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 December 7, 2025
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Heart the lover
King, Lily
Paper Book
Bog Queen
North, Anna.
Paper Book
The Book of Lost Hours
Gulfuso, Hayley.
Paper Book
For fans of The Ministry of Time and The Midnight Library, a sweeping, unforgettable novel moving from pre-WWII Germany to Cold War-era America to the mysterious time space, a library filled with books containing the memories of those who bore witness to history.
Red city
Lu, Marie
Paper Book
The Godfather meets The Magicians in the sweeping adult debut from No. 1 New York Times bestselling author Marie Lu. Perfect for fans of V. E. Schwab, Red City is a dark and deadly contemporary fantasy of magical warfare, star-crossed ambition and the pursuit of...
We love you, Bunny
Awad, Mona
Paper Book
The highly-anticipated follow up to the viral sensation Bunny, a brilliantly written, laugh-out-loud funny, dark and delirious novel set in the Bunny-verse - a world that Margaret Atwood declared 'soooo genius'.   In the cult classic novel Bunny,...
Automatic noodle
Newitz, Annalee
Paper Book
A cozy near-future novella about a crew of leftover robots opening their very own noodle shop, from acclaimed sci-fi author Annalee Newitz. An instant USA Today and indie bestseller! Indie Next pick | Library Reads pick | Most Anticipated at...
You weren't meant to be human
White, Andrew Joseph
Paper Book
This grotesque adult horror explores unwanted pregnancy through the parasitic terror of Leech and Brainwyrms, screaming with trans rage as queer and reproductive rights erode. Alien meets Midsommar in this chilling debut adult novel from award-winning author Andrew...
The keeper of magical things
Leong, Julie
Paper Book
'What cozy fantasy is all about' REBECCA THORNE'Absolute perfection' SARAH BETH DURST 'Reading this felt like coming home' BRIGITTE KNIGHTLEY A heart-warming, cozy fantasy standalone with an achingly sweet sapphic romance from the Sunday Times...
The magician of Tiger Castle
Sachar, Louis
Paper Book
THE HIGHLY ANTICIPATED DEBUT ADULT NOVEL BY LOUIS SACHAR, THE INTERNATIONALLY BESTSELLING AUTHOR OF CHILDREN'S FICTION AND AUTHOR OF CLASSIC NOVEL, HOLES. **** Is true love the greatest form of magic? Long ago, in a kingdom far...
The wrong sister
Douglas, Claire (Journalist)
Paper Book
Tasha has always felt in the shadow of her older sister, Alice. Alice is married to wealthy entrepreneur Kyle and has a high-flying career, Tasha is married to her childhood sweetheart and lives in a Bristol suburb with their three-year-old twins. When Alice realises that Tasha is...
Crafting for Sinners
Kiefer, Jenny.
Paper Book
"You will compulsively turn these pages well into the dead of night."-Paul Tremblay, New York Times best-selling author of Horror Movie and The Cabin at the End of the World A queer woman must fight her way out of a craft store run by a megachurch in this...
The dead husband cookbook
Valentine, Danielle
Paper Book
** A SUNDAY TIMES CRIME BOOK OF THE YEAR **'A terrific read'- DAILY MAIL'Dazzlingly original' - SUNDAY TIMES'Atmospheric and suspenseful' - GUARDIANShe has the recipe for the perfect murder...Maria Capello is a celebrity chef like no other. A household name with dozens of cookbooks and a weekly...
A land so wide
Craig, Erin A
Paper Book
Breathe in, bleed out : a novel
McAuley, Brian (Screenwriter)
Paper Book
"Brian McAuley keeps you guessing the whole gory, satisfying way through this one. Come to this retreat for the blood. Stay for the healing." -Stephen Graham Jones, New York Times bestselling author of I Was a Teenage Slasher  It's a Midsommar...
What hunger
Dang, Catherine
Paper Book

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