Watch Jacqueline Woodson discuss the power of audiobooks and the story behind her new recordings! Plus, learn more about the celebrity-read full cast recording of Brown Girl Dreaming!

A debut family novel about four sisters growing up on the campus of the underfunded state mental hospital where their strong-willed mother serves as head of psychiatry. A richly moving story of sisterhood, loyalty, and mental health in America.

Thank you for tuning into the Morning Book Buzz: Season 7, Episode 3! This month, Elizabeth, Sharnell, and Kelly buzzed about captivating memoirs, the latest in horror and dark fantasy, riveting nonfiction, and more! We can’t wait to buzz with you again on July 8! REGISTER FOR THE ENTIRE SEASON HERE Watch the full May

Meet patron demand with these 2026 titles on CD!

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

Something Bold is Coming This fall, Berkley and Penguin Young Readers will join forces to launch a new imprint, Berkley XO. Berkley XO will be dedicated to publishing New Adult Crossover fiction and will kick off with three exciting books: Reap & Sow by Charlotte B. Plumb Crash Course by Piper Lawson Drown the Bones by Alexandra

The New York Times bestselling author of Where’d You Go, Bernadette returns to form in her most exuberant and life-affirming novel yet with the story of one woman’s cheerful determination to live a life of the mind only to have the heart force its way in.

Jodi Picoult chats about censorship and her next book!

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

Come along with the Book Witch in this magical and inspiring love letter to reading from the USA Today bestselling author of The Wishing Game.

“Moving Toward Freedom rests heavily on . . . sweeping collections.  The most important of these include Ulrich B. Phillips papers at Yale University’s Sterling Library . . . these collections provided the empirical and interpretive backbone of my book . . . “

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