MIDNIGHT ON THE CELESTIAL by Julia Alexandra 9781250380104 3/3/2026 Wednesday Books Ages 13-18 E-galley available on Edelweiss and NetGalley Roe Damarcus is a Morphic. Born with the power to temporarily summon spirits from the dead, she’s become a bit of a party trick at her esteemed family’s galas, wowing guests who travel far and wide […]
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NYPL’s Best Books of 2025
The smart folks over at the New York Public Library made a list of the best books of 2025, and we’re excited to share all the Macmillan titles that made it! THE DEVILS by Joe Abercrombie DWELLING by Emily Hunt Kivel I GAVE YOU EYES AND YOU LOOKED TOWARD DARKNESS by Irene Solà KING OF […]

Day’s YA: HEART OF MISCHIEF
HEART OF MISCHIEF by Emma Noyes 9781250342935 3/10/2026 Wednesday Books Ages 13-18 E-galley available on Edelweiss and NetGalley Ever since Elias Everhart betrayed her in the worst ways possible, Charlie Hudson has vowed to get revenge—she will become strong, find him, kill him, and never trust a boy again. She thinks she has plenty of […]

Kate Koenig’s Letter to Librarians
In HER SHARP EMBRACE, Kate Koenig delivers a sweeping, New Orleans-inspired queer fantasy, filled to the brim with shadowy gangs, broken promises, deception, and romance that comes at a price. In her author letter, Kate shares how HER SHARP EMBRACE came to be, and how it is more than just her debut—it’s a love letter. […]

Day’s YA: THE LAST VAMPIRE
THE LAST VAMPIRE by Romina Garber 9781250863911 12/2/2025 Wednesday Books Ages 13-18 E-galley available on Edelweiss and NetGalley Lorena Navarro is ready to start over after a viral video leaves her in poor standing with her influencer mother. And what better place is there to do that than a Victorian manor turned boarding school deep […]

Happy Half Hour (9/22/25)
Today, we’re chatting about a woman who falls uncontrollably under the spell of her affair partner; a cursed girl who must choose between love and the legacy her parents left behind; and a television famous family whose perfect façade starts to crack. RULES OF THE HEART by Janice Hadlow | 9781250129468 | 1/20/26 BREAK WIDE […]

Day’s YA: PERSEPHONE’S CURSE
PERSEPHONE’S CURSE by Katrina Leno 9781250342904 12/2/2025 Wednesday Books Ages 13-18 E-galley available on Edelweiss and NetGalley The four Farthing sisters are descended from Persephone, the Goddess of the Dead. Or, at least, that’s what they’ve always been told by their Aunt Bea, and it’s what they’ve come to believe. But it certainly seems like […]

Happy Half Hour (9/8/25)
Today, we’re chatting about a woman who discovers her family’s shocking involvement as Nazi and Japanese spies during WWII; four sisters who must find out if they really are descendants of Persephone and save the friendly ghost that lives in their brownstone attic; and a group of strangers who must relearn how to navigate the […]

Happy Half Hour (6/23/25)
Today, we’re chatting about the owner of a magical curiosity shop and the cursed girl she meets who turns everything she touches into magic; a woman who returns home to become her father’s caretaker in hopes of repairing their strained relationship; and a historian on the hunt for an artifact at a prestigious and mysterious […]

Happy Half Hour (5/5/25)
Today, we’re chatting about a girl who sets out to prove there’s a murderer at large in her small town where legends haunt the present day; a mother who embarks on an odyssey through the afterlife to save her son who is literally and figuratively lost at sea; and two exes who go on a […]

