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LibraryReads: The Top 10 Adult Fiction and Nonfiction Chosen Monthly by America's Library Staff. Find out more at libraryreads.org!

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The October 2026 Notable Nonfiction Pick is TYRANT LIZARD QUEEN by Riley Black! 🦖
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September 15, 2026 at 2:10 PM
The October 2026 Bonus Pick is SHELTER IS NECESSARY FOR EXISTENCE by Brenda Iijima! 📚💙
September 15, 2026 at 2:08 PM
Here's the October 2026 LibraryReads Hall of Fame collage. Head to our website for a printable list as well as printable lists of individual authors previous HoF titles! 📚💙
September 15, 2026 at 2:04 PM
Here's the October 2026 LibraryReads Top Ten collage. Head to our website for the full list, including annotations! 📚💙
September 15, 2026 at 2:02 PM
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September 15, 2026 at 1:59 PM
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IndieNext is the independent bookstore version of LibraryReads. On today's blog, I mention how you can use LibraryReads to help promote your collection.
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September 3, 2026 at 6:45 PM
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Books that libraries will love, voted on by library workers who loved the books🤯We don't question the science, we are just glad to be a part of it! Join us, @libraryreads.bsky.social, and our publishing partners for our fall #LibraryReads webinar on 9/15! Register now: bit.ly/4xSoKxI
August 18, 2026 at 4:13 PM
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My #LibraryReadingWed @libraryreads.bsky.social #BookSky for today is MURDER AT THE GRAND ALPINE HOTEL by Lucy Foley, due out in Sept. from @harpercollins.bsky.social @librarylovefest.bsky.social @wmmorrowbooks.bsky.social. Loving it. Who doesn't want (or need) more Miss Marple?
August 19, 2026 at 1:37 PM
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My #LibraryReadingWed @libraryreads.bsky.social #BookSky (listen) for today is MURDER AT RAVENSWOOD HOUSE by @louisemarley.bsky.social #2 in her English Village Mystery series. Borrowed from my library thru @hoopladigital.bsky.social I am re-listening to them all. I absolutely love this series.
August 19, 2026 at 1:40 PM
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@jodipicoult.bsky.social's 30th novel HOLLOW BONES is out on September 15th and is a @libraryreads.bsky.social Hall of Fame pick for September — congratulations Jodi!
Here is the September 2026 Hall of Fame--featuring new titles from go-to authors whose books have made the Top 10 multiple times!
August 19, 2026 at 2:39 PM
Thanks for celebrating all these fun and fascinating LibraryReads picks coming out in September! Thank you to the authors, the publishers, NetGalley and Edelweiss, and all the library workers who read and vote each month!

Please vote for your favorite October titles by September 1st!
August 17, 2026 at 2:21 PM
The Notable Nonfiction pick for September 2026 is LIVE LAUGH LOVE: THE SECRET HISTORY OF WHITE CHRISTIAN WOMEN AND THE WORLD THEY MADE by Kristin Kobes Du Mez. @wwnortonlibrary.bsky.social
August 17, 2026 at 2:20 PM
Our LibraryReads Bonus Pick for September 2026 is THE BIRTHING TREE: A NOVEL by Amanda Peters. @catapultbooks.bsky.social
August 17, 2026 at 2:10 PM
Here is the September 2026 Hall of Fame--featuring new titles from go-to authors whose books have made the Top 10 multiple times!
August 17, 2026 at 2:05 PM
It's your TBR pile's favorite time of the month: LibraryReads announcements day! Here are the Top 10 adult books coming out in September that library workers across the USA are raving about!

The Top Pick this month is TEMPEST by Victoria Aveyard!

Print-friendly list at libraryreads.org.
August 17, 2026 at 2:00 PM
Thank you to the authors who captivate us with the marvelous stories they write! Thanks to publishers who make digital galleys available for librarians to review! And thanks to Edelweiss and NetGalley for helping us gather votes!

September votes due by August 1st. Happy reading, everyone!
July 15, 2026 at 2:21 PM
Grazie mille to all the public library staff who voted for our August 2026 LibraryReads picks! Extra thanks to those who wrote an annotation to tell us why you enjoyed a book.
July 15, 2026 at 2:18 PM
The Notable Nonfiction pick for August 2026 is INSTANT NOODLES AND BEYOND by Robin Ha! @librarylovefest.bsky.social
July 15, 2026 at 2:15 PM
The LibraryReads Bonus Pick for August is PORTRAIT OF A WITCH UNDONE by K.S. Shay. @erewhonbooks.bsky.social
July 15, 2026 at 2:10 PM
You'll never run out of reading material if you browse our LibraryReads Hall of Fame! This hall is lined with authors whose books get voted for time and time again. Here are the August 2026 Hall of Famers' titles, also available as a handy printable flyer for your patrons.
July 15, 2026 at 2:07 PM
On a summer reading streak? Keep your momentum going with some of the August 2026 LibraryReads picks! These hot new books coming out next month are reader-tested, librarian approved.

Top Pick is MAJESTIC HILLS by Dawn Turner! @simonandschuster.bsky.social

Printable list at libraryreads.org.
July 15, 2026 at 2:01 PM
Downloadable galleys from the LibraryReads author panels and the Booklist Read 'n' Rave at ALA Annual 2026 are now available!
Booklist/LibraryReads Read 'n' Rave panel: www.edelweiss.plus?catalogID=54...
LibraryReads/ALMA Your Morning is Booked '26 Author Panel: www.edelweiss.plus#catalogID=54...
July 1, 2026 at 4:59 PM
Will we see you next week? 😍
Thanks for your patience! The link in the ALA Event Scheduler is down, so here is a new RSVP link for our upcoming Your Morning is Booked Author Panel!
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June 23, 2026 at 4:05 AM
Our LibraryReads Bonus Pick for July 2026 is WHEN MIKAN ROAD WAS OURS by D. K. Furutani! @ssedlib.bsky.social
June 15, 2026 at 2:19 PM
Thank you to all the public library staff who read and voted for our July 2026 Top 10 and Hall of Fame picks! Happy reading, everyone!
June 15, 2026 at 2:12 PM