LibraryReads

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 February 10, 2026
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LibraryReads

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.
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Anatomy of an Alibi
Elston, Ashley
Bookbinder's Secret
Bell, A D.
Every book tells a story. This one tells a secret. A young bookbinder begins a hunt for the truth when a confession hidden beneath the binding of a burned book reveals a story of forbidden love, lost fortune, and murder. Now a USA Today bestseller! ...
Vigil
Saunders, George.
We who will die
Stark, Stacia.
Instant New York Times Bestseller! From the bestselling author of the Kingdom of Lies series comes a slow-burn romantasy set in a Roman-inspired world ruled by merciless vampires. Filled with breathtaking combat, vengeful gods, and magical creatures, We Who Will Die is the...
List of suspicious things a novel
Godfrey, Jennie
THE INSTANT USA TODAY BESTSELLER! "A quietly moving and intimate tale about family mysteries in a small town." --People magazine "We'll make a list. A list of all the people and things we see that are suspicious. And then... we'll investigate them." Twelve-year-old Miv is...
All the Little Houses
Cobb, May.
"May Cobb's most explosive book yet. And trust me, that's saying a lot." --Jeneva Rose "Nobody does explosive and twisted like May Cobb does it." --Lisa Jewell Adults can behave badly too... It's the mid-1980s in the tiny town of Longview, Texas. Nellie Anderson, the...
It Should Have Been You
Mara, Andrea.
A gripping new thriller from Andrea Mara, the #1 international bestselling author of ALL HER FAULT, now streaming on Peacock  Your neighbors have secrets. How far would they go to keep them? "A simple, ordinary mistake explodes into a suburban nightmare in this...
Elsewhere Express
Sotto, Samantha
NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER * When you lose your way in life, the Elsewhere Express just might find you. Step on board the train that may take you to your life's purpose in this wistful, Ghibli-esque fantasy from the bestselling author of Water Moon. This deluxe...
Is This a Cry for Help
Austin, Emily.
No One Would Do What the Lamberts Have Done
Hannah, Sophie
The twistiest murder mystery you are ever likely to read? A story about a family that does the unthinkable? Both? Or something else altogether? You think it will never happen to you. The doorbell. The policeman. The words that turn your world inside out: I'm afraid there's...
Canticle
Edwards, Janet Rich.
NATIONAL BESTSELLER * NEW YORK TIMES EDITORS' CHOICE * REAL SIMPLE BEST BOOKS OF 2025 * SPOTIFY BEST DEBUTS OF 2025 * GOODREADS READERS' MOST ANTICIPATED BOOKS OF FALL "Atmospheric and unforgettable."--People A masterful debut novel following a...
Keeper of Lost Children
Johnson, Sadeqa.
Everyone in the Group Chat Dies
Chilton, L M
From the breakout author of Swiped comes a compulsively readable, surprisingly funny, and genuinely thrilling pageturner about a TikTok true crime investigator, a '90s serial killer that may not be as dead as everyone would like, a text thread from hell, and long buried secrets that just...
This Is Not about Us Fiction
Goodman, Allegra
Operation Bounce House
Dinniman, Matt
A man must fight for his planet against impossible odds when gamers from Earth attempt to remotely annihilate it in this epic, fast-paced novel from the New York Times bestselling author of the smash-hit Dungeon Crawler Carl. All colonist Oliver Lewis ever wanted to do was...
This Book Made Me Think of You
Page, Libby
Every Day I Read 53 Ways to Get Closer to Books
Bo-Reum, Hwang.
NATIONAL BESTSELLER From the author of the international bestseller Welcome to the Hyunam-dong Bookshop, a heartfelt invitation to reflect on your relationship with reading and celebrate the joys of books. Why do we read? What is it that we hope to...
How to Commit a Postcolonial Murder
McConigley, Nina.
A bold, inventive, and fiercely original debut novel that begins with an uncle dead and his tween niece's private confession to the reader--she and her sister killed him, and they blame the British. "I have been waiting for Nina McConigley's debut novel for years and it's even better...
Kin
Jones, Tayari.
Arcane inheritance
Cole, Kamilah.
Poet Empress
Tao, Shen.
A LIBRARY READS PICK! DELUXE EDITION―featuring gorgeous gilded edges, detailed endpapers, and beautiful case art under the book jacket! Debut author Shen Tao introduces readers to the lush, deadly world of The Poet Empress, a sweeping, epic...
Women of a promiscuous nature
Everhart, Donna.
Girl, Interrupted meets The Handmaid's Tale in 1940s North Carolina, as a young woman is accused of "promiscuity" and unjustly incarcerated at The State Industrial Farm Colony for Women... Based on the long-buried history of the American Plan, this powerful and shockingly...
Dark sisters
DeMeester, Kristi.
Paper Book
"A BONFIRE, A BEACON, A BALM, A RALLYING CRY... A beautifully written, mesmerizing horror epic... Magnificent." - Rachel Harrison, New York Times bestselling author of Play Nice In this fiercely captivating novel, horror meets historical fiction...
Her Last Breath
Adams, Taylor
Library of Fates (Original)
Harrison, Margot
When its librarian keeper mysteriously dies, two former classmates must race to locate a rare book from their college years that can foretell your future if you confess a secret from your past--but someone is intent on protecting what's hidden inside. It can write the...
Bodyguard Affair
Lea, Amy.
A secret romance writer discovers that the hottest story of summer might just be the one happening between her and the Prime Minister's bodyguard, from the international bestselling author of Set On You. Andi Zeigler lives a double life. By day, she's the no-nonsense,...
Danger to the Minds of Young Girls Margaret C Anderson Book Bans and the Fight to Modernize Li
Morgan, Adam.
Paper Book
"Wholly transportive and spellbinding." --Ling Ma, bestselling author of Severance and Bliss Montage "Exquisitely researched, deeply felt, and poignant. This one belongs on your shelf." --Sarah Rose Etter, author of Ripe "A fascinating account...
Gallagher Place
Doar, Julie.
A LibraryReads Top Pick "Gothic and twisty! Don't miss it." --Lisa Unger, author of Secluded Cabin Sleeps Six "The narrative culminates in a heartbreaking finale that will haunt readers long after the final page is turned. Doar nails it on her...
Grim reaper's guide to cheating death
Dara, Maxie
Nora Bird works for S.C.Y.T.H.E., which might seem odd for someone as terrified of death as she is. But ever since her parents died in an accident when she was six, she's been obsessed with avoiding risk, and what better place to learn how to cheat death than the company that employs the nation's...
When Trees Testify Science Wisdom History and America's Black Botanical Legacy
Montgomery, Beronda L.
Good people a novel
Sabit, Patmeena.
Cleopatra
El-Arifi, Saara
Red Winter
Sullivan, Cameron.
A LibraryReads pick! An Indie next pick! DELUXE EDITION--the hardcover edition of The Red Winter features beautiful red sprayed edges! A devastating love story. A bewitching twist on history. A blood-drenched hunt for purpose, power, and...
Trad Wife
Schaefer, Saratoga.
Halifax hellions
Vasti, Alexandra.
From USA Today bestselling author Alexandra Vasti comes The Halifax Hellions: a pair of sexy, hilarious romps in which the most scandalous ladies in London finally meet their match. From the day of their debut, when Matilda smoked a cheroot and Margo tied a...
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