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...

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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

‼️ REMINDER ‼️ 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. 📚 🔗 RSVP on FB: bit.ly/4qXnUfP 🔗 Register on Crowdcast: bit.ly/3MaM9Ic

How can you find the best recommendations to fit every listener’s 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! 🎉

If you have an NYPL library card, we have great news!🏒 Warm up during this winter storm with HEATED RIVALRY by Rachel Reid & the rest of the GAME CHANGERS series!❤️‍🔥 Those with an NYPL library card can instantly access the e-book/audiobook through 2/14. 🔗More info here: www.nypl.org/blog/2026/01...

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!

💘 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 🔗 RSVP on FB: bit.ly/4pPg86s 🔗 Register on Crowdcast: bit.ly/4bbGoEy

🚨An addiction to BBC police shows 🪜A home library with a ladder (#THEDREAM) 👻A Gothic novel set in 1911 Shanghai 📚The 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 📚💙 #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

THE ASTRAL LIBRARY is LibraryReads Hall of Fame author Kate Quinn's February 2026 release! @librarylovefest.bsky.social

TODAY! Be sure to join us at 2 PM ET. 🎊 🔗 RSVP on FB: bit.ly/4sqn0tD 🔗 Register on CC: bit.ly/4juUcf7

☕Too much coffee 🐇"The Rabbit" ❤️‍🔥A turbocharged romance 🔍A twisty mystery 📚A peek into the publishing world It's all here in our latest #10Qs with Jenna Blum, author of MURDER YOUR DARLINGS (@librarylovefest.bsky.social). Read the entire interview now: bit.ly/4jC6G4E

We were thrilled that so many of you loved BUTTER...and now we have a new novel from Asako Yuzuki! HOOKED is achilling and perceptive novel about obsession, female friendship, and the slow unraveling of two lives. Obsession and female friendship?! Sign. Me. Up. #ewgc

DEAD BUT DREAMING OF ELECTRIC SHEEP by Paul Tremblay is a genre-bending near-future tech nightmare that is as bitingly funny as it is horrifically believable. It's a phenomenal read! Plus, look at the cover! We're OBSESSED. You do not want to miss this one! #ewgc

Hey GalleyChatters, if you're trying to follow #ewgc - apparently, the Bluesky search is not working and is a few hours behind. If you follow me, please RT this so we get the word out.

Alright...buckle in...WHISTLER by Ann Patchett! Yep, you heard that right. A new Ann Patchett is coming your way! This is a moving, luminous novel that reminds us of the sweetness & impermanence of life & the power of connection to defy time. Run to Edelweiss or NetGalley to get an egalley! #ewgc

🎊 Ring in the new year with Writers to Watch! Tune in on 1/15 at 7 PM ET to hear from this stellar lineup. And...it'll be our THREE year anniversary of Writers to Watch! Can you believe it?! Thanks for tuning in every month! 🔗 RSVP on FB: bit.ly/49dP0sG 🔗 RSVP on Crowdcast: bit.ly/4oVxQ7C #ewgc

🎉 Come gab with us on 1/14 at 2 PM ET! On our first Galley Gab Fest episode of 2026, we'll be telling you all about the books you'll be looking forward to this year. 🔗 RSVP on FB: https://bit.ly/4sqn0tD 🔗 Register on CC: https://bit.ly/4juUcf7 #ewgc

Lots of events coming up this next week! First, join us on 1/13 at 11 AM ET for the ALMA Book Buzz! Come to this presentation to hear about forthcoming books from multiple publishers. 🔗 Register here: https://bit.ly/3N9S9RO #ewgc

Happy New Year, galley chatters! We're so happy to be heading into 2026 with you, and we've got so many good books coming your way. Any new reads for the new year? #ewgc

🖊️A young writer navigating a cutthroat literary world 🏆Drama behind literary awards 🔎Tom Ripley novels 📚Historical to contemporary It's all here in our latest #10Qs with Matthew Pearl, author of THE AWARD (@librarylovefest.bsky.social). Read the entire interview now: bit.ly/4qcpdGT

🎊Ring in the new year with Writers to Watch! Tune in on 1/15 at 7 PM ET to hear from: Christina Baker Kline/THE FOURSOME Francine Prose/FIVE WEEKS IN THE COUNTRY Daniel M. Lavery/MEETING NEW PEOPLE Daniel Stone/STEALING GEORGE WASHINGTON 🔗RSVP on FB: bit.ly/49dP0sG 🔗RSVP on Crowdcast: bit.ly/4oVxQ7C

Next on the January 2026 LibraryReads Hall of Fame list are Julie Murphy and Sierra Simone for FUNDAMENTALS OF BEING A GOOD GIRL! @librarylovefest.bsky.social