📢 HAPPENING NOW 📢 Tune in for an amazing, multi-publisher book buzz hosted by ALMA! 🔗 Join here: us02web.zoom.us/webinar/regi...

Looking for your next book club pick or vacay read? Then join us TOMORROW (8/4) for our adult faves webinar with recs from: 📘 @hachettelibrary.bsky.social 📕 @librarylovefest.bsky.social 📗#DisneyPublishing 📙 @ssedlib.bsky.social 📘 @ecwpress.bsky.social RSVP now: bit.ly/4buktaS

We'll see you soon for the @ala-united.bsky.social Virtual Gala Author Tea featuring author Lisa Kleypas!

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📚 You’re invited to the Virtual Gala Author Tea! ☕ Join United for Libraries for a free virtual author talk featuring Lisa Kleypas, author of QUEEN OF LOMBARD STREET! 🔗 Register here: https://bit.ly/4pBwwsD 🗓️ July 30th 🕓 4:30 PM ET 💻 Virtual & free—open to all book and library lovers!

📚 You’re invited to the Virtual Gala Author Tea! ☕ Join United for Libraries for a free virtual author talk featuring Lisa Kleypas, author of QUEEN OF LOMBARD STREET! 🔗 Register here: https://bit.ly/4pBwwsD 🗓️ July 30th 🕓 4:30 PM ET 💻 Virtual & free—open to all book and library lovers!

Check out this sizzling episode of Writers to Watch! On 8/20 at 7 PM ET, join us to hear from: B.K. Borison/GRIM TIDINGS Lisa Kleypas/QUEEN OF LOMBARD STREET Becky Chambers/AS YOU WAKE, BREAK THE SHELL Lauren Willig/WHAT HAPPENS AT NIGHTFALL 🔗 Facebook: bit.ly/44Osa83 🔗 Crowdcast: bit.ly/4gTPatw

📚 You’re invited to the Virtual Gala Author Tea! ☕ Join United for Libraries for a free virtual author talk featuring Lisa Kleypas, author of QUEEN OF LOMBARD STREET! 🔗 Register here: https://bit.ly/4pBwwsD 🗓️ July 30th 🕓 4:30 PM ET 💻 Virtual & free—open to all book and library lovers!

Wondering what you should be voting for next for the September LibraryReads list? We've got you covered! ‼️ Reminder to get your votes in for the September list by August 1st. 🔗 Find our staff suggestions here: bit.ly/4yzcDGF

👀 Come hear about our upcoming reads in the sci-fi, fantasy, and horror space! Tomorrow (7/14) at 2 PM ET!

Booklist Publications@ala-booklist.bsky.social · 3w ago

"OUT THERE! There's a world outside of Yonkers..." Read beyond this world (or your musical world 😉) and join us TOMORROW to learn about new sci-fi, horror & fantasy titles from: 👽 @yenpress.com 🚀 @macmillanlib.bsky.social 🧟 @ecwpress.bsky.social 🔮 @librarylovefest.bsky.social Reg: bit.ly/4uWg9Ih

Hi #ewgc friends. I hope you had a great long weekend! It's so great to see what you are all reading and loving!

TONIGHT is a star-studded episode of Writers to Watch! Join us at 7 PM ET to hear from... Gregory Maguire/GALINDA Victoria Aveyard/TEMPEST Deesha Philyaw/THE TRUE CONFESSIONS OF FIRST LADY FREEMAN Laleh Khadivi/FEMALE LIFE ON PLANET EARTH 🔗Facebook: bit.ly/3SMqnh0 🔗Crowdcast: bit.ly/4wubXAJ #ewgc

Already one of my favorite books of the year is THE SINGLE GIRLS by John Searles (July). It's a marvelous look at Helen Gurley Brown and how she developed Cosmopolitan magazine into a powerhouse. Photo of me reading in my favorite salon. #ewgc

Searching for adventure without leaving the comfort of your favorite reading chair? Look no further than our 7/14 webinar feat. upcoming sci-fi, horror and fantasy titles from: 👽 @yenpress.com 🚀 @macmillanlib.bsky.social 🧟 @ecwpress.bsky.social 🔮 @librarylovefest.bsky.social RSVP: bit.ly/4uWg9Ih

