photo collage of March 2026 LibraryReads Hall of Fame titles
More books to love in March--this LibraryReads Hall of Fame list features books by authors whom public library staff vote for again and again! #BookSky
photo collage of book covers for LibraryReads Top 10 March 2026
Dear Readers' Advisory Librarians--Here are new forthcoming books to love and share with your patrons in March '26: the LibraryReads Top 10! An easy to print list can be found at libraryreads.org. #BookSky
Thanks all for the too many editions to my TBR! See you next month! #ewgc
Ooooh! I forgot that one was coming! #ewgc
That's certainly what drew me in! #ewgc
Cover is cream with a tree coiled around the left-hand side with apples, a potion, strawberries, herbs, a sword, crystals, mushrooms, a spellbook, sword and radishes all on or in the tree or on the ground in its roots. It all frames a farm with a house and fields and a dog running up the walk.
And… I’m just now noticing the floral trend to most of my titles but… FIELD GUIDE FOR THE FORMERLY VILLAINOUS by Autumn K. England (6/26) caught my attention as well. Thanks for the physical ARC from Poisoned Pen/Sourcebooks! #ewgc #booksky #librarians
Cover is cream with gold vines and leaves and burgundy flowers under the author's name and title.
Also, on my TBR: THE FOURSOME by Christina Baker Kline (5/26) just arrived in a box of ARCs. Thank you Mariner/Harpercollins! #ewgc #booksky #librarians
Cover is deep blue with flowers, vines, branches and foliage. One grouping shapes the body of a buck, which has a normal looking head and antlers.
I am intrigued by the cover and description for THE LORD OF THE WOOD by E. M. Anderson (7/26) in which a clockmaker accepts a job in the enchanted forest where his father disappeared. #ewgc #booksky #librarians
Cover is in dark blues and greens with a floral motif centering a male couple embracing--one in a suit jacket and open button-down shirt and the other shown from the back in a flannel shirt.
I’m hoping to be approved for DEARLY DEPARTED by Chip Pons (6/26) in which a grumpy former Hades meets a sunshiny florist. #ewgc #booksky #librarians
This one's on my TBR short list! #ewgc
The cover centers a creepy-looking gothic style house and a white dog with brown spots on the sidewalk looking up at it.
I’m very interested in THE REDEMPTION CENTER IS CLOSED ON SUNDAYS by Andrea Hairston (5/26). It's described as "An extra-dimensional murder mystery with conundrums, alien tricksters, and a dog detective." #ewgc #booksky #librarians
Cover image featuring two winged figures embracing in flight over a city. One a dark-haired man with white wings and the other a blond woman with purple/blue wings.
I’ll be voting for ARCHANGEL'S ETERNITY by Nalini Singh (5/26) for @libraryreads.bsky.social. I thought it was a very interesting and expansive end to the series. I hate to say goodbye to these characters! #ewgc #booksky #librarians
End of the year and January got a little overwhelming, but I’m finding my way back to #ewgc today! But I’m also scheduling a few posts just in case. #booksky #librarians
EarlyWord GalleyChat is TODAY if you want the scoop on the best books coming out in a few months to pre-order, or request from Netgalley or Edelweiss Plus if you get ARCs and/or DRCs. We are libarians and we know our stuff! Follow the hashtag #ewgc at 4 p.m. EST. #librarian #librarians #booksky
February's picks!
#LibFaves25. Gold ribbon: The Correspondent, The Buffalo Hunter Hunter, and One Day, Everyone Will Have Always Been Against This. Silver ribbon: Wild Dark Shore. Bronze ribbon: The Incandescent, My Friends, and The Names
Drum roll please... the books have been tallied and with over 500 total votes and more than 350 unique titles mentioned, the favorite books of #LibFaves25 are:
Also wanted to say, we did our best to catch all the books mentioned, but I know there were a couple glitches with the hashtag not updating right away sometimes, so sorry if we missed anyone’s vote! #LibFaves25
#LibFaves25 is up on the EarlyWord blog! www.earlyword.com/2025/12/18/l...
