LibraryReads
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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! (Social media managed by volunteers)
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!
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.
The Notable Nonfiction pick for August 2026 is INSTANT NOODLES AND BEYOND by Robin Ha! @librarylovefest.bsky.social
The LibraryReads Bonus Pick for August is PORTRAIT OF A WITCH UNDONE by K.S. Shay. @erewhonbooks.bsky.social
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.
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.
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...
Our LibraryReads Bonus Pick for July 2026 is WHEN MIKAN ROAD WAS OURS by D. K. Furutani! @ssedlib.bsky.social
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!
The July 2026 Notable Nonfiction pick is HUMAN RAISED: NURTURING CONNECTION, CURIOSITY & LIFELONG LEARNING IN THE AGE OF AI by Dana Suskind, MD. @prhlibrary.bsky.social
Our LibraryReads July 2026 Hall of Fame titles will also provide hours of summer reading fun! Printable list at libraryreads.org.
For your summer reading consideration...the July 2026 LibraryReads Top 10! The Top Pick is THE STORY KEEPER by Kelly Rimmer. Printable list can be found at libraryreads.org.
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! forms.gle/BGjEQ6ZH7odT...
We are weeks away (😱) from #ALAAC26! Booklist has tons of events and programs happening including our favorite #ReadNRave! Join us, @libraryreads.bsky.social, and some amazing panelists so we can all gush about books on 6/28 at 1 p.m. CT in Room W195 at McCormick Place! Info here: cdmcd.co/6vqyDj
THE BOOK OF BIRDS: A FIELD GUIDE TO WONDER AND LOSS by Robert Macfarlane and Jackie Morris is the June 2026 LibraryReads Notable Nonfiction pick!
The LibraryReads June 2026 Bonus Pick is SUBLIMATION by Isabel J. Kim!
And here is the June 2026 Hall of Fame! Head over to our website to view the entire printable PDF list complete with annotations! libraryreads.org 📚💙 #BookSky
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
Our friends at the Heartland Book Festival are accepting author panel submissions for the upcoming October event at the Kansas City Public Library! Details here: tinyurl.com/4n2a94wj
2026 Heartland Book Festival - Author Panel Interest Submission Form
Thank you for your interest in participating in a panel at the Heartland Book Festival. Panels take place October 3, 2026, at the Kansas City Public Library: Central Library. The Heartland Book Festi...
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My #LibraryReadingWed @libraryreads.bsky.social #BookSky for yesterday is PERSONS OF INTEREST by Peter Grainger, re-released & due out in May from @hachetteus.bsky.social #UnionSquare&Co. #4 in the DC Smith/Kings Lake Investigation series. Sorry for the delay, I had a rare day off yesterday!
My #LibraryReadingWed @libraryreads.bsky.social #BookSky for yesterday is DON'T CROSS MO ELLERY by Birdie Horne, due out in August from @harpercollins.bsky.social @wmmorrowbooks.bsky.social. Lots of fun so far! Not too far in, but hoping Mo's luck changes soon. I'd kind of like to hang out with her.
My #LibraryReadingWed @libraryreads.bsky.social #BookSky for today is LUCK AND JUDGEMENT by Peter Grainger, re-released and due out in May from @hachetteus.bsky.social #UnionSquare&Co. #3 in the DC Smith/Kings Lake Investigation series. DC is clever, cool, & imperturbable. Love him & this series.
And that's a wrap for May! Congratulations again to our Top 10 & Hall of Fame authors! Librarians, you can suggest these books with confidence (with a handy dandy book talk included for each of the Top 10!). Please keep voting and writing reviews for your favorite books coming out in June!
Our Notable Nonfiction pick for May 2026 is MAKE BELIEVE: ON TELLING STORIES TO CHILDREN by Mac Barnett! @hachettelibrary.bsky.social
Wait, there's more! The LibraryReads Board Bonus Pick for May 2026 is THE LAST CONTRACT OF ISAKO by Fonda Lee. @hachettelibrary.bsky.social
And rounding out the May 2026 Hall of Fame is Martha Wells with PLATFORM DECAY! @torbooks.bsky.social
Next on the May 2026 Hall of Fame list is Elizabeth Strout with THE THINGS WE NEVER SAY: A NOVEL! @prhlibrary.bsky.social
Next on the Hall of Fame list for May 2026 is Nora Roberts with THE FINAL TARGET! @macmillanlib.bsky.social
