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 Know More » […]
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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 Know More » […]
New Edelweiss E-galleys (5/22/23)
Hello e-galley readers! Check out some of the exciting e-galleys that were recently added to Edelweiss for your downloading pleasure: WHEN GRUMPY MET SUNSHINE by Charlotte Stein9781250867933 | 2/6/24 When grumpy ex-footballer Alfie Harding gets badgered into selling his memoirs, he knows he’s never going to be able to write them. He hates revealing a Know More » […]
New Edelweiss E-galleys (11/14/22)
Hello e-galley readers! Check out some of the exciting e-galleys that were recently added to Edelweiss for your downloading pleasure: BEYOND THAT, THE SEA by Laura Spence-Ash9781250854377 | 3/21/23 As German bombs fall over London in 1940, working-class parents Millie and Reginald Thompson make an impossible choice: they decide to send their eleven-year-old daughter, Beatrix, Know More » […]
A Letter to Librarians from Lee Geum-yi (9/1/22)
In THE PICTURE BRIDE, Lee Geum-yi shares the story of Willow, a picture bride who under the guise of false promises of success and joy travels from Korea to Hawaii to marry a man she does not know. Today, the author joins us with a letter to librarians to share what inspired her to write Know More » […]
2021 National Book Award Longlists
The 2021 National Book Award longlists have been announced, and we have 5 titles in the running! Fiction ZORRIE by Laird HuntABUNDANCE by Jakob Guanzon Nonfiction THE FREE WORLD: Art and Thought in the Cold War by Louis Menand Poetry THE WILD FOX OF YEMEN by Threa Almontaser Translated Literature THE TWILIGHT ZONE by Nona Know More » […]
3 Stars for DEAR CHILD
Romy Hausmann’s twisty English-language debut, DEAR CHILD, has received three starred reviews! “The multiple points of view and numerous plot twists sustain the breakneck pacing, but the book’s real power lies in the author’s insightful and sensitive portrayal of the characters involved in the tragedy. This darkly disturbing thriller definitely marks Hausmann as a writer Know More » […]
Mac Lib From Home Round-Up (9/17/20)
Welcome to Mac Lib From Home, our fun-sized buzz series from our homes to yours! Shatter the conventional standards of beauty for Black children in Kahran and Regis Bethencourt’s GLORY: Magical Visions of Black Beauty. Watch Talia’s full video here. An empty village + an abandoned baby + a documentary crew who finds more than Know More » […]
Live Virtual Event with Romy Hausmann
Indies Introduce selection DEAR CHILD is author Romy Hausmann’s English-language debut novel, and we’re thrilled to have her appear in conversation with her translator Jamie Bulloch for a unique conversation about this twisty, suspenseful, psychological thriller. Wednesday, September 1612:30pm EST Register here. Event registrants will have the opportunity to enter to receive 1 of 50 Know More » […]
2020 International Booker Prize Winner
Congratulations to 2020 International Booker Prize winner THE DISCOMFORT OF EVENING! THE DISCOMFORT OF EVENING by Marieke Lucas Rijneveld; Translated from the Dutch by Michele HutchisonISBN 9781644450345, on sale now “Rijneveld’s International Booker Prize–shortlisted debut is not a novel for those expecting triumphal outcomes. Readers who can persist through the agonies of a family falling Know More » […]
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