It’s time for Early Word YA Galley Chat (hashtag: #ewgcya, starting now/4pm EST)! Before you tell us about your must-read YA books, we’ve got some news & resources for you: Stephanie Garber’s CARAVAL is the #1 pick on the Spring 2017 Kids’ Indie Next List! Also on the list? A CROWN OF WISHES by Roshani […]
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PW’s Writers to Watch Spring 2017: Anticipated Debuts
Publishers Weekly recently shared their most anticipated debuts of Spring 2017, including two of our favorites: MARLENA by Julie Buntin Teenage friendships almost never make sense, which might explain why so many of them fall apart as people get older, and also why fiction writers often turn to them for material. When Julie Buntin was working […]
Friday Reads: Fantasy
TGIF! We made it to the end of another wintery week and we’re looking forward to hunkering down all weekend with one of these #FridayReads fantasies: A CONJURING OF LIGHT by V.E. Schwab A Library Journal Editors Fall 2016 pick! The battle between four magical Londons comes to a head in this stunning finale to […]
Happy #BookBday (11/29/16 Edition)
Happy #BookBday to three great new reads: NORMAL by Warren Ellis A November 2016 LibraryReads pick & December 2016 Indie Next pick! In this provocative near-future techno-thriller, a foresight strategist (a.k.a.: people who think about geoengineering and smart cities and ways to evade Our Coming Doom) arrives at Normal Head in the wilds of Oregon […]
Friday Reads: Celebrities!
TGIF, librarian friends! Today’s #FridayReads are books by and about celebrities: SUPERFICIAL: More Adventures from the Andy Cohen Diaries by Andy Cohen If THE ANDY COHEN DIARIES was deemed “the literary equivalent of a Fresca and tequila” by Jimmy Fallon, SUPERFICIAL is a double: dishier, juicier, and friskier. In this account of his escapades—personal, professional, […]
Whatcha Cookin’?
From appetizers to dessert, these four new cookbooks have you covered every course of every meal: THE ENCHILADA QUEEN COOKBOOK: Enchiladas, Fajitas, Tamales, and More Classic Recipes from Texas-Mexico Border Kitchens by Sylvia Casares Simple, flavor-changing tricks and 80 recipes for enchiladas, fajitas, and classic side dishes for the home cook by Sylvia Casares, founder […]
B&N Spring 2017 Discover Picks
Barnes & Noble’s Spring 2017 Discover Great New Writers program includes four Macmillan titles! A HOPE MORE POWERFUL THAN THE SEA by Melissa Fleming An extraordinary portrait of Doaa Zamel, a Syrian refugee who managed to survive the horrendous September 2014 Mediterranean shipwreck that claimed almost 500 lives, from the Head of Communications and Chief […]
Happy Early #BookBday (10/17/16 Edition)
We’re wishing these four new books a happy #BookBday one day early, because you can never start to party too soon! THE NEXT by Stephanie Gangi A November 2016 Indie Next pick, a Library Journal “Summer Promise Debut Novels” pick & BEA 2016 “Shout ‘n Share” selection! This haunting debut novel is narrated by the […]
Friday Reads: Patience & Anxiety
Patience and anxiety are a big part of our two #FridayReads picks, but (SPOILER ALERT) both end in happiness: THE ART OF WAITING: On Fertility, Medicine, and Motherhood by Belle Boggs A September 2016 Indie Next pick, a Fall 2016 Barnes & Noble Discover Great New Writers pick, and one of Buzzfeed’s “21 Incredible New […]
Thriller Thursday (9/22/16 Edition)
Agatha Raisin and D.C. Superintendent Konrad Simonsen are back for more adventures and Sharon Bolton’s latest LibraryReads pick will keep you guessing until the very end: DAISY IN CHAINS by Sharon Bolton A September 2016 LibraryReads pick! A criminal defense attorney with a reputation for getting the wrongly convicted exonerated is drawn into the machinations […]
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