Public library staff across the nation have spoken! Congratulations to the books selected for the July 2026 LibraryReads Top Ten List.

With starred reviews from publications including Publishers Weekly, Kirkus Reviews, and Library Journal — your patrons will want to read these much-anticipated books that reviewers are raving about.

Check with your contacts at Blackstone or Midwest Tape to find out more!

A marine biologist makes the discovery of a lifetime when called to rescue the inhabitants of a small Maine island being menaced by a giant, glowing jellyfish in this richly imagined, wholly original debut.