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:

MY FRIENDS by Fredrik Backman was my favorite #book of the year! #libfaves25 I’m not sure if it’s my favorite Backman book, but it’s definitely top 2 or 3! He writes characters so beautifully that we wish we could know them in real life! #booksky 📚 @ssedlib.bsky.social

That's a wrap on day 9 of #libfaves25 with 43 more submissions today for a total of over 330 unique titles. I'm passing the torch to @jennamariekittycat.bsky.social for the final day of #librarians & #library staff sharing their favorite #books of 2025!

THE SHATTERING PEACE is my pick today for #libfaves25 Returning to the Old Man's War universe for the 1st time in a decade, @scalzi.com delivers plenty of action, twists, turns, & of course, witty banter in his newest novel that's perfect for OMW fans, but also for new comers. #booksky 📚

Good morning #library folks! There's two more days for #librarians & #library staff to post your favorite #books of 2025 using hashtag #libfaves25 with TITLE IN CAPS. I'll be your friendly neighborhood monitor today. 😀 #booksky 📚

BRIGANDS AND BREADKNIVES by @travisbaldree.bsky.social is my next #libfaves25 pick! #cozy #fantasy series sees Fern, the bookseller from the prequel, move her bookshop next to Viv’s coffee shop, but then gets drunk and goes off on an accidental adventure with a warrior Elf & Goblin. #booksky 📚

Today’s #libfaves25 pick is WATER MOON by Samantha Sotto Yambao A great character driven #fantasy novel set in an alternate world reached through a ramen shop in Japan, which becomes a pawn shop instead for a select few. #booksky 📚 @penguinrandomhouse.bsky.social

#libfaves25 entering the top 5 of my favorite #books of 2025! THERE IS NO ANTIMEMETICS DIVISION by @qntm.org sure is some high concept #sciencefiction! I’m not 100% sure I understood everything that happened, but I sure as heck enjoyed it! #booksky @penguinrandomhouse.bsky.social

My next #libfaves25 pick in my countdown of my #topten favorite books of 2025 is INFINITE ARCHIVE by @mightymur.bsky.social the 3rd in the Midsolar Murders #sci-fi #mystery series: our heroine must solve a murder at a mystery convention aboard a spaceship! #booksky @acebookspub.bsky.social

Still catching up on my #libfaves25 countdown of my #topten favorite #books of 2025 & sharing several today. Next up is ONYX STORM by @rebeccayarros.bsky.social Despite the massive cliff-hanger ending, this #Romantasy series continues to deliver! #booksky

My third pick for my #libfaves25 countdown of my #topten favorite #books of 2025 is the very fun #sci-fi romp WHEN THE MOON HITS YOUR EYE by @scalzi What happens when the moon suddenly turns into cheese? @torbooks.bsky.social @macmillanlib.bsky.social #booksky #sciencefiction 📚

The second book in my #libfaves25 countdown of my #topten favorite #books of 2025 is LAST CHANCE TO SAVE THE WORLD by @bethrevis.bsky.social the exciting conclusion to the Chaotic Orbits #sci-fi novella trilogy! @dawbooks.bsky.social @penguinrandomhouse.bsky.social #booksky #sciencefiction 📚

I'm late to #libfaves25 joining #librarians in counting down my #topten favorite #books of 2025! I’ll be sharing several books today & tomorrow to catch up, starting w/ the unique Snow White #retelling HEMLOCK & SILVER by @tkingfisher.com @torbooks.bsky.social @macmillanlib.bsky.social #booksky

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And the moment we've been waiting for *drum roll*... The most popular #LibFaves24 books with 8 votes each were JAMES and THE MINISTRY OF TIME! 🎉 FUNNY STORY and SANDWICH had 7 votes, THE MESSAGE had 6, and with 5 votes each: MARGO'S GOT MONEY TROUBLES, THE MIGHTY RED, THE SPELLSHOP, and THE WOMEN

I placed the top mentioned #LibFaves24 titles in 3 tiers. Bronze, Silver, Gold if you will. Our 3rd tier Bronze titles were mentioned either 3 or 4 times:

#LibFaves24 day 10 SOMEWHERE BEYOND THE SEA by T.J. Klune & amazingly narrated by @danielhenningla.bsky.social Wonderful sequel: Arthur must defend his past against the government, but w/ Linus by his side, he will #resist & stand up for his family! @macmillanlib.bsky.social #BookSky 💙📚

