Thank you for a great hour, everyone! See ya next month.
#ewgc π
Thank you for a great hour, everyone! See ya next month.
#ewgc π
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 faΓ§ade of white alliance begins to crumble after a highly publicized murder.
The egalley is up now, so RUN to download it!
#ewgc
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...
#ewgc
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 centuriesβor be silenced forever.
#ewgc
Who's coming to the PLA Conference in Minneapolis?ππΌββοΈ
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!)
#ewgc
Escapism?? Sign me up!!
The Libby Book Award winners were announced, & weβre 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)!
#ewgc
So lucky to have this lineup for Writers to Watch! π
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
π RSVP on FB: bit.ly/47lnB6D
π 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?
Today at 2 PM ET, we'll be LIVE for an hour of book talking! Be sure to join us to hear all about the forthcoming titles that should be on your TBR list. π
π RSVP on Facebook: www.facebook.com/share/189LpM...
π Register on Crowdcast: www.crowdcast.io/c/galley-gab...
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Our apologies for the inconvenience!
Congrats to all of our LibraryReads winners! We had a beautiful showing for March 2026, including two authors on the Top Ten list and three authors in the Hall of Fame. π
π Hear directly from the authors: bit.ly/4rXkJ7Z
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The last-not-least author in the March 2026 LibraryReads Hall of Fame is Benjamin Stevenson with EVERYONE IN THIS BANK IS A THIEF! @librarylovefest.bsky.social
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The next author on our LibraryReads March 2026 Hall of Fame list is Joshilyn Jackson with MISSING SISTER! @librarylovefest.bsky.social
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Next on the March 2026 LibraryReads Top 10 is YOU SHOULD HAVE BEEN NICER TO MY MOM by Vincent Tirado! @librarylovefest.bsky.social
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Next on the March 2026 LibraryReads Top 10 is LAKE EFFECT: A NOVEL by Cynthia D'Aprix Sweeney! @librarylovefest.bsky.social
It's time for our WORLD-FAMOUS book buzz with Library Journal! π
We'll be buzzing all about books that have set our hearts aflutter on February 18th at 2 PM ET! Be sure to tune in...we have so many books to tell you about. π
π Register here: bit.ly/4avDf0g
βΌοΈ REMINDER βΌοΈ
Today, at 2 PM ET, we will be LIVE on Facebook & Crowdcast for an hour of book talking! Be sure to tune in to gab with us about forthcoming titles that should be on your TBR list. π
π RSVP on FB: bit.ly/4qXnUfP
π Register on Crowdcast: bit.ly/3MaM9Ic
Promotional graphic for upcoming Booklist audiobook webinar AMAZING AUDIOBOOKS happening Thursday, February 12 at 2 p.m. ET / 11 a.m. PT
How can you find the best recommendations to fit every listenerβs needs in your library? By filling your mind with more audiobooks! RSVP for our 2/12 #audiobook webinar feat. @hoopladigital.bsky.social, @sbkslibrary.bsky.social, @librarylovefest.bsky.social, and @prhaudio.bsky.social: bit.ly/4pW6NcZ
We are thrilled to share that SONITA by Sonita Alizada has been selected as a winner of the Alex Award!
YALSA has selected 10 adult books with special appeal to teen readers to receive the 2026 Alex Awards, including SONITA.
Congratulations to Sonita! π
If you have an NYPL library card, we have great news!π
Warm up during this winter storm with HEATED RIVALRY by Rachel Reid & the rest of the GAME CHANGERS series!β€οΈβπ₯
Those with an NYPL library card can instantly access the e-book/audiobook through 2/14.
πMore info here: www.nypl.org/blog/2026/01...
book cover for how to survive in the woods by kat rosenfield featuring white lettering over a dark background of pointed evergreen trees with the bloody tip of a chefβs knife among them
HOW TO SURVIVE IN THE WOODS by kat rosenfield @katrosenfi.bsky.social comes out 3/10/26 from @harperbooks.bsky.social @librarylovefest.bsky.social #thriller #maine #AppalachianTrail #control #betrayal #BookSky get your @libraryreads.bsky.social votes in by 2/1!
π These books have set our hearts aflutter! Be sure to tune in on 2/24 at 7 PM ET to hear from:
Walter Mosley/GHALEN
Melissa Albert/THE CHILDREN
Meg Mitchell Moore/DOWN WITH THE SHIPMANS
Edward Underhill/THE HOUSE OF NOW AND THEN
π RSVP on FB: bit.ly/4pPg86s
π Register on Crowdcast: bit.ly/4bbGoEy
Cover image of THE FOURTH PRINCESS by Janie Chang next to headshot of author
π¨An addiction to BBC police shows
πͺA home library with a ladder (#THEDREAM)
π»A Gothic novel set in 1911 Shanghai
πThe glory of libraries
It's all here in our latest #10Qs with Janie Chang, author of THE FOURTH PRINCESS (@librarylovefest.bsky.social). Read the entire interview now: bit.ly/4sO28fZ
HER LAST BREATH by Taylor Adams made the February 2026 LibraryReads list!
@librarylovefest.bsky.social @taylor.adams.author ππ #booksky
I'LL MAKE ME A WORLD: THE 100-YEAR JOURNEY OF BLACK HISTORY MONTH by Jarvis R. Givens is the February 2026 LibraryReads Nonfiction pick! @librarylovefest.bsky.social #booksky
IT'S NOT HER is LibraryReads Hall of Fame author Mary Kubica's February 2026 release! #booksky @librarylovefest.bsky.social