Congratulations to all of the incredible Macmillan authors who won awards or were selected for RUSA’s various reading lists this year! The Sophie Brody Medal, an annual honor bestowed by the Collection Development and Evaluation Section (CODES) of RUSA has announced its selection for 2026. The Sophie Brody Medal is given to encourage, recognize and […]
Tag: Yiyun Li

THINGS IN NATURE MERELY GROW is a Carnegie Medal WINNER!
THINGS IN NATURE MERELY GROW by Yiyun Li has been selected as the winner for the 2026 Andrew Carnegie Medal for Excellence in Nonfiction! You can view the full Carnegie Medal announcement here. All the finalists will be honored and the winners will be presented with their medals during a celebratory event at the American […]

Chicago Public Library’s Best Books of 2025
Chicago Public Library has announced their Best Books of 2025, and Macmillan has 18 books on the list! In the Top Ten: FLASHLIGHT by Susan Choi WILD DARK SHORE by Charlotte McConaghy AUTOMATIC NOODLE by Annalee Newitz BALDWIN: A LOVE STORY by Nicholas Boggs CARELESS PEOPLE: A Cautionary Tale of Power, Greed, and Lost Idealism […]

THINGS IN NATURE MERELY GROW is a Carnegie Medal Finalist!
THINGS IN NATURE MERELY GROW by Yiyun Li has been named a 2026 Carnegie Medals for Nonfiction finalist! You can view the full Carnegie Medals shortlist here. The winners will be announced on Tuesday, January 27, 2026. “There is no good way to say this,” Yiyun Li writes at the beginning of this book. “There […]

Kirkus Best Books of 2025
Announcing the Kirkus Reviews Best Books of 2025! FICTION MYSTERIES AND THRILLERS MARGUERITE BY THE LAKE by Mary Dixie Carter KING OF ASHES by S. A. Cosby BOOK CLUB FICTION FLASHLIGHT by Susan Choi HISTORICAL FICTION THE WAYFINDER by Adam Johnson ROMANCE CHAOS by Constance Fay LADIES IN HATING by Alexandra Vasti SCIENCE FICTION AND […]

2026 Andrew Carnegie Medals for Excellence Longlist
The 2026 Carnegie Medals for Excellence longlist has been announced, and 5 Macmillan titles are in the running! FICTION LONGLIST FLASHLIGHT by Susan Choi THE SISTERS by Jonas Hassen Khemiri WILD DARK SHORE by Charlotte McConaghy NONFICTION LONGLIST BALDWIN: A LOVE STORY by Nicholas Boggs THINGS IN NATURE MERELY GROW by Yiyun Li […]

2025 National Book Award Finalists
The finalists for the National Book Award have been announced, and this year’s finalists include 2 Macmillan titles! Fiction PALAVER by Bryan Washington Nonfiction THINGS IN NATURE MERELY GROW by Yiyun Li […]

New Edelweiss E-galleys (11/26/2024)
Hello e-galley readers! Check out some of the exciting e-galleys that were recently added to Edelweiss for your downloading pleasure: LESSONS IN MAGIC AND DISASTER by Charlie Jane Anders9781250867322 | 8/19/25 Jamie is basically your average New England academic in-training—she has a strong queer relationship, an esoteric dissertation proposal, and inherited generational trauma. But she […]

2024 Pulitzer Prize
Congratulations to our 2024 Pulitzer Prize winners and finalists! Biography winner: KING: A LIFE by Jonathan Eig General Nonfiction winner: A DAY IN THE LIFE OF ABED SALAMA by Nathan Thrall Fiction finalists: WEDNESDAY’S CHILD by Yiyun Li Biography finalist: LARRY MCMURTY: A LIFE by Tracy Daugherty General Nonfiction finalists: COBALT RED: HOW THE BLOOD OF THE […]

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 […]

