Please joing LibraryReads and ALMA for the Your Evening Is Booked author panel at PLA 2026. More details and rsvp at bit.ly/YourEveningIsBooked26
Library folks! Heading to PLA next month? Come hear 5 authors chat about their upcoming titles!
RSVP link and more information: bit.ly/YourEveningIsBooked26
Book cover for THE KILLING SPELL by Shay Kauwe; Red letters against a brown background with blue and green and purple and yellow and orange graphics swirling around the title. From the BOOKLIST starred review: "Kauwe’s deep understanding and connection to her Hawaiian culture shines through, drawing readers into a unique perspective for speculative fiction."
Book cover for LEAVE YOUR MESS AT HOME by Tolani Akinola; Black woman in an orange turtleneck reclines on one elbow against a blue background. From the BOOKLIST starred review: "Akinola tackles tough topics through rich, fully-formed characters in this sensitive portrayal of how family dynamics can be stifling and how seeing things from only one perspective means missing out on the full picture. This debut novel is an exquisitely observed portrait of an impactful two-month slice of one immigrant family’s complicated experience in this country."
Book cover for THE SUBTLE ART OF FOLDING SPACE by John Chu; blue background with many layers of a steamer basket, containing dumplings and the cosmos. From the BOOKLIST starred review: "Stylistically complex, daunting, and at times humorous, this tightly written novel will appeal to readers who enjoy hard sf with an emotional tinge. Recommend to those who enjoyed Hannu Rajaniemi’s Jean le Flambeur trilogy or the Remembrance of Earth’s Past trilogy by Cixin Liu."
Book cover for THE INFINITE SADNESS OF SMALL APPLIANCES by Glenn Dixon; cartoon appliances with eyes in boxes surrounding the title. From the BOOKLIST review: "Readers who enjoy stories that mix an intimate domestic setting with big questions about AI and control will find this both moving and surprisingly hopeful."
Vote for your April LibraryReads titles by March 1st! Here are a few humble suggestions: @libraryreads.bsky.social
libraryreads.org/archive for the full sortable spreadsheet as well as links to every single monthly flyer since 2013!
We are SO EXCITED to announce that the LibraryReads Archive is up to TWO THOUSAND and TWENTY FOUR titles!! All hand-selected and fully recommended by library staff across the United States. WOW!!
We are SO EXCITED to announce that the LibraryReads Archive is up to TWO THOUSAND and TWENTY FOUR titles!!
All hand-selected and fully recommended by library staff across the United States.
WOW!!
#booksky
#libraries
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And that concludes our March 2026 LibraryReads picks announcements! Tell us which titles you're looking forward to reading next!
And an extra big thank you to all the public library staff who read, voted, and wrote annotations for the books they loved!
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The Notable Nonfiction pick for March 2026 is THE BEGINNING COMES AFTER THE END: NOTES ON A WORLD OF CHANGE by Rebecca Solnit! @haymarketbooks.org
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The Bonus Pick for March 2026 is SEASONS OF GLASS AND IRON: STORIES by Amal El-Mohtar! @torbooks.bsky.social
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The last-not-least author in the March 2026 LibraryReads Hall of Fame is Benjamin Stevenson with EVERYONE IN THIS BANK IS A THIEF! @librarylovefest.bsky.social
The next author on our LibraryReads March 2026 Hall of Fame list is Rebecca Serle for ONCE AND AGAIN! @simonandschuster.bsky.social
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The next author on our LibraryReads March 2026 Hall of Fame list is Deanna Raybourn for A GHASTLY CATASTROPHE! @prhlibrary.bsky.social
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The next author on our LibraryReads March 2026 Hall of Fame list is Frieda McFadden for WANT TO KNOW A SECRET? @poisonedpenpress.bsky.social @sbkslibrary.bsky.social
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The next author on our LibraryReads March 2026 Hall of Fame list is Jenny Lawson for HOW TO BE OKAY WHEN NOTHING IS OKAY: TIPS AND TRICKS THAT KEPT ME ALIVE, HAPPY, AND CREATIVE IN SPITE OF MYSELF! @prhlibrary.bsky.social
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The next author on our LibraryReads March 2026 Hall of Fame list is T. Kingfisher for WOLF WORM! @torbooks.bsky.social
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The next author on our LibraryReads March 2026 Hall of Fame list is Abby Jimenez for THE NIGHT WE MET! @hachettelibrary.bsky.social
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The next author on our LibraryReads March 2026 Hall of Fame list is Joshilyn Jackson with MISSING SISTER! @librarylovefest.bsky.social
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The next author on our LibraryReads March 2026 Hall of Fame list is Talia Hibbert for A GIRL LIKE HER! @sbkslibrary.bsky.social
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The next author on our LibraryReads March 2026 Hall of Fame list is Tana French for THE KEEPER: A NOVEL! @prhlibrary.bsky.social
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The next author on our LibraryReads March 2026 Hall of Fame list is Elizabeth Berg for LIFE: A LOVE STORY: A NOVEL! @prhlibrary.bsky.social
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The next author on our March 2026 Hall of Fame list is Marie Benedict for DAUGHTER OF EGYPT! @macmillanlib.bsky.social
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Our LibraryReads Hall of Fame spotlights titles by tried-and-true authors that are forthcoming in March 2026! This month's list starts with Ilona Andrews for THIS KINGDOM WILL NOT KILL ME. @torbooks.bsky.social
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Our final Top 10 title from the March 2026 LibraryReads list is NOBODY'S BABY by Olivia Waite! @torbooks.bsky.social
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Next on the March 2026 LibraryReads Top 10 is YOU SHOULD HAVE BEEN NICER TO MY MOM by Vincent Tirado! @librarylovefest.bsky.social
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Next on the March 2026 LibraryReads Top 10 is LAKE EFFECT: A NOVEL by Cynthia D'Aprix Sweeney! @librarylovefest.bsky.social
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Next on the March 2026 LibraryReads Top 10 is INNAMORATA by Ava Reid! @prhlibrary.bsky.social
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Next on the March 2026 LibraryReads Top 10 is IT GIRL: A NOVEL by Allison Pataki! @prhlibrary.bsky.social
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Next on the March 2026 LibraryReads Top 10 is LADY REMAINE by Rachel Hochhauser! @macmillanlib.bsky.social
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Next on the March 2026 LibraryReads Top 10 is THIS STORY MIGHT SAVE YOUR LIFE by Tiffany Crum! @macmillanlib.bsky.social
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Next on our LibraryReads March 2026 Top 10 is TWO KINDS OF STRANGER by Steve Cavanagh! @simonandschuster.bsky.social
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The rest of our Top 10 for March 2026 will be announced in order of the author's last name, starting with THE SECRET LIVES OF MURDERERS' WIVES by Elizabeth Arnott. @prhlibrary.bsky.social
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The shining star of the Top 10--aka the Top Pick of the March 2026 LibraryReads list--is NO MATTER WHAT: A NOVEL by Cara Bastone! #BookSky @prhlibrary.bsky.social
