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Catch up with the LLF team all Fall season with our MANY events!
We know Halloween recently passed but we have one more scary thought for you: we are getting ready to vote for the JANUARY 2026 LibraryReads list! Yikes! Where did the year go? Find our recommendations for the January list here. Reminder to get your votes in for the January list by December 1st!
We’re back with another list of our top new books that are coming out on November 11th at November 18th, as well as books that the media has been buzzing about.
Be sure to check back for upcoming lists of don’t-miss titles for your patrons. You can find all of the titles in this Edelweiss catalog.
We know it’s a time of incredible change as many of you move orders away from Baker & Taylor to new partners. We wanted to make sure you don’t miss any key books during this transition, so we’ll be spotlighting our don’t-miss titles that your patrons will be looking for.
Let us know what else you need to make this a smooth transition.
If you’re emotionally ready to say goodbye to summer, dive into this list of December reads, just in time for the LibraryReads voting deadline! Check out these staff suggestions that we think you’ll love. Reminder: December LibraryReads votes are due by November 1st!
Happy reading, and don’t forget to vote!
All our best, The Library Love Fest Team (Lainey & Grace)
HarperCollins Publishers and Library Journal are hosting the Library Love Fest World-Famous Book Buzz!
Join us Thursday, October 16, 2025 at 2:00 PM ET to hear more about our faves from the Winter/Spring 2026 Adult list. Fiction, nonfiction, memoir, fantasy, and much more! PLUS: a special message from V.E. Schwab and Cat Clarke (writing as Evelyn Clarke), authors of The Ending Writes Itself.
Can you believe July is almost over?! That means we're getting closer to the deadline to vote for the September LibraryReads List. Check out our staff suggestions of titles we think you'll love! Find the entire title list here. Reminder that the deadline to vote for the September LibraryReads List is August 1st.
Happy reading and happy voting!
All our best, The Library Love Fest Team (Virginia, Lainey, & Grace)
ALSO! We are stoked for the ALA conference in Philadelphia. Find the full schedule at the link here, including steps to RSVP to our book buzz on Saturday, June 28th.
Before you go, we have a great opportunity to win a meet-and-greet with Blair Underwood and Joe McClean, the creative partners behindSins of Survivors! Click the image below to find out more:
Congratulations to Willy Vlautin, who has been named a winner of the Joyce Carol Oates Prize!
Named after the legendary author, the annual Joyce Carol Oates Prize honors mid-career authors of fiction who advance the vision and mission to drive social change and unleash artistic power across the generations and the nation. As part of their win, they will take up a brief residence at the University of California, Berkeley and in the Bay Area in early November 2025. In addition to Willy, Jennine Capó Crucet, author of Say Hello to My Little Friend, was named as a recipient.
The press release states that "These prizes stand not only as testament to Crucet’s and Vlautin’s impressive literary accomplishments as mid-career authors, but also as encouragement and support for work to come. Both authors represent the resilience, power, and diversity of our national communities, and both unforgettably give voice, in their resonantly distinctive styles, to the most urgent issues of today."
You will also see comments from Amy Baker, Willy's Editor and VP/Associate Publisher and Editorial Director at HarperCollins, including this beautiful sentence: "Reading his work is an exercise in empathy and a lesson on how to be a better human being."
We are proud to say that we have a new book from Willy coming in April called The Left and Lucky.
Hi, librarians! The Library Love Fest team is beyond excited for the ALA Annual Conference 2025 this year. We're kicking off the conference with books and breakfast! Below, you'll find our full schedule for ALA along with our RSVP link to our World-Famous Book Buzz.
Join us on Saturday, June 28th from 8:30 AM until 10:00 AM in the Philadelphia Convention Center, Terrace Ballroom II!
See a full list of our author signings and programs below. Stop by booth #606 and say hello!
SATURDAY, JUNE 28TH:
8:30 AM — 10:00 AM HarperCollins Adult Book Buzz Pennsylvania Convention Center, Terrace Ballroom II RSVP at the link above!
