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

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!

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?...

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??

Helllllloooo, galley chatters! How is everyone doing today? Defrosting from the winter? Recovering from PLA? #ewgc

Searching for your next read for the 250th anniversary of the United States? Look no further! Spend 5 minutes with Stephanie Dray & Laura Kamoie, authors of A FOUNDING MOTHER! This is the unforgettable story of Abigail Adams, a woman ahead of her time. 🔗 Watch here: youtu.be/fdKZUsBVFDw?...

Going to PLA 2026? Make sure you're signed up for Library Journal's Evening of Dialog! 📚 On April 1st at 6 PM, Justin Ellis, author of THE CRUELTY OF NICE FOLKS, will be speaking about his timely and powerful forthcoming publication! 🔗 RSVP here: www.eventbrite.com/e/library-jo...

The April 2026 LibraryReads winners have been announced! Congrats to all 🎉 🔗 Listen to the authors' reactions here: bit.ly/3PElsNo

Next on our Top 10 (in alpha order by author's surname) is JAPANESE GOTHIC by Kylie Lee Baker! @librarylovefest.bsky.social

Next on the LibraryReads Top 10 for April 2026 is THE ENDING WRITES ITSELF by Evelyn Clarke! @librarylovefest.bsky.social

Rainbow Rowell returns to the Hall of Fame with CHERRY BABY! @librarylovefest.bsky.social

The Board Bonus Pick for April 2026 is THE LEFT AND THE LUCKY by Willy Vlautin! @librarylovefest.bsky.social

The Notable Nonfiction Pick for April 2026 is THE LOST CITIES OF EL NORTE: CORONADO'S QUEST, THE UNCONQUERED WEST, AND THE BIRTH OF AMERICAN INDIAN RESISTANCE by Peter Stark. @librarylovefest.bsky.social

Thank you for a great hour, everyone! See ya next month. #ewgc 📚

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 façade 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. #ewgc

We have a new magical Madeline Martin novel! In A TIME OF WITCHES, two women, bound by blood and betrayal, must break silence across centuries—or be silenced forever. #ewgc

Who's coming to the PLA Conference in Minneapolis?🙋🏼‍♀️ 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

The Libby Book Award winners were announced, & we’re 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! 🍀 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 🔗 RSVP on FB: bit.ly/47lnB6D 🔗 Register on Crowdcast: bit.ly/3Phd2eG #ewgc

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. 📚 🔗 RSVP on Facebook: www.facebook.com/share/189LpM... 🔗 Register on Crowdcast: www.crowdcast.io/c/galley-gab...

Hi, all! We are having some connectivity issues with Facebook for Writers to Watch. Please join us on Crowdcast: www.crowdcast.io/c/writers-to... 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. 🎉 🔗 Hear directly from the authors: bit.ly/4rXkJ7Z

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

The next author on our LibraryReads March 2026 Hall of Fame list is Joshilyn Jackson with MISSING SISTER! @librarylovefest.bsky.social

Next on the March 2026 LibraryReads Top 10 is YOU SHOULD HAVE BEEN NICER TO MY MOM by Vincent Tirado! @librarylovefest.bsky.social

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! 🐝 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. 📚 🔗 Register here: bit.ly/4avDf0g