This week’s Shelf Awareness Maximum Shelf pick is Ríoghnach Robinson’s BAD WORDS, a magnetic, undeniably clever debut perfect for fans of Sally Rooney and Emily Henry that captures the tender ache of two people caught between criticism and connection. Parker Navarro’s buzzy debut novel should’ve been the book of the year. Instead, it was panned so […]
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Sneak Peek: July 2026 Indie Next List
The July 2026 Indie Next List includes three Macmillan titles! FABULOUS BODIES by Chuck Tingle 9781250398567 | 7/7/26 “Tingle (LUCKY DAY) turns both the music and the blood spatter up to 11 in this extremely gory horror outing that nevertheless puts his trademark sense of humor on full display… Tingle unwaveringly commits to the bit, […]
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 […]
Fall 2026 Adult + YA Preview Recap (5/20/26)
Thank you to everyone who attended our Fall 2026 Adult + YA Preview! If you missed it, a recording of the preview is available to watch at your convenience. Here is an Edelweiss catalog of all the titles we presented or you can download the slides for reference. Plus find more info from our special […]
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 […]
Day’s YA: FREE GIRLS
FREE GIRLS by Kristen McCallum 9781250320261 7/7/2026 Flatiron Books Ages 12-18 Egalley available on Edelweiss or NetGalley Jasmine Cooper has spent the past year in juvenile detention. She might be out now, but she’s not back home . . . because home has totally changed. Her mom has remarried and moved into a fancy new […]
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 […]
Happy Half Hour (1/26/26)
Today, we’re chatting about an investigation into how screens and sitting are silently reshaping our bodies—and how a simple shift can change everything; a mysterious itch that draws women West to the Pacific Ocean where they vanish, and the three women who are in search of a way forward; and an old lady who has worked […]
Spring/Summer 2026 Adult + YA Preview Recap (1/21/26)
Thank you to everyone who attended our Spring/Summer 2026 Adult + YA Preview! If you missed it, a recording of the preview is available to watch at your convenience. Here is an Edelweiss catalog of all the titles we presented or you can download the slides for reference. Plus find more info from our special […]
Day’s YA: THE COVE
THE COVE by Claire Rose 9781250387127 (trade paperback) 9781250452412 (library hardcover) 5/5/2026 Wednesday Books Ages 13-18 E-galley available on Edelweiss and NetGalley Seventeen-year-old Lindsay Weinberg has just been kicked out of prep school (again) and her parents’ driver has arrived to take her to yet another new school. But instead of heading to a school […]
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