#FridayReads: The Note by Alafair Burke
From the New York Times bestselling author of The Wife comes a suspenseful story about a vacation in the Hamptons that goes terribly wrong for three friends with a complicated history.
Read moreCheck out the books from our featured authors at the Winter 2024 virtual book and author festival brought to you by Penguin Random House, Library Journal, and School Library Journal, celebrating reading, authors, and librarians everywhere! View the panels on YouTube here!
Congratulations to the 18 Penguin Random House titles honored on the 2025 Carnegie Medals for Excellence longlist!
The six-title shortlist—three each for the fiction and nonfiction medals—will be chosen from longlist titles and announced on November 12, 2024. The two medal winners will be announced by 2025 selection committee chair Allison Escoto at the Reference and User Services Association’s Book and Media Awards (BMAs) livestreaming event, premiered during LibLearnX in Phoenix on Sunday, January 26th.Browse the complete list of Penguin Random House LibraryReads Top Ten, Hall of Fame, and Bonus Picks, and learn more about how you can vote at LibraryReads.com.
The freedom to read is under attack. Across America, book bans are on the rise, threatening to silence the voices of authors and deprive us of the stories that help us understand ourselves and the world around us. The American Library Association reported the number of titles targeted for censorship surged 65% in 2023 compared to 2022, reaching the highest levels ever documented in more than 20 years of tracking. 47% of titles targeted for censorship in 2023 represent the voices and lived experiences of LGBTQIA+ and BIPOC individuals. This Banned Books Week, we're calling on you to join the fight against censorship. Below are just 20 titles that have been banned or challenged. Find more information on ALA's website.
From the New York Times bestselling author of The Wife comes a suspenseful story about a vacation in the Hamptons that goes terribly wrong for three friends with a complicated history.
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Read morePublic library staff across the nation have spoken! Congratulations to the books selected for the February 2025 LibraryReads Top Ten List.
Read moreThe extraordinary new novel by Jonathan Evison, about a married couple in their golden years, from when they met across big ups, deep downs, and survive-it-all, opposites-attract love.
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