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: Reese's Book Club
Isola: Reese's Book Club
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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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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Three Days in June
Three Days in June
A Novel
Anne Tyler
NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • 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.“What a treat.” —Washington Post “Simply exquisite.” —Liane Moriarty“Nobody understands human nature better than Tyler. And nobody understands the complexities of love the way she does.” —Boston Globe“Three Days in June is like reading a hug.” —Minneapolis Star Tribune
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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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