Announcing the January 2025 LibraryReads List

By Rachel Tran | December 16 2024 | NewsLibraryReads

Public library staff across the nation have spoken! Congratulations to the books selected for the January 2025 LibraryReads Top Ten List.

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For more information about the program, or to learn how to vote for your favorite upcoming books, visit LibraryReads.org. And, don’t forget, voting for the February LibraryReads list ends 1/1!

Check out which February titles we’re loving.

TOP PICK

Good Dirt
Good Dirt
A Novel
Charmaine Wilkerson
The daughter of an affluent Black family pieces together the connection between a childhood tragedy and a beloved heirloom in this moving novel from the New York Times bestselling author of Black Cake, a Read with Jenna Book Club Pick
Jan 28, 2025
Hardcover
Ballantine Books
Grades 9-12 + AP/IB
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TOP TEN LIST

Out of the Woods
Out of the Woods
A Novel
Hannah Bonam-Young
“Absolute, utter perfection.” ―Chloe Liese, USA Today bestselling author of Only and Forever A married couple joins a week-long wilderness expedition to help them reconnect in this heartfelt companion novel to the viral TikTok sensation Out on a Limb.
Jan 28, 2025
Paperback
Dell
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The Note
The Note
A Novel
Alafair Burke
A Best Book of the Year: NPR, Washington Post, Sun Sentinel • A USA TODAY BESTSELLER • AS RECOMMENDED ON THE TODAY SHOW AND CBS SUNDAY MORNING • A suspenseful story about a vacation in the Hamptons that goes terribly wrong for three friends with a complicated history • From the New York Times bestselling author of The Wife and The Better Sister (now a Prime Video TV series starring Elizabeth Banks and Jessica Biel) "Your perfect summer thriller is here already." —Maureen Corrigan, Washington Post “I absolutely loved The Note. Trust no one in this irresistible page-turner.” —Ashley Elston, #1 New York Times best-selling author of First Lie Wins
Jan 07, 2025
Hardcover
Knopf
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The Favorites
The Favorites
A Novel
Layne Fargo
To the world, they were a scandal. To each other, an obsession.An epic love story set in the sparkling, savage sphere of elite figure skating about a woman determined to carve her own path on and off the ice
Jan 14, 2025
Hardcover
Random House
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Temple of Swoon
Temple of Swoon
Jo Segura
Her mission: find the Lost City of the Moon in the Amazon rainforest. His mission: protect the holy temple...and his heart.
Jan 07, 2025
Paperback
Berkley
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Water Moon
Water Moon
A Novel
Samantha Sotto Yambao
A woman inherits a pawnshop where you can sell your regrets—and then embarks on a magical journey when a charming young physicist wanders into the shop in this dream-like and enchanting fantasy novel.
Jan 14, 2025
Hardcover
Del Rey
Grades 9-12
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HALL OF FAME

Beg, Borrow, or Steal
Beg, Borrow, or Steal
A Novel
Sarah Adams
Two feuding second-grade teachers (and neighbors) find themselves teaming up in this new rivals-to-lovers romance set in Rome, Kentucky—from the New York Times bestselling author of The Rule Book and Practice Makes Perfect.
Jan 07, 2025
Paperback
Dell
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The Stolen Queen
The Stolen Queen
A Novel
Fiona Davis
From New York Times bestselling author Fiona Davis, an utterly addictive new novel that will transport you from New York City’s most glamorous party to the labyrinth streets of Cairo and back
Jan 07, 2025
Hardcover
Dutton
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Witchcraft for Wayward Girls
Witchcraft for Wayward Girls
Grady Hendrix
A brand-new horror novel from the New York Times bestselling author of How to Sell a Haunted House and The Final Girl Support Group.
Jan 14, 2025
Hardcover
Berkley
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Accidentally Amy
Accidentally Amy
Lynn Painter
A stolen latte results in a meet-cute for the ages in this originally self-published, brand-new edition of New York Times bestselling author Lynn Painter's rom-com Accidentally Amy, with bonus content.
Jan 14, 2025
Paperback
Berkley
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A Sea of Unspoken Things
A Sea of Unspoken Things
A Novel
Adrienne Young
In this captivating atmospheric novel from the New York Times bestselling author of The Unmaking of June Farrow, a woman investigates her twin brother’s mysterious death while confronting the ghosts of her own haunted past.
Jan 07, 2025
Hardcover
Delacorte Press
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Once Smitten, Twice Shy
Once Smitten, Twice Shy
Chloe Liese
Star-crossed lovers learn that practicing romance leads to the perfect happy ending in this warmhearted reimagining of Shakespeare’s Twelfth Night.
Jan 14, 2025
Paperback
Berkley
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BONUS PICK

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