A Step Past Darkness by Vera Kurian (Park Row) and Why We Read by Shannon Reed (Hanover) have been named LibraryReads Bonus Picks for February! In A Step Past Darkness, I Know What You Did Last Summer meets Stephen King in this character-driven thriller about a study group of six teenagers who witness something tragic in an abandoned mine, which comes back to haunt them 20 years later. “This book is (read more…)

March brings exciting new releases from thriller queens Tarryn Fisher, Heather Gudenkauf, and Lisa Unger, alongside exciting debuts. It’s an embarrassment of riches! Read on for more. From the author of the New York Times bestselling novels Never Never co-written with Colleen Hoover, and The Wives, Tarryn Fisher is back with Good Half Gone. Iris Walsh saw her twin sister, Piper, get kidnapped—so why does no one believe her? “The (read more…)

It’s our biggest voting month yet! February may be the shortest month, but we have so many great releases eligible for LibraryReads! First up, I Know What You Did Last Summer meets Stephen King in A Step Past Darkness by Vera Kurian, a character-driven thriller about a study group of six teenagers who witness something tragic in an abandoned mine, which comes back to haunt them 20 years later. Download on Edelweiss and NetGalley. (read more…)

This month we have a couple of very different books to consider for January’s LibraryReads. Read on for more and don’t forget to vote by December 1st! Lessons in Chemistry meets advanced mathematics in Principles of (E)motion by Sara Read, a heartwarming, STEMinist novel about a female genius who solves a famously elusive problem known as “the Impossible Theorem” only to struggle with anxiety and the prejudices of her field when challenged (read more…)

We’re thrilled to announce that November’s LibraryReads Pick is PLOT TWIST by Erin La Rosa! This sexy romance about a romance writer and her reclusive landlord, Dash Montrose—a former teen heartthrob—is a five chili pepper emoji read! “Readers will swoon for Dash and Sophie as they struggle to resist their growing feelings. This is a true romance lover’s romance.” —Publishers Weekly “An engaging novel that seamlessly weaves together an exploration of love, the (read more…)