This week’s Shelf Awareness Maximum Shelf pick is Beronda L. Montgomery’s WHEN TREES TESTIFY, a stunning cultural and personal reclamation of Black history and Black botanical mastery that offers up lessons from the natural world shared through the stories of long-lived trees. The histories of trees in America are also the histories of Black Americans. […]
Tag: nonfiction
Essay Collections (11/18/25)
From personal anecdotes about the chaos of your twenties to ruminations on love and relationships, take a peak into these writers’ lives with their upcoming essay collections! DELUSIONS: Of Grandeur, of Romance, of Progress by Cazzie David 9781250357632 | 3/3/26 In DELUSIONS, Cazzie David offers a candid and hilarious exploration of everything from neuroses and […]
THINGS IN NATURE MERELY GROW is a Carnegie Medal Finalist!
THINGS IN NATURE MERELY GROW by Yiyun Li has been named a 2026 Carnegie Medals for Nonfiction finalist! You can view the full Carnegie Medals shortlist here. The winners will be announced on Tuesday, January 27, 2026. “There is no good way to say this,” Yiyun Li writes at the beginning of this book. “There […]
December 2025 LibraryReads List
You voted, they counted, and DARK SISTERS by Kristi DeMeester and EVERY DAY I READ by Hwang Bo-reum are LibraryReads picks for December 2025! DARK SISTERS BY KRISTI DEMEESTER | 9781250286819 | 12/9/25 “A fierce and fast-paced book, this will resonate with readers who are ready to be swept into a tale filled with rage and […]
Kirkus Best Books of 2025
Announcing the Kirkus Reviews Best Books of 2025! FICTION MYSTERIES AND THRILLERS MARGUERITE BY THE LAKE by Mary Dixie Carter KING OF ASHES by S. A. Cosby BOOK CLUB FICTION FLASHLIGHT by Susan Choi HISTORICAL FICTION THE WAYFINDER by Adam Johnson ROMANCE CHAOS by Constance Fay LADIES IN HATING by Alexandra Vasti SCIENCE FICTION AND […]
Sneak Peek: December 2025 Indie Next List
The December 2025 Indie Next List includes FOUR Macmillan titles! #1 PICK: BEST OFFER WINS by Marisa Kashino 9781250400543 | 11/25/25 “Former journalist Kashino’s first novel is a sharp, emotionally charged take on the real-estate rat race, blending millennial anxieties with biting humor… A strong pick for fans of contemporary fiction with humor, heart, and […]
PW Best Books of 2025
We are so excited to share with you the Publishers Weekly Best Books of 2025! TOP 10 CAPITALISM AND ITS CRITICS: A History: From the Industrial Revolution to AI by John Cassidy THE SISTERS by Jonas Hassen Khemiri FICTION BOG QUEEN by Anna North THE WAYFINDER by Adam Johnson MYSTERY/THRILLER THE DOORMAN by Chris Pavone […]
For Your Consideration: January 2026 LibraryReads Titles
Download, read, and vote for your favorite January titles for the January 2026 LibraryReads list! VOTES DUE DECEMBER 1ST! WRECK YOUR HEART by Lori-Rader Day | 9781250393739 | 1/6/26 Request on Edelweiss and NetGalley “Suspense novelist Rader-Day changes pace with this sharply funny, heartfelt mystery, and every bit of it works. Its exploration of family […]
Biographies (10/29/25)
Discover the stories behind the legends with these biographies! AIN’T NOBODY’S FOOL: THE LIFE AND TIMES OF DOLLY PARTON by Martha Ackmann 9781250286857 | 12/30/25 In AIN’T NOBODY’S FOOL: THE LIFE AND TIMES OF DOLLY PARTON, Martha Ackmann chronicles the life of an American Original. From her impoverished childhood in the Smoky Mountains to international […]
Happy Half Hour (10/27/25)
Today, we’re chatting about seven trees that are intertwined with Black history and culture; a woman who tests out a vintage typewriter and finds that it can grant wishes and bend fate; and a young bookbinder on a hunt for the truth of a story of forbidden love, a lost fortune, and murder. WHEN TREES […]
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