Request eGalleys of some of our favorite February titles, and if you love the books, please consider nominating them for LibraryReads!

Aisling and Maya’s connection is unexpected. Maya has recently returned to the University of Edinburgh for her second year, confident in her place there and in her first proper relationship with her childhood best friend, Ethan. Finally, she is one of them, those happy couples…

Once again, our staff got together and asked ourselves what books we’re gifting this year—and we think we have pretty good taste.

“Library magic is quite real when you’re open to it, which fortunately, I am. To make the magic work, you need to open yourself to possibility and serendipity. Then the library gods take over, guiding your eyeballs to writing that might launch you further into whatever madness brought you to the library in the first place.”

A Q&A with The Manuscripts Club Author Christopher de Hamel.

From bookfluencer and host of the BAD ON PAPER podcast, a riotous holiday rom-com about four friends in NYC who hold onto their unconventional Christmas tradition even when their paths diverge—but the changes they fear might be exactly what they need…

Check your holds on these three inspiring and thought-provoking audiobooks featuring some very recognizable voices.

Public library staff across the nation have spoken! Congratulations to the books selected for the December 2023 LibraryReads Top Ten List.

The acclaimed author of Code Girls returns with a “rip-roaring” (Steve Coll), “staggeringly well-researched” (The New York Times) history of three generations at the CIA, “electric with revelations” (Booklist) about the women who fought to become operatives, transformed spycraft, and tracked down Osama bin Laden.

Congratulations to the 12 Penguin Random House titles honored on the 2024 Carnegie Medals for Excellence longlist!

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

Thank you for tuning in to our Morning Book Buzz Season 4, Episode 7! It was our last episode of the year, and your kind words and enthusiasm for our books made it so special. This month, Jen, Elizabeth, and Kate shared exciting book club pics, historical fiction, must- read nonfiction, and thrillers. Join us