Yesterday, was a bit much but I wanted to share. #libfaves25
Book cover for “The Ferryman and His Wife.” An abstract figure of a red headed woman in the foreground but it is translucent over a scene of a boat in the water.
Day 10 #libfaves25: THE FERRYMAN AND HIS WIFE by Frode Grytten. It’s just beautiful and has stuck with me since I finished it back in June!
Kudos to my wonderful tally-taking volunteers of #LibFaves25! @madpoptart.bsky.social @mrlzbth.bsky.social @fineplan.bsky.social @jesstlibrarian.bsky.social @jwbookworm.bsky.social @hartgami.bsky.social @pjgard.bsky.social @danthebookman.bsky.social We've noted over 300 unique titles!
Book cover for “The Book of Alchemy” is the title and author in white over a vibrant marbled backdrop in vibrant and neon pinks, greens and blues.
Day 9 #libfaves25: THE BOOK OF ALCHEMY: A CREATIVE PRACTICE FOR AN INSPIRED LIFE by Suleika Jaouad. Such a wide range of fascinating essays and thought-provoking journaling prompts. Contributors include Hanif Abdurraqib, Jon Batiste, Elizabeth Gilbert, just to name a few.
The book cover for “One Day, Everyone Will Have Always Been Against This.” A spare bright red cover with a rough charcoal drawing of a missile falling from the top of the cover pointed at the figure of a little girl waving up at it with her right hand and holding flowers in her left.
Day 8 #libfaves25: National Book Award winner, ONE DAY, EVERYONE WILL HAVE ALWAYS BEEN AGAINST THIS by Omar El Akkad. An important look at the failure of the West to live up to its vaunted values.
Midday #LibFaves25 update: THE CORRESPONDENT has pulled into the lead with 5 votes; AUTOMATIC NOODLE has joined VICTORIAN PSYCHO, DEATH OF THE AUTHOR, and WILD DARK SHORE in the 4 vote club. There's still lots of time for things to change. Stay tuned! 💙📚
The book cover for “Automatic Noodle.” A busy cover centered on a robotic arm lifting noodles out of a square bowl with chopsticks, a exaggerated San Francisco skyline with the bridge is down in front of the bowl, along with out of proportion robots sitting in various spots and another set of robotic arms reaching into the page with a whisk.
Day 7 #libfaves25: AUTOMATIC NOODLE by Annalee Newitz. August's
@libraryreads.bsky.social Top Pick--A cozy sci fic novella featuring obsolete robots opening up a noodle shop... because of course.
The book cover for “The Listeners.” The cover illustration is a black and white photograph looking down over the railing of a spiral staircase seeing the coil down into darkness and what looks like the back of a servant with a tray of refreshments walking up it.
Day 6 #libfaves25: THE LISTENERS by Maggie Stiefvater. June’s @libraryreads.bsky.social Top Pick—Stateside WWII, espionage in a luxe setting, and a touch of Appalachian magic.
Time for me to pass the baton to our next #LibFaves25 volunteer. At last check we had 212 unique titles, and the tied top titles are still: The Correspondent, Death of the Author, and Wild Dark Shore. BUT a few new titles might be gaining momentum. Our count down continues through 12/17.
Midday update: We've added 27 distinct titles for a total of 199 and the tied top titles are: The Correspondent, Death of the Author, and Wild Dark Shore. Remember, you can still jump in! Count down your 10 favorite books published in 2025, through 12/17. TITLE in caps, tag #LibFaves25!
Yes, they do. #LibFaves25
Book cover for "A murder for miss Hortense" with the word "Murder" colored in red. The cover features a black woman in a bright yellow coat walking on a path of dominos. The pieces behind her are falling and two have red that looks like blood dripping on them. All on a solid dark purple background.
And my pick for Day 5 #libfaves25: A MURDER FOR MISS HORTENSE by Mel Pennant featuring an exceptionally observant Aunty in a Windrush community outside of Birmingham, England. This a wonderful audiobook as well! I'm hoping it's a series starter!
