2025 Libby Book Award Finalists

A #1 bestseller on The New York Times, USA Today, Washington Post, and Los Angeles Times!From the celebrated author of The Nightingale and The Four Winds comes Kristin Hannah's The Women—at o... Read more

ONE OF THE NEW YORK TIMES’S NOTABLE BOOKS OF 2024A NEW YORK TIMES BEST THRILLER OF 2024A NEW YORK TIMES BEST CRIME NOVEL OF 2024PEOPLE MAGAZINE'S #1 BOOK OF THE YEAR A NEW YORK PUBLIC LIBRARY... Read more

#1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • NATIONAL BOOK AWARD WINNER • ONE OF THE NEW YORK TIMES BOOK REVIEW'S 10 BEST BOOKS OF THE YEAR • SHORTLISTED FOR THE BOOKER PRIZE• KIRKUS PRIZE WI... Read more

NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • SHORTLISTED FOR THE NATIONAL BOOK AWARD • ONE OF THE NEW YORK TIMES BOOK REVIEW'S 10 BEST BOOKS OF THE YEAR • A TIME MUST-READ BOOK OF THE YEAR • A n... Read more

A New York Times Bestseller • A New York Times Notable Book of 2024 • A New York Times Best Crime Novel of 2024 •A Washington Post Best Thriller of 2024 • An NPR, New York Post,... Read more

NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • A READ WITH JENNA BOOK CLUB PICK • A FINALIST FOR THE KIRKUS PRIZE FOR FICTION "A sweeping, tender-hearted epic."—Harper's BazaarIn this stunning novel... Read more

New York Times Bestseller Finalist for the 2024 Kirkus Prize Longlisted for the 2024 Booker Prize As Seen on CBS Saturday Morning • A New York Times Book Review Editors' Choice • One ... Read more

#1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • Two kids race to save the world’s last magical place in the first book of a landmark new fantasy series, from “a writer with an utterly distinctive v... Read more

Instant New York Times bestseller!A chilling twist on the "cursed film" genre from the bestselling author of The Pallbearers Club and The Cabin at the End of the World.In June 1993, a group of youn... Read more

A Bon Appetit Best Cookbook of 2024 • A Washington Post Best Cookbook of 2024 • One of the New York Times Best Cookbooks of 2024 • One of NPR's Books We Loved in 2024 • A Sa... Read more

Award-winning social psychologist Mary Murphy offers a groundbreaking reconsideration of individual and team success—showing how to create and sustain a growth mindset in any organization's c... Read more

AN INSTANT #1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER!A New York Times Notable Book of 2024Named a Must-Read Book of 2024 by TIME ∙ NPR ∙ ELLE ∙ Parade ∙ Woman’s World and more!A sh... Read more

INSTANT NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER!“Madcap fun, with an entertaining new cast of characters and Osman’s trademark wit. Delightful!” —Shari LapenaFrom the #1 bestselling autho... Read more

"Margo's Got Money Troubles is the feel-good novel we need right now." —The Washington Post "[An] enormously entertaining and lovable book." —Nick Hornby, New York Times Book Review A ... Read more

A shield maiden blessed by the gods battles to unite a nation under a power-hungry king—while also fighting her growing desire for his fiery son—in the first book of a Norse-inspired fa... Read more

One of Time's Top 10 Books of 2024One of Electric Lit's Top 5 Books of 2024One of 100 Notable Books of 2024 at The New York TimesA Best Book of the Year: Boston Globe, Literary Hub, The Guardian, a... Read more

From the New York Times bestselling author of the Expanse comes a spectacular new space opera that sees humanity fighting for its survival in a war as old as the universe itself. ★ &ldqu... Read more

Winner of the 2024 Kirkus Nonfiction PrizeShortlisted for the 2025 Andrew Carnegie Medal for Excellence in NonfictionA New York Times Notable Book of 2024 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER"Stunning...A he... Read more

