#EWGC Just started THE THINGS WE NEVER SAY which is classic Elizabeth Strout deep diving into the loneliness of a high school teacher. @prhlibrary.bsky.social

Hurray for a new Elizabeth Strout — THE THINGS WE NEVER SAY. A beloved teacher is hit with the sudden, powerful realization that he feels isolated from his life and is forced to focus on the relationships he holds most dear. #ewgc @prhlibrary.bsky.social

#EWGC A FORTUNE OF SAND is the adult debut of YA historical author Ruta Sepetys. A mystical academia in 1920's Detroit. Great Gatsby meets Secret History. Ain't we got fun?
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#EWGC THE MIDNIGHT TRAIN is the final journey where you are able to revisit all the memories of your life but you can't interact. But what if there was a way to get back the love of your life? A sentimental journey for sure. @prhlibrary.bsky.social

Loved loved seeing all these gorgeous titles at #EWGC today! It might be cold outside, but our bookish hearts are warm 😍 See you next month!

#ewgc #4 in An American In Paris Mystery series, IN THE SPIRIT OF FRENCH MURDER by @colleengleason.bsky.social is due out in April from @kensingtonbooks.bsky.social. Love this series and this one was no exception.

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Just yesterday I finished CANON by Paige Lewis. Definitely one of the weirdest books I've ever read, but in a good way hahaha. #ewgc

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The squeal I squealed when I got an e-ARC of EXIT PARTY by Emily St. John Mandel!!! Up next for me, so excited. My most anticipated book of the year. I like to brag I've been a fan of hers since I first read her debut novel back when I was a college student in 2010! #ewgc

I'm really excited for A FORTUNE OF SAND by Ruta Sepetys. It's her first adult fiction and takes place in 1927 Detroit. #ewgc

Agnes Aubert's Mystical Cat Shelter by Heather Fawcett

AGNES AUBERT'S MYSTICAL CAT SHELTER feels very Howl's Moving Castle as a cat charity moves into a building on top of a grumpy wizard's black market relics shop. Practicality and good sense battle aloofness and clutter just as much as the wizard's duel dangerously in the streets. #ewgc

#EWGC Looking forward to starting these gems - AN ACCIDENT OF DRAGONS (pirates & dragons are my escape), THISTLEMARSH a faerie bargain made in desperation and THE MOUNTAINS WE CALL HOME the latest Book Women of Kentucky story.

Loved, loved, loved YOU & ME AND YOU & ME AND YOU & ME by husband & wife Josie Lloyd & Emlyn Rees. The writing is delicious. Out 2/10 The authors fell in love while writing their first novel Come Together 25 years ago. a story of rekindling love after 25 yrs of marriage involves time travel #ewgc

Ohana Style by Sheldon Simeon and Garrett Snyder

Been cooking from an e-galley of OHANA STYLE and so far the shoyu chicken, bulgogi bowls, and cucumber kimchi were amazing! I am eating so well. 😁 #ewgc

UPWARD BOUND: What an amazing debut by Woody Brown, a collection of short stories focused on the clients & staff at an adult daycare for people with disabilities. Vibrantly written characters, plenty of humor & pathos. Unmissable. #ewgc @penguinrandomhouse.bsky.social

#EWGC THE MIDNIGHT TRAIN has left the station and has my heart. A train journey to go back in time and do it differently. Can Wilbur change the past and find Maggie or is it a return trip to a life of regret. @prhlibrary.bsky.social

#EWGC AMERICAN FANTASY is the story of a cruise ship employee facing job troubles who finds love on the aging boy band cruise she is in charge of. @prhlibrary.bsky.social

#ewgc Read and loved THE BOOK WITCH by Meg Shaffer, due out in April from @prhlibrary.bsky.social. So clever and so much fun.

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I loved YESTERYEAR by Caro Claire Burke. I think it's going to be a very popular and much talked about book. Trad wife influencer gets sucked back to 1800s- great hook. I couldn't put it down. #ewgc

#ewgc HOW TO CHEAT YOUR OWN DEATH by Kristen Perrin, due out in April from @duttonbooks.bsky.social @prhlibrary.bsky.social is another great addition to the Castle Knoll Files series. Love this series. Great characters in both timelines.

#EWGC YESTERYEAR is a tradwife influencer who leaves her "perfect" ranch life suddenly and wakes up in an "imperfect" pioneer grimy life. Sarcastic social commentary that rocks!
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#EWGC LIDIE continues a story by Jane Smiley. Newly widowed Lidie longs for adventure as an actress in London and finds more than she bargained for. Tough women in historical fiction makes for the best stories. @prhlibrary.bsky.social

#ewgc First up for me is a title I can't stop recommending to people: I'M NOT THE ONLY MURDERER IN MY RETIREMENT HOME by @ferguscraig.bsky.social due out in a few weeks from @prhlibrary.bsky.social. So good and just what I needed.

#EWGC THE BOOK WITCH is a fun romantasy about a book witch whose job it is to keep books and their characters out of harm and the fictional duke she loves. Full of literary fun. @prhlibrary.bsky.social

Promotional graphic for upcoming Booklist webinar CERTIFIED SWOON WORTHY READS: A ROMANCE BOOK BUZZ happening Monday, February 9 at 2 p.m. ET / 1 p.m. CT

Whether it be royal, paranormal, regency, or hockey😍we are here for ALL the romance titles! Make it a date with us, @prhlibrary.bsky.social, @alcovepress.bsky.social, @kensingtonbooks.bsky.social, & @zandoprojects.bsky.social on 2/9 to get some love in your reading life! Say yes here: bit.ly/3NAmusX

A new mystery in Sujata Massey’s Perveen Mistry series? Oh yes, please! THE STAR FROM CALCUTTA is set in India in 1922 at the beginning of Indian cinema. A movie censor is murdered and a leading lady vanishes. What could be better? #ewgc @sohopress.bsky.social

THE KEEPER by Tana French -- I don't how she does it, but she makes conversation between drunk old men in a small town Irish pub white knuckle, page-turning reading. I love the Cal Hooper books, each one is better than the last. #ewgc @prhlibrary.bsky.social 💙📚

#EWGC Immersed in THE BEHEADING GAME. What if Anne Boleyn woke upper- attached her head and then went off to find justice and revenge? Interesting spin on historical fantasy.
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#EWGC Crazy day all around but at least we have books to shout about! KEEPER is the 3rd book about a ex Chicago cop who retires in rural Ireland. Cal can't help himself solving murders though. Great characters = perfect Tana French! @prhlibrary.bsky.social

book cover images for Jan 26 Hall of Fame titles

Here are the LibraryReads January 2026 Hall of Fame titles! These authors' works have been consistently voted for (3+ times!) by public library staff over the past decade. Printable list found at libraryreads.org.

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Next on the January 2026 LibraryReads Hall of Fame list is Jo Segura for THE LUST CRUSADE! @prhlibrary.bsky.social!