is great for readers wanting to return to Shadow Falls....” — Kirkus Reviews
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