OMG you guys it’s time for our annual list of teen and YA-OK titles! And of course we’re more excited than a basket of kittens in yarn to share our favorites with you! Before we get too tangled up, make sure that you’re pre-approved on Edelweiss to download all of our available e-galleys. Click here Know More » […]
Tag: Sherrilyn Kenyon
Happy #BookBday (9/2/14 Edition)
Welcome back! We hope everyone had a lazy Labor Day weekend like these little guys. We’re back and thrilled to wish these brand new books a Happy #BookBday: ACCEPTANCE by Jeff VanderMeer At last! We can finally learn the mysteries behind Area X in the final volume of VanderMeer’s Southern Reach trilogy. Everyone loves the Know More » […]
CLA 2014 Book Buzz
On Monday, Anne highlighted new and forthcoming teen titles during the Connecticut Library Association's Book Buzz session. Here are all the books she presented, a downloadable handout, and an Edelweiss collection with a few extra goodies:
COMPLICIT by Stephanie Kuehn, on sale 6/24
CHARM & STRANGE (trade paperback edition) by Stephanie Kuehn, on sale 6/10
IF YOU FIND ME (trade paperback edition) by Emily Murdoch
REDEEMED by P.C. + Kristin Cast (House of Night #12), on sale 10/14
KALONA'S FALL by P.C. + Kristin Cast (House of Night Novellas #4), on sale 7/29
REBORN by C.C. Hunter (Shadow Falls After Dark #1), on sale 5/20
ETERNAL by C.C. Hunter (Shadow Falls After Dark #2), on sale 10/28
HOW TO FALL by Jane Casey, on sale 8/26
RECKONING by Kerry Wilkinson, on sale 7/1
EXTRACTION by Stephanie Diaz, on sale 7/22
THE DIVERGENT COMPANION by Lois Gresh
THE HAVEN by Carol Lynch Williams
A GIRL CALLED FEARLESS by Catherine Linka, on sale 5/6
BEFORE MY EYES by Caroline Bock
STRANGE SWEET SONG by Adi Rule
DIRTY WINGS by Sarah McCarry, on sale 7/15
DEADLY LITTLE SINS by Kara Taylor (Prep School Confidential #3), on sale 8/5
STELLA by Helen Eve
BLONDE OPS by Charlotte Bennardo & Natalie Zaman, on sale 5/6
PUSH GIRL by Chelsie Hill & Jessica Love, on sale 6/3
PARTY GAMES by R.L. Stine, on sale 9/30
ILLUSION by Sherrilyn Kenyon (Chronicles of Nick #5)
THE SEVERED TOWER (trade paperback edition) by J. Barton Mitchell (The Conquered Earth #2), on sale 11/11
VALLEY OF FIRES by J. Barton Mitchell (The Conquered Earth #3)
SPIRITS OF ASH AND FOAM by Greg Weisman (Rain of the Ghosts #2)
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Teen Talk Tuesday (4/15/14 Edition)
It's time to talk teen titles again! Read up on the latest and greatest titles from St. Martin's Griffin, then join us and @earlyword today at 5m EST for Early Word YA Galley Chat (hashtag #ewyagc).
ILLUSION by Sherrilyn Kenyon (Chronicles of Nick #5)
In the fifth novel in the bestselling Chronicles of Nick series Nick Gautier gets sucked into an alternate reality where he realizes that every person has a specific place in the universe... Even the son of a hated demon.
INFERNO by Sherrilyn Kenyon (Chronicles of Nick #4, Trade Paperback Edition)
Sometimes, you have to trust your enemy to save your friends. But what do you do when that enemy is you? Now available for the first time in trade paperback.
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.
IF YOU FIND ME by Emily Murdoch (Trade Paperback edition)
A deeply compelling mix of high school drama and page-turning mystery that asks profound questions about family, truth, and love. A 2014 Best Fiction for Young Adults selection, now available for the first time in trade paperback.
IN PRAISE OF HATRED by Khaled Khalifa
In this powerful novel famously banned in Syria, a young Muslim girl turns to extremism under a brutal dictatorship, set in 1980s Syria. Booklist recommends it “for mature teens interested in the politics of the Middle East as it affects the lives of women.”
Hope to see you later at #ewyagc! [...]
Monday Fun Day with Audio (and Free Stuff!)
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Are you in Olympic withdrawal like we are after watching the closing ceremony last night? Don't worry. Our friends at Macmillan Audio have the perfect cure with their second annual LISTEN WHILE YOU WORK OUT campaign, plus a chance to win a Fitbit Flex!
