The August 2026 Indie Next List includes four Macmillan titles! MEET ME IN THE GARDEN by Nina LaCour 9781250810472 | 8/4/26 “Critically acclaimed author LaCour (YERBA BUENA, 2022) returns with a masterpiece that stands as an exceptional work of historical fiction. Spanning from 1944 New Orleans to 1965 Los Angeles, the story vibrates with the […]
Tag: coming of age fiction
For Your Consideration: August 2026 LibraryReads Titles
Download, read, and vote for your favorite August titles for the August 2026 LibraryReads list! VOTES DUE JULY 1ST! MEET ME IN THE GARDEN by Nina LaCour | 9781250810472 | 8/4/26 Request on Edelweiss and NetGalley “Critically acclaimed author LaCour (YERBA BUENA, 2022) returns with a masterpiece that stands as an exceptional work of historical […]
Happy Half Hour (5/18/26)
Today, we’re chatting about a mom and her three lovably chaotic kids who are forced into a high-stakes intergalactic game show competition; two brothers born into a corrupt political dynasty whose lives are sent into a tailspin after a dark family secret is revealed; and a classical composer’s descent into madness after inheriting her mentor’s […]
Happy Half Hour (5/4/26)
Today, we’re chatting about a girl who is starting over while keeping secret that she’s spent the last year in juvenile detention; an adversary to a villain who needs to save her kingdom’s magic before she becomes its greatest threat; and a new mother—a scholar steeped in fairy lore—who is wrestling with the legacies and […]
For Your Consideration: July 2026 LibraryReads Titles
Download, read, and vote for your favorite July titles for the July 2026 LibraryReads list! VOTES DUE JUNE 1ST! FABULOUS BODIES by Chuck Tingle | 9781250398567 | 7/7/26 Request on Edelweiss and NetGalley “Tingle (LUCKY DAY) turns both the music and the blood spatter up to 11 in this extremely gory horror outing that nevertheless […]
Booklist Library Love for LibraryReads Recap (4/27/26)
A big thank you to all who attended last week’s Booklist Library Love for LibraryReads webinar! In case you missed it, check out the titles we talked about below, and click this link to watch the recording! MOSS’D IN SPACE by Rebecca Thorne | 9781250414144 | 6/30/26 PRETTY DEAD THINGS by Kelsey Cox | 9781250378842 […]
Sneak Peek: May 2026 Indie Next List
The May 2026 Indie Next List includes seven Macmillan titles! MAD MABEL by Sally Hepworth 9781250284549 | 4/21/26 “Hepworth (DARLING GIRLS) showcases her storytelling prowess with this dual-timeline tale that is part thriller, part historical mystery and filled with quirky characters that will pull readers in different directions emotionally. The twists may not all be […]
For Your Consideration: June 2026 LibraryReads Titles
Download, read, and vote for your favorite June titles for the June 2026 LibraryReads list! VOTES DUE MAY 1ST! SUBLIMATION by Isabel J. Kim | 9781250376794 | 6/2/26 Request on Edelweiss and NetGalley “Nebula Award winner Kim debuts with a strikingly original work of speculative fiction… Kim’s worldbuilding is impeccable, extending so far as to […]
Springing Forward with Fiction Audiobooks (3/24/26)
Jump into spring with these exciting new audiobook excerpts! BAD ASIANS BY LILLIAN LI; read by Katharine Chin | 9781250433244 | 2/17/26 Excerpt from the audiobook! WAIT FOR ME BY AMY JO BURNS; read by Patti Murin, Mark Sanderlin, and Gail Shalan | 9781250432506 | 3/3/26 Excerpt from the audiobook! LADY TREMAINE BY RACHEL HOCHHAUSER; read […]
Happy Half Hour (3/16/26)
Today, we’re chatting about the story of baseball’s rich, magical history and it’s centuries-old culture of superstition; a complicated, coming of age queer relationship that leads to a life of what-ifs; and a world where, when you immigrate, you leave a copy of yourself behind, trapped at home. THE MAGICAL GAME: The Spirit and History […]
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