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2025 LibraryReads Winners

Browse the 2025 LibraryReads winners and nominees by category. Each category starts with the winner, followed by nominees and other recognized titles.

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Monthly Pick

Winner and nominees for the 2025 LibraryReads Monthly Pick category.

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An Academic Affair

McAlister, Jodi

Standalone · Contemporary Romance

Nov-2025 2025 LibraryReads *

All the Other Mothers Hate Me

Harman, Sarah

Standalone · Thriller

Mar-2025 2025 LibraryReads *

Any Trope But You

Lavine, Victoria

Standalone · Contemporary Romance

Apr-2025 2025 LibraryReads *

An Arcane Inheritance

Cole, Kamilah

Standalone · Dark Fantasy

Oct-2025 2025 LibraryReads *

Babylonia

Casati, Costanza

Standalone · Historical

Jan-2025 2025 LibraryReads *

Bat Eater and Other Names for Cora Zeng

Baker, Kylie Lee

Standalone · Horror

Apr-2025 2025 LibraryReads *

The Battle of the Bookshops

Alexander, Poppy

Standalone · Contemporary Romance

Aug-2025 2025 LibraryReads *

Battle of the Bookstores

Brady, Ali

Standalone · Contemporary Romance

Jun-2025 2025 LibraryReads *

Best Offer Wins

Kashino, Marisa

Standalone · Thriller

Dec-2025 2025 LibraryReads *

The Blonde Who Came In from the Cold

Carter, Ally

The Blonde Identity Series · Book 2 · Romantic Suspense

Aug-2025 2025 LibraryReads *

The Bodyguard Affair

Lea, Amy

Standalone · Contemporary Romance

Dec-2025 2025 LibraryReads *

Bog Queen

North, Anna

Standalone · Literary

Oct-2025 2025 LibraryReads *

Breathe In, Bleed Out

McAuley, Brian

Standalone · Horror

Sep-2025 2025 LibraryReads *

The Bridesmaid

Quinn, Cate

Standalone · General Fiction

Jan-2025 2025 LibraryReads *

Brighter than Scale, Swifter than Flame

Yang, Neon

Standalone · Fantasy

May-2025 2025 LibraryReads *

Broken Country

Hall, Clare Leslie

Standalone · General Fiction

Mar-2025 2025 LibraryReads *

The Business Trip

Garcia, Jessie

Standalone · Thriller

Jan-2025 2025 LibraryReads *

The Busybody Book Club

Sampson