If you’re like us, you’ve been eagerly anticipating Marilynne Robinson’s third volume in her Gilead series, LILA, following the Pulitzer Prize–winning GILEAD and National Book Award finalist HOME. This last book in the trilogy revisits beloved characters and tells the backstory of Lila, the young bride of elderly Reverend Ames, first met in GILEAD. Reviews Know More » […]
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Maximum Shelf: THE WEDDING PEOPLE (4/9/24)
Last week’s Shelf Awareness Maximum Shelf pick was Alison Espach‘s THE WEDDING PEOPLE, a propulsive and uncommonly wise novel about one unexpected wedding guest and the surprising people who help us start anew. It’s a beautiful day in Newport, Rhode Island, when Phoebe Stone arrives at the grand Cornwall Inn wearing a green dress and gold Know More » […]
Books for Teens 2024
2024 is set to be one for the books! Read on to see all that’s coming this year! Follow us on Twitter (@MacmillanLib) for all book-related news, on Instagram (@Macmillan_Lib) for pretty pictures of books, and read our “Day’s YA” reviews of upcoming YA titles. Click here to view to view the Edelweiss catalog of Know More » […]
New Edelweiss E-galleys (4/24/23)
Hello e-galley readers! Check out some of the exciting e-galleys that were recently added to Edelweiss for your downloading pleasure: THE FRAGILE THREADS OF POWER by V.E. Schwab 9780765387493 | 9/26/23 Once, there were four worlds, nestled like pages in a book, each pulsing with fantastical power and connected by a single city: London. Until Know More » […]
Day’s YA: WHERE DARKNESS BLOOMS
WHERE DARKNESS BLOOMS by Andrea Hannah97812508426262/21/23Wednesday BooksAges 12-18 E-galley available on Edelweiss and NetGalley In the town of Bishop, the sunflowers see everything and the land lives off of blood. Two years ago on a stormy night, three women disappeared. And as Bishop is known for its missing women and mysterious deaths, they were paid Know More » […]
GFA Spotlight: SUCH A PRETTY SMILE
If you’re looking for 1) a new voice 2) feminist horror 3) lots of pointy teeth, you’ll definitely want to check out today’s Genre For All spotlight title, Kristi DeMeester’s SUCH A PRETTY SMILE. “Demeester’s darkly visceral imagery draws a fine line between mental illness and supernatural events that will leave readers doubting reality as Know More » […]
New E-galleys (8/30/21)
Hello e-galley readers! Check out some of the exciting e-galleys that were recently added to Edelweiss for your downloading pleasure: MICKEY7 by Edward AshtonISBN 9781250275035 | on sale 2/15/22 Dying isn’t any fun…but at least it’s a living. Mickey7 is an Expendable: a disposable employee on a human expedition sent to colonize the ice world Know More » […]
Oprah Winfrey Names the Gilead Novels as the Next Oprah’s Book Club Selections
Attention all book club lovers! In partnership with Apple, Oprah Winfrey today announced her latest selections for Oprah’s Book Club are the Gilead novels by Marilynne Robinson. The four award-winning books—GILEAD, HOME, LILA, and JACK—are set in the fictional town of Gilead, Iowa, and explore powerful themes of faith, family legacies, love, and human connections. Know More » […]
Day’s YA: EVENTIDE
Hello, YA folks! Our pal from Tor Teen, Isa Caban, is visiting Day’s YA today to tell you about EVENTIDE by Sarah Goodman! EVENTIDE by Sarah Goodman9781250224736Available on October 6, 2020 from Tor TeenAges 13 – 18Available to download as an e-galley from Edelweiss A BookExpo 2020 YA Buzz Finalist! What if your life was a Know More » […]
Author Spotlight: Marilynne Robinson (9/14/20)
Today’s spotlight is on Pulitzer Prize-winning author Marilynne Robinson as she returns to the beautiful world of Gilead with JACK. This final installment of the Gilead saga brings together all the beloved characters and focuses on the complexities of American history with an elegant story of beauty, humor, mystery, and joy. JACK 4 starred reviews! Know More » […]
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