Download, read, and vote for your favorite May titles for the May 2025 LibraryReads list! VOTES DUE APRIL 1ST! ANJI KILLS A KING by Evan Leikam | 9781250369246 | 5/13/25 Request on Edelweiss and NetGalley “This debut is full of violent banter that will delight fans of Christopher Buehlman’s THE BLACKTONGUE THIEF; it also has […]
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Genre Mashups, Pt. 2 (7/18/24)
Check out these genre mashups for your next read! IF I DIG YOU BY COLBY WILKENS | 9781250292933 | 3/25/25 The mashup: romance and action/adventure! Archaeologists Isadora Ross and Louise Morgenstern have been best friends for sixteen years. But ever since Lou went back on a promise, broke off her toxic engagement and took a once-in-a-lifetime […]
Genre Mashups, Pt. 1 (7/17/24)
These satisfying genre mashups offer you a big bang for your buck–from fantasy & mystery to horror & sci-fi, and more! LISTEN TO YOUR SISTER BY NEENA VIEL | 9781250906328 | 2/4/25 The mashup: horror & thriller! 25-year-old Calla Williams is struggling since becoming guardian to her brother, Jamie, who’s usually off getting into mischief. […]
Happy Half Hour (4/29/24)
On today’s Happy Half Hour, we’re chatting about an anti-colonial space heist to save an alien civilization, a YA romcom re-imagining of Shakespeare’s Twelfth Night, and two high school exes who set out to prove each other wrong about love. THE STARDUST GRAIL by Yume Kitasei | 9781250875372 | 6/11/24 TWELFTH KNIGHT by Alexene Farol […]
Series Starters and Continuations (3/18/24)
From fantasy to horror to thriller to mystery, these series starters and new series installments are sure to capture your attention and leave you eager for the next book! FOUL DAYS BY GENOVEVA DIMOVA Available for download on Edelweiss. LibraryReads votes due by May 1st. “In Dimova’s energetic, witty debut, she weaves a world that feels […]
BEAUTYLAND is Dakota Johnson’s First Book Club Pick (3/7/24)
BEAUTYLAND by Marie-Helene Bertino is Dakota Johnson’s first book club pick! Adina Giorno possesses knowledge of a faraway planet. When she receives a fax machine, it enables her to contact her extraterrestrial relatives, beings who have sent her to report on the oddities of Earthlings. For years, as she moves through the world and […]
Spooky Scary Halloween (10/31/23)
We’re celebrating Halloween today with a science fiction tale about aliens, a horror story about mysterious sleepwalking, and a thriller featuring an abandoned house in a remote Italian town. EXORDIA BY SETH DICKINSON Available for download on Edelweiss know more. LibraryReads votes due by 12/1. “Dickinson brings the same richness of characterization that made his […]
May Science Fiction/Fantasy
May brought us some fascinating SFF reads, from a plague doctor and killer mermaid on the run, to a space opera complete with aliens, to pirates on an Arctic island, to a demon come back to life. THE SALT GROWS HEAVY BY CASSANDRA KHAW An Indie Next pick! 2 starred reviews! “With this brilliantly constructed […]
YA Spotlight (4/17/23)
A raw and intimate look at a teenager dealing with Dissociative Identity Disorder and the highly anticipated final installment in the Unstoppable trilogy make up this YA Spotlight! PIECES OF ME BY KATE MCLAUGHLIN “An endearing budding romance and supportive characters round out this respectful and well-researched exploration of one teenager’s experience living with dissociative […]
Outer Space, Politics & Boredom
In addition to all the great nonfiction we wrote about the other week, we’ve got even MORE for you and your patrons: APOLLO 8: The Thrilling Story of the First Mission to the Moon by Jeffrey Kluger The untold story of the historic voyage to the moon that closed out one of our darkest years […]
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