Longlisted for the 2024 Booker Prize • Longlisted for the 2024 Giller Prize • Winner of the 2024 Deborah Pease Prize A 2024 New York Times Best Historical Fiction Book • One of t... Read more

NATIONAL BOOK AWARD FINALIST • #1 NATIONAL BESTSELLER • From Booker Prize winner Salman Rushdie, a searing, deeply personal account of enduring—and surviving—an attempt on his... Read more

A New York Times Bestseller "Jason Reynolds has done it again!...Fresh from start to finish...This is what it could be, should be, if only we were all as lucky as Aria. Girls (and everyone) wait fo... Read more

★ An Amazon Best Book of the Month ★ An IndieNext Pick  “An underwater treasure-chest to be slowly unpacked, full of things I adore.” —Freya Marske... Read more

The beloved author of Because of Winn-Dixie has outdone herself with a hilarious and achingly real love story about a girl, a ghost, a grandmother, and growing up.It's the summer before fifth grade... Read more

From an award-winning author and illustrator comes this picture book biography about beloved librarian and storyteller Augusta Braxton Baker, the first Black coordinator of children’s service... Read more

ONE OF BARACK OBAMA'S FAVORITE BOOKS OF SUMMER 2024A NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLERWINNER OF THE GOODREADS CHOICE AWARD FOR SCIENCE FICTIONA GOOD MORNING AMERICA BOOK CLUB PICKA BEST BOOK OF THE YEAR: N... Read more

#1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • The author of The Splendid and the Vile brings to life the pivotal five months between the election of Abraham Lincoln and the start of the Civil War in this &ld... Read more

The stunning third book in the sexy, action-packed Crescent City series, following the global bestsellers House of Earth and Blood and House of Sky and Breath.Bryce Quinlan never expected to see a ... Read more

AN INSTANT NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLERMost Anticipated in:AARP | Associated Press | Time Magazine | Oprah Daily | Chicago Tribune | Literary Hub | Publishers Weekly | Publishers LunchTwenty-five year... Read more

NATIONAL BESTSELLER • An exhilarating novel about one American family and the dark moment that shatters their suburban paradise, from the New York Times bestselling author of Fleishman Is in T... Read more

NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • READ WITH JENNA’S MAY BOOK CLUB PICK • From the award-winning author of Goodbye, Vitamin: How far would you go to shape your own destiny? An exhilar... Read more

INTERNATIONAL BESTSELLER • Recommended by the New York Times Book Review, Today show, People, Elle, Good Housekeeping, Parade, Harper's Bazaar, and more!"Fans of The Office will delight." ... Read more

**A Good Morning America YA Book Club Pick** "Heir is a tour de force of fantasy that will leave readers breathless and boneless and aching for more." – Stephanie Garber, #1 ... Read more

AN INSTANT NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER!As alluring as it is unsettling, award-winning author CG Drews' debut YA psychological horror will leave readers breathless and hesitant to venture deeper into ... Read more

A REESE'S BOOK CLUB PICKIn her powerful debut novel, Looking for Smoke, author K. A. Cobell (Blackfeet) weaves loss, betrayal, and complex characters into a thriller that will illuminate, surprise,... Read more

NATIONAL BESTSELLERThe New Yorker's Best Books of 2024 • A Publishers Weekly Top 10 Book of the Year • An NPR 2024 "Books We Loved" Pick • An Esquire Best Book of Fall 2024 ̶... Read more

#1 International BestsellerGMA Buzz Pick • A Today Show Pick • A People Magazine Pick"A riveting, unsettling crime novel that will keep you turning pages well past your bedtime. Is Anna... Read more

The instant New York Times bestseller!"Every so often a book comes along that is so brave and necessary, it extends a lifeline when it's needed most. This is one of those books." —Katherine A... Read more

EISNER AWARD WINNER • OHIO BOOK AWARD WINNER • A beautiful and faithful graphic novel adaptation of Richard Adams’s beloved story of a group of rabbits on an epic journey in search ... Read more

