Announcing the February 2025 LibraryReads List

By Kate McManus | January 15 2025 | NewsLibraryReads

Public library staff across the nation have spoken! Congratulations to the books selected for the February 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 March LibraryReads list ends 2/1!

Check out which March titles we’re loving.

TOP PICK

First-Time Caller
First-Time Caller
B.K. Borison
A hopeless romantic meets a demoralized radio host in this cozy, Sleepless in Seattle–inspired love story from beloved author B.K. Borison.
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TOP TEN LIST

Isola
Isola
A Novel
Allegra Goodman
A young woman and her lover are marooned on an island in this breathtaking saga from the bestselling author of SamAn epic story of love, faith, and defiance
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I Got Abducted by Aliens and Now I'm Trapped in a Rom-Com
I Got Abducted by Aliens and Now I'm Trapped in a Rom-Com
Kimberly Lemming
A hilarious and sexy romance about a woman who gets dropped on a strange planet only to fall for not one, but two, aliens, from the author of I Got Drunk and Yeeted a Love Potion at a Werewolf.
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The Strange Case of Jane O.
The Strange Case of Jane O.
A Novel
Karen Thompson Walker
In this spellbinding novel, a young mother is struck by a mysterious psychological affliction that illuminates the eerie dimensions of the human mind—and of love. A provocative literary puzzle from the New York Times bestselling author of The Age of Miracles.
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HALL OF FAME

Emily Wilde's Compendium of Lost Tales
Emily Wilde's Compendium of Lost Tales
Heather Fawcett
The third installment in the heartwarming and enchanting Emily Wilde series, about a curmudgeonly scholar of folklore and the fae prince she loves.
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We All Live Here
We All Live Here
A Novel
Jojo Moyes
The #1 New York Times bestselling author, whose books so many love, brings us a fresh, contemporary story of a woman and her unruly blended family“No one writes women of a certain age better than Jojo Moyes — and her latest novel proves that there is no time like the present to rewrite one’s own story.” —Jodi Picoult“Jojo Moyes is as wise, funny and glorious as ever with We All Live Here. She never ever disappoints.” —Lisa Jewell
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Three Days in June
Three Days in June
A Novel
Anne Tyler
A new Anne Tyler novel destined to be an instant classic: a socially awkward mother of the bride navigates the days before and after her daughter's wedding.
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Back After This
Back After This
A Novel
Linda Holmes
A podcast producer agrees to host a new series about modern dating—but will the show jeopardize her chance at finding real love? From the New York Times bestselling author of Evvie Drake Starts Over and Flying Solo.
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NOTABLE NONFICTION

Fearless and Free
Fearless and Free
A Memoir
Josephine Baker
Published in the US for the first time, this is the memoir of the fabulous, rule-breaking, one-of-a-kind Josephine Baker, the iconic dancer, singer, spy, and Civil Rights activist.
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