This Thursday, 7/9, we will be going live at 7 PM ET to hear from four fantastic authors about their upcoming books! GREGORY MAGUIRE VICTORIA AVEYARD DEESHA PHILYAW LALEH KHADIVI 🔗RSVP on Facebook: bit.ly/3SMqnh0 🔗Register on Crowdcast: bit.ly/4wubXAJ

Clay McLeod Chapman has a message for librarians! Hear directly from him about his new horror romance, DEVIL INSIDE. 🔗 Listen here: bit.ly/4416qFu

A Message to Librarians from Clay McLeod Chapman, Author of DEVIL INSIDE

Clay McLeod Chapman delivers a message to librarians and tells you more about his new horror romance, DEVIL INSIDE. More about DEVIL INSIDE (on sale 8/11/26): THE EXORCIST meets THE DEAD ROMANTICS in Clay McLeod Chapman’s horror romance about a young man who think he’s met the love of his life only to find out she’s a demon, and must decide how far he's willing to go to make this relationship work. Download an egalley on Edelweiss: https://www.edelweiss.plus/?sku=0778306216&g=4400 Download an egalley on NetGalley: https://www.netgalley.com/catalog/book/725496

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Oh! Reminder that we aren't having Writers to Watch in June. Pre-recording Galley Gab Fest that will go up soon (Crowdcasters get reminders and RSVP link is below). W2W back July 9th! We have a great line up. Catch us at ALA and we'll spill the beans! AKA having the full roster by then :) #ewgc

Are you going to ALA?? We'll have our full schedule up on librarylovefest.com and in our newsletter soon but until then, don't forget to RSVP to our breakfast buzz on Sat 6/27: form.jotform.com/261245575587... Slight change, it's at 9 AM (30 min later) this year! #ewgc

Hi #ewgc friends! Whatcha reading this month??? Can't wait to see!

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Are you attending the ALA Conference in Chicago this year? Be sure to mark yourself present for our WORLD-FAMOUS BOOK BUZZ on Saturday, 6/27 at 9 AM. There will be breakfast, buzzy books, & an exclusive galley drop of LIFE OUT OF ORDER by Audrey Niffenegger! 📚 🔗 RSVP here: bit.ly/48VtTuH

Book club woes? We can help! Join us TOM.(5/19) to learn about some fabulous titles perfect for your next book group! We'll be joined by: 📕 @macmillanlib.bsky.social 📘 @ssedlib.bsky.social 📗 @librarylovefest.bsky.social 📙 #ShadowMountainPublishing 📘 @dundurnpress.bsky.social RSVP: bit.ly/3Qr6Cuk

☀️ Summer is here and it’s time to pack your beach bag! Check out our curated list of summer reads that’ll keep you company while you’re checked out for the summer. 🦀🐚 🔗 More info here: www.librarylovefest.com/dive-into-su...

Happy Friday, #Booksky! 📚💙 Here is our June 2026 LibraryReads list! Head over to our website to view the entire printable PDF list complete with annotations! libraryreads.org

April's showers brought May flowers, and the newest episode of Writers to Watch! Be sure to join us on May 12th at 7 PM ET to hear from four fantastic authors about their forthcoming novels. 🔗 RSVP on Facebook: bit.ly/4d4f7TP 🔗 Register on Crowdcast: bit.ly/4tDblaj

Kat Rosenfield, author of HOW TO SURVIVE IN THE WOODS, sat down with us for a killer conversation about her latest novel! This page-turning thriller, set in Maine’s Hundred Mile Wilderness, is a tale of passion, betrayal, control, & what it means to survive. 🔗 Watch here: bit.ly/4eNY4rl

For Galley Gab fest this month, we are excited to welcome Lara Baez, Assistant Director of Marketing & Publicity at Harper Voyager! She'll be talking about the LitRPG (Literary Role-Playing Game) craze! 🔗 Register on Crowdcast: bit.ly/4udZUX1 🔗 RSVP on Facebook: bit.ly/3P3GIMN

Catherine Newman, author of WRECK, will be in conversation with Virginia Stanley on April 30th at the Darien Library! It'll be a night to remember, so be sure to register at the link below. 🔗 Find more info here: www.darienlibrary.org/event/cather...

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?...

Five Minutes with Bobuq Sayed, Author of NO GOD BUT US

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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 #ewgc

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. #ewgc

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??