Not only do we have a new batch of fabulous mysteries & thrillers, we’ve got the scoop on Shamus Award nominees! The Private Eye Writers of America announced the finalists for its 2014 Shamus Awards and we’ve got 4 mysteries in the running: Best Hardcover P.I. Novel: THE GOOD COP by Brad Parks NEMESIS by […]
Tag: starred reviews
Happy #BookBday (9/30/14 Edition)
Today we wish a big ‘ol #BookBday to: ON IMMUNITY by Eula Biss National Book Critics Circle Award-winner Biss’s examination of and ultimately, support for vaccines is an October 2014 Indie Next pick, a BEA Librarians “Shout ‘n Share” pick, has three outstanding starred reviews, and just recently was announced as a finalist for the […]
Stars for PRO
Our #FridayReads pick is Katha Pollitt’s highly acclaimed PRO: Reclaiming Abortion Rights. In PRO, Politt reframes abortion as a common part of a woman’s reproductive life, one that should be accepted as a moral right with positive social implications. In clear, concise arguments, Pollitt takes on the “personhood” argument, reaffirms the priority of a woman’s […]
BONUS STARS for Archer Mayor!
It’s a gloomy Thursday here in NYC, but we’re smiling thanks to the two starred reviews for Archer Mayor’s latest Joe Gunther novel! Praise for Archer Mayor’s PROOF POSITIVE: “Over 26 years and 25 books (most recently, 2013’s Three Can Keep a Secret), Joe Gunther has moved from police detective in Brattleboro, Vt., to special […]
Four Stars for My True Love Gave to Me
Good morning my dear librarians! Love is in the air thanks to Stephanie Perkins’ collection of short romantic holiday-themed stories with contributions from her YA pals David Levithan, and Rainbow Rowell among others. “Rich language and careful, efficient character development make the collection an absorbing and sophisticated read, each story surprisingly fresh despite the constraints […]
Sneak Peek: Oct. 2014 Indie Next list
The October 2014 Indie Next list was recently announced and it includes some of our favorite Macmillan titles! LILA by Marilynne Robinson Pulitzer Prize-winning author “Robinson has created a tour de force” (Booklist, starred review) with the final volume in her Gilead trilogy. It’s been nominated for the 2014 National Book Award in fiction, has […]
Stars for DEEP DOWN DARK
It’s hard to believe it’s been four years since the San José mine collapsed outside of Copiapó, Chile, trapping 33 miners underground for a record-breaking 69 days. In DEEP DOWN DARK, Pulitzer Prize–winning journalist Héctor Tobar shares the untold stories of the miners through exclusive interviews. DEEP DOWN DARK is landing on Fall reading lists, […]
COMPLICIT is a YALSA Best Fiction for Young Adults & Quick Picks nominee!
We’re thrilled that one of our favorite YA novels of the year—Stephanie Kuehn’s COMPLICIT—has been officially nominated for YALSA’s 2015 Best Fiction for Young Adults AND Quick Picks for Reluctant Young Adult Readers consideration! YALSA’s Best Fiction for Young Adults Committee presents fiction titles published for young adults in the past 16 months that are […]
Stars for POLITICAL ORDER AND POLITICAL DECAY
For those of you who like your history and politics on the meaty side, the wait is nearly over for Francis Fukuyama’s POLITICAL ORDER AND POLITICAL DECAY: From the Industrial Revolution to the Globalization of Democracy. In this second volume (after THE ORIGINS OF POLITICAL ORDER), Fukuyama examines how societies and their political institutions have […]
Stars for MANDELA: My Prisoner, My Friend
This Friday, we’re reading Christo Brand’s riveting biography: MANDELA: My Prisoner, My Friend. Afrikaner Brand was a prison guard in the maximum security facility on remote Robben Island, given charge of the country’s most infamous inmate: Nelson Mandela. Over 12 years, Brand became Mandela’s confidant and accomplice, celebrating his prisoner’s triumphs and suffering through his […]
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