You can join the challenge at macmillanaudio.com/workout and report how many minutes you listened while being active. Enter your time daily, weekly, or whenever you want, but the more often you report, the better chance you'll have to show up in the Top Listeners leaderboard, updated every Monday. Then enter the sweepstakes for a chance to win a Fitbit Flex or a prize pack of five audiobooks on CD.
Newsday did a feature on Listen While You Work Out and more media coverage is still to come from Self Magazine (March issue), Fitness Magazine, Teen Vogue, and the Chicago Tribune!
Want to listen to some samples before joining in? Why not start with these Audie-Award nominated titles from Macmillan Audio (more titles available on SoundCloud):
THE RITHMATIST by Brandon Sanderson
Narrated by Michael Kramer (Fantasy category)
THE GOOD HOUSE by Ann Leary
Narrated by Mary Beth Hurt (Fiction category)
JACOB’S OATH by Martin Fletcher
Narrated by George Guidall (Fiction category)
THE HOUR OF PERIL by Daniel Stashower
Narrated by Edoardo Ballerini (History category)
STILL FOOLIN’ ‘EM by Billy Crystal (Grammy-nominee for Best Spoken Word Album!)
Narrated by Billy Crystal (Humor and Narration by the Author categories)
RAGE AGAINST THE DYING by Becky Masterman
Narrated by Judy Kaye (Mystery category)
THANK YOU FOR YOUR SERVICE by David Finkel
Narrated by Arthur Bishop (Nonfiction category)
REVIVER by Seth Patrick
Narrated by Ari Fliakos (Paranormal category)
INFERNO by Sherrilyn Kenyon
Narrated by Holter Graham (Paranormal category)
EXTINCTION MACHINE by Jonathan Maberry
Narrated by Ray Porter (Science Fiction category)
NINE INCHES by Tom Perrotta
Narrated by William Dufris, Andi Arndt, Tom Perrotta, and Rupert Degas (Short Stories/Collections category)
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Three stars for DANGEROUS WOMEN!
We'd like to think that we're a couple of dangerous women, but we're softies at heart, kinda like these guys (awww...). The thing we're the most hazardous to is your "To Read" pile.
With that warning in mind, we've got a doozy for you: DANGEROUS WOMEN, an awesome collection of 22 original short stories co-edited by A Game of Thrones creator George R.R. Martin and Gardner Dozois, featuring contributions from bestselling authors, including Jim Butcher, Diana Gabaldon, Lev Grossman, Sherrilyn Kenyon, Brandon Sanderson, and Martin himself. Whether it's science fiction, fantasy, horror, mystery, or suspense, women are the stars, from feisty heroines down to villainess vixens.
Speaking of stars, DANGEROUS WOMEN already has THREE starred pre-publication reviews!
"Venerable editors Martin and Dozois (Warriors) have invited writers from many different genres of fiction to showcase the supposedly weaker sex’s capacity for magic, violence, and mayhem. These 22 brand-new short stories prove that women are men’s equals—at least—in lethal potential. This meaty collection delivers something for nearly every reader’s taste as it explores the heights that brave women can reach and the depths that depraved ones can plumb." – Publishers Weekly, starred review
"VERDICT: The wide selection of authors guarantees something to please almost every reader's tastes." – Library Journal, starred review
"When genre collections include this many big-name authors, they’re typically a grouping of series outtakes and Easter eggs. Readers...will surely be satisfied by these [series-related stories] and other entries. Everyone will find something to like here." – Kirkus Reviews, starred review
Get whitelisted and download your review copy on Edelweiss.
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Monday Fun Day! (8/5/2013 Edition)
Happy Monday, friends! We're starting this week with a hodgepodge-y check list of excellent linkage:
- This book isn't ours, but you should still read The Boston Globe's charmed review of Boris Kachka's "delectably gossipy" account of our very own Farrar, Straus, & Giroux called HOTHOUSE: The Art of Survival and the Survival of Art at America’s Most Celebrated Publishing House (review online here).
- Mark you calendar for EarlyWord's GalleyChat (#ewgc) tomorrow August 6th, from 4-5PM on Twitter (details). We want to hear about what you're reading!