12:00 PM — 1:00 PM Laurie Gilmore, The Pumpkin Spice Café & The Strawberry Patch Pancake House Vincent Tirado, We Came to Welcome You Joint signing in the HarperCollins booth (#606)
1:00 PM — 2:00 PM Elizabeth R. Hyman, The Girl Bandits of the Warsaw Ghetto Signing in the HarperCollins booth (#606)
⭐️1:30 PM — 2:20 PM⭐️ Writers to Watch LIVE! Laurie Gilmore, The Gingerbread Bakery Vincent Tirado, We Came to Welcome You Diane McKinney-Whetstone, Family Spirit A Real Page-Turner Stage in the exhibit hall (booth #2435)
2:30 PM — 3:30 PM Kirsten Miller, The Women of Wild Hill Diane McKinney-Whetstone, Family Spirit Joint signing in the HarperCollins booth (#606)
2:30 PM — 3:30 PM Elizabeth R. Hyman, The Girl Bandits of the Warsaw Ghetto United for Libraries Program: Nonfiction You Can't Put Down Pennsylvania Convention Center, room 121A
3:00 PM — 4:00 PM Laurie Gilmore, The Pumpkin Spice Café & The Strawberry Patch Pancake House Signing in the Baker & Taylor booth (#1137)
4:00 PM — 5:30 PM ALMA/LibraryReads Adult Author Program: Speculative Fiction Kirsten Miller, The Women of Wild Hill Pennsylvania Convention Center, room 112AB
7:00 PM — 10:00 PM Carnegie Awards Sarah Weinman, Without Consent Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts Find out more information here
SUNDAY, JUNE 29TH:
8:00 AM — 10:00 AM RUSA, Literary Luminaries* Ari Fliakos, narrator of Horror Movie Diane McKinney-Whetstone, Family Spirit Helen Laser, narrator of All This and More Pennsylvania Convention Center, room 202AB *This event is ticketed; click here for more information
9:00 AM — 10:00 AM Sarah Weinman, Without Consent Signing in the HarperCollins booth (#606)
9:00 AM — 10:00 AM United for Libraries Program: Thrills & Chills Polly Stewart, The Felons' Ball Pennsylvania Convention Center, room 120A
9:15 AM — 10:15 AM Jeannine A. Cook, It's Me They Follow Signing in the Baker & Taylor booth (#1137)
10:30 AM — 11:30 AM Polly Stewart, The Felons' Ball Signing in the HarperCollins booth (#606)
11:30 AM — 12:30 PM Angela Flournoy, The Wilderness Jeannine A. Cook, It's Me They Follow Joint signing in the HarperCollins booth (#606)
12:30 PM — 1:15 PM Shirley Neal, AfroCentric Style Signing in the HarperCollins booth (#606) Featured Speaker at the BCALA Awards*
1:00 PM — 3:00 PM Now Showing at ALA: Going to Mars: The Nikki Giovanni Project Pennsylvania Convention Center, room 102A
2:15 PM — 3:15 PM Angela Flournoy, The Wilderness Signing in the Baker & Taylor booth, booth #1137
2:30 PM — 3:30 PM United for Libraries Program: First Novels Jeannine A. Cook, It's Me They Follow Pennsylvania Convention Center, room 121A
4:00 PM — 5:00 PM Joy-Ann Reid, Medgar & Myrlie Signing in the HarperCollins booth (#606) Featured Speaker at the BCALA Awards*
5:30 PM — 7:30 PM United for Libraries Program: The Laugh's On Us* Elyse Myers, That's a Great Question, I'd Love to Tell You Marriott Courtyard, Trumbauer Ballroom, 3rd Floor 1412 Arch St, Philadelphia, PA 19107 *This event is ticketed; click here for more information or purchase tickets here
7:15 PM *Black Caucus of the American Library Association Awards Joy-Ann Reid, Medgar & Myrlie Shirley Neal, AfroCentric Style Philadelphia Marriott Hotel Room 12 & 13
MONDAY, JUNE 30TH:
8:30 AM — 10:00 AM ALMA/LibraryReads Adult Author Panel: Your Morning Is Booked Angela Flournoy, The Wilderness Pennsylvania Convention Center, room 123
9:00 AM — 10:00 AM Ellen Jovin, Rebel with a Clause Signing in the HarperCollins booth (#606)
10:30 AM — 11:30 AM Catherine Newman, Wreck Signing in the HarperCollins booth (#606)
10:30 AM — 11:30 AM Joe Hill, King Sorrow Interviewed by Becky Siegel Spratford ALA Main Stage Pennsylvania Convention Center Terrace Ballroom IV
10:40 AM — 12:15 PM Now Showing: Ellen Jovin's Rebel with a Clause Pennsylvania Convention Center, room 102A
2:00 PM — 3:30 PM United for Libraries Program: GALA Author Tea* Catherine Newman, Wreck Marriott Courtyard, Trumbauer Ballroom, 3rd Floor 1412 Arch St, Philadelphia, PA 19107 *This event is ticketed; click here for more information
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