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The 2012 Edgar Award Nominees
We are very proud to have so many excellent books, both fiction and nonfiction, nominated for the Edgar Awards this year.
In their press release the Mystery Writers of America say that the Edgar Awards are "honoring the best in mystery fiction, nonfiction and television published or produced in 2011."
Our 2012 nominees:
Best Novel
THE DEVOTION OF SUSPECT X by Keigo Higashino
Best First Novel
LAST TO FOLD by David Duffy
PURGATORY CHASM by Steve Ulfelder
Best Critical Biographical
THE TATTOOED GIRL by Dan Burstein, Arne de Keijzer & John-Henri Holmberg
Mary Higgins Clark
NOW YOU SEE ME by S.J. Bolton
DEATH ON TOUR by Janice Hamrick
MURDER MOST PERSUASIVE by Tracy Kiely
The awards will be presented to the winners on April 26, 2012 at the Grand Hyatt Hotel, NYC.
See all of the 2012 Edgar Award Nominees here.
See the full press release from the Mystery Writers of America here.
Read moreRUSA’s 2012 Notable Books & Reading List
The 2012 RUSA reading list is in!
Between the noshable hors d'oeuvres, the wine, and the charming company, we had a riotous time at the announcement ceremony in Dallas. Yes, we were whooping and hollering when they listed books we love!
Don't believe me? Boom: proof.
Library Journal reported, "Some of the announcements were greeted by quite a bit of excitement, especially from Robin Nesbitt (on Twitter, @robnesb) of Columbus Metropolitan Library; Alene Moroni (@surlyspice) of King County Library System, WA; Talia Sherer (@macmillanlib) of Macmillan Library Marketing; and Stephanie Chase (@acornsandnuts) of Mutnomah County Library." So, yeah, we were excited.
Now, on to the books!
2012 Reading List
ADRENALINE
Shortlisted:
NOW YOU SEE ME by S. J. Bolton
YOU'RE NEXT by Gregg Hurwitz
MYSTERY
Winner:
THE DEVOTION OF SUSPECT X by Keigo Higashino
Shortlisted:
KILLED AT THE WHIM OF A HAT by Colin Cotterill
A TRICK OF THE LIGHT by Louise Penny
SCIENCE FICTION
Shortlisted:
THE QUANTUM THIEF by Hannu Rajaniemi
See the complete list of RUSA winners, short lists, and read-alikes here.
2012 Notable Books List
NONFICTION:
THINKING, FAST AND SLOW by Daniel Kahneman
See RUSA's complete list of Notable Books here.
Read moreALA Midwinter Love and Our YALSA Award Winners!
Whew, what a conference! Midwinter was a delight this year. We're so glad we got a chance to catch up with so many of you.
Now that we're back, we want to highlight the 2012 YALSA awards winners and nominees that we publish and distribute:
Our 2012 Alex Award Winners:
SALVAGE THE BONES by Jesmyn Ward
THE LOVER'S DICTIONARY by David Levithan
BIG GIRL SMALL by Rachel DeWoskin
See the full list of 2012 Alex Award-winners here.
Our 2012 Alex Award Nominations:
AFTER THE GOLDEN AGE by Carrie Vaughn
AMONG OTHERS by Jo Walton
EMORY'S GIFT by W. Bruce Cameron
See the full list of 2012 Alex Award-nominees here.
2012 Great Graphic Novels:
DAYBREAK by Brian Ralph
See YALSA's full list of 2012 Great Graphic Novels here.
UPDATE: YALSA posted more awards and lists today!
2012 Best Fiction for Young Adults:
MILES FROM ORDINARY by Carol Lynch Williams
See YALSA's full list of 2012 Best Fiction for Young Adults here.
2012 Quick Picks for Reluctant Young Readers:
FALL FOR ANYTHING by Courtney Summers
See YALSA's full list of 2012 Quick Picks for Reluctant Young Readers here.
2nd UPDATE: YALSA posted their popular paperback picks!
