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 January 31, 2026
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ANATOMY OF AN ALIBI
ELSTON, ASHLEY
Paper Book
VIGIL
SAUNDERS, GEORGE
Paper Book
List of suspicious things : a novel
Godfrey, Jennie
Paper Book
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
Paper Book
"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
Paper Book
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...
The Elsewhere Express
Sotto, Samantha
Paper Book
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
Paper Book
NO ONE WOULD DO WHAT THE LAMBERTS HAVE DONE
HANNAH, SOPHIE
Paper Book
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
Paper Book
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
Paper Book
EVERYONE IN THE GROUP CHAT DIES
CHILTON, L. M.
Paper Book
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
GOODMAN, ALLEGRA
Paper Book
Operation Bounce House
Dinniman, Matt
Paper Book
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...
THIS BOOK MADE ME THINK OF YOU
PAGE, LIBBY
Paper Book
HOW TO COMMIT A POSTCOLONIAL MURDER
MCCONIGLEY, NINA
Paper Book
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
Paper Book
WOMEN OF A PROMISCUOUS NATURE
EVERHART, DONNA
Paper Book
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
Paper Book
DANGER TO THE MINDS OF YOUNG GIRLS
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...
The Gallagher Place
Doar, Julie
Paper Book
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...
GOOD PEOPLE
SABIT, PATMEENA
Paper Book
CLEOPATRA
EL-ARIFI, SAARA
Paper Book
RED WINTER
SULLIVAN, CAMERON
Paper Book
A LibraryReads 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 redemption. ...

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