“This fun guide to Thai food in comic book form weaves in the history of each dish and lots of cooking tips, plus just enough food photography to keep your mouth watering.”—Epicur... Read more

"Beautiful and enchanting"—Washington PostSometimes a second chance comes in the most unexpected way.... Following the loss of her husband and son, Helen Cartwright returns to the village... Read more

"How often do you finish a novel, only to find yourself flipping back to the first page and thinking, I really ought to start that all over again? . . . Set in a struggling New England town, the no... Read more

AN INSTANT NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER! The glittering and dangerous world of the Sainted King’s royal court is upended when Prince Bastian seizes control and a mysterious dark force begins to ... Read more

Named a Best Book of the Year by Vogue, TIME, The Washington Post, The Boston Globe, Esquire, NPR, Elle, Library Journal, LitHub, Oprah Daily, Publishers Weekly, Chicago Public Library, Kirkus, Boo... Read more

A Good Morning America Buzz PickA Mary Calvi Book Club Pick"A perfectly paced, addictive thriller with a vicious twist." —Paula HawkinsWhen Kat Bird wakes up from a coma, she sees her mirror ... Read more

A heartfelt novel praised by Tom Hanks in the New York Times as including "a conclusion nearly impossible to divine and yet so perfect it includes that most tactile of memories..."Being a typewrite... Read more

#1 NATIONAL BESTSELLER * #1 INDIE BESTSELLER * NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER"An immersive, sensual experience." —The New York Times"Essential." —The Washington PostGOODREADS CHOICE AWARD WI... Read more

A New York Times The Best Crime Novels of the YearA New York Times Notable Book of the Year“As everything goes up in flames, Mayfield leans all the way into the discomfort zone" - Sarah Weinm... Read more

NATIONAL BESTSELLER • Two elven sisters become imprisoned in the intoxicating world of the fae, where danger and love lie in wait. Faebound is the first book in an enchanting new trilogy from ... Read more

An astonishing, epic graphic memoir in the spirit of Fun Home by Alison Bechdel and Gender Queer by Maia Kobabe“I’m So Glad We Had This Time Together is that rarest of things: a book ab... Read more

Finalist for the National Book AwardLonglisted for a Carnegie Medal for ExcellenceA Best Book of the Year: Washington Post, Esquire, Time, The Atlantic, NPR, and Publishers WeeklyAn Oprah Daily "Be... Read more

LONGLISTED FOR THE BOOKER PRIZEFINALIST FOR THE CENTER FOR FICTION FIRST NOVEL PRIZEONE OF BARACK OBAMA'S FAVORITE READS OF SUMMER 2024Named a Best Book of 2024 by The New York Times Book Revi... Read more

* Winner of the Sidewise Award for Alternate History * Longlisted for the Carnegie Medal for Excellence in Fiction * Named a Best Book of the Year by the New Yorker, The New York Times, Fresh Air (... Read more

"Tender, riveting, and inventive is Clear, the newest offering and masterpiece from the brilliant Carys Davies. It will take your breath away...What a thrill." —Sarah Jessica Parker A New Yor... Read more

Five starred reviews! A Kirkus Reviews Best Picture Book of the Year The "informative, resounding" (Booklist, starred review), and "inspiring" (The Horn Book, starred review) story of a groundbreak... Read more

LONGLISTED FOR THE NATIONAL BOOK AWARD • A COSMOPOLITAN BEST YA BOOK OF THE YEAR • A PUBLISHERS WEEKLY, SCHOOL LIBRARY JOURNAL,BOOKLIST AND KIRKUS REVIEWS BEST BOOK OF THE YEAR Exploring ... Read more

A BEST COOKBOOK OF THE YEAR: Wired, Food & Wine, Epicurious, & EsquireThe innovative James Beard Award–winning podcaster who changed the way you think about pasta shapes with his inve... Read more

