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Syndetics Unbound has partnered with LibraryReads to deliver favorites from librarians around the country. As LibraryReads recommends books before they arrive in most libraries, the list below is drawn from the last three months of LibraryReads.
Updated August 9, 2025
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Not quite dead yet
Jackson, Holly
Paper Book
THE INSTANT SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLER THE NO.1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER 'A roller coaster ride of page-turning suspense and knock-out twists!' FREIDA MCFADDEN 'A thrilling, twisting, heartbreaker' CHRIS WHITAKER 'An original and...
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The enchanted greenhouse
Durst, Sarah Beth
Paper Book
A #1 LIBRARYREADS PICK! AN INDIE NEXT PICK! DELUXE EDITION--a gorgeous hardcover edition featuring beautiful mint green sprayed edges! New York Times bestselling author Sarah Beth Durst invites you to her new standalone novel set in...
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KING OF ASHES
COSBY, S. A.
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The Irresistible Urge to Fall For Your Enemy (Dearly Beloathed)
Knightley, Brigitte.
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A Witch's Guide to Magical Innkeeping
Mandanna, Sangu.
Paper Book
AN INSTANT NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER! * A whimsical and heartwarming novel about a witch who has a second chance to get her magical powers--and her life--back on track, from the national bestselling author of The Very Secret Society of Irregular Witches. Sera Swan...
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So far gone : a novel
Walter, Jess
Paper Book
"As talented a natural storyteller as is working in American fiction."--Washington Post From the #1 New York Times bestselling author of Beautiful Ruins--and in the wild, propulsive spirit of Charles Portis' True Grit--comes a hilarious and brilliantly provocative adventure...
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The Poppy Fields
Erlick, Nikki.
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From the New York Times bestselling author of the smash-hit The Measure--a runaway bestseller and a Read with Jenna TODAY Show pick--comes a stunning speculative story of healing, self-discovery, forgiveness, and found friendship. "This ambitious novel tells a speculative...
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The Listeners: the spine-tingling new novel from No.1 New York Times bestselling author
Stiefvater, Maggie
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The CIA Book Club: The Best-Kept Secret of the Cold War
English, Charlie.
Paper Book
'Entertaining and vivid... This is a gripping account of an intriguing and little-known Cold War moment' OBSERVER 'Reads like a thriller' THE SUN The astonishing story of the ten million books that were smuggled across the Iron Curtain during the Cold War. For...
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Party of Liars
Cox, Kelsey
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The Phoenix Pencil Company : a novel
King, Allison
Paper Book
A REESE'S BOOK CLUB PICK In this dazzling debut novel, a hidden and nearly forgotten magic--of Reforging pencils, bringing the memories they contain back to life--holds the power to transform a young woman's relationship with her grandmother, and to mend long-lost connections across time...
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Battle of the bookstores
Brady, Ali
Paper Book
INSTANT USA TODAY BESTSELLER A LibraryReads Pick Rivalry and romance spark when two bookstore managers who are opposites in every way find themselves competing for the same promotion. Despite managing bookstores on the same Boston street, Josie Klein and...
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Maggie Or, a Man and a Woman Walk into a Bar
Yee, Katie
Paper Book
Summer's Best Beach Reads by The New York Times * Books You Should Read This July by New York magazine * Books We're Most Excited About by Today * Best Beach Reads by Harper's Bazaar * Best Books of Summer by ELLE * Most Anticipated Books of the Summer by...
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The locked ward : a novel
Pekkanen, Sarah
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Was it... Bitter, all-consuming jealousy? Pathological sibling rivalry? Pure insanity? Whatever the cause--and everyone has a theory--it's the Crime of the Decade when glamorous Georgia Cartwright, who was adopted as a newborn, is accused...
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Meet me at the crossroads : a novel
Giddings, Megan
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A LIBRARY READS PICK From the award-winning, critically-acclaimed author of Lakewood and The Women Could Fly, a dazzling novel about two brilliant sisters and what happens to their undeniable bond when a mysterious and possibly perilous new world beckons. On an ordinary summer...
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The library at Hellebore
Khaw, Cassandra
Paper Book
DELUXE EDITION--a gorgeous hardcover edition featuring cobalt blue sprayed edges! A deeply dark academia novel from USA Today bestselling author Cassandra Khaw, perfect for fans of A Deadly Education and An Education in Malice who are hungry for...
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Witch Roads
Elliott, Kate.
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Book 1 in the Witch Roads duology, the latest epic novel by fan favorite Kate Elliott.. Status is hereditary, class is bestowed, trust must be earned. When an arrogant prince (and his equally arrogant entourage) gets stuck in Orledder Halt as part of...
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The Magician of Tiger Castle
Sachar, Louis
Paper Book
*AN INDIE NEXT LIST PICK * A LIBRARY READS PICK * "Funny, surprising, smart and weird . . . fully lives up to the high bar you'd expect from a great like Sachar."--Associated Press "After decades of children's stories with adult intelligence, Sachar has given us an adult...
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Lucky day
Tingle, Chuck
Paper Book
"An existential masterwork that, like life, is equal parts atrocity and delights."--Olivie Blake, New York Times bestselling author of Masters of Death Lucky Day is the latest from Chuck Tingle, USA Today bestselling author of Camp Damascus<...
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The book of lost hours
Gelfuso, Hayley
Paper Book
For fans of The Ministry of Time and The Midnight Library, a sweeping, unforgettable novel following two remarkable women moving between postwar and Cold War-era America and the mysterious time space, a library filled with books containing the memories of those who bore witness to...
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The Blonde Who Came in from the Cold
Carter, Ally
Paper Book
An action-packed, second-chance rom-com about two rival spies who must join forces in order to stay alive, from New York Times bestselling author Ally Carter. Ten years ago, they joined the CIA. Six years ago, he left the game. Five years ago, they fell...
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The River's Daughter
Crocker, Bridget
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A vivid and propulsive memoir about finding courage and meaning in a life outdoors, by a world-class whitewater rafting guide. After Bridget Crocker's parents' volatile divorce, she moved with her mother from Southern California to Wyoming. Her life was idyllic, growing up...
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What Hunger
Dang, Catherine.
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The wrong sister
Douglas, Claire (Journalist)
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Tasha and her sister Alice couldn't be more different, but they'd trust each other with their life. So when Tasha and husband Aaron want a break and Alice offers to stay in their home with the kids, Tasha knows they're in safe hands. But she couldn't be more wrong. She receives a call-...
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The Battle of the Bookshops
Alexander, Poppy
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A charming literary-themed novel about a young woman determined to save her great-aunt's beloved bookshop from extinction by the shiny new competition--which also happens to be run by the handsome son of her family's rivals. The cute, seaside town of Portneath has been the...
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