We needed a day to rest up from ALA Midwinter, so happy belated #BookBday to: FALLEN LAND by Taylor Brown A January 2016 Indie Next pick, a SIBA Okra 2016 Winter selection, and THREE stars for Brown’s debut novel about a young couple on the run from pursuers across Sherman’s March through Georgia in the […]
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Sneak Peek: January 2016 Indie Next List
The January 2016 Indie Next list includes 3 Macmillan titles! ROSALIE LIGHTNING by Tom Hart Eisner-nominated cartoonist Hart’s beautiful and touching graphic memoir about the untimely death of his young daughter, Rosalie, is also a Winter 2016 Barnes & Noble Discover Great New Writers pick and has THREE starred reviews. “ROSALIE LIGHTNING is a masterpiece—and […]
2015 Thanksgiving Reads
Thanksgiving is almost here! After all the cooking, cleaning and shopping, why not take a minute to relax and read? Here are 5 bestselling titles out now and 5 of our favorites coming out in 2016 that you can read and recommend: Available Now THE NIGHTINGALE by Kristin Hannah THE GIVENNESS OF THINGS by Marilynne […]
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 […]
Stars for FALLEN LAND
We’ve come out of our candy comas, shaken off the cobwebs, and are ready to tell you about our favorite Winter 2016 debut: FALLEN LAND by Taylor Brown. It’s a January 2016 Indie Next pick and has received THREE starred reviews and comparisons to Charles Frazier’s COLD MOUNTAIN: “This bleak, harrowing account of a young couple’s […]
2015 Long Island Book Buzz
Today Anne traveled to lovely Long Island and presented all these great Macmillan YA and Adult titles at a full-day book buzz: Adult BOYS IN THE TREES* by Carly Simon | On Sale: Nov. 24 LUST & WONDER* by Augusten Burroughs | On Sale: March 29 MOST WANTED* by Lisa Scottoline | On Sale: April 12 […]
2015 Adult Tri-State Book Buzz Titles
Today is the Tri-State Book Buzz where Anne presented all the glorious upcoming titles listed below! Can’t be there in person? Don’t worry! Here are the books she talked about: BOYS IN THE TREES* by Carly Simon | On Sale: Nov. 24 LUST & WONDER* by Augusten Burroughs | On Sale: March 29 MOST WANTED* […]
St. Martin’s First – Winter 2016 E-Sampler
If you’re off from work (and we hope you are), may we suggest downloading this great Winter 2016 debut chapter sampler from our friends at St. Martin’s Press? Fun fact: SMP published the first works of Tatiana de Rosnay, Kate Atkinson, Jonathan Tropper, Dan Brown, Elin Hilberbrand, Lisa See, Louise Penny, Anita Diamant, Rosamund Pilcher, […]
For Your Consideration: December 2015 AND January 2016 LibraryReads Titles
The 2015 Favorite of Favorites voting is happening now, but it’s never too early to download, read, and nominate your favorite titles for the combined December 2015/January 2016* LibraryReads list! *Nominations are due November 20! Click here for the full list of 2016 deadlines. THE THINGS WE KEEP by Sally Hepworth Librarians are gushing over this […]
Labor Day 2015 Reads
The long Labor Day weekend is here! To celebrate an extra day of reading time, here’s a list of great Fall 2015 and Winter 2016 reads you can download on Edelweiss NOW!* Don’t forget to nominate your favorite for LibraryReads! Highly Anticipated!! LUST & WONDER by Augusten Burroughs A WILD SWAN by Michael Cunningham THE GIVENNESS […]