Jessica Beck - Macmillan Library

Revenge is a Dish Best Served Baked!

Posted on September 6, 2012 by Ali Fisher

We've drooled over Jessica Beck's Donut Shop Mysteries with you before, and we're (unsurprisingly) back at it.

Yesterday Talia noticed POWERED PERIL, the latest installment in this delicious series featuring a small-town baker turned amateur sleuth, made the New York Times mass market fiction extended bestsellers list!

"An astute sleuth and an appealing smalltown setting help make this a winner, along with tempting donut recipes interspersed throughout." -Publishers Weekly on KILLER CRULLERS

READERS BEWARE:

"This delicious new mystery/recipe series will give readers some serious doughnut cravings." -Publishers Weekly on GLAZED MURDER

You've been warned.

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The 2011 Featured Covers Contest!

Posted on January 12, 2012 by Ali Fisher

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!

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The Word of the Day: Chocolate

Posted on October 11, 2011 by Ali Fisher

Yesterday, the word of the day was "teens." If you didn't get a chance to skim the 2012 teen title previews we posted, check them out under the Books for Teens section up on the link bar, snuggled between Debuts and About Us.

Today, we've decided that the word of the day is: "chocolate." Not that we need an excuse to celebrate, but apparently it's Chocolate Week and we are fully in support of this holiday.

I put together a sampler plate of delicious book recommendations just for you:

SMALL-BATCH BAKING FOR CHOCOLATE LOVERS is the perfect cookbook to whip out for a full week's worth of tasty sampling treats that you won't feel the need to share.

If you're not a baker, don't panic! You can still celebrate with the best of them. Just swing by your favorite local bakery and pick up a box of chocolate glazed donuts. If you like a little danger with your confections, grab the latest installment in the Donut Shop Mysteries series. Or, if you like your chocolate on the spicy side, grab a copy of SOME LIKE IT HOT and settle in for a night with pastry chef Danny Lunden, who couldn't be sweeter if you dipped him in chocolate fondue.

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