Today, we’re chatting about a seemingly ordinary woman whose life is transformed by extraordinary love; a powerful knight and her handsome squire who must stop the deadly schemes of a savior king; and a dapper detective and his formidable companion who are trying to find a murderer. SWEET PEA by Kit de Waal | 9781250438010 […]
Tag: historical fantasy
For Your Consideration: October 2026 LibraryReads Titles
Download, read, and vote for your favorite October titles for the October 2026 LibraryReads list! VOTES DUE SEPTEMBER 1ST! BAD WORDS by Rioghnach Robinson | 9781250431295 | 10/6/26 Request on Edelweiss and NetGalley “Robinson, the author of best-selling YA novels as Riley Redgate, makes her adult debut with this lit world–set look at how we […]
Happy Half Hour (7/20/26)
Today, we’re chatting about the women who risked everything to ensure a generation of Black Americans had the right to read; a Revenant and a shapeshifter who become magically bonded together on a quest into the dark and frost-bitten world of night-kin; and a fantastical historical collection about fierce and bold women who have been […]
Series Spotlight Staff Picks (6/22/26)
Whether you’re looking to start a new series or are anxiously awaiting the next installment of your favorite series, take a look at our own series staff picks! AMANDA’S PICK: HECATE CAVENDISH AND THE ANGEL OF DEATH BY PAULA BRACKSTON The final adventure in the atmospheric Hecate Cavendish series about an eccentric young Victorian woman […]
For Your Consideration: September 2026 LibraryReads Titles
Download, read, and vote for your favorite September titles for the September 2026 LibraryReads list! VOTES DUE AUGUST 1ST! PAPER GHOSTS by Sarah Addison Allen | 9781250283429 | 9/1/26 Request on Edelweiss and NetGalley “Creating strong, complicated connections within family relationships and friendships, particularly between women, is one of Allen’s (OTHER BIRDS, 2022) superpowers, and […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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) […]
Sneak Peek: March 2026 Indie Next List
The March 2026 Indie Next List includes four Macmillan titles! LADY TREMAINE by Rachel Hochhauser 9781250396341 | 3/3/26 “Hochhauser’s splendid debut retells the ‘Cinderella’ story from the stepmother’s perspective… Hochhauser grounds her tale with a convincing depiction of the medieval setting and offers a stirring exploration of maternal instinct and female strength. It’s a winner.”—Publishers […]
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