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LibraryReads: The Top 10 Adult Fiction and Nonfiction Chosen Monthly by America's Library Staff. Find out more at libraryreads.org! (Social media managed by volunteers)

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LibraryReads @libraryreads.bsky.social · Jun 26

Check out our NEW Hall of Fame section! Each author—that's right, all 182 of them!!—now has their own printable list featuring all of the their titles that have appeared on the LibraryReads list.
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LibraryReads @libraryreads.bsky.social · 6h

Which of our LibraryReads picks are you most excited to read? Which can you see yourself booktalking to patrons next month? Please enjoy these books as you enter Feast Mode!

We are grateful for the librarians who take time to read, vote, and annotate so we can create these lists for you!

LibraryReads @libraryreads.bsky.social · 6h

And our Notable Nonfiction for November is SIMPLY MORE: A BOOK FOR ANYONE WHO HAS BEEN TOLD THEY'RE TOO MUCH by Cynthia Erivo! @macmillanlib.bsky.social

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The LibraryReads Bonus Pick for November 2025 is LUCKY SEED: A NOVEL by Justinian Huang! @htpforlibraries.bsky.social

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And our last-but-not-least author in the Hall of Fame for November 2025 is Adrienne Young with FALLEN CITY! @macmillanlib.bsky.social

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Next on the Hall of Fame list for November is Nora Roberts with THE SEVEN RINGS: THE LOST BRIDE TRILOGY, BOOK 3! @macmillanlib.bsky.social

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Our next Hall of Fame author for November 2025 is Gilly Macmillan for THE BURNING LIBRARY! @librarylovefest.bsky.social

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Our next author featured in the LibraryReads Hall of Fame for November is Olivia Dade for SECOND CHANCE ROMANCE: A HARLOT'S BAY NOVEL! @librarylovefest.bsky.social

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Next on our LibraryReads Hall of Fame list for November 2025 is Sophie Cousens with AND THEN THERE WAS YOU! @prhlibrary.bsky.social

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First (by author's last name) on the LibraryReads Hall of Fame list for November 2025 is Travis Baldree for BRIGANDS & BREADKNIVES! @torbooks.bsky.social

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Completing our LibraryReads November 2025 Top 10 is THE FORGET-ME-NOT LIBRARY by Heather Webber! @macmillanlib.bsky.social

PS Don't forget to stick around for our Hall of Fame announcements coming up!

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Next on the LibraryReads Top 10 list for November 2025 is THE BRIDESMAID by Cate Quinn! @sbkslibrary.bsky.social

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Next on the LibraryReads Top 10 list for November 2025 is AN ACADEMIC AFFAIR by Jodi McAlister! @simonandschuster.bsky.social

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Next on the LibraryReads Top 10 list for November 2025 is VIOLET THISTLEWAITE IS NOT A VILLAIN ANYMORE by Emily Krempholtz! @prhlibrary.bsky.social

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Next on the LibraryReads Top 10 list for November 2025 is BEST OFFER WINS: A NOVEL by Marisa Kashino! @macmillanlib.bsky.social

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Next on the LibraryReads Top 10 list for November 2025 is THE FERRYMAN AND HIS WIFE by Frode Grytten! @hachettelibrary.bsky.social

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Next on the LibraryReads Top 10 list for November 2025 is DADDY ISSUES: A NOVEL by Kate Goldbeck! @prhlibrary.bsky.social

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Next on the LibraryReads Top 10 list for November 2025 is CURSED DAUGHTERS: A NOVEL by Oyinkan Braithwaite! @prhlibrary.bsky.social

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Next on the LibraryReads Top 10 list for November 2025 (in order by author's last name) is BLACK-OWNED: THE REVOLUTIONARY LIFE OF THE BLACK BOOKSTORE by Char Adams! @prhlibrary.bsky.social

LibraryReads @libraryreads.bsky.social · 7h

The Top Pick from our LibraryReads Top 10 list for November 2025 is I, MEDUSA: A NOVEL by Ayana Gray! @prhlibrary.bsky.social

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And if you need more titles to suggest in November, here are our LibraryReads Hall of Fame picks--these are by favorite authors whose books library staff vote for time and again!

LibraryReads Hall of Fame November 2025 book covers photo collage

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LibraryReads @libraryreads.bsky.social · 7h

Good morning! Here are the November 2025 LibraryReads Top 10 picks as voted on by public library staff across the USA. If your patrons are looking for scrumptious reads, look no further! A printable list is ready for you at libraryreads.org.

photo collage of LibraryReads Top 10 picks for November 2025

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The Tobias Literary Agency @thetobiasagency.bsky.social · Sep 15

@jennykiefer.com's CRAFTING FOR SINNERS is a @libraryreads.bsky.social October pick!

Out Oct. 7 - get your knitting needles ready.

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Liz Gotauco (Preorder F*cked Up Fairy Tales!) @cosbrarian.bsky.social · Sep 15

[deep breath, channels Cynthia]
It's MEEEE!

THANK YOU to LibraryReads for featuring F*cked Up Fairy Tales as your "Notable Nonfiction" pick for October! Migdalia of Chicago PL has been a huge champion of FUFT; I am so grateful to her for hyping it up. To be loved by librarians is a warm hug.

LibraryReads @libraryreads.bsky.social · Sep 15

Our LibraryReads Notable Nonfiction for October 2025 is F*CKED UP FAIRY TALES: SINFUL CINDERELLAS, PRINCE ALARMINGS, AND OTHER TIMELESS CLASSICS by Liz Gotauco! @wwnortonlibrary.bsky.social @cosbrarian.bsky.social

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Lindsay Merbaum she/her @pickyourpotions.bsky.social · Sep 15

Vampires at Sea is smutty and super queer, and now it’s a @libraryreads.bsky.social October bonus fiction pick! 😱🛳️🌊🩸🍆♥️💋🏳️‍⚧️

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lanna "elizabeth hauntgomery" banana @lanna.bsky.social · Sep 15

It's so good. So very, very good.

LibraryReads @libraryreads.bsky.social · Sep 15

Our next LibraryReads October 2025 Hall of Famer is Alix E. Harrow for THE EVERLASTING! @torbooks.bsky.social

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