- Consider hosting a Google+ event for #1 New York Times bestselling author Sherrilyn Kenyon! Kenyon will open a Google+ Hangout on September 4th to celebrate the launch of STYXX and 
she's looking for a few venues to celebrate with her! Kenyon and her publicist are still in the early stages of planning the Hangout, but they're looking for nine enthusiastic venues that are ready to celebrate the Dark-Hunter series. If you're interested, please e-mail me with: the details of your A/V equipment, information on Google+/Skype events you've previously hosted, and how many people you think you can draw into your event.
- And finally, be good to one another!!
Kittens, snugglin' pic.twitter.com/mnqf6AUiIN
— Emergency Cute Stuff (@EmergencyPuppy) June 25, 2013
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Children’s and Teen Librarians Tri-State Book Buzz!
We had a great time talking about forthcoming titles this morning with Children's and Teen Librarians from all over the tri-state area!
Here's a refresher for attendees (and a first look for those who couldn't make it) at the excellent St. Martin's Griffin titles coming in Winter 2013:
Contemporary:
IF YOU FIND ME | Emily Murdoch
ELEANOR & PARK | Rainbow Rowell
USES FOR BOYS | Erica Lorraine Scheidt
Paranormal:
THE HAVEN | Carol Lynch Williams
TIDAL (Watersong #3) | Amanda Hocking
OVERRIDE (Glitch #2) | Heather Anastasiu
DEATH, DOOM AND DETENTION (#2) | Darynda Jones
TEMPEST (Tempest #1) | Julie Cross
VORTEX (Tempest #2) | Julie Cross
THE HUNT (Hunt #1) | Andrew Fukuda
THE PREY (Hunt #2) | Andrew Fukuda
INFERNO (Chronicles of Nick #4) | Sherrilyn Kenyon
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Hey There, Fellow UNSHELVED Readers!
Welcome to the Macmillan Library blog! We're so glad you were intrigued enough by our goofy faces to click through and see what we're all about (if you didn't make it here via Unshelved, see the adorable ad that Bill made here).
We'll kick off introductions by letting you in on the things we secretly love the most. Talia, for one, goes crazy for mini-cupcakes, costume fairy wings, and her two sassy cats. And Ali is a sucker for sweaters with foxes on them, puppies in top hats, and American macaroons.
When it comes to our reading preferences, Talia is all about the psychological thrillers—the gorier the better—whereas Ali opts for the epic sci-fi and fantasy stories—the more spaceships the better. Both of us are suckers for anything with a cute animal on the cover.
But that's not all we read. We're here specifically to chat with you about all of the great Adult books coming from Macmillan's publishers (including St. Martin’s Press, Henry Holt, Tor/Forge, Minotaur, Picador, and Farrar, Straus & Giroux) as well as our distributed publishers. Please feel free to ask us questions!
We encourage you to browse through our recent posts, head straight to our digital catalogs, or sign up for our Booklist webinar.
And for the Sherrilyn Kenyon fans who are quick on the draw:
We have 10 extra galleys of Sherrilyn Kenyon's TIME UNTIME, the latest book in the Dark-Hunter series. Just send an e-mail to Library-at-MacmillanUSA.com with your name, the library you work for, and the full mailing address where you would like to receive the galley.
If you're new, introduce yourselves in the comment section below or come chat with us on Twitter (@MacmillanLib)! We look forward to getting to know you.
All the best!
Talia & Ali
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Books for Teens: Class of 2012!
Click here for a printable PDF of the above flier!
Welcome to our list of featured teen titles for 2012.
Here you'll meet time-travelers, trolls, and sirens. You'll trek through deep space, uncover dangerous secrets, and hunt down demons. You'll learn to ride a horse and raise the dead.
Your heart will be broken, you will find courage when there's little hope, and you will come to know your true self.
Join us on a new adventure!
Amanda Hocking is widely considered the exemplar of self-publishing success in the digital age and we are delighted she has joined us at Macmillan! Over the next year you'll see two exciting series from Hocking: the USA Today bestselling Trylle series, which has already been optioned for film, and the never-before-published Watersong series. Each of the Trylle novels will also contain all-new, never-before-seen short stories set in the magical world of the Trylle!
SWITCHED
Amanda Hocking
978-1-250-00631-8 | January 2012 | Trylle Series #1
A couple things made that day stand out more than any other: it was my sixth birthday, and my mother was wielding a knife.
When Wendy Everly was six-years-old, her mother was convinced she was a monster and tried to kill her. It isn't until eleven years later that Wendy discovers her mother might have been right. With the help of Finn Holmes, Wendy finds herself in a world she never knew existed--a world both beautiful and frightening, and Wendy's not sure she wants to be a part of it.
