The October 2025 Indie Next List includes EIGHT Macmillan titles! RED CITY by Marie Lu 9781250885678 | 10/14/25 “Fans of fantasy and romantasy will thoroughly enjoy this book… Lu is a big name in the YA world, and her adult debut is bound to attract adult and teen fans alike.”—Booklist, starred review “Both heartbreaking and action-packed: […]
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Publishers Weekly 2025 Fall Fiction & Nonfiction Preview
Publishers Weekly knows what should be on your shelves this Fall! Check out the full list of their Fall 2025 Fiction & Nonfiction preview picks here. SF, FANTASY & HORROR Top 10 ACCOMPLICE TO THE VILLAIN by Hannah Nicole Maehrer AMONG THE BURNING FLOWERS by Samantha Shannon GIRL DINNER by Olivie Blake NINE GOBLINS by […]

Siddharth Kara’s Letter to Librarians
In THE ZORG, Siddharth Kara utilizes primary-source research, gripping storytelling, and painstaking investigation to uncover the Zorg’s journey, the lives and fates of the slaves on board, and the mysterious identity of the abolitionist who finally revealed the truth of what happened on the ship. In his letter to librarians, he dives into the importance […]

New Edelweiss E-galleys (3/4/2025)
Hello e-galley readers! Check out some of the exciting e-galleys that were recently added to Edelweiss for your downloading pleasure: FOR DUCK’S SAKE by Donna Andrews9781250894380 | 8/5/25 Meg is in the backyard of the house her brother Rob, Delaney, and their new baby have moved into, supervising some workmen who are using a bulldozer […]

2024 Pulitzer Prize
Congratulations to our 2024 Pulitzer Prize winners and finalists! Biography winner: KING: A LIFE by Jonathan Eig General Nonfiction winner: A DAY IN THE LIFE OF ABED SALAMA by Nathan Thrall Fiction finalists: WEDNESDAY’S CHILD by Yiyun Li Biography finalist: LARRY MCMURTY: A LIFE by Tracy Daugherty General Nonfiction finalists: COBALT RED: HOW THE BLOOD OF THE […]

TLA’s 2024 Texas Topaz Reading List
We’re thrilled that the Texas Topaz List includes FIVE Macmillan titles this year! COBALT RED: HOW THE BLOOD OF THE CONGO POWERS OUR LIVES BY SIDDHARTH KARA “[This is] a penetrating exposé on the deliberate smoke screens created by powerful companies to obscure the realities behind the abysmal conditions of cobalt miners in the Congo… […]

Happy Half Hour (11/14/22)
In today’s Happy Half Hour we have an investigation behind the Congo’s cobalt mining operations, a mesmerizing story about faith and family, a supernatural YA thriller about an eerie town, and a chilling account of what happened three decades ago in Waco, TX. COBALT RED: How the Blood of the Congo Powers Our Lives by […]

