“When I first started writing books, I set my stories in libraries; the spaces where I’ve spent the majority of my time for the last fifteen years. By day, I’m an academic librarian, by night, I’ve written novels about the dangers that lurk in among all those books.”

Request eGalleys of some of our favorite October titles, and if you love the books, please consider nominating them for LibraryReads! Remember, voting for the October list ends on 9/1.

2026 is a big year for celebrating big book milestones! From Pulitzer Prize winners to classic characters, laugh out loud authors, to heartbreaking memoirs, this is a truly stellar collection that reminds us of the power of great books! Check it out!

From the highly acclaimed author of How Can I Help You, a New York Times Best Thriller of the Year: a singular take on the psychological suspense novel that follows a 1960s housewife turned amateur photographer who begins to fear for her life when she notices the dark silhouette of a man in the background of her self-portraits.

What must-listens should be in your collection?

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

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

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

Find favorite narrators like Dion Graham, January LaVoy, and Saskia Maarleveld, beloved returning authors like Daniel Mason, Shari Lapena, Emily Giffin, or help patrons discover someone new.

The remarkable untold story of a network of amateur researchers who debunked the Warren Report, raising questions about JFK’s assassination that remain unanswered to this day—a riveting history of obsession, heartbreak, and the myth of the great American century from an Atlantic staff writer.

New Interview with Mary Pope Osborne about her beloved Magic Tree House series!

“I think you have to let me turn this into an audiobook.” Dan Zitt and Brian Ramcharan recall the amazing story of how SOUNDTRACK came to be in a moving speech at the 2026 Odyssey Awards at the American Library Association conference.