Congratulations to our 2026 Hugo Award finalists! BEST NOVEL THE EVERLASTING by Alix E. HarrowTHE INCANDESCENT by Emily Tesh BEST NOVELLA AUTOMATIC NOODLE by Annalee NewitzCINDER HOUSE by Freya MarskeMURDER BY MEMORY by Olivia WaiteTHE RIVER HAS ROOTS by Amal El-MohtarWHAT STALKS THE DEEP by T. Kingfisher BEST NOVELETTE “RAPPORT: FRIENDSHIP, SOLIDARITY, COMMUNION, EMPATHY” by Martha Wells“THE GIRL THAT […]
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DWELLING is Nicholson Memorial Library System’s One Read, One Garland book selection for Summer 2026!
Emily Hunt Kivel’s DWELLING has been selected as the Nicholson Memorial Library System’s One Read, One Garland community read for Summer 2026! A dazzling, surrealist fairy tale of a young woman’s search for house and home, this inventive and timely novel explores belonging, displacement, and community in unforgettable ways. In support of the community read selection, […]
Upcoming Releases – 4/14/26
Check out these noteworthy upcoming releases for your shelves—arriving April 14th! WEST OF WICKED by Nikki St. Crowe 9781250382191| 4/14/26 From Booktok star Nikki St. Crowe comes a dark and sexy new twist of THE WIZARD OF OZ, featuring Dorothy who is sucked into a cyclone and ends up in a strange yet familiar cursed land. […]
Memoirs (4/8/26)
Powerful memoirs to add to your reading list! A VOICE LIKE MINE by Deb Haaland 9781250434227| 6/9/26 Nothing about Deb Haaland’s upbringing or family history set her up for a life of firsts: the first Native American woman elected to chair a state political party in the United States; one of the first two Native American […]
Book Club Books (4/7/26)
Check out these book club worthy reads! QUEEN MAB by Emily McBride 9780374617820| 8/4/26 There is a changeling in this story—but who is it? Madeleine is young for motherhood, a promising grad student in Victorian and modernist literature, twenty-three and not long married. Even her mother worries about the timing. But Madeleine’s ambivalence is pushed […]
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 […]
Upcoming Releases – 3/24/26
Check out these noteworthy upcoming releases for your shelves—arriving March 24th! SEASONS OF GLASS AND IRON by Amal El-Mohtar 9781250341006| 3/24/26 An enchanting short story collection by New York Times-bestselling and award-winning author Amal El-Mohtar. HONEYSUCKLE by Bar Fridman-Tell 9781639736737| 3/24/26 THE BEAR AND THE NIGHTINGALE meets WEYWARD in this enchanting, deeply compelling debut about love […]
Paranormal & Supernatural (3/18/26)
Check out these spooky paranormal & supernatural reads! DEATH’S DAUGHTER by S.A. Barnes 9781250388483 | 5/5/26 After a lifetime of chaos, Jocasta has finally found her home with good friends, great classes, even a messy situationship with her former TA—a normal life. Well, as normal a life as the only child of Death can have. She’s always […]
Three Stars for SEASONS OF GLASS AND IRON!
Amal El-Mohtar’s enchanting short story collection SEASONS OF GLASS AND IRON: STORIES, that glimpses into gleaming worlds and fairy tales with teeth, has received three starred reviews! “An essential collection of work from one of today’s most poignant speculative writers. El-Mohtar creates immersive worlds with beautiful language.”—Library Journal, starred review “Whether playing with folklore and […]
Sneak Peek: April 2026 Indie Next List
The April 2026 Indie Next List includes three Macmillan titles! WOLF WORM by T. Kingfisher 9781250829825 | 3/24/26 “Kingfisher (A HOUSE WITH GOOD BONES) has outdone herself here. For fans of mad scientist horror, such as THE DAUGHTER OF DOCTOR MOREAU by Silvia Moreno-Garcia or HER WICKED ROOTS by Tanya Pell, who also crave visceral […]
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