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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Anatomy of an Alibi
Ashley Elston
The Bookbinder's Secret
Adrian D Bell
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: A Novel
George Saunders
We Who Will Die
Stacia Stark
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...
The List of Suspicious Things
Jennie Godfrey
Paper Book
***THE NUMBER 3 SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLER*** HAPPY PLACE BOOK CLUB FOR APRIL A BEST DEBUT OF 2024 BY BBC, RED, GOOD HOUSEKEEPING 'Such a fresh and interesting voice. You'll cry and you won't be able to stop reading' ...
All the Little Houses: A Novel
May Cobb
"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...
The Elsewhere Express: A Novel
Samantha Sotto Yambao
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?
Emily Austin
No One Would Do What The Lamberts Have Done
Sophie Hannah
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
Janet Rich Edwards
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
Sadeqa Johnson
Everyone in the Group Chat Dies
L.M. Chilton
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
Allegra Goodman
Operation Bounce House
Matt Dinniman
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
Libby Page
Every Day I Read: 53 Ways to Get Closer to Books
Hwang Bo-reum
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: A Novel
Nina Mcconigley
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...
The 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...
Dark Sisters
Kristi DeMeester
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: A Novel
Taylor Adams
The Library of Fates
Margot Harrison
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...
A Danger to the Minds of Young Girls: Margaret C. Anderson, Book Bans, and the Fight to Modernize Literature
Adam Morgan
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: A Novel
Julie Doar
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...
The Red Winter
Cameron Sullivan
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
Saratoga Schaefer

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