Download, read, and vote for your favorite August titles for the August 2025 LibraryReads list! VOTES DUE JULY 1ST! AUTOMATIC NOODLE by Annalee Newitz | 9781250357465 | 8/5/25 Request on Edelweiss and NetGalley “Perfect for fans both of Becky Chambers’ Monk & Robot series and Travis Baldree’s Legends & Lattes (2022), this book is silly […]
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Happy Half Hour (4/28/25)
Today, we’re chatting about a golem who must master the magic that binds her together to save herself and her friends; a librarian, a timid gardener, and a sentient rose who must work together to save their magical greenhouses; and two zookeepers at the last zoo in the world, who hatch a plan to smuggle […]

Staff Review: THE ISLAND OF LAST THINGS
THE ISLAND OF LAST THINGS by Emma Sloley 9781250329240 8/12/25 Flatiron Books Fiction / Literary / Animals As natural resources dwindle and the prospect of extinction looms heavy, the responsibility of viewing and caring for animal life grows increasingly complex. THE ISLAND OF LAST THINGS, a stunning debut from Emma Sloley, paints a visceral portrait of a zookeeper’s struggle […]

Booklist Spring & Summer Book Club Picks Webinar Recap (1/15/25)
A big thank you to all who attended yesterday’s Booklist Spring and Summer Book Club Picks webinar! In case you missed it, check out the titles we talked about below, and click this link to watch the recording! HAPPINESS FOREVER by Adelaide Faith | 9780374608668 | 5/13/25 SPEAK TO ME OF HOME by Jeanine Cummins […]

