You voted, they counted, and THE DUKE by Anna Cowan is a LibraryReads pick for April 2026! PLUS, Sally Hepworth (MAD MABEL) and TJ Klune (WE BURNED SO BRIGHT) are in the Hall of Fame! THE DUKE BY ANNA COWAN | 9781250382849 | 4/28/26 A sapphic regency romance about the duke who fears nothing… until the […]
Tag: LGBTQ fiction

Favorite Romance Tropes Staff Picks (2/25/26)
We are celebrating the month of love with some of our favorite romance book tropes! AMANDA’S PICK: SCANDAL OF THE SUMMER BY ALEXANDRA VASTI (MISTAKEN IDENTITY) Coming off her recent LibraryReads pick for THE HALIFAX HELLIONS, Alexandra Vasti returns with another hilarious, sexy, and moving Regency romp. An eccentric heiress can never manage to say […]

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) […]

March 2026 LibraryReads List
You voted, they counted, and LADY TREMAINE by Rachel Hochhauser, THIS STORY MIGHT SAVE YOUR LIFE by Tiffany Crum, and NOBOBY’S BABY by Olivia Waite are LibraryReads picks for March 2026! PLUS, T. Kingfisher (WOLF WORM), Ilona Andrews (THIS KINGDOM WILL NOT KILL ME), and Marie Benedict (DAUGHTER OF EGYPT) are in the Hall of Fame, and […]

Happy Half Hour (2/9/26)
Today, we’re chatting about a former spy who faces her toughest op yet: motherhood; an aroace-spec artist who enters a PR relationship with her estranged best friend; and a 77-year-old woman living in a Texas retirement community whose life changes when she discovers that she’s pregnant. I, SPY by L. M. Kemp | 9781250420367 | […]

Booklist’s Spring Adult Faves Webinar Recap (2/5/26)
A big thank you to all who attended Booklist‘s Spring Adult Faves webinar! In case you missed it, check out the titles we talked about below, and click this link to watch the recording! THE HILL by Harriet Clark | 9780374614546 | 5/5/26 HOW TO FIND A GUY IN FIVE WEDDINGS by Cynthia Timoti | […]

ALA’s 2026 Rainbow Book List
We’re so excited to have 7 titles on ALA’s2026 Rainbow Book Listfor Teen Readers! THE GOOD VAMPIRE’S GUIDE TO BLOOD & BOYFRIENDS by Jamie D’Amato (in the top ten!) Brennan is surprised to wake up a vampire one day. He’s also surprised to find himself falling for a cute librarian who seems oddly accepting of […]

2026 RUSA Awards
Congratulations to all of the incredible Macmillan authors who won awards or were selected for RUSA’s various reading lists this year! The Sophie Brody Medal, an annual honor bestowed by the Collection Development and Evaluation Section (CODES) of RUSA has announced its selection for 2026. The Sophie Brody Medal is given to encourage, recognize and […]

New Year, New Genre Staff Picks (1/28/26)
It’s a new year, and there’s no better time to try reading from a genre that you don’t normally pick up! AMANDA’S PICK: WASP’S NEST BY KAT STODDARD I don’t read a ton of contemporary fiction, but this one is too juicy to pass up. This debut proves that true love triangles connect on all […]

For Your Consideration: April 2026 LibraryReads Titles
Download, read, and vote for your favorite April titles for the April 2026 LibraryReads list! VOTES DUE MARCH 1ST! TRANSCRIPTION by Ben Lerner | 9780374618599 | 4/7/26 Request on Edelweiss and NetGalley “In the beautiful and resonant latest from Lerner (THE TOPEKA SCHOOL), a middle-aged man constructs an elaborate farewell to his mentor… Lerner’s lyrical […]

