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Even in the midst of this chaotic upheaval, collection development and readers advisory is still happening in libraries. Here are some recent lists, links, and resources to help your patrons. Reading is an escape, and we have a lot of people looking for a little escapism right about now.
New & Upcoming Titles
Ian McEwan is publishing a new book in September.
John Irving’s upcoming book, Queen Esther, returns to the setting of The Cider House Rules.
Here’s the cover reveal for Nick Medina’s upcoming horror novel The Whistler.
The top new releases for February, plus the best picks for mysteries/thrillers, romance, SFF, horror, nonfiction, queer books, and children’s books.
The most anticipated books in translation for 2025.
8 new memoirs to take you around the world.
10 of the most-anticipated YA novels out in 2025.
12 of the most-anticipated trans & nonbinary books in 2025.
5 exciting sophomore fantasy novels coming out in 2025.
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RA/Genre Resources
Freida McFadden has sold 6 million copies of her thrillers, but how do her “McFans” tell them apart?
How BookTok made this French dystopian novel from the ’90s into an indie best-seller.
The new patron saints of lesbian fiction.
What to read next in dystopian fiction, now that dystopian novels have seen a post-inauguration sales boost.
Here’s a starter pack for classic romance novels.
Thriftbooks shared the results of their romance reader survey.
The most popular romance books of the last several years, according to Goodreads.
Award News
The 2025 Edgar Award nominees have been announced.
The finalists for the 2025 National Book Critics Circle Awards have been announced.
Mick Herron has been awarded the 2025 Diamond Dagger by the Crime Writers Association.
The 2025 RUSA Awards and Reading Lists have been announced.
The 2025 Andrew Carnegie Medals for Excellence in Fiction and Nonfiction have been announced.
The 2025 ALA Youth Media Awards have been announced.
The longlist for the 2025 PEN/Faulkner Award for Fiction has been announced.
The Giller Prize has officially ended its 20-year partnership with Scotiabank, after over a year of protests against Scotiabank’s ties to a major Israeli arms manufacturer.
Here are the finalists for the 2025 Libby Awards.
The winners of the 2025 Walter Dean Myers Awards have been announced.
Numbers & Trends
The deluxe edition of Onyx Storm sold over 1.1 million print copies in its first week of sales, and the standard edition sold over 178,000 copies, making it the fastest-selling adult title…ever.
The 2025 book trends to watch for, according to Goodreads.
Can TikTok and diversity address a “historic low” in the number of children who read for fun?
And finally, this is a great piece about what publishing can do about Trump, and one of those things is to support the independence of bookstores and libraries.