Looking for something to read during *cough* any family holidays coming up? 😉Check out the November BOOKLIST READER featuring food books, read-alikes for Stephen Graham Jones's THE BUFFALO HUNTER HUNTER, @libraryreads.bsky.social Nov. picks, #PBSBooks Readers Club, and more! Preview: bit.ly/495kXno

My #LibraryReadingWed @libraryreads.bsky.social for today is THROUGH GATES OF GARNET AND GOLD by @seananmcguire.bsky.social, due out in Jan. from @macmillanlib.bsky.social @tordotcom.bsky.social. #11 in the Wayward Children series. Love this series as a gateway to Fantasy for reluctant patrons.

yesterday @helgagrace.bsky.social and i made a whirlwind trip to #nyc for the tri-state #BookBuzz where we saw many dear ones, learned about spring 2026 releases and scored some excellent advance reader copies @libraryreads.bsky.social thanks friends!

Vote for your LibraryReads picks! Today’s the day!

Back from a wonderful week-long vacation so I have 2 #LibraryReadingWed @libraryreads.bsky.social, last week and today. VENGEANCE IN VENICE, by Erica Ruth Neubauer, due out in march from @kensingtonbooks.bsky.social @prhlibrary.bsky.social. #7 in the fantastic Jane Wunderly Mystery series. And...

currently, #LibraryReadingWed @libraryreads.bsky.social, CAPTAIN'S DINNER: A SHIPWRECK, AN ACT OF CANNIBALISM, AND A MURDER TRIAL THAT CHANGED LEGAL HISTORY by Adam Cohen, due out in Nov from @ssedlib.bsky.social. Great title, great book. So many terrific seafaring adventure/disaster books lately.

My 2 #LibraryReadingWed @libraryreads.bsky.social listens are MURDER AT THE DINNER PARTY by @cjarcher.bsky.social and this week, EVERYONE THIS CHRISTMAS HAS A SECRET by Benjamin Stevenson. Borrowed from @hoopladigital.bsky.social and @libbyapp.com respectively. Two wonderful series.

Got a few minutes? Why not consider these books for LibraryReads' @libraryreads.bsky.social December list? One is nonfiction! Votes are due Nov. 1st! Which, somehow, is this weekend!

My #LibraryReadingWed @libraryreads.bsky.social for today is THE PLACE WHERE THEY BURIED YOUR HEART by @christinahenry.bsky.social due out Nov. 4 from @berkleypub.bsky.social @prhlibrary.bsky.social. Chilling. Haunted house...with an appetite. So good.

My #LibraryReadingWed @libraryreads.bsky.social for today is SKYLARK by Paula McLain, due out in January from @atriabooks.bsky.social @ssedlib.bsky.social. Dual timelines. Beautiful writing. Wonderful characters. Historical fiction at its finest.

Don't forget to start reading for the December @libraryreads.bsky.social list! (I know that sounds crazy to say when it doesn't even feel like October, but it's upon us!) Find a list of suggestions here: https://bit.ly/3WlPJ3G Votes are due November 1st! #ewgc

ALA members, did you know that access to the digital issue of @ala-booklist.bsky.social Booklist Reader is a benefit??

Happy Release Day to Stephanie Perkins’ Overdue: A Novel! Can’t wait to read it this Fall when the weather turns cooler. 🍂

My #LibraryReadingWed @libraryreads.bsky.social for today is THE CURIOUS CASE OF THE POISONED PROFESSOR by @candacehavens.bsky.social, due out in February from @crookedlanebooks.bsky.social. #1 in the new Welsh Village Mystery series. I do love all of her series and this one is starting off great!

@suebee135.bsky.social is one of our most faithful LibraryReads ambassadors, consistently reading and sharing what she reads! Thank you, Susan!

My #LibraryReadingWed @libraryreads.bsky.social listen for today is MURDER AT THE POLO CLUB by @cjarcher.bsky.social. #7 in the Cleopatra Fox Mystery series. Read by #MarianHussey. Love this historical series. Borrowed from @hoopladigital.bsky.social

This made me so happy I actually yelped. I'm thrilled readers connected with this beautiful book! #ewgc #librarians

It's @libraryreads.bsky.social Day!! November 2025 list is live! raforall.blogspot.com/2025/10/libr...

Huge thank you to @libraryreads.bsky.social for naming VIOLET THISTLEWAITE IS NOT A VILLAIN ANYMORE one of their top 10 picks for November!

Which of our LibraryReads picks are you most excited to read? Which can you see yourself booktalking to patrons next month? Please enjoy these books as you enter Feast Mode! We are grateful for the librarians who take time to read, vote, and annotate so we can create these lists for you!

