January 2024 LibraryReads List

You voted, they counted, and DIVA by Daisy Goodwin is a LibraryReads pick for January 2024!!! PLUS, Laurie Frankel’s FAMILY FAMILY is the LibraryReads Board’s BONUS PICK, and Rachel Hawkins (THE HEIRESS), Alex Michaelides (THE FURY), Seanan McGuire (MISLAID IN PARTS HALF-KNOWN), and Stacy Willingham (ONLY IF YOU’RE LUCKY) are in the Hall of Fame! Know More » […]

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Sneak Peek: January Indie Next List

The January 2024 Indie Next List includes TEN Macmillan titles! THE TUSKS OF EXTINCTION BY RAY NAYLER9781250855527 | 1/16/24 “That so much of the story is told through the eyes of Damira gives it a gut punch of an ending. Nayler’s compelling sci-fi thriller contemplates human greed and de-extinction through science. Highly recommended for readers Know More » […]

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2023 Hugo Award Winners

Congratulations to our 2023 Hugo Award Winners! Best Novel NETTLE & BONE BY T. KINGFISHER Best Novella WHERE THE DROWNED GIRLS GO: A WAYWARD CHILDREN NOVEL BY SEANAN MCGUIRE Astounding Award for Best New Writer Travis Baldree […]

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Genre Friday: Fantasy (10/20/23)

We can’t wait to disappear into the fantastical worlds of these three novels this weekend–from a mysterious, dark circus creature to a group of six Alexandrians fighting for survival to students on a journey between worlds, our reading list is full! SANCTUARY OF THE SHADOW BY AURORA ASCHER LibraryReads votes due by December 1st. “A Know More » […]

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2023 Hugo Award Finalists

Congratulations to our 2023 Hugo Award finalists! ASTOUNDING AWARD FOR BEST NEW WRITER Travis Baldree (LEGENDS & LATTES: A Novel of High Fantasy and Low Stakes)Everina Maxwell (OCEAN’S ECHO) LODESTAR AWARD FOR BEST YOUNG ADULT BOOK DREAMS BIGGER THAN HEARTBREAK: An Unstoppable Novel by Charlie Jane Anders BEST RELATED WORK “The Ghost of Workshops Past” Know More » […]

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One City One Book Recommendations: Adventures

If you run a One City One Book program and are looking for stories about adventures, we’ve got you covered! For even more recommendations of all genres, check out this post and this Edelweiss catalog. THE SECRET DIARIES OF CHARLES IGNATIUS SANCHO by Paterson Joseph9781250880390Trade paperback available 4/9/24 TRESS OF THE EMERALD SEA by Brandon Sanderson9781250899668Trade paperback available Know More » […]

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Locus Award Finalists (5/3/23)

The 2023 Locus Awards Top Ten Finalists list is here! SCIENCE FICTION NOVEL SWEEP OF STARS: AN ASTRA BLACK NOVEL BY MAURICE BROADDUS 2 starred reviews! “Broaddus…draws a direct line in global Black history from the kingdoms of precolonial Africa, through the American civil rights movement and into an imagined future, making this a hugely Know More » […]

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One City One Book Recommendations: Families

If you run a One City, One Book program and are looking for stories about families, we’ve got you covered!  For even more recommendations, check out this post and this Edelweiss catalog. PIECES OF BLUE by Holly Goldberg Sloan9781250847317Trade paperback available 8/6/2024 From New York Times bestselling author Holly Goldberg Sloan, a compelling and heartfelt Know More » […]

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January Sci-Fi/Fantasy (1/27/23)

January’s genre fiction transported readers to an elite secret society searching for a gateway to the underworld, a mysterious city of people on a fictional planet, a world where lost items can be recovered, and a mother traversing worlds to find her abducted son. HELL BENT BY LEIGH BARDUGO 4 starred reviews and an Indie Know More » […]

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January 2023 LibraryReads List

You voted, they counted, and ALL THE DANGEROUS THINGS by Stacy Willingham is a LibraryReads pick for January 2023! PLUS Rachel Hawkins (THE VILLA) and Elle Cosimano (FINLAY DONOVAN JUMPS THE GUN) enter the Hall of Fame, and Seanan McGuire (LOST IN THE MOMENT AND FOUND) and Jane Harper (EXILES) add to their Hall-of-Fame-ness! ALL Know More » […]

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