Congratulations to our 2023 Locus Award winners! Best Science Fiction Novel THE KAIJU PRESERVATION SOCIETY by John Scalzi Best Horror Novel WHAT MOVES THE DEAD: A SWORN SOLDIER NOVEL by T. Kingfisher Best Young Adult Novel DREAMS BIGGER THAN HEARTBREAK: AN UNSTOPPABLE NOVEL by Charlie Jane Anders Best First Novel THE MOUNTAIN IN THE SEA […]
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Locus Award Finalists (5/3/23)
The 2023 Locus Awards Top Ten Finalists list is here! SCIENCE FICTION NOVEL SWEEP OF STARS: AN ASTRA BLACK NOVEL BY MAURICE BROADDUS 2 starred reviews! “Broaddus…draws a direct line in global Black history from the kingdoms of precolonial Africa, through the American civil rights movement and into an imagined future, making this a hugely […]

2022 Nebula Award Finalists (3/8/23)
We have a whopping TEN titles on the 2022 Nebula Award Finalists list! NOVELS NETTLE & BONE BY T. KINGFISHER 3 starred reviews! “The plot snaps along as quickly as a good joke, and beneath the whimsy, there’s an underlying sympathy and sincerity that enables Kingfisher to handle tricky issues like domestic violence with great […]

2023 RUSA Awards
Congratulations to all of the amazing Macmillan authors who won awards or were selected for RUSA’s various reading lists this year! The Reading List is an annual best-of list comprising eight different fiction genres for adult readers. A shortlist of honor titles, up to 4 per genre, was also announced. For the full list, please […]

Debut Spotlight (10/4/22)
This debut spotlight is all about sci-fi with two first-time authors telling stories of humankind discovering intelligent life in an octopus species and a thrilling pan-continental race against time. THE MOUNTAIN IN THE SEA by Ray Nayler 2 starred reviews! “Nayler’s masterful debut combines fascinating science and well-wrought characters to deliver a deep dive into […]

Genre Friday: Sci-Fi/Fantasy (9/2/22)
This genre Friday we’re spotlighting sci-fi/fantasy with an electrifying space-fantasy that reimagines Joan of Arc’s story, the discovery of intelligent life in an octopus species that has its own language and culture, and the third book in an epic fantasy series about a struggling empire fighting for power. THE GENESIS OF MISERY BY NEON YANG Available […]

Happy Half Hour (8/1/22)
This Happy Half Hour brings us an unsettling folk horror novel about love and community, an NYC costume designer hiding from her failures and controlling her own narrative, the discovery of an octopus species with its own language and culture, and a critique of American journalism from a media insider. LUTE by Jennifer Thorne | […]

For Your Consideration: October 2022 LibraryReads Titles
Download, read, and vote for your favorite October titles for the October 2022 LibraryReads list! Votes due September 1! BAD GIRL REPUTATION by Elle Kennedy9781250796752 | 10/4/22Download on Edelweiss and NetGalley “Full of lusty scenes, Kennedy’s second ‘Avalon Bay’ book (following GOOD GIRL COMPLEX) is a great read for fans of the series or as […]

ALMA 5/18/22 Book Buzz Recap
Thank you to everyone who attended the ALMA Book Buzz! If you missed it, you can watch the recording know more, and below are all the titles we talked about: HESTER by Laurie Lico Albanese9781250278555 | 10/4/22 A vivid reimagining of the woman who inspired The Scarlet Letter, and a journey into the enduring legacy […]

LJ Day of Dialog Spring 2022 Cover Spotlight
Thanks for visiting our Spring 2022 Library Journal Day of Dialog virtual booth! We have some great books coming your way in Fall 2022–check ’em out! BLACK SKINHEAD: Reflections on Blackness and Our Political Future by Brandi Collins-DexterISBN 9781250824073 | on sale 9/20/22Request on Edelweiss The voice of BAD FEMINIST meets the lessons of THE […]