Announcing the Kirkus Reviews Best Fiction Books of 2025! 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 […]
Tag: occult and supernatural
Horror for Halloween Staff Picks (10/28/25)
Looking for a scary story to read on Halloween? We’ve got a couple of recommendations that are sure to spike your heart rate! AMANDA’S PICK: THE BODY BY BETHANY C. MORROW THE BODY follows a woman still healing from religious trauma who must survive a series of bizarre and escalating attacks on her marriage that […]
Sneak Peek: November 2025 Indie Next List
The November 2025 Indie Next List includes FIVE Macmillan titles! THE EVERLASTING by Alix E. Harrow 9781250799081 | 10/28/25 “Harrow (STARLING HOUSE) once again skillfully writes a story of love, loss, and choosing one’s own path, no matter what anyone else says (or writes). Her epic worldbuilding balances the intimate lives of remarkable characters to […]
Booklist’s Library Love for LibraryReads Webinar Recap (9/25/25)
A huge thank you to everyone who attended Booklist‘s 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! MEET THE NEWMANS by Jennifer Niven | 9781250372444 | 1/6/26 THE ODDS OF YOU by Kate Dramis | 9781250393678 | […]
Quick Reads Staff Picks (8/27/25)
Looking for a quick book to fly through in one sitting? We’ve got some recommendations, from short story collections to novellas! AMANDA’S PICK: SEASONS OF GLASS AND IRON BY AMAL EL-MOHTAR This enchanting short story collection from the author of THE RIVER HAS ROOTS and co-author of THIS IS HOW YOU LOSE THE TIME WAR […]
Paranormal Reads (8/11/25)
Looking to escape to a paranormal world? We’ve got you covered with these recommendations! A MANNEQUIN FOR CHRISTMAS by Timothy Janovsky 9781250338952 | 9/30/25 Henry Aster swears he is unlucky when it comes to love. He thought he’d finally found The One, but a sudden break-up has left him hopeless right before the holiday season. […]
For Your Consideration: October 2025 LibraryReads Titles
Download, read, and vote for your favorite October titles for the October 2025 LibraryReads list! VOTES DUE SEPTEMBER 1ST! KILL THE BEAST by Serra Swift | 9781250373786 | 10/14/25 Request on Edelweiss and NetGalley “Swift’s novel falls in the twilight between melancholy and adventure, punctuated with brutality, occasional gore, and shocking moments of joy… Swift […]
July 2025 LibraryReads List
You voted, they counted, and THE ENCHANTED GREENHOUSE by Sarah Beth Durst, SAVVY SUMMERS AND THE SWEET POTATO CRIMES by Sandra Jackson-Opoku, THE LIBRARY AT HELLEBORE by Cassandra Khaw, and PARTY OF LIARS by Kelsey Cox are LibraryReads picks for July 2025! #1 PICK: THE ENCHANTED GREENHOUSE BY SARAH BETH DURST | 9781250333988 | 7/15/25 “An […]
Sneak Peek: July 2025 Indie Next List
The July 2025 Indie Next List includes SIX Macmillan titles! I GAVE YOU EYES AND YOU LOOKED TOWARD DARKNESS by Irene Solà 9781644453438 | 6/17/25 “As in her previous novel, WHEN I SING, MOUNTAINS DANCE (2022), Solà is interested here in local folklore passed through generations, especially of women and witchcraft… A fabulous achievement, at once […]
Happy Half Hour (4/7/25)
Today, we’re chatting about a girl investigating the mysterious newcomer in town after a classmate goes missing, two heroines trying to save a lighthouse that guides the dead to the afterlife, and classmates at an academy for monsters who must work together to survive ravenous faculty members. SOUL OF SHADOW by Emma Noyes | 9781250342966 […]
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