Anne Spieth Digital Media Library Marketing Manager Macmillan

Anne Spieth Digital Media & Library Marketing Manager Macmillan Publishers

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Bestsellers THE NIGHTINGALE by Kristin Hannah “If I have learned anything in this long life of mine, it is this: In love we find out who we want to be; in war we find out who we are. ” • • • Historical Fiction / WWII Suspense Romance Ethical Dilemma Family Drama NEW BOOK! THE GREAT ALONE will be out February 6, 2018

Bestsellers THE SELLOUT by Paul Beatty Winner of the 2016 Man Booker Prize! A National Book Critics Circle Award winner! Named one of the 10 Best Books of the Year by the New York Times Book Review • Literary Fiction • Satire • Addresses Race & Class

Bestsellers COME SUNDOWN by Nora Roberts Named as one of Whoopi Goldberg's “Favorite Summer Reads” on ABC's The View • Family Drama • Romance • Suspense

Literary Fiction THEY MAY NOT MEAN TO, BUT THEY DO by Cathleen Schine An NPR Best Book of the Year! Winner of the Ferro-Grumley Award for LGBTQ Fiction! • • Family Drama Romance Aging LGBTQ

Literary Fiction THE LAST LAUGH by Lynn Freed A New York Times Book Review Editor's Choice! Perfect for fans of The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel • • Humor Aging Family Drama Romance

Literary Fiction THE RESURRECTION OF JOAN ASHBY by Cherise Wolas “I viewed the consumptive nature of love as a threat to serious women. But the wonderful man I just married believes as I do—work is paramount, absolutely no children—and now love seems to me quite marvelous. ” • Family Drama • Motherhood • Betrayal

Literary Fiction THE LAST PAINTING OF SARA DE VOS by Dominic Smith An Amazon. com Best Book of the Year! A Kirkus Reviews Best Book of the Year! A New York Times Bestseller! • Historical Fiction • Alternating Timelines (present day/past) • Art

Diversity AN UNRESTORED WOMAN by Shobha Rao • Short Stories • International – all take place in India / Pakistan • Literary Fiction • Feminism NEW BOOK! GIRLS BURN BRIGHTER will be out March 6, 2018

Diversity HER BODY AND OTHER PARTIES by Carmen Maria Machado Shortlisted for the National Book Award for Fiction! #1 October 2017 Indie Next Pick! • Short Stories • Speculative Fiction – Horror / Supernatural • LGBTQ • Feminism

Diversity THE WOMAN NEXT DOOR by Yewande Omotoso National Reading Group Month/Great Group Reads Pick! Longlisted for the Bailey's Women's Prize for Fiction! • Friendship • Aging • Race

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NAME THE AUTHOR • [Blank] is The New York Times bestselling author and Edgar award-winning author of 28 novels including those based in the law offices of Rosato & Di. Nunzio. • [Blank] writes a weekly column with her daughter Francesca Serritella for the Philadelphia Inquirer titled “Chick Wit” which is a witty and fun take on life from a woman’s perspective. • [Blank] is also a regular softie when it comes to her furry family. Nothing can turn her from a professional, career-minded author, to a mushy, sweet-talking, ballthrowing woman like her beloved dogs.

Mystery / Thriller EVERY FIFTEEN MINUTES by Lisa Scottoline • • Sociopaths!!! Psychiatry Obsessive Compulsive Disorder Plot Twists! NEW BOOK! AFTER ANNA will be out April 10, 2018

Mystery / Thriller The Inspector Armand Gamache mysteries by Louise Penny

Mystery / Thriller The Inspector Esa Khattak & Rachel Getty Mysteries by Ausma Zehanat Khan • • Police Procedurals Cases Involve Complex Humanitarian Issues Literary Writing For fans of Louise Penny NEW BOOK! A DANGEROUS CROSSING will be out February 13, 2018

Mystery / Thriller EMMA IN THE NIGHT by Wendy Walker “Twisty. . . a thriller that keeps readers guessing. ” —The New York Times • • Unreliable Narrator Psychological Thriller Family Drama Narcissists!

What is Dr. Atul Gawande talking about in this excerpt from BEING MORTAL? “I learned about a lot of things in medical school, but [blank] wasn't one of them. Although I was given a dry, leathery corpse to dissect in my first term, that was solely a way to learn about human anatomy. Our textbooks had almost nothing on aging or frailty or [blank]. How the process unfolds, how people experience the [blank] of their lives, and how it affects those around them seemed beside the point. The way we saw it, and the way our professors saw it, the purpose of medical schooling was to teach how to save lives, not how to tend to their [blank]. ”

Nonfiction BEING MORTAL by Atul Gawande Named a “Best Book of the Year” by The Washington Post, The New York Times Book Review, NPR, and Chicago Tribune, now in paperback with a new reading group guide • Medical Memoir • Aging & Death • Medicine

Nonfiction THE SIXTH EXTINCTION by Elizabeth Kolbert Winner of the 2015 Pulitzer Prize! A National Book Critics Circle Award Finalist! One of the New York Times Book Review’s 10 Best Books of the Year! • • Nature & Science Environmentalism History Current Events

Nonfiction GIVE US THE BALLOT by Ari Berman A National Book Critics Circle Award Finalist! Named a “Notable Book of the Year” by The New York Times Book Review & The Washington Post Named a “Best Book of the Year” by NPR & The Boston Globe • Voting Rights • History • Current Events

Nonfiction A HOPE MORE POWERFUL THAN THE SEA by Melissa Fleming "[Doaa's] inspiring story is urgently required reading. " — People Big movie news: Steven Spielberg & JJ Abrams will be teaming up to produce the film adaptation! • Current Events – Refugee Crisis • Humanitarianism • Emigration/Immigration

Movie / Media Tie-Ins Read the book, watch the movie / see the TV show / stream the podcast! THANK YOU FOR YOUR SERVICE • • Military & Veterans PTSD / Mental Health TRULY MADLY GUILTY • For those who loved HBO’s Big Little Lies SPARE PARTS • Undocumented immigrant students win a robotics competition against MIT ADNAN’S STORY • • For fans of the podcast Serial True Crime

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