Are you still floating in space with Grace and Rocky? Amaze! Amaze! Amaze! If you’re looking for more books with heartwarming duos, epic space travel, and exciting new worlds, we’ve got some recommendations for you! CELESTIAL LIGHTS by Cecile Pin A portrait of a complicated man and a breathtaking tale of memory, personal choices, and […]
Tag: Yume Kitasei

Library Journal’s Best Books of 2025
Library Journal has announced their picks for the Best Books of 2025, and Macmillan has 13 titles on the list! LESSONS IN MAGIC AND DISASTER by Charlie Jane Anders RED CITY by Marie Lu THE WITCH ROADS by Kate Elliott THE EVERLASTING by Alix E. Harrow ONE OF US by Dan Chaon WOOING THE WITCH […]

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 […]

PW Best Books of 2025
We are so excited to share with you the Publishers Weekly Best Books of 2025! TOP 10 CAPITALISM AND ITS CRITICS: A History: From the Industrial Revolution to AI by John Cassidy THE SISTERS by Jonas Hassen Khemiri FICTION BOG QUEEN by Anna North THE WAYFINDER by Adam Johnson MYSTERY/THRILLER THE DOORMAN by Chris Pavone […]

Upcoming Releases – 9/30/25
Check out these noteworthy upcoming releases for your shelves—arriving September 30th! THE IRISH GOODBYE by Heather Aimee O’Neill 9781250408150 | 9/30/25 Three adult sisters grapple with a shared tragedy over a Thanksgiving weekend spent in their childhood home, navigating complex relationships and old tensions, in this debut for fans of J. Courtney Sullivan and Mary […]

Climate Fiction (7/8/25)
Craving page-turners with a climate twist? These cli-fi titles deliver! SALTCROP by Yume Kitasei 9781250380968 | 9/30/25 In Earth’s not too distant future, seas consume coastal cities, highways disintegrate underwater, and mutant fish lurk in pirate-controlled depths. Skipper, a skilled sailor and the youngest of three sisters, earns money skimming and reselling plastic from the […]

Publishers Weekly 2025 Fall Fiction & Nonfiction Preview
Publishers Weekly knows what should be on your shelves this Fall! Check out the full list of their Fall 2025 Fiction & Nonfiction preview picks here. SF, FANTASY & HORROR Top 10 ACCOMPLICE TO THE VILLAIN by Hannah Nicole Maehrer AMONG THE BURNING FLOWERS by Samantha Shannon GIRL DINNER by Olivie Blake NINE GOBLINS by […]

ALMA Book Buzz Recap (6/5/25)
A big thank you to all who attended the ALMA Book Buzz on May 20th! In case you missed it, check out the titles we talked about below! THE MAIDEN AND HER MONSTER by Maddie Martinez | 9781250367754 | 9/9/25 NO REST FOR THE WICKED by Rachel Louise Adams | 9781250362117 | 9/16/25 WE MET […]

ALA Annual 2025 Schedule
SATURDAY 6/28 9:00-10:00am | United for Libraries: Love Stories panel | PCC Room 120A Danielle Allen / PLUS SIZE PLAYER 10:00-11:00am | Alix E. Harrow / THE EVERLASTING booth signing | booth 1917 10:50-11:20am | Macmillan Book Buzz | Book Buzz Stage 11:00am-12:00pm | United for Libraries: Memoirs panel | PCC Room 120A Keira D’Amato […]

Staff Review: SALTCROP
SALTCROP by Yume Kitasei97812503809689/30/25 Flatiron Books Fiction / Science Fiction / Apocalyptic & Post-Apocalyptic Missing sisters, failing crops, and a perilous trip across the sea form the foundation of this post-apocalyptic odyssey from Yume Kitasei, author of THE STARDUST GRAIL and THE DEEP SKY. In a not-too-distant future where sea levels have risen and regular bouts of blight […]

