We are so excited to share with you the Publishers Weekly Best Books of 2024! TOP 10 SURVIVAL IS A PROMISE: The Eternal Life of Audre Lorde by Alexis Pauline Gumbs WHEN THE CLOCK BROKE: Con Men, Conspiracies, and How America Cracked Up the Early 1990s by John Ganz FICTION THE ANTHROPOLOGISTS by Ayşegül Savaş […]
Tag: Richard Price

Staff Review: LAZARUS MAN
LAZARUS MAN by Richard Price978037416815511/12/24Farrar, Straus and GirouxFiction / Literary One of the most captivating aspects of Richard Price’s writing is his skill in crafting complex, multi-dimensional characters, and that is on full display in LAZARUS MAN. Set in 2008 in East Harlem, LAZARUS MAN is a vivid portrayal of a community whose lives are […]

Starred Review Roundup (9/25/2024)
Stars all around! These titles all received multiple starred reviews: THE SEQUEL by Jean Hanff Korelitz 9781250875471 | 10/1/24 “Wicked entertainment.”—Kirkus Reviews, starred review “Korelitz makes hay with her satirical depiction of the publishing industry’s ego parade—untended slush piles play a pivotal role—and she brilliantly ushers the action toward a shocking conclusion. She also offers […]

For Your Consideration: November 2024 LibraryReads Titles
Download, read, and vote for your favorite November titles for the November 2024 LibraryReads list! VOTES DUE October 1ST! THE SONGBIRD & THE HEART OF STONE by Carissa Broadbent | 9781250367785 | 11/19/24 Request on Edelweiss and NetGalley “Kicking off a new era of the Crown of Nyaxia series after the conclusion to the Nightborn […]

Happy Half Hour (8/5/24)
This Monday, we’re discussing a girl who’s seeking revenge on those who betrayed her, a woman who overhears a plot to topple the British monarchy, and the collapse of an East-Harlem tenement that irrevocably changes the lives of its tenants. FOR SHE IS WRATH by Emily Varga | 9781250877383 | 10/29/24 ALL’S FAIR IN LOVE […]

LJ Day of Dialog Spring 2024 Cover Spotlight
Thanks for visiting our Spring 2024 Library Journal Day of Dialog virtual booth! We have some great books coming your way in Fall 2024–check ’em out! HOW TO HELP A HUNGRY WEREWOLF by Charlotte Stein9781250352330 | 10/1/24Request on Edelweiss and NetGalley What We do in the Shadows with the small town feels of Gilmore Girls in this swoon-worthy […]

New Edelweiss E-galleys (4/10/2024)
LAZARUS MAN by Richard Price9780374168155 | 11/12/24 East Harlem, 2008. In an instant, a five-story tenement collapses into a fuming hill of rubble, pancaking the cars parked in front and coating the street with a thick layer of ash. As the city’s rescue services and media outlets respond, the surrounding neighborhood descends into chaos. At […]

2016 LA Times Book Prize Nominees (and Winners!)
The Los Angeles Times announced their 2016 Book Prize nominees today and we’ve got six nominees from Macmillan: Biography LISTENING TO STONE: The Art and Life of Isamu Noguchi by Hayden Herrera Current Interest DREAMLAND: The True Tale of America’s Opiate Epidemic by Sam Quinones CHILDREN OF THE STONE: The Power of Music in a […]

New York Times Notable Books of 2015
The gray lady picked 20 Macmillan titles: Fiction & Poetry THE BEAUTIFUL BUREAUCRAT by Helen Phillips An administrative worker’s experiences pose existential questions in Phillips’s riveting, drolly surreal debut novel. CITIZEN: An American Lyric by Claudia Rankine A meditation, in prose poems, images and essays, on what it means to be black in our racially […]

Booklist’s Best Crime 2015
May is Mystery Month over at Booklist and to celebrate they’ve put together “Best of” reading lists with loads of Macmillan titles! Plus, Booklist Reader has a special feature on one of our favorite mystery authors… The Year’s Best Crime Novels: 2015 THE LONG WAY HOME by Louise Penny With her beloved series hero, […]