Check out these noteworthy upcoming releases for your shelves—arriving October 6th! FREEDOM’S DAUGHTER: How a Generation of Black Women Resisted Oppression Through Literacy and Education by Celeste Headlee 9781250340412 | 10/6/26 An urgent and eye-opening story of the women who risked everything to ensure a generation of Black Americans had the right to read. YOUR BELOVED […]
Tag: Young Adult Fiction

Bree Despain’s Letter to Librarians
In THE KILLING RULES, Bree Despain writes a romantic female rage thriller that is Dexter meets Bring it On meets Scream Queens—the perfect spooky read for the Halloween season. In her letter to librarians, she shares how libraries introduced her to scary books that helped her confront her own anxieties and fears, eventually leading to her […]

Books for Teens 2027
2027 is set to be one for the books! Read on to see all the YA coming this year! Follow us on Bluesky (@macmillanlib.bsky.social) and X (@MacmillanLib) for all book-related news, on Instagram (@Macmillan_Lib) for pretty pictures of books, and read our “Day’s YA” reviews of upcoming YA titles. Click here to view the Edelweiss […]

YA Romantasy (9/23/26)
These swoony YA romantasy reads make for an enchanting escape! FALLEN BEAUTY by Astrid Scholte 9781250394804 | 11/3/26 Eighteen-year-old Thorelea Winyard has been a prisoner her entire life, forced to paint dead animals pushed into her cell. She dreams of the world outside her tower and everything she’s been denied. When one of her subjects […]

Day’s YA: I CAN’T BELIEVE I DON’T HAVE A BOYFRIEND
I CAN’T BELIEVE I DON’T HAVE A BOYFRIEND: More Romantic Tragedies of a Drama King by Harry Trevaldwyn 9781250366825 1/26/2027 Wednesday Books Ages 13–18 E-galley available on Edelweiss Grab your salted hot chocolate and tuck in, because it’s time for another soap starring Patch Simmons! In I CAN’T BELIEVE I DON’T HAVE A BOYFRIEND: More […]

Day’s YA: GILDED WINGS
GILDED WINGS by Emily Thiede 9781250407863 1/12/2027 Wednesday Books Ages 13–18 E-galley available on Edelweiss and NetGalley NEW YORK, November 3, 1899 — The city’s gilded elite parade in jewels and jewel tones, armor against the winged beasts that hunt the city’s skies. A centuries-old pact protects the wealthy from dragon attacks, but the factory […]

Happy Half Hour (8/31/26)
Today, we’re chatting about a woman trying to navigate the fraught higher education system during the COVID-19 pandemic as an international student; a noble’s son and a merchant’s captive daughter who must find a way to reverse the effects of stolen potions; and two women attempting to figure out how to fix their severed bond—and […]

Day’s YA: THE MIRROR OF INFINITE ENDINGS
THE MIRROR OF INFINITE ENDINGS by Stephanie Garber 9781250462039 9/22/2026 Flatiron Books Ages 13-18 Welcome back to the Magnificent North! Step into the cozy, warm Hollow’s tavern and you’ll find Jacks and Evangeline, who are finally embracing their happily ever after. Surely nothing can go wrong, and surely no one is keeping a secret… except […]

Back to School Staff Picks (8/26/26)
It’s back to school season, and there’s no better way to celebrate than with some academia-themed reads! AMANDA’S PICK: HALLOWED BONES BY LUCY SMOKE Death and ghosts haunt the corridors of this gothic academy, but the real danger lies in the shadows. Loosely inspired by the cult-favorite movie The Covenant, this dark “why choose” romance […]

Lindsay Lovise’s Letter to Librarians
In GINGERBREAD BONES, Lindsay Lovise writes a pulse-pounding YA paranormal thriller romance that is FIVE SURVIVE meets Yellowjackets. In her letter to librarians, she shares how libraries have impacted her life, from childhood to now, and especially as she wrote her own story. GINGERBREAD BONES is on shelves now! Dear Librarians, My first library card was […]