And our Notable Nonfiction for November is SIMPLY MORE: A BOOK FOR ANYONE WHO HAS BEEN TOLD THEY'RE TOO MUCH by Cynthia Erivo! @macmillanlib.bsky.social

The LibraryReads Bonus Pick for November 2025 is LUCKY SEED: A NOVEL by Justinian Huang! @htpforlibraries.bsky.social

And our last-but-not-least author in the Hall of Fame for November 2025 is Adrienne Young with FALLEN CITY! @macmillanlib.bsky.social

Next on the Hall of Fame list for November is Nora Roberts with THE SEVEN RINGS: THE LOST BRIDE TRILOGY, BOOK 3! @macmillanlib.bsky.social

Our next Hall of Fame author for November 2025 is Gilly Macmillan for THE BURNING LIBRARY! @librarylovefest.bsky.social

Our next author featured in the LibraryReads Hall of Fame for November is Olivia Dade for SECOND CHANCE ROMANCE: A HARLOT'S BAY NOVEL! @librarylovefest.bsky.social

Next on our LibraryReads Hall of Fame list for November 2025 is Sophie Cousens with AND THEN THERE WAS YOU! @prhlibrary.bsky.social

First (by author's last name) on the LibraryReads Hall of Fame list for November 2025 is Travis Baldree for BRIGANDS & BREADKNIVES! @torbooks.bsky.social

Completing our LibraryReads November 2025 Top 10 is THE FORGET-ME-NOT LIBRARY by Heather Webber! @macmillanlib.bsky.social PS Don't forget to stick around for our Hall of Fame announcements coming up!

Next on the LibraryReads Top 10 list for November 2025 is THE BRIDESMAID by Cate Quinn! @sbkslibrary.bsky.social

Next on the LibraryReads Top 10 list for November 2025 is AN ACADEMIC AFFAIR by Jodi McAlister! @simonandschuster.bsky.social

Next on the LibraryReads Top 10 list for November 2025 is VIOLET THISTLEWAITE IS NOT A VILLAIN ANYMORE by Emily Krempholtz! @prhlibrary.bsky.social

Next on the LibraryReads Top 10 list for November 2025 is BEST OFFER WINS: A NOVEL by Marisa Kashino! @macmillanlib.bsky.social

Next on the LibraryReads Top 10 list for November 2025 is THE FERRYMAN AND HIS WIFE by Frode Grytten! @hachettelibrary.bsky.social

Next on the LibraryReads Top 10 list for November 2025 is DADDY ISSUES: A NOVEL by Kate Goldbeck! @prhlibrary.bsky.social

Next on the LibraryReads Top 10 list for November 2025 is CURSED DAUGHTERS: A NOVEL by Oyinkan Braithwaite! @prhlibrary.bsky.social

Next on the LibraryReads Top 10 list for November 2025 (in order by author's last name) is BLACK-OWNED: THE REVOLUTIONARY LIFE OF THE BLACK BOOKSTORE by Char Adams! @prhlibrary.bsky.social

The Top Pick from our LibraryReads Top 10 list for November 2025 is I, MEDUSA: A NOVEL by Ayana Gray! @prhlibrary.bsky.social

And if you need more titles to suggest in November, here are our LibraryReads Hall of Fame picks--these are by favorite authors whose books library staff vote for time and again!

Good morning! Here are the November 2025 LibraryReads Top 10 picks as voted on by public library staff across the USA. If your patrons are looking for scrumptious reads, look no further! A printable list is ready for you at libraryreads.org.

@jennykiefer.com's CRAFTING FOR SINNERS is a @libraryreads.bsky.social October pick! Out Oct. 7 - get your knitting needles ready. libraryreads.org

[deep breath, channels Cynthia] It's MEEEE! THANK YOU to LibraryReads for featuring F*cked Up Fairy Tales as your "Notable Nonfiction" pick for October! Migdalia of Chicago PL has been a huge champion of FUFT; I am so grateful to her for hyping it up. To be loved by librarians is a warm hug.

Vampires at Sea is smutty and super queer, and now it’s a @libraryreads.bsky.social October bonus fiction pick! 😱🛳️🌊🩸🍆♥️💋🏳️‍⚧️

It's so good. So very, very good.

The @libraryreads.bsky.social Top 10 list for October is full of cool books and I’m so proud BOG QUEEN is on it

Hey look it’s my friend @cosbrarian.bsky.social!! 🤩

My #LibraryReadingWed @libraryreads.bsky.social for today is BURN DOWN MASTER'S HOUSE by @claycane.bsky.social due out in January from #Dafina @kensingtonbooks.bsky.social. Historical Fiction. Brutal in its honest descriptions of the horrors of slavery. So good. Page turner doesn't do it justice.

My #LibraryReadingWed @libraryreads.bsky.social listen today is THE GAME IS MURDER by @hazellward.bsky.social. Out in July @berkleypub.bsky.social @prhlibrary.bsky.social. Comes w/a disclaimer that you need to listen carefully for clues. Hubby has received record # of evil eyes for interrupting...

heading to ARSL this week? Come visit us, Booth 105/204!

Here are flowers for all our October 2025 LibraryReads picks authors and publishers! And for our wonderful librarian contributors who wrote annotations for their favorite titles. We appreciate you and couldn't create these lists without you!