2012 Popular Paperbacks for Young Adults, Stick and Stones
SOME GIRLS ARE* by Courtney Summers
THE CHOSEN ONE* by Carol Lynch Williams
*This is the THIRD appearance on a YALSA booklist for SOME GIRLS ARE and THE CHOSEN ONE. They have each now appeared on YALSA’s Popular Paperbacks for Young Adult List (2012), Best Fiction for Young Adults (2010 & 2011) and Quick Picks for Reluctant Young Adult Readers (2010 & 2011). If you haven't read them yet, now's the time!
See YALSA's full list of 2012 Popular Paperbacks for Young Adults here.
Read moreDallas-Bound At Dawn
As of 6 a.m. Thursday morning, Talia and I will be making our way South to Dallas (cue record scratch... did that girl just say 6 a.m.?!).
That's right people! We'll be rolling out of New York at an ungodly hour to get everything ready for the best ALA Midwinter Meeting that Macmillan Library has ever seen!
We won't be able to update the blog while we're gone, but we'll be updating again next Tuesday. Or, join us on Twitter to get the full ALA play-by-play.
If you're also Dallas-bound, come find us in booth #1509. Grab a galley, have a chat, and bring us coffee and donuts, cool? Cool.
Read moreTuesday Fun Day! (1/17/2012 Edition)
Happy Tuesday, all!
As you can probably guess, we're frantically finishing up last minute packing for ALA Midwinter. We're off to Dallas early (read: REALLY early) Thursday morning to scope out the convention hall and set up our booth (#1509)!
- Add our events to your Midwinter schedule and RSVP today for the annual BookTalk Breakfast!
And whether you're joining us in Dallas or not, we are running two contests that you'll want to take a look at.
- Enter to win a copy of A TRICK OF THE LIGHT signed by Louise Penny!
- Enter to win copies of all the books from the 2011 Featured Cover column of our e-newsletter!
And we'll leave you with a little inspiration from Martin Luther King, Jr.,
Read more"Human progress is neither automatic nor inevitable... Every step toward the goal of justice requires sacrifice, suffering, and struggle; the tireless exertions and passionate concern of dedicated individuals."
A TRICK OF THE LIGHT Signed Book Giveaway!
Enter to win a copy of A TRICK OF THE LIGHT, the latest Chief Inspector Gamache novel, signed by Louise Penny!
UPDATE: This contest is closed. Congratulations to winner Cindy Stiever, Librarian at Eden Prairie High School!
At the end of December, brilliant librarians Robin Beerbower (Salem Public Library) and Stephanie Chase (Multnomah County Library) asked librarians to tweet their favorite reads from 2011 (#libfavs2011).
While a number of our favorite books came up, A TRICK OF THE LIGHT was mentioned often enough to warrant this giveaway!
One (1) Grand Prize Winner will win a hardcover copy of A TRICK OF THE LIGHT signed by author Louise Penny.
Librarians, enter to win this prize by sending your name, your library, and your full mailing address to Library-at-MacmillanUSA.com (Subject: A Trick of the Light Giveaway) by Wednesday, January 18th. UPDATE: contest is now closed.
This sweepstakes is open to librarians in the United States. More eligibility details below!
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The 2011 Featured Covers Contest!
Enter to win eleven books from our Featured Cover e-newsletter column in 2011!
UPDATE: This contest is closed. Congratulations to winner Linda Beck, Director of Indian Valley Public Library!
t's hard for me to believe that it's been an entire year since I joined the Macmillan party. In that time I've had a blast blogging, sending galleys, exhibiting at conferences, and working on our monthly e-newsletter (what's that? You don't subscribe?! Get on it!).
Each e-newsletter features a unique and totally rad dust jacket for your viewing pleasure. In honor of an excellent year, we are giving you a chance to win all of our featured titles for your personal shelf!
Let's take a look back at the Featured Covers from 2011:
January - Ali arrives at Macmillan (cue trumpets)!
