We love a good found family trope, so here are some upcoming found family stories we are excited about! AMANDA’S PICK: SWEET PEA BY KIT DE WAAL This is an unforgettable story of a Black woman who creates her own chosen family after tragedy, in a tale of the enduring power of a mother’s love. […]
Tag: romantic comedy
For Your Consideration: August 2026 LibraryReads Titles
Download, read, and vote for your favorite August titles for the August 2026 LibraryReads list! VOTES DUE JULY 1ST! MEET ME IN THE GARDEN by Nina LaCour | 9781250810472 | 8/4/26 Request on Edelweiss and NetGalley “Critically acclaimed author LaCour (YERBA BUENA, 2022) returns with a masterpiece that stands as an exceptional work of historical […]
June 2026 LibraryReads List
You voted, they counted, and MARION by Leah Rowan and SCANDAL OF THE SUMMER by Alexandra Vasti are LibraryReads picks for June 2026! PLUS, Mary Kay Andrews (ROAD TRIP) is in the Hall of Fame and SUBLIMATION by Isabel J. Kim is the LibraryReads Board’s Bonus Pick! MARION BY LEAH ROWAN | 9781250416469 | 6/2/26 “Rowan debuts […]
Sneak Peek: June 2026 Indie Next List
The June 2026 Indie Next List includes four Macmillan titles! THE SHIPPERS by Katherine Center 9781250408051 | 5/19/26 “Center (THE LOVE HATERS) sets this beguiling contemporary aboard a weeklong cruise… Center employs the forced proximity trope to excellent effect in bringing these two back together, and the characters’ sparkling banter effortlessly captures their long-standing intimacy. […]
Violet Lumani’s Letter to Librarians
In NOT GOOD NEIGHBORS, Violet Lumani writes a witty and sizzling fast-paced romantic comedy that proves that love can bloom even where drywall—and patience—have crumbled. In her letter to librarians, she shares the story of the time she got banned from her public library as a child for sneaking adult romance books out, and how […]
Happy Half Hour (5/4/26)
Today, we’re chatting about a girl who is starting over while keeping secret that she’s spent the last year in juvenile detention; an adversary to a villain who needs to save her kingdom’s magic before she becomes its greatest threat; and a new mother—a scholar steeped in fairy lore—who is wrestling with the legacies and […]
LJ Day of Dialog Spring 2026 Cover Spotlight
Thanks for visiting our Spring 2026 Library Journal Day of Dialog virtual booth! We have some great books coming your way in Fall 2026–check ’em out! BRADY: An American Story and the Price of Greatness by Lars Anderson 9781250360304 | 9/29/26Request on Edelweiss and NetGalley Based on years of in-depth reporting and sources from every […]
For Your Consideration: July 2026 LibraryReads Titles
Download, read, and vote for your favorite July titles for the July 2026 LibraryReads list! VOTES DUE JUNE 1ST! FABULOUS BODIES by Chuck Tingle | 9781250398567 | 7/7/26 Request on Edelweiss and NetGalley “Tingle (LUCKY DAY) turns both the music and the blood spatter up to 11 in this extremely gory horror outing that nevertheless […]
Cozies (4/22/26)
Cozy reads to curl up with! SEA OF CHARMS by Sarah Beth Durst 9781250400673| 7/28/26 Betrayed by love, Marin lives and works as a supply runner, sailing from island to island, delivering an array of goods with Perri the sea serpent and Ree the sailor shrub as her crew. On one of her routine trips […]
Spring into a New Audiobook (4/22/26)
Welcome in spring with these new audiobook excerpts! ENORMOUS WINGS BY LAURIE FRANKEL; read by Becky Ann Baker | 9781250446794 | 5/5/26 Excerpt from the audiobook! GOOD JOY, BAD JOY BY MIKKI BRAMMER; read by Maggi-Meg Reed and Kimberly Wetherell | 9781250445025 | 5/5/26 Excerpt from the audiobook! LIBERTY ISLAND BY VIRGINIA HUME; read by Cassandra […]
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