Thank you to the authors who captivate us with the marvelous stories they write! Thanks to publishers who make digital galleys available for librarians to review! And thanks to Edelweiss and NetGalley for helping us gather votes! September votes due by August 1st. Happy reading, everyone!

The Notable Nonfiction pick for August 2026 is INSTANT NOODLES AND BEYOND by Robin Ha! @librarylovefest.bsky.social

The LibraryReads Bonus Pick for August is PORTRAIT OF A WITCH UNDONE by K.S. Shay. @erewhonbooks.bsky.social

You'll never run out of reading material if you browse our LibraryReads Hall of Fame! This hall is lined with authors whose books get voted for time and time again. Here are the August 2026 Hall of Famers' titles, also available as a handy printable flyer for your patrons.

On a summer reading streak? Keep your momentum going with some of the August 2026 LibraryReads picks! These hot new books coming out next month are reader-tested, librarian approved. Top Pick is MAJESTIC HILLS by Dawn Turner! @simonandschuster.bsky.social Printable list at libraryreads.org.

Downloadable galleys from the LibraryReads author panels and the Booklist Read 'n' Rave at ALA Annual 2026 are now available! Booklist/LibraryReads Read 'n' Rave panel: www.edelweiss.plus?catalogID=54... LibraryReads/ALMA Your Morning is Booked '26 Author Panel: www.edelweiss.plus#catalogID=54...

Our LibraryReads Bonus Pick for July 2026 is WHEN MIKAN ROAD WAS OURS by D. K. Furutani! @ssedlib.bsky.social

Thank you to all the public library staff who read and voted for our July 2026 Top 10 and Hall of Fame picks! Happy reading, everyone!

The July 2026 Notable Nonfiction pick is HUMAN RAISED: NURTURING CONNECTION, CURIOSITY & LIFELONG LEARNING IN THE AGE OF AI by Dana Suskind, MD. @prhlibrary.bsky.social

Our LibraryReads July 2026 Hall of Fame titles will also provide hours of summer reading fun! Printable list at libraryreads.org.

For your summer reading consideration...the July 2026 LibraryReads Top 10! The Top Pick is THE STORY KEEPER by Kelly Rimmer. Printable list can be found at libraryreads.org.

Thanks for your patience! The link in the ALA Event Scheduler is down, so here is a new RSVP link for our upcoming Your Morning is Booked Author Panel! forms.gle/BGjEQ6ZH7odT...

THE BOOK OF BIRDS: A FIELD GUIDE TO WONDER AND LOSS by Robert Macfarlane and Jackie Morris is the June 2026 LibraryReads Notable Nonfiction pick!

The LibraryReads June 2026 Bonus Pick is SUBLIMATION by Isabel J. Kim!

And here is the June 2026 Hall of Fame! Head over to our website to view the entire printable PDF list complete with annotations! libraryreads.org 📚💙 #BookSky

Happy Friday, #Booksky! 📚💙 Here is our June 2026 LibraryReads list! Head over to our website to view the entire printable PDF list complete with annotations! libraryreads.org

And that's a wrap for May! Congratulations again to our Top 10 & Hall of Fame authors! Librarians, you can suggest these books with confidence (with a handy dandy book talk included for each of the Top 10!). Please keep voting and writing reviews for your favorite books coming out in June!

Our Notable Nonfiction pick for May 2026 is MAKE BELIEVE: ON TELLING STORIES TO CHILDREN by Mac Barnett! @hachettelibrary.bsky.social

Wait, there's more! The LibraryReads Board Bonus Pick for May 2026 is THE LAST CONTRACT OF ISAKO by Fonda Lee. @hachettelibrary.bsky.social

And rounding out the May 2026 Hall of Fame is Martha Wells with PLATFORM DECAY! @torbooks.bsky.social

Next on the May 2026 Hall of Fame list is Elizabeth Strout with THE THINGS WE NEVER SAY: A NOVEL! @prhlibrary.bsky.social

Veronica Roth is in the May Hall of Fame for SEEK THE TRAITOR'S SON! @torbooks.bsky.social

Next on the Hall of Fame list for May 2026 is Nora Roberts with THE FINAL TARGET! @macmillanlib.bsky.social

Our next Hall of Famer for May 2026 is Lynn Painter with FIRST AND FOREVER! @prhlibrary.bsky.social

Next in the May 2026 Hall of Fame--Annabel Monaghan with DOLLY ALL THE TIME! @prhlibrary.bsky.social

Another first-time Hall of Famer is Freida McFadden who joins the ranks with THE DIVORCE from Poisoned Pen Press! @sbkslibrary.bsky.social

Next on our Hall of Fame for May is Matt Haig with THE MIDNIGHT TRAIN: A NOVEL! @prhlibrary.bsky.social

Sarah Gailey is in the May Hall of Fame with her newest title, MAKE ME BETTER! @torbooks.bsky.social

Next we welcome Carley Fortune to the May Hall of Fame with OUR PERFECT STORM! @prhlibrary.bsky.social

Next in the Hall of Fame for May is Alex Finlay with THE ANNIVERSARY! @macmillanlib.bsky.social