Today, we’re chatting about a teen trapped in a 28-minute time loop on a doomed flight; a ghost-talker in Hong Kong who gets drawn into a deadly cat-and-mouse game with a malignant spirit; and a timely investigation that explores how it feels to grow up in a world where every anxiety of girlhood has been […]
Tag: young adult thriller

2026 Edgar Award Nominees!
The Mystery Writers of America has announced the 2026 Edgar Award nominees, and Macmillan has 4 contenders! BEST NOVEL WILD DARK SHORE by Charlotte McConaghy BEST FIRST NOVEL BY AN AMERICAN AUTHOR JOHNNY CARELESS by Kevin Wade BEST FACT CRIME BLOOD AND THE BADGE: The Mafia, Two Killer Cops, and a Scandal That Shocked the […]

Happy Half Hour (1/12/26)
Today, we’re chatting about how Grammy-nominated singer, actor, and advocate Demi Lovato truly began to appreciate and celebrate the joy of food, and her favorite recipes that got her there; a teen who is sent to a reform program at her uncle’s isolated farm, where mysteries and disappearances start to pile up; and a witch rediscovering […]

Listen to a Selection of 2025’s Best Fiction Audiobooks (12/17/25)
If you’re looking for a new audiobook, take a peek at these titles that were named some of the best to listen to this year! Washington Post’s 10 Best Audiobooks of 2025THE QUEENS OF CRIME by Marie Benedict; read by Bessie Carter | 9781250379597 | 2/11/25 BookPage’s Best Audiobooks of 2025THE RIVER HAS ROOTS by […]

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 […]

Day’s YA: THEY CALL HER REGRET
THEY CALL HER REGRET by Channelle Desamours 9781250337702 2/17/2026 Wednesday Books Ages 13-18 E-galley available on Edelweiss and NetGalley Simone Washington loves horror. Every year, she throws the ultimate Halloween party for all of her classmates, going all out to spook and scare them all. Not only is party planning something she enjoys, but it’s […]

Happy Half Hour (11/3/25)
Today, we’re chatting about a teen who must find a way to free a cursed witch in order to save her best friend before time runs out; an unforgettable group of friends trying to make their way in the world without losing themselves; and a renowned astronaut who leads a mission into deep space, leaving […]

Horror for Halloween Staff Picks (10/28/25)
Looking for a scary story to read on Halloween? We’ve got a couple of recommendations that are sure to spike your heart rate! AMANDA’S PICK: THE BODY BY BETHANY C. MORROW THE BODY follows a woman still healing from religious trauma who must survive a series of bizarre and escalating attacks on her marriage that […]

Happy Half Hour (10/20/25)
Today, we’re chatting about a Texas teen accused of murder who’s desperate to clear her name; a dysfunctional family that gets hurtled into a criminal conspiracy that might bring them closer together; and a sculptress who enters a competition hosted by Florence’s most feared immortal family. THE FALL OF IRIS HENLEY by Jennifer Graham | […]

Day’s YA: DEAD FAKE
DEAD FAKE by Vincent Ralph 9781250372123 1/20/2026 Wednesday Books Ages 13-18 E-galley available on Edelweiss and NetGalley Bleak Haven is a town that knows death—and more specifically murder—very well. Ava Wilson’s uncle was a well-known murderer in town, and she’s had to live with the conflicting emotions of being told and seeing that he was […]