February - CAT SITTER AMONG THE PIGEONS (mass market)
March - 21 ESSENTIAL AMERICAN SHORT STORIES
April - DEADLY THREADS
May - EVIL ECLAIRS (mass market)
June - PARADISE DOGS
July - CHIHUAHUA OF THE BASKERVILLES
August - DANDY GILVER AND THE PROPER TREATMENT OF BLOODSTAINS
September - NO COOPERATION FROM THE CAT (galley)
October - BARBARY DOGS
November - BEST FRIENDS, OCCASIONAL ENEMIES
December - THE SISTERS (we also featured SMUT, ONE MOMENT ONE MORNING, and WHY MY THIRD HUSBAND WILL BE A DOG as covers with adorable teacups)
One (1) Grand Prize Winner will win all eleven books listed above. The books are hardcovers except where noted otherwise.
Librarians, enter to win this pile of books by sending your name, your library, and your full mailing address to Library-at-MacmillanUSA.com (Subject: Featured Cover Giveaway) by next Wednesday, January 18th. UPDATE: contest is now closed.
This sweepstakes is open to librarians in the United States. More eligibility details below!
Read moreThe Man Asian Literary Prize Shortlist
We're very excited to see two beautifully written novels published by Macmillan on the shortlist for the Man Asian Literary Prize, THE SLY COMPANY OF PEOPLE WHO CARE by Rahul Bhattacharya and RIVER OF SMOKE by Amitav Ghosh.
Seven books were shortlisted this year, rather than the usual five, due to the incredibly strong list of candidates.
Chair Judge Razia Iqbal responded to their choice with, "The judges were greatly impressed by the imaginative power of the stories now being written about rapidly changing life in worlds as diverse as the arid borderlands of Pakistan, the crowded cityscape of modern Seoul, and the opium factories of nineteenth century Canton. This power and diversity made it imperative for us to expand the 2011 Man Asian Literary Prize shortlist beyond the usual five books."
The Man Asian Literary Prize was founded in 2007. It is an annual literary award given to the best novel by an Asian writer, either written in English or translated into English, and published in the previous calendar year.
Read moreMacmillan Library @ ALA Midwinter (booth #1509)!
Here's a quick look at our big events for ALA Midwinter:
BookTalk War - Saturday, January 21st, 11:00AM - 12:00PM
Dallas Convention Center, Room C1
Join Macmillan's Talia Sherer & Sterling's Chris Vaccari for The Greatest Book Battle Ever*
11:00AM Sterling Children's & Teen Books
11:15AM St. Martin's Griffin Teen
11:30AM Sterling Adult
11:45AM Macmillan Adult
12:00PM Gift Basket Sweepstakes and Raffle!
*advance copies, gift baskets, and kittens may be provided
2:00PM - 4:00PM Macmillan booth #1509: Spotlight on Adult Literature: two FULL hours of author signings and giveaways!
And don't forget that Saturday is MYSTERY DAY in the exhibit hall at the Pop Top Stage... Check out the full schedule of author events here!
BookTalk Breakfast - Monday, January 23rd, 8:00AM - 9:30AM
Dallas Convention Center, Room A130/131
The Association of American Publishers' Trade Libraries Committee and Library Journal cordially invite you to our annual complimentary BookTalk Breakfast featuring St. Martin's Press author, Robert Leleux (THE LIVING END, January 2012).
Please RSVP HERE by January 18th to attend the BookTalk Breakfast. Contact Becca Worthington at bworthington-at-publishers.org or 212.255.1573 with any questions.
Read moreMonday Fun Day! (1/9/2012 Edition)
Aaaand it's Monday, again! Welcome back to the work week, friends.
Grab a coffee and we'll give you a quick briefing on what we're excited about this week.
- Nevada Barr fans will be stoked to go back to the beginning of Anna Pigeon's adventures in THE ROPE, the series prequel coming out this week!
- Janet Evanovich fans are undoubtedly planning on hitting the theater this month to see Katherine Heigl star as Stephanie Plum in the film adaptation of ONE FOR THE MONEY. Be prepared for renewed interest in the series with the movie tie-in edition! And watch the trailer here.
- Dune fans will undoubtedly stop by the sci-fi shelves looking for the next installment, SISTERHOOD OF DUNE. Listen to an audio excerpt on Tor.com.
- We also wanted to share this lovely sunset taken from the flatiron office with you, care of @MinotaurBooks:
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