A Booklist, Kirkus, and Deadly Pleaures Magazine Best Thriller of the Year A private security agent finds that being branded as the City of Angels' latest hero could also make her its next victim.... Read more

LONGLISTED FOR THE NATIONAL BOOK AWARD • #1 NATIONAL BESTSELLER • A “powerful” (The Guardian) reflection on basketball, life, and home—from the author of the National Bo... Read more

“Heart-searing, sensual, and life affirming.” ―EMILY HENRY, #1 New York Times bestselling author An instant New York Times and USA Today bestseller, featured on The Toda... Read more

“A queer sports romance and a triumphant debut . . . a heartstring-pulling tale of two minor-league baseball rivals who realize they play much better together.”—Elle, The Best (an... Read more

A Most Anticipated Book for The New York Times, The Washington Post, Time, Goodreads, LitHub, and Book Riot A Best Book of the Summer for Esquire, Electric Lit, and Town & Country A People Book of ... Read more

From one of the first and few women of color to reach the C-suite in Silicon Valley, Apple’s former chief of HR and first VP of inclusion and diversity, comes a heartfelt story of growing up ... Read more

“A timely masterclass for anyone interested in the future of learning in the AI era.”—Bill Gates“This book is required reading for everyone who cares about education.”... Read more

LONGLISTED FOR THE 2024 KIRKUS NON-FICTION PRIZEA transformative memoir that reimagines the conventions of love and posits a radical vision for healing. In Another Word for Love, Carvell Wallace ex... Read more

The instant USA Today bestseller by Chuck Tingle about what it takes to succeed in a world that wants you dead. Named one of the Best Horror Books of 2024 by Esquire and Library Journal!"Brilliantl... Read more

Inspired by Kailee Pedersen's own journey being adopted from Nanning, China in 1996 and growing up alongside her family's farm in Nebraska, this rich and atmospheric supernatural horror debut explo... Read more

Save one world. Doom her own.Maya Hoshimoto was once the best art thief in the galaxy. For ten years, she returned stolen artifacts to alien civilizations—until a disastrous job forced her in... Read more

#1 New York Times bestselling author Nicola Yoon’s daring new work of dystopian horror is a propulsive satire set in an all-Black gated community. For fans of The Sellout and Erasure, with a ... Read more

The Spellshop is Sarah Beth Durst's romantasy debut–a lush cottagecore tale full of stolen spellbooks, unexpected friendships, sweet jams, and even sweeter love. Join Kiela the librarian and ... Read more

KIRKUS NONFICTION PRIZE FINALIST, LONGLISTED FOR THE NBCC AWARD AND THE CARNEGIE MEDAL, SHORTLISTED FOR THE PACIFIC NORTHWEST BOOK AWARDNAMED A BEST BOOK OF THE YEAR BY Time, Forbes, NPR, Minnesota... Read more

A BEST BOOK OF 2024 FROM THE ECONOMIST AND THE MINNESOTA STAR TRIBUNEAward-winning writer Kevin Barry’s first novel set in America, a savagely funny and achingly romantic tale of young lovers... Read more

A young widow grapples with the arrival of a once-in-a-lifetime comet and its tumultuous consequences, in a debut novel that blends mystery, astronomy, and romance, perfect for fans of Emma Cline's... Read more

A USA TODAY Bestseller From New York Times bestselling horror writer Stephen Graham Jones comes a classic slasher story with a twist—perfect for fans of Adam Cesare and Grady Hendrix.1989, La... Read more

A READ WITH JENNA TODAY SHOW BOOK CLUB PICK | A National Bestseller | Longlisted for the Center for Fiction First Novel Prize | One of The Washington Post's Best Books of 2024 | An NPR Best Book of... Read more

GOOD MORNING AMERICA BOOK CLUB PICK • A young woman wins the role of a lifetime in a film about a legendary heroine—but the real drama is behind the scenes in this sumptuous historical e... Read more

A NATIONAL BESTSELLERA GOOD MORNING AMERICA BOOK CLUB PICKA WASHINGTON POST TOP 10 BOOK OF THE YEARA NEW YORK TIMES NOTABLE BOOK OF 2024“A laugh-out-loud cultural comedy… This is the N... Read more

NATIONAL BESTSELLER • A New York Times Editors’ Choice • The #1 New York Times bestselling author of the Magicians Trilogy returns with a triumphant reimagining of the King Arthur l... Read more

A Chickasaw woman who can’t catch a break serves up a little white lie that snowballs into much more in this USA Today bestselling rom-com by critically acclaimed author Danica Nava.Ember Lee... Read more

A hilarious alien invasion story with a feel-good message about what it means to be human. Perfect for earthlings of all ages.When three mysterious visitors from "Europe" crash-land in Mr. Li's fie... Read more

A Time Must-Read Book of 2024 A Booklist Editors' Choice A Washington Post Notable Nonfiction Book of 2024 This lucent anti-memoir from celebrated novelist Lydia Millet explores the pain and joy o... Read more

When cracks start forming in an influencer’s curated life, she finds out that jealousy is just as viral as a video in this riveting suspense novel by bestselling author Jesse Q. Sutanto. In... Read more

"Steven Rogelberg knows more about how to improve meetings than anyone on earth." - Adam Grant, PhD, #1 New York Times bestselling author of Think Again and Hidden Potential, and host of the TED po... Read more

Inspired by Beauty and the Beast and the myth of Hades and Persephone, this lush and enchanting enemies-to-lovers fantasy romance is perfect for fans of Sarah J. Maas, Jennifer L. Armentrout, and S... Read more

From the award-winning creative team of Oliver Jeffers and Sam Winston comes an enchanting and imaginative picture book certain to delight word lovers of any age.Dictionary wishes she could tell a ... Read more

NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • From the founder of the acclaimed Rancho Gordo bean company, an authoritative guide to 50 bean varieties and how to cook with them, featuring 100 classic and modern... Read more

A diabolical collection of stories featuring achingly human characters whose lives intertwine with ghosts, goblins, and the macabre, by “Buenos Aires’s sorceress of horror” (Saman... Read more

A smart, sexy "perfect romance" about mistaken identities, a no-strings fling, and the way one night—and one person—can change your life forever from the bestselling... Read more

The Cruel Prince meets Ninth House in this dangerously romantic dark academia fantasy, where a lost heiress must infiltrate an arcane society and live with the vampire she suspects k... Read more

A delicious celebration of Pride through wildly colourful and joyous bakes, from gay Polish GBBO contestant Janusz.This book is the ultimate celebration of Pride, the people you love and most impor... Read more

LONGLISTED FOR THE CENTER FOR FICTION FIRST NOVEL PRIZENo one will love you more or hurt you more than a sister."I love this book. It moves like a souped-up pickup truck." — Patti Smith, ... Read more

The instant New York Times bestsellerIt's the season for treason...The king of Yusan must die.The five most dangerous liars in the land have been mysteriously summoned to work together for a single... Read more

THE TRANSFORMERS JOIN THE ENERGON UNIVERSE!? Optimus Prime was supposed to have led the Autobots to victory. Instead, the fate of Cybertron is unknown, and his allies have crash-landed far from hom... Read more

An essential guide for small business owners that Booklist calls "appealing and supremely useful" in a starred review and Guy Kawasaki points out in the foreword, "if you're an entrepreneur or smal... Read more

A beguiling, quietly magical appreciation of life's little pleasures.Little Shrew is diligent in all parts of life. He's a hard worker and follows a strict schedule from morning to night. But even ... Read more

A Kirkus Best Book of the YearA School Library Journal Best Book of the YearA Publishers Weekly Best Book of the YearA New York Public Library Best Book of the YearA Chicago Public Library Best Boo... Read more

As a young boy, Chihiro trains every day under his father to become a swordsmith. Although different in temperament, the two spend peaceful days laughing and working together. But one day, tragedy ... Read more