This book contains a new, never-before-published bonus story, “The Vittra Attacks,” set in the magical world of the Trylle.
Read the first pages of SWITCHED on Facebook now!
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TORN
Amanda Hocking
978-1-250-00632-5 | February 2012 | Trylle Series #2
Wendy thought she finally understood who she was and what she wanted, but now she's caught between two worlds, torn between love and duty, and she must decide what life she is going to lead.
This book contains a new, never-before-published bonus story, “One Day, Three Ways,” set in the magical world of the Trylle.
"Fans of the series will enjoy watching on as Wendy continues to wrestle with issues of belonging, particularly when both the Trylle and the Vittra claim her as their chosen one." -Kirkus Reviews
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ASCEND
Amanda Hocking
978-1-250-00633-2 | April 2012 | Trylle Series #3
With a war looming on the horizon, Wendy’s fate seems sealed. But everything she sacrificed might be in vain if she can’t save the ones she loves. Her whole life has been leading up to this, and it’s all coming to an end.
This book contains a new, never-before-published bonus story, “Ever After,” set in the magical world of the Trylle.
"Hocking sure knows how to bring it." -Kirkus Reviews
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WAKE
Amanda Hocking
978-1-250-00812-1 | August 2012 | Watersong #1
Nominated for YALSA's 2013 Best Fiction for Young Adults!
Even over the sea, Thea could smell the blood on her. When she breathed in, it filled her with a familiar hunger that haunted her dreams.
Gemma Fisher lives an ordinary life in the quiet seaside town of Capri, but when three beautiful girls arrive and mesmerize her friends and neighbors everything changes. After a chance encounter with the girls, Gemma wakes up alone on the beach with no memory of what occurred. Now Gemma has powers she can’t control, she’s growing more beautiful, and she has a strange effect on men that makes them unable to resist her—especially her voice. Soon she must make a decision: keep the life she no longer fits into or follow the call of the Watersong into a world brimming with dark beauty and secrets.
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LULLABY
Amanda Hocking
978-1-250-00565-6 | November 2012 | Watersong #2
The enchanting second book in the Watersong series following the adventures in WAKE. Harper only wanted a safe, normal life. But when her younger sister Gemma runs off with a dangerous clique of magical girls everything changes.
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TEMPEST
Julie Cross
HC: 978-0-312-56889-4 | January 2012 | Tempest Trilogy #1
TP: 978-1-250-01120-6 | December 2012
Okay, so it's true. I can time-travel. But it's not as exciting as it sounds.
Jackson Meyer spends most of his time in 2009, but he can travel back through time. It’s not like the movies--nothing changes, there are no space-time-continuum issues--it’s just harmless fun. That is until dangerous strangers arrive at his dorm and shoot his girlfriend. In his panic, Jackson jumps to 2007, but this time he can't get back. Now he must find a way to return to 2009 and save the girl he loves.
Film rights for TEMPEST have already been optioned by Summit Entertainment, the studio behind the Twilight movies!
"With standout and welcome details and a fresh plot, Tempest is an amazing book." —Claire V., 13 for School Library Journal's Book Reviews by Young Adults
"It is equal parts adventure, romance, science fiction and touching family drama; readers will turn the last page and find themselves wishing they could 'jump' to the future and read the sequel." -Kirkus Reviews (starred review)
Watch the book trailer for TEMPEST here and read the short story prequel on Facebook now!
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GLOW
Amy Kathleen Ryan
HC: 978-0-312-59056-7 | September 2011 | Sky Chasers #1
TP: 978-1-250-00783-4 | July 2012
Nominated for YALSA’s 2013 Quick Picks for Reluctant Young Adult Readers!
The other ship hung in the sky like a pendant, silver in the ether light cast by the nebula. Waverly and Kieran, lying together on their mattress of hay bales, took turns peering at it through a spyglass.
This 2012 Best Fiction for Young Adults-nominated title will take your teens into deep space. Part of the first generation to be successfully conceived on the space ship Empyrean, 15-year-old Waverly and her boyfriend Kieran will be pioneers of New Earth. But a violent betrayal by the Empyrean's sister ship will change everything. Waverly and Kieran are separated and each find themselves at the helm of dangerous missions.
School Library Journal gave GLOW a starred review and Booklist said, "Fans of the Hunger Games series will zip through and clamor for the next installment."
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