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

“We didn’t call the police right away.” Those are the electric first words of this extraordinary novel about a biracial Korean American family in Virginia whose lives are upended when their beloved father and husband goes missing.

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.

“Our library is like the heartbeat of our city.”—Ruta Sepetys
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I can say without a doubt that I would not be where I am today—or writing books—without the library and librarians.

Check out this great list of suggested summer reading picks as shared during our September Morning Book Buzz! Thanks, librarians!

Check out the full September episode, title lists, links shared, summer picks from the chat, and more!

As the daughter of a rancher in 1840s Mexico, Nena knows a thing or two about monsters—her home has long been threatened by tensions with Anglo settlers from the north. But something more sinister lurks near the ranch at night, something that drains men of their blood and leaves them for dead. Something that once attacked Nena nine years ago.

Southern California, 1960s: endless sunny days surfing in Malibu, followed by glittering neon nights at Whisky a Go Go. In an era when women are expected to be housewives, Carol Donnelly breaks the mold as a legendary female surfer struggling to compete in a male-dominated sport—and her daughters, Mindy and Ginger, bear the weight of Carol’s unconventional lifestyle.

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.

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

Click to Read an Excerpt on First Look. One night. Four friends. Countless secrets. 1964. Karachi, Pakistan. Rozeena is running out of time. She’ll lose her home—her parents’ safe haven since fleeing India and the terrors of Partition—if her medical career doesn’t take off soon. But success may come with an unexpected price. Meanwhile the interwoven