Barnes & Noble’s Winter 2016 Discover Great New Writers program includes five Macmillan titles! CITY OF THORNS by Ben Rawlence What Katherine Boo’s BEHIND THE BEAUTIFUL FOREVERS did for the slums of Mumbai, India, CITY OF THORNS does for a massive refugee camp in Kenya, near the border with Somalia. This important new work has already […]
Tag: starred reviews
Thriller Thursday (12/3/15 Edition)
Follow a super sleuth in each of these mysteries on shelves now: HARBOUR STREET by Ann Cleeves Two stars for Cleeves’s latest entry in her D.I. Vera Stanhope series. “The fatal stabbing of 70-year-old Margaret Krukowski on a train car filled with Christmas shoppers propels British author Cleeves’s excellent sixth mystery featuring Northumbrian Det. Insp. […]
For Your Consideration: February 2016 LibraryReads Titles
Download, read, and nominate your favorite titles for the February 2016* LibraryReads list! Nominations are due December 20! Click here for the full list of 2016 deadlines. THE HEART by Maylis De Kerangal Two starred reviews for this audacious novel about the twenty-four hours surrounding a heart transplant told in multiple perspectives. “…the writing is […]
Friday Reads: Starred Review Roundup
Save a spot on your shelves for these new and upcoming books that have received multiple starred reviews: AMERICAN BLOOD by Ben Sanders “Readers know from the first page of this amazing novel that they’re in for a hard-boiled feast. A stunning achievement and a likely breakout book from a talented New Zealand author whose […]
Adult Books for Teens
Librarians often ask for recommendations of adult titles that their teen patrons will enjoy. These adult titles are in-house favorites at Macmillan, and are perfectly appropriate and accessible to teens. Mix it up by giving them a taste of reading choices that they won’t find on the young adult shelves. MAKE YOUR HOME AMONG STRANGERS […]
Happy #BookBday (11/10/15 Edition)
Hang the balloons, toss the confetti and cut the cake—it’s time for a #BookBday party! A WILD SWAN by Michael Cunningham, illustrated by Yuko Shimizu A November 2015 LibraryReads pick and a December 2015 Indie Next pick! Classic fairy tales are reimagined for our times by the Pulitzer Prize-winning author of THE HOURS and exquisitely […]
Sneak Peek: December 2015 Indie Next List
The December 2015 Indie Next list includes 5 Macmillan titles! A WILD SWAN by Michael Cunningham, illustrated by Yuko Shimizu A November 2015 LibraryReads pick! Classic fairy tales are reimagined for our times by the Pulitzer Prize-winning author of THE HOURS and exquisitely illustrated by Yuko Shimizu. “The original tales are timeless for good reasons, […]
Stars & More for ROSALIE LIGHTNING!
ROSALIE LIGHTNING is Eisner-nominated cartoonist Tom Hart’s beautiful and touching graphic memoir about the untimely death of his young daughter, Rosalie. Using the graphic form to articulate his and his wife’s on-going search for meaning in the aftermath of Rosalie’s death, Hart explores themes of grief, hopelessness, rebirth, and eventually finding hope again. A January […]
New in Medicine & Science
THE DEATH OF CANCER: After Fifty Years on the Front Lines of Medicine, a Pioneering Oncologist Reveals Why the War on Cancer Is Winnable—and How We Can Get There by Vincent T. DeVita, Jr., M.D., Elizabeth DeVita-Raeburn THREE STARRED REVIEWS! “DeVita blends crisp writing and a gift for explaining complicated scientific concepts clearly with deep […]
Friday Reads: HOME IS BURNING
One of our favorite memoirs of the fall season, Dan Marshall’s HOME IS BURNING is finally on shelves this week! We looooved Dan’s potty-mouthed, touching account of caring for his ailing parents and we’re not the only ones: A BEA 2015 Editor’s Buzz Panel selection An ALA Annual “Read ‘n Rave” selection A Fall 2015 Barnes & […]
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