You voted, they counted, and WOOING THE WITCH QUEEN by Stephanie Burgis, A KILLING COLD by Kate Alice Marshall, and SOMETHING IN THE WALLS by Daisy Pearce are LibraryReads picks for February 2025! PLUS, Marie Benedict (THE QUEENS OF CRIME), TJ Klune (THE BONES BENEATH MY SKIN), and T. Kingfisher (SWORDHEART) are in the Hall of Fame! […]
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TLA’s 2025 Lariat List
Congratulations to the 7 Macmillan titles on the 2025 Lariat List for Adult Fiction! EXTINCTION by Douglas Preston FAMILY FAMILY by Laurie Frankel LISTEN FOR THE LIE by Amy Tintera THE SPELLSHOP by Sarah Beth Durst THE WEDDING PEOPLE by Alison Espach THE WOMEN by Kristin Hannah THE WREN IN THE HOLLY LIBRARY by K.A. […]

Sneak Peek: February 2025 Indie Next List
The February 2025 Indie Next List includes FOUR Macmillan titles! THE QUEENS OF CRIME by Marie Benedict 9781250280756 | 2/11/25 “In this excellent novel, Benedict (coauthor with Victoria Christopher Murray of THE FIRST LADIES) vividly brings to life real Golden Age mystery novelists and a 1930s setting… Fans of Benedict’s previous novels and those who enjoy […]

Cozy Mysteries (12/11/24)
Curl up with these cozy mysteries—where charming settings meet cunning crimes, and every twist keeps you guessing! SAVVY SUMMERS AND THE SWEET POTATO CRIMES by Sandra Jackson-Opoku 9781250351906 | 7/29/25 When Savvy Summers first opened Essie’s soul food café, she never expected her customer-favorite sweet potato pie to become the center of a murder investigation. […]

For Your Consideration: February 2025 LibraryReads Titles
Download, read, and vote for your favorite February titles for the February 2025 LibraryReads list! VOTES DUE JANUARY 1ST! UPON A STARLIT TIDE by Kell Woods | 9781250852519 | 2/18/25 Request on Edelweiss and NetGalley “Woods (AFTER THE FOREST) enchants in this sophisticated fairy tale that riffs on both THE LITTLE MERMAID and CINDERELLA… Woods […]

Paranormal Reads
Witches, shifters, and vampires, oh my! Here are some of the upcoming paranormal titles we are most excited for! A CIRCLE OF UNCOMMON WITCHES by Paige Crutcher 9781250905543 | 2/25/25 Doreen MacKinnon is doomed to die of a broken heart – if she can’t break the centuries old curse placed on her family. Three hundred […]

True Crime Titles
Whether you’re looking for fiction or nonfiction, this list of upcoming true crime titles has something for everyone! THE MOTHER NEXT DOOR: Medicine, Deception, and Munchausen by Proxy by Andrea Dunlop and Mike Weber 9781250284273 | 2/4/25 No bond is more sacred than that between a mother and child. And no one is more sympathetic than […]

November 2024 LibraryReads List
You voted, they counted, and THE SONGBIRD & THE HEART OF STONE by Carissa Broadbent and THE CO-OP by Tarah DeWitt are LibraryReads picks for November 2024! PLUS, Nora Roberts (THE MIRROR) is in the Hall of Fame! THE SONGBIRD & THE HEART OF STONE BY CARISSA BROADBENT | 9781250367785 | 11/19/24 “Kicking off a new […]

Banned Books Staff Picks (9/26/24)
This month, we’re sharing banned books we love in honor of Banned Books Week! AMANDA’S PICK: THE TALK BY DARRIN BELL This is a graphic memoir by a Pulitzer Prize winner for Editorial Cartooning that offers a deeply personal meditation on the “the talk” parents must have with Black children about racism and the brutality […]

Road Trip Roundup (9/11/24)
Are you ready for a road trip? From thriller to memoir to fantasy, we’ve got you covered with some road trip recommendations! BAD NATURE BY ARIEL COURAGE 9781250360885 | 4/1/25 It’s Hester’s fortieth birthday when she’s diagnosed with terminal cancer, and she knows immediately what she must do: abandon her possessions and drive to California […]