Today we’re spotlighting fiercely female books with a girl on the run with her four-year-old niece, a genre-bending story of a pregnant woman fleeing for the woods, and a richly imagined life of the world’s first feminist. THE NEWCOMER by Mary Kay Andrews An Indie Next pick and a LibraryReads pick! “Andrews (HELLO, SUMMER, 2020) […]
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June 2021 LibraryReads List
You voted, they counted, and ONE LAST STOP by Casey McQuiston (at the #1 spot!) and THE MAIDENS by Alex Michaelides are LibraryReads picks for June 2021! ONE LAST STOP by Casey McQuiston (#1 PICK)ISBN 9781250244499 | on sale 6/1/21 “With all the fun and camp of a drag show (of which this novel features […]
May 2021 LibraryReads List
You voted, they counted, and THE NEWCOMER by Mary Kay Andrews is a LibraryReads Pick for May 2021! THE NEWCOMER by Mary Kay AndrewsISBN 9781250256966, on sale 5/4/21 “Andrews expertly builds the tension (and a sweet romance) while exhibiting her deft hand at developing quirky characters, strong southern women, and charming locations. HIGH-DEMAND BACKSTORY: A […]
Author Spotlight: Jenny Lawson (4/13/21)
With two LibraryReads picks and a #1 New York Times bestseller, Jenny Lawson has a knack for bringing her signature humor into discussions surrounding mental health. Her latest collection of stories dives even deeper into her journey of physical and mental health. BROKEN (in the best possible way) A LibraryReads pick and an Indie Next […]
April 2021 LibraryReads List
You voted, they counted, and BROKEN (in the best possible way) by Jenny Lawson is a LibraryReads Pick for April 2021 + Sally Hepworth joins the Hall of Fame! BROKEN (in the best possible way) by Jenny LawsonISBN 9781250077035, on sale 4/6/21 “Her insights are eye-opening as she gives readers a first-hand view of the […]
Genre Friday: Romance (3/12/21)
Happy Friday! Today we are spotlighting romance with a high seas journey from grief and trauma to love and soulmates + a quest for revenge that leads to an explosive reuniting of childhood friends. FLOAT PLAN by Trish Doller A LibraryReads pick! “A woman navigates her grief during a tumultuous sea voyage in YA author […]
Fiercely Female Spotlight (3/9/21)
In honor of International Women’s Day yesterday, we are spotlighting books with strong female characters, including a teenage outlaw trying to survive and keep her family together, a family saga revolving around a mother and two teens, and a new kind of feminism through the eyes of an influential Peruvian writer. WE BEGIN AT THE […]
Thriller Thursday (3/4/21)
This chilling thrilling Thursday features a mysterious abandoned village, a fiancé with a dark secret, painful memories unearthed after a family reunion, a missile attack in New York, and a poetic serial killer. THE LOST VILLAGE by Camilla Sten A LibraryReads pick! “Sten’s novel, already a hit across Europe, is a horror-suspense hybrid, told through […]
Genre Friday: Sci-fi (2/26/21)
This week’s Genre Friday spotlights science fiction with a scientist whose husband leaves her for her own clone and a galaxy run by corporations. THE ECHO WIFE by Sarah Gailey A LibraryReads pick and an Indie Next pick! “Gailey’s expertise with suspense and their success in presenting the reader with impossible choices about the ethics […]
Thriller Thursday (2/18/21)
This thriller Thursday spotlights a single mother-turned-hitwoman, Charles Lenox’s next adventure, an injured hiker in the hidden town of Rockton, Eve Dallas looking into a fatal lovers’ quarrel, and an up-and-coming singing sensation found murdered in a motel. FINLAY DONOVAN IS KILLING IT by Elle Cosimano A LibraryReads pick! “A suburban Virginia divorcée struggles with […]