Book Review: I, Rock: A Geology Tale YouTube video by @MaryLanniReads

Ready to rise and shine #NSTAspring26 ? Just say: I, Rock: A Geology Tale from @ssedlib.bsky.social Booth 762 youtu.be/PgRTKU-1Sbg?...

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Next on the May 2026 LibraryReads Top 10 is THE BURNING SIDE by Sarah Damoff! @simonandschuster.bsky.social

In front of school lockers, a pale teen boy with growing-out dyed blond hair whispers to a taller dark-haired teen boy with claw-like fingernails, on book cover of Love at Second Sight, by F. T. Lukens

L is LOVE AT SECOND SIGHT & supernatural danger! #YA #Fantasy by F.T. Lukens, releases today in paperback. Recommended at booksyalove.com?p=15085 . @ssedlib.bsky.social @simonteen.bsky.social @atozchallenge.bsky.social #AtoZChallenge

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We stand alongside over 100 grassroots & national advocacy organizations, publishers, booksellers, parent groups, and professional associations in opposition to H.R. 7661.

Cartoonish versions of Greek god Poseidon with trident, a bull, one-eye Cyclops, and snake-haired Medusa in center of book cover, under title Ken Jennings' Junior Genius Guides (with author in an airplane) and subtitle Greek Mythology below.

J is for #Jeopardy champ @kenjennings.bsky.social #MG #nonfiction JUNIOR GENIUS GUIDES: GREEK MYTHOLOGY, recommended at booksyalove.com?p=15083 . @ssedlib.bsky.social @atozchallenge.bsky.social #AtoZChallenge

Thanks for chatting today, #EWGC community! Hope you found some books to add to your TBR. Head here if you'd like to download some eARCs and get more rec's: www.simonandschuster.net/m/adult-libr...

From bestselling indie author Chelsea Curto comes IN STORMY WEATHER, an academic rivals-to-lovers romance about storm-chasing meteorologists during hurricane season in Florida—perfect for fans of Ali Hazelwood and B.K. Borison. #ewgc

"Steel Magnolias" meets "Practical Magic" in THE FAREWITCH OF FOXE HOLLER, a charming contemporary fantasy about a thirty-something kitchen witch who is recruited to help a reclusive warlock and discovers love on the other side of the next bake. #ewgc

THE DEATH ROW CLUB is a dark, dazzling psychological thriller about a woman invited to an annual weekend getaway for the adult children of serial killers...but when one of the participants ends up dead, they begin to wonder if someone among them might be carrying on the family traditions. #ewgc

When the Grim Reaper develops feelings for the children’s librarian whose soul he is supposed to collect, he finds that with feelings comes something far worse than death—life-- in A DATE WITH DEATh #ewgc

When two rival music executives wake up married in Las Vegas with no memory of tying the knot, they have to recreate their night together while competing to sign the band of their dreams in WINNER TAKES ALL, a smart and sexy rom-com that combines Book Lovers with The Hangover. #ewgc

A London rocker is faced with a life-or-death choice when he realizes that a powerful society of magic wielders are the only ones keeping London safe in this deft contemporary fantasy cowritten by #1 New York Times bestselling author Brandon Sanderson with author and musician Peter Orullian. #EWGC

Perfectly aligned for readers of Ian M. Banks’s The Culture series and Ursula K. Le Guin’s “The Ones Who Walk Away from Omelas”, THE SIXTH NIK is a galaxy spanning adventure from the New York Times bestselling author of Whalefall and Angel Down. #ewgc

Unspoken tensions simmer between two women under the heat of a Catalan summer in THE SEDUCTION, an internationally bestselling, erotic, and quietly radical portrait of queer desire. #ewgc

#1 New York Times bestselling author Lisa Jewell brings her “thrilling, chilling” (Chris Whitaker) suspense to this shocking new thriller about a lost dog, a missing woman, and a house of long buried secrets. #EWGC

From USA TODAY bestseller Kayla Olson, a new rom-com about a high-maintenance woman who embarks on a wilderness trek to prove to her ex how low-maintenance she can be—only to find herself with no makeup and an extremely attractive trek leader. #EWGC

Beloved New York Times bestselling author Lisa See draws on the vibrancy and turmoil of post-Civil War Los Angeles to tell DAUGHTERS OF THE SUN AND MOON, the story of three Chinese women who managed to survive and, eventually, thrive, despite all odds. #EWGC

Closeup of cover image of The Healing Power of Resilience: A New Prescription for Health and Well-Being. By Tara Narula

From traditional healing to neuroscience to friendship advice, the best health and wellness books reviewed in Booklist over the past year cover an intriguing range of medical and emotional challenges. Check out our Top 10 Health & Wellness Books of 2026: bit.ly/4tFUjsp

book title Sweet & Salty: King Arthur Baking Company's Cookbook for Young Bakers overlaid on half-circle of chocolate cake with a person's hand adding colored sprinkles above another half-circle of small cheese crackers being picked up by another person.

E means let's eat some treats! SWEET & SALTY: King Arthur Baking Company's Cookbook for Young Bakers, by Battilana and Boytsova. Recommended at booksyalove.com?p=15078 @kingarthurbaking.bsky.social @ssedlib.bsky.social @atozchallenge.bsky.social #AtoZChallenge

Book cover shows a teen girl carrying a ukulele case walking from a stormy dark seashore toward a glowing red synthesizer keyboard which has handwritten sign attached "Free Piano (not haunted)" = title of graphic novel by Whitney Gardner

F is for FREE PIANO (NOT HAUNTED) found by lonely young songwriter, #YA #GraphicNovel by Whitney Gardner. Recommended at booksyalove.com?p=15079. @ssedlib.bsky.social @simonteen.bsky.social @atozchallenge.bsky.social #AtoZChallenge

Teen girl holding a glowing magnifying glass points to her right, followed by a glasses-wearing teen boy grasping an electronic device, with a ghostly dog floating behind them as they run away from a spooky building and red-eyed creature - book cover of Oddity Woods, young adult graphic novel by Kay Davault.

D is detective daring to venture into ODDITY WOODS, #YA #GraphicNovel by Kay Davault. Recommended at booksyalove.com?p=15077 @ssedlib.bsky.social @simonteen.bsky.social @atozchallenge.bsky.social #AtoZChallenge #A2Z

📚💗💫 Next up, #PBStudyBuddy book love for: MAYBE JUST ASK ME!, THE SHADOW AND THE GHOST, & SONG AFTER SONG—all such awe-inspiring books! 📚👍🏼

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ICYMI on #HBOutoftheBox: JUST ONE OAK: WHAT A SINGLE TREE CAN BE (Beach Lane/ @simonkids.bsky.social @ssedlib.bsky.social ) by @gianferrari-m.bsky.social ; illus. by @tinyaviary.bsky.social rec'd a ⭐ review in the Mar/Apr26 #HornBookMagazine. Congrats! #HBMag #HBStars www.hbook.com/story/blogs/...

ICYMI on #HBOutoftheBox: HAIRSTORY (Dlouhy/Atheneum/ @simonkids.bsky.social @ssedlib.bsky.social ‬) by Sope Martins; illus. by Briana Mukodiri Uchendu received a starred review in the March/April 2026 #HornBookMagazine. Congratulations! #HBMag #HBStars www.hbook.com/story/blogs/...

Q & A with Angela Quezada Padron We spoke with Angela Quezada Padron about her work as an educator, editor, and an author-illustrator and publisher; and why she feels called to tell the untold stories of strong Latinas.

The one where I had the pleasure of shining a light on author-illustrator @angelapadron.bsky.social and her new picture book, FROM THE FIELDS TO THE FIGHT, in my latest PW story. The world needs more books like these! ❤️ PJM @publisherswkly.bsky.social @ssedlib.bsky.social

An ordinary girl’s longing to return to the way things were sets off a chain of events that lands her and her best friend in the Underwild in this second book in the New York Times bestselling middle grade fantasy series The Underwild!

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From New York Times bestselling and award-winning author-illustrator Mark Teague comes a hilarious whodunit picture book about something suspicious afoot on Old MacDonald’s farm!

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FIREFLY SONG | Kirkus Reviews A piece of summer magic helps inform a scientific discovery.

How about a “wonderful tribute to a citizen scientist who harnessed the power of observation and discovery”? FIREFLY SONG: Lynn Frierson Faust and the Great Smoky Mountain Discovery @ssedlib.bsky.social #MontessoriEvent Booth 647 www.kirkusreviews.com/book-reviews...