Today, we’re chatting about a failing demon’s search for a new host in post-dictatorship Santo Domingo; a young woman who signs up to be the world’s first in-house corporate surrogate, only to get caught up in a social experiment of another kind; and a pair of Oxford University undergraduates who are recruited as the Crown’s […]
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Sneak Peek: June 2026 Indie Next List
The June 2026 Indie Next List includes four Macmillan titles! THE SHIPPERS by Katherine Center 9781250408051 | 5/19/26 “Center (THE LOVE HATERS) sets this beguiling contemporary aboard a weeklong cruise… Center employs the forced proximity trope to excellent effect in bringing these two back together, and the characters’ sparkling banter effortlessly captures their long-standing intimacy. […]
LJ Day of Dialog Spring 2026 Cover Spotlight
Thanks for visiting our Spring 2026 Library Journal Day of Dialog virtual booth! We have some great books coming your way in Fall 2026–check ’em out! BRADY: An American Story and the Price of Greatness by Lars Anderson 9781250360304 | 9/29/26Request on Edelweiss and NetGalley Based on years of in-depth reporting and sources from every […]
Audiobooks Staff Picks (4/29/26)
Looking for a new audiobook to dive into? Check out our audio staff picks! AMANDA’S PICK: KILLER VIBES BY JACK FRIDAY This series debut introduces readers to private investigator Peter Key–the self-proclaimed “laziest PI in Texas,” full time bisexual, dedicated stoner, and the surprised recipient of a huge inheritance from an uncle he barely knew. […]
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 […]
Mai Corland’s Letter to Librarians
In VERITY GUILD, Mai Corland writes a slow-burn, enemies-to-lovers story filled with secrets, deception, and blood magic, that feels like The Traitors meets A COURT OF SILVER FLAMES. In her letter to librarians, she shares how a love of libraries was instilled in her from a young age, and how it felt like fate for her […]
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 […]
Happy Half Hour (3/23/26)
Today, we’re chatting about a world champion professional wrestler with presidential ambitions; a crew of magical outlaws who steal from the corrupt and fight for the forgotten; and a self-proclaimed lazy private investigator who discovers that his uncle’s death might not have been an accident. RASPUTIN SWIMS THE POTOMAC by Ben Fountain | 9781250776549 | […]
For Your Consideration: May 2026 LibraryReads Titles
Download, read, and vote for your favorite May titles for the May 2026 LibraryReads list! VOTES DUE APRIL 1ST! PALACES OF THE CROW by Ray Nayler | 9780374620752 | 5/19/26 Request on Edelweiss and NetGalley “A meditation on morality and mortality, this sharp speculative WWII drama from Hugo Award winner Nayler (THE TUSKS OF EXTINCTION) […]
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