We have no shortage of upcoming debuts–from literary fiction to coming of age to YA dark fantasy, and more! ELEVEN PERCENT BY MAREN UTHAUG 9781250329646 | 4/22/25 It is the New Time, a time not so different from our own except that the men are gone. All but eleven percent of them, that is, the […]
Tag: YA romance
Happy Half Hour (8/5/24)
This Monday, we’re discussing a girl who’s seeking revenge on those who betrayed her, a woman who overhears a plot to topple the British monarchy, and the collapse of an East-Harlem tenement that irrevocably changes the lives of its tenants. FOR SHE IS WRATH by Emily Varga | 9781250877383 | 10/29/24 ALL’S FAIR IN LOVE […]
Happy Half Hour (7/29/24)
Today, we’re discussing two amateur sleuths (one living and one dead) who team up to solve a murder in their apartment building, a teenager returning to her hometown with the intention of bidding it farewell, and a woman who’s transported back in time where she must answer for the crimes committed by her creepy, dystopian […]
Vampires Are Back! (7/24/24)
From long-fought wars to secret plots to epic love affairs, get ready for another vampire craze! THE STARS ARE DYING BY CHLOE C. PEÑARANDA 9781250355669 | 10/8/24 When Astraea sets out on a quest to escape her tyrannical king and reclaim her memories, she’s led to the Libertatem, a succession of trials hosted by the […]
Happy Half Hour (7/15/24)
This Monday, we’re discussing a retired pharmacist who must revisit her past to consider if an old flame can reignite, a teen struggling with the loss of his best friend so much so that he begins imagining things, and a young woman who uses her beauty to infiltrate an enemy palace as a spy. THE […]
Happy Half Hour (6/24/24)
Today, we’re chatting about a group of teens stranded in a monster-infested forest, a secret book mailing operation that leads to a missing person case, and a young woman who rises from social pariah to power in a reimagining of pre-colonial West Africa. WHAT THE WOODS TOOK by Courtney Gould | 9781250340672 | 12/10/24 ROUGH […]
Happy Half Hour (6/3/24)
On today’s Happy Half Hour, we’re chatting about a teenager who has special mind-reading powers, reunited history professors who may rekindle a past romance, and a gothic, vampire tale with a dark academia setting. MYSTERIOUS WAYS by Wendy Wunder | 9781250770202 | 8/27/24 GIVEN OUR HISTORY by Kristyn J. Miller | 9781250861900 | 8/27/24 THE […]
Fall 2024 Librarian Preview
Register here for our Fall 2024 title preview on Tuesday, June 11th at 12:00pm EST! Join the Macmillan Library Marketing team as we talk about Fall 2024 Adult + YA titles and hear from authors Courtney Gould (WHAT THE WOODS TOOK) and Jean Hanff Korelitz (THE SEQUEL)! […]
Books You Want to Share Staff Picks (5/28/24)
This month, we’re sharing the books that make us want to hand them to a loved one immediately after we finish them! AMANDA’S PICK: THE SPELLSHOP BY SARAH BETH DURST I would hand this book to a loved one because reading it felt like the biggest hug. This is the perfect book for any TJ […]
Happy Half Hour (5/6/24)
Today, we are discussing two lifelong friends grappling with high school coming to a close, an unlikely female friendship blossoming out of a happenstance encounter, and a woman who starts receiving letters from a stranger right after the death of her husband. SIX MORE MONTHS OF JUNE by Daisy Garrison | 9781250348678 | 6/11/24 THE […]