The secret about THE WHITES‘ Harry Brandt is out—he’s Richard Price, aka the most incredible writer of realistic NYC-based cop novels. And it’s no secret that THE WHITES is freakin’ AMAZING! It’s a USA Today “New & Noteworthy” pick, a Publishers Weekly Book of the Week (2/16/15), and one of Kirkus Reviews‘ New Books You Shouldn’t […]
Tag: starred reviews
Happy Belated #BookBday (2/18/15 Edition)
D’oh! We were so excited about our YA titles yesterday we forgot to wish happy #BookBday to these shiny, new books: THE REBELLION OF MISS LUCY ANN LOBDELL by William Klaber Journalist Klaber’s fictionalized memoir of the nineteenth-century woman known as both Lucy Ann and Joseph Israel Lobdell has two fabulous starred reviews: “Covering the […]
Super Star Thrillers
We know that #ThrillerThursday is tomorrow, but we can’t wait to tell you about these forthcoming mysteries that all have multiple starred reviews: EVERY FIFTEEN MINUTES by Lisa Scottoline – THREE stars! The head of a hospital psychiatric unit’s life begins to unravel when he has to field a sexual harassment claim and is implicated […]
Starred Biographies
Happy Monday! Here are three fabulous biographies from Farrar, Straus & Giroux, all with MULTIPLE starred reviews: MR. & MRS. DISRAELI: A Strange Romance by Daisy Hay An unusual story of Victorian romance and politics, MR. & MRS. DISRAELI moves beyond the anecdotes to reveal the interior life of one of Britain’s most influential couples: Mary […]
Happy #Bookbday! (01/27/15)
It’s time to celebrate! Happy #bookbday to: The Almost Nearly Perfect People by Michael Booth “If, like many, you may never make it to Denmark, Iceland, Norway, Finland, or Sweden, this is your book, and Booth is your guide. He is congenial, game, funny, and observant. And he tells it like it was (Who forgot […]
4 Starred Reviews for Olen Steinhauer’s ALL THE OLD KNIVES
ALL THE OLD KNIVES by Olen Steinhauer has received four starred trade reviews! “Terrific standalone thriller… There’s great narrative energy in the thrust and counterthrust of the dinner conversation, as well as in the re-creation of the Viennese events; Steinhauer is a very fine writer and an excellent observer of human nature, shrewd about the […]
#thrillerthursday (01/15/15 edition)
It’s #thrillerthursday and we’re reading: THE UNQUIET DEAD by Ausma Zehanat Khan “Compelling and hauntingly powerful… Readers of international crime fiction will be most drawn to the story, but anyone looking for an intensely memorable mystery should put this book at the top of their list.”–Library Journal (starred review & Debut of the Month) “Beautiful […]
What We’re Reading Wednesday (01/14/15)
THE JUST CITY by Jo Walton “As skilled in execution as it is fascinating in premise, Walton’s new work doesn’t require a degree in classics, although readers might well be inspired to read Plato after seeing the rocky destruction of his dream. Although rich with philosophical discussions, what keeps this novel from becoming too chilly […]
Sneak Peek: February 2015 Indie Next list
The February 2015 Indie Next List was recently announced and it includes two Macmillan titles! THE NIGHTINGALE by Kristin Hannah “Hannah departs from the contemporary novels she’s known for with this engrossing tale of two sisters’ bravery in occupied France during WWII… Hannah’s latest is a page-turner that will no doubt have readers reaching for […]
#thrillerthursday (01/08/15 edition)
It’s #thrillerthursday and we’re reading: Doing the Devil’s Work by Bill Loehfelm “This series just keeps getting better.”–Kirkus (starred review) “Loehfelm’s third crime novel featuring the marvelously complex New Orleans police officer Maureen Coughlin is every bit as good as its standout predecessors, and provides fresh evidence that Maureen merits a long literary life … […]