The February 2017 Indie Next list includes six Macmillan titles! LILLIAN BOXFISH TAKES A WALK by Kathleen Rooney Two starred reviews! “Inspired by Margaret Fishback, poet and Macy’s ad-writing phenom of the 1930s, Rooney imagines an extraordinary walk through the streets of New York City on the last night of 1984, one that triggers a […]
Tag: suspense
Teen Talk Tuesday (11/15/16 Edition)
Happy #ewgcya day, YA librarians! Check out our latest & greatest teen titles out this month, then join us today at 4pm EST for Early Word YA Galley Chat (hashtag: #ewgcya) and tell us what you’ve been reading and loving. THE BEST POSSIBLE ANSWER by E. Katherine Kottaras Ages 12 to 17 A contemporary YA […]
Maximum Shelf: NEVER LET YOU GO
Never let you go. Is it a promise or a threat? Chevy Stevens‘ fifth terrific and deeply personal thriller, NEVER LET YOU GO, is this week’s Maximum Shelf Awareness feature. The author of STILL MISSING targets her readership with a novel that hits all the notes they come to expect from her—and ratchets up the […]
Friday Reads: Language Arts
Today’s #FridayReads include two books on real and fake language, and an essay collection on making writing thrilling in all genres. WORDS ON THE MOVE: Why English Won’t – and Can’t – Sit Still (Like, Literally) by John McWhorter A bestselling linguist takes us on a lively tour of how the English language is evolving before our […]
Oh My (Mystery) Stars!
The *stars* are piling up for these six outstanding mysteries: BECAUSE I’M WATCHING by Christina Dodd — THREE STARS! “Dodd continues her flawless pivoting from romance to suspense with the third book in her riveting series set in the small Washington town of Virtue Falls. Scary, sexy, and smartly written, BECAUSE I’M WATCHING is Dodd at […]
Penny, Paris & Andrews hit the August 2016 LibraryReads List!
FANTASTIC NEWS! Macmillan has THREE books on the August 2016 LibraryReads list! Topping the August list is A GREAT RECKONING by Louise Penny A BEA 2016 “Shout ‘n Share” pick with FOUR STARRED REVIEWS! “The lyrical 12th entry in bestseller Penny’s remarkable series, which has won multiple Agatha awards, finds former Chief Insp. Armand Gamache […]
Thriller Thursday (6/30/16 Edition)
Read on for some summer suspense: COLLECTING THE DEAD by Spencer Kope Two stars for this debut mystery starring Magnus “Steps” Craig, an FBI agent and tracker with the special ability to see people’s “shine”—particularly the one from a vicious serial killer. “Kope’s fascinating debut will place Steps Craig alongside Walt Longmire, Jack Reacher, and […]
For Your Consideration: September 2016 LibraryReads Titles
Download, read, and nominate your favorite titles for the September 2016* LibraryReads list! *Nominations are due July 20! Click here for the full list of 2016 deadlines. HERE I AM by Jonathan Safran Foer THREE starred reviews! Foer’s “intensely imagined and richly rewarding”* new novel focuses on the unraveling of a Jewish-American family in Washington […]
June is Audiobook Month
Hear hear, June is Audiobook Month! And what better way to kick it off than by celebrating Macmillan Audio’s recent Audie Award winners! Fiction THE NIGHTINGALE by Kristin Hannah, read by Polly Stone Thriller/Suspense THE PATRIOT THREAT by Steve Berry, read by Scott Brick Humor FURIOUSLY HAPPY by Jenny Lawson, read by the author Even […]
Thriller Thursday (5/5/16 Edition)
Q: What do you get when you mix three detectives, two lawyers, three cozies, and one obsessed woman? A: Today’s #ThrillerThursday picks! REDEMPTION ROAD by John Hart A May 2016 LibraryReads & Indie Next pick, a PW Best Summer Book of 2016, a SIBA Spring 2016 Okra pick, and two starred reviews! In Hart’s “stellar crime […]
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