Today, we’re chatting about a chess grandmaster who will go to any length to save the person she loves the most; a serial killer who recants his confession regarding a high school girl, and her friends who are forced to confront what really happened; and a family of unforgettable women obsessed with securing their legacy. IMMORTAL […]
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Ashley Winstead’s Letter to Librarians
In HOT GIRL MURDER CLUB, Ashley Winstead writes a buzzy, bloody new thriller of about success, sisterhood, and demanding justice… by any means necessary. In her letter to librarians, she shares her childhood memories of spending her time in different libraries as her family moved around, and how the library has shaped everything she’s done. […]
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 […]
Spring into a New Audiobook (4/22/26)
Welcome in spring with these new audiobook excerpts! ENORMOUS WINGS BY LAURIE FRANKEL; read by Becky Ann Baker | 9781250446794 | 5/5/26 Excerpt from the audiobook! GOOD JOY, BAD JOY BY MIKKI BRAMMER; read by Maggi-Meg Reed and Kimberly Wetherell | 9781250445025 | 5/5/26 Excerpt from the audiobook! LIBERTY ISLAND BY VIRGINIA HUME; read by Cassandra […]
Happy Half Hour (4/13/26)
Today, we’re chatting about two school rivals who have to work together to save dragons, all while keeping their developing friendship secret; family and friends who gather to celebrate at an island wedding, where the bride has recently left a sinister cult that might still be trailing her; and an aspiring singer-actress who turns overnight […]
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 […]
Vanessa Hua’s Letter to Librarians
In COYOTELAND, Vanessa Hua writes an urgent, riveting, and heartfelt novel set in an affluent Bay Area suburb where a Chinese American family moves in and sets off a series of scandals. It is at once a delicious suburban drama and an unflinching exploration of our current moment. In her letter to librarians, she shares […]
Happy Half Hour (3/2/26)
Today, we’re chatting about a girl who has her portrait painted by a mysterious artist who claims he can grant her immortal beauty; two twins in 1950s Paris who are driven apart as they each vie for the same man’s attention; and a former child star who collides with an envious fan after trying to […]
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