This month, we’re sharing banned books we love in honor of Banned Books Week! AMANDA’S PICK: THE TALK BY DARRIN BELL This is a graphic memoir by a Pulitzer Prize winner for Editorial Cartooning that offers a deeply personal meditation on the “the talk” parents must have with Black children about racism and the brutality Know More » […]
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Audio Excerpts Read by Authors
Here are some exclusive excerpts of exciting new audiobooks coming soon, each read by the author! FLAMBOYANTS by George M. Johnson, read by the author 9781250354006 | available 9/24/24 Audio excerpt! THE TALK by Darrin Bell, read by the author, read by the author, Brittany Bradford, Emyree Zazu Bell, and William DeMerrit 9781250381248 | available Know More » […]
Challenged Books Spotlight (4/8/24)
In celebration of National Library Week, we’re uplifting the voices of challenged books, from epic fantasies to romances and queer stories. We proudly stand with authors, librarians, teachers, booksellers, and fellow readers against book banning. We strongly believe everyone should have access to books and actively support organizations championing the freedom to read. As we Know More » […]
NAACP Image Awards 2024
Macmillan authors Darrin Bell and Kahran & Regis Bethencourt win NAACP Image Awards 2024! Outstanding Literary Work – Graphic Novel THE TALK by Darrin Bell Outstanding Literary Work – Children CROWNED: MAGICAL FOLK AND FAIRY TALES FROM THE DIASPORA by Kahran and Regis Bethencourt with a foreword by Salamishah Tillet […]
2024 Libby Award Winners
SIX Macmillan titles announced winners of the 2024 Libby Book Awards! Young Adult DIVINE RIVALS by Rebecca Ross Comic Graphic Novel THE TALK by Darrin Bell Memoir & Autobiography PAGEBOY by Elliot Page Fantasy FOURTH WING by Rebecca Yarros Romantasy IRON FLAME by Rebecca Yarros Science Fiction SYSTEM COLLAPSE by Martha Wells […]
2024 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 Andrew Carnegie Medals for Excellence in Fiction and Nonfiction, established in 2012, recognize the best fiction and nonfiction books for adult readers published in the U.S. in the previous year and serve as Know More » […]
ALA Youth Media Awards 2024
We’re thrilled to celebrate all of our ALA Youth Media Award winners and finalists this year! Stonewall Book AwardANDER & SANTI WERE HERE by Jonny Garza Villa (honor)The Stonewall Awards honor books and authors for exceptional merit relating to the gay/lesbian/bisexual/transgender experience. Sydney Taylor Book AwardGOING BICOASTAL by Dahlia Adler (honor)The Sydney Taylor Book Award Know More » […]
Booklist Best Books of 2023
Booklist has announced their picks for the best books of 2023, and Macmillan has THIRTEEN titles on the list! Science BIRDGIRL: Looking to the Skies in Search of a Better Future by Mya-Rose Craig Social Sciences A DAY IN THE LIFE OF ABED SALAMA: Anatomy of a Jerusalem Tragedy by Nathan ThrallOUR MIGRANT SOULS: A Know More » […]
Library Journal Best Books of 2023
Library Journal has announced their picks for the best books of 2023, and Macmillan has TWENTY titles on the list! Pop Fiction ONE BLOOD by Denene Millner Crime Fiction THE GOLDEN GATE by Amy ChuaALL THE SINNERS BLEED by S.A. Cosby Horror THE SALT GROWS HEAVY by Cassandra KhawCAMP DAMASCUS by Chuck Tingle Sci-Fi/Fantasy THE Know More » […]
Chicago Public Library’s Best Books of 2023
Chicago Public Library has announced their Best Books of 2023, and Macmillan has 17 books on the list, along with three in the top ten! In the Top Ten: ABSOLUTION by Alice McDermottOUR MIGRANT SOULS: A Meditation on Race and the Meanings and Myth’s of “Latino” by Héctor TobarTHE TALK by Darrin Bell AFTER THE Know More » […]