Looking for reading recs for LibraryReads? Well, look no further! Find our recommendations for the June LibraryReads list below. Reminder to get your votes in for the June list by May 1st!
🔗 Link to download the egalleys and find more info: bit.ly/4cxQnTy
Spend five minutes with Bobuq Sayed, author of NO GOD BUT US!
In this wry, provocative debut, two gay Afghan men—cast out of their countries of birth—collide in Istanbul, a city that will test their willingness to sacrifice everything for the ones they love.
🔗 Watch here: youtu.be/pCNr-TdeTak?...
He'll be on Writers to Watch in May...join us! 👀 #ewgc
Almost that time again! Join us for Writers to Watch on 4/23 at 7 PM ET to hear from...
Alexandra Bracken/IMMORTAL ROSE
David Heska Wanbli Weiden/WISDOM CORNER
Julie Murphy/VERA STEIN IS FINE
Nadia Hashimi/CITY OF WIDOWS
🔗 RSVP on FB: bit.ly/41qWbJr
🔗 Register on Crowdcast: bit.ly/4tDblaj
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Ann was at PLA and we talked about how she's reading the audio! Can't wait.
egalley is up now!
www.edelweiss.plus?sku=00633984...
We have Paul Tremblay coming on our May Writers to Watch event. RSVP here: www.crowdcast.io/c/writers-to...
Oh boy do I have a lot to gush about for DEAD BUT DREAMING OF ELECTRIC SHEEP, out in June. Philip K. Dick meets the Coen Brothers in this genre-bending near-future tech nightmare.
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John will be on our May Writers to Watch event! Hope you can join!
Hi #ewgc pals! We're fresh off the heels of PLA. So happy we could move this to the week after. What's everyone reading??
Helllllloooo, galley chatters! How is everyone doing today? Defrosting from the winter? Recovering from PLA? #ewgc
Searching for your next read for the 250th anniversary of the United States? Look no further!
Spend 5 minutes with Stephanie Dray & Laura Kamoie, authors of A FOUNDING MOTHER! This is the unforgettable story of Abigail Adams, a woman ahead of her time.
🔗 Watch here: youtu.be/fdKZUsBVFDw?...
Going to PLA 2026? Make sure you're signed up for Library Journal's Evening of Dialog! 📚
On April 1st at 6 PM, Justin Ellis, author of THE CRUELTY OF NICE FOLKS, will be speaking about his timely and powerful forthcoming publication!
🔗 RSVP here: www.eventbrite.com/e/library-jo...
The April 2026 LibraryReads winners have been announced! Congrats to all 🎉
🔗 Listen to the authors' reactions here: bit.ly/3PElsNo
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Next on our Top 10 (in alpha order by author's surname) is JAPANESE GOTHIC by Kylie Lee Baker! @librarylovefest.bsky.social
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Next on the LibraryReads Top 10 for April 2026 is THE ENDING WRITES ITSELF by Evelyn Clarke! @librarylovefest.bsky.social
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Rainbow Rowell returns to the Hall of Fame with CHERRY BABY! @librarylovefest.bsky.social
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The Board Bonus Pick for April 2026 is THE LEFT AND THE LUCKY by Willy Vlautin! @librarylovefest.bsky.social
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The Notable Nonfiction Pick for April 2026 is THE LOST CITIES OF EL NORTE: CORONADO'S QUEST, THE UNCONQUERED WEST, AND THE BIRTH OF AMERICAN INDIAN RESISTANCE by Peter Stark. @librarylovefest.bsky.social
Thank you for a great hour, everyone! See ya next month.
#ewgc 📚
WHEN LEMONS GIVE YOU LIFE is a novel about family, second chances, & the lengths we go for those we love. It follows a woman fighting to hold onto life & her older brother who's rediscovering reasons to embrace it.
This is a new one from the author of THE BORROWED LIFE OF FREDERICK FIFE! #ewgc
Beyond excited for THE OCCIDENTAL BOOK OF THE DEAD by T. Geronimo Johnson!
This long-awaited, visionary novel is centered on a Black cop in an Atlanta precinct, whose façade of white alliance begins to crumble after a highly publicized murder.
The egalley is up now, so RUN to download it!
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Horror Movie meets The Blair Witch Project in this supernatural chokehold of a book told entirely through found documents!
THE SHIP OF DEATH is the cursed story of a couple ensnared by a tabletop role-playing game, who are commanded to do the unthinkable...
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Punk is always relevant!
Dive into PUNK IN FIFTY PIECES to read about how it redefined music and popular culture. This cultural history explores fifty iconic alternative songs, and how they changed music forever.
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We have a new magical Madeline Martin novel!
In A TIME OF WITCHES, two women, bound by blood and betrayal, must break silence across centuries—or be silenced forever.
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Who's coming to the PLA Conference in Minneapolis?🙋🏼♀️
Swing by the HarperCollins booth (#637) for galleys galore, resources, & author signings!
We also have amazing authors attending a number of events!
(Yes, you are seeing that correctly...Ann Patchett is speaking at the PLA Author Lunch!)
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Escapism?? Sign me up!!
The Libby Book Award winners were announced, & we’re thrilled that these three phenomenal authors have won awards!
Congratulations to Catherine Newman (WRECK, Best Book Club Book), Nnedi Okorafor (DEATH OF THE AUTHOR, Best Science Fiction), & Alison Bechdel (SPENT, Best Comic/Graphic Novel)!
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So lucky to have this lineup for Writers to Watch! 🍀
At 7 PM ET on 3/19, hear from these authors:
Kelly Rimmer/THE STORY KEEPER
Natalie Sue/YOU'LL LOVE IT HERE
Alexandra Andrews/THE FINE ART OF LYING
Meg Charlton/VOYAGERS
🔗 RSVP on FB: bit.ly/47lnB6D
🔗 Register on Crowdcast: bit.ly/3Phd2eG
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Hi, librarians! SO excited to be joining you for #ewgc today. What's everyone been reading?