We had 43 total votes today with 24 new titles - top vote getters today were SANDWICH (4) & GOD OF THE WOODS (2). Top titles overall on day 9: MINISTRY OF TIME (7), SANDWICH (7), JAMES (6), FUNNY STORY (5), MARGO'S GOT MONEY TROUBLES (5) & THE WOMEN (5) #LibFaves24 #BookSky 💙📚

I’m finishing my turn and passing the torch over to @bookletting.bsky.social for the final day of #LibFaves24! Tomorrow is #library staff’s last chance to post / skeet your favorite #books of 2024! #BookSky 💙📚

#LibFaves24 day 9 BELIEVE: THE UNTOLD STORY BEHIND TED LASSO by Jeremy Egner The next best thing to a #TedLasso re-watch & a must read for fans! Highlights of key episodes & behind the scenes details from interviews w/ the cast & creators. #Believe #BookSky 💙📚@prhlibrary.bsky.social

Good morning #library land! I’m your #LibFaves24 monitor for today & am looking forward to seeing all your great 2024 #book recs! TITLES IN CAPS please & feel free to catch up if you haven’t been posting / “skeeting” yet. #BookSky 💙📚

#LibFaves24 day 8 LULA DEAN'S LITTLE LIBRARY OF BANNED BOOKS by Kirsten Miller I loved this satirical novel about the power of books & the dangers of banning them! Engaging characters, a hopeful story, w/ fabulous narration by @justjanuary.bsky.social #BookSky 📚@librarylovefest.bsky.social

It’s time for my top three favorite books of 2024 over the next 3 days! Any #library staff can participate & catch up posting their top ten faves published this year (TITLE in caps). #LibFaves24 #BookSky 📚

We’re down to the final 3 days of #LibFaves24! If you’ve missed some days or haven’t even started at all, please feel free to play catch up! Any library staff can participate in counting down their 10 favorite 2024 books, TITLES in caps please.

#LibFaves24 day 7: THE BORROWED LIFE OF FREDERICK FIFE by Anna Johnston Uplifting story of an elderly man alone & down on his luck, a case of mistaken identity, & showing kindness to everyone around you. Fred is up there w/ Harold Fry, Arthur Pepper, & Ove! @librarylovefest.bsky.social #BookSky 📚

#LibFaves24 day 6: DREADFUL by @caitlinrozakis.bsky.social A very fun humorous #fantasy novel about a Dark Wizard with amnesia who has to fumble his way through an evil scheme involving a captured princess without being discovered. #BookSky 📚 @titanbooks.bsky.social

Halfway thru #LibFaves24 day 5: WHAT HAVE WE HERE? written & narrated by Billy Dee Williams What an adventurous life he’s had living in “the full spectrum of colors” from growing up in Harlem to his long career in films like Brian’s Song, Batman, & #STARWARS #BookSky 📚 @prhlibrary.bsky.social

#LibFaves24 day 4: MAL GOES TO WAR by @edashtonwriting.bsky.social (author of #Mickey7 / #Mickey17) a darkly funny, #scifi adventure of an A.I. trapped w/ human companions during a war between "pure" humans & their cybernetically enhanced counterparts. @ssedlib.bsky.social #BookSky 📚

#LibFaves24 day 3: THE MINISTRY OF TIME by @kalianebradley5.bsky.social This great #timetravel novel is told through a spy thriller lens, but also includes romance & humor along with the #sciencefiction & excellent narration by Katie Leung! @ssedlib.bsky.social #BookSky 📚

If you missed day 1, feel free to play catch up and share two titles today! #LibFaves24

#LibFaves24 day 2: THE BRIGHT SWORD by @levgrossman.bsky.social In a new twist on #Arthurian legend Collum journeys to #Camelot to find that Arthur is dead. The remaining misfit knights set out on a quest to find a new king to unite Britain. @penguinrandomhouse.bsky.social #BookSky

Counting down my top ten favorite #books of 2024 starting with WHAT IF… LOKI WAS WORTHY? by @authoroux.bsky.social A great story where #Loki is stripped of his powers and banished to Earth after accidentally causing the death of #Thor. #LibFaves24 #Marvel @penguinrandomhouse.bsky.social

Today's the day! #Library staff start posting their top ten favorite #books of 2024 one #book per day using hashtag #LibFaves24 and TITLE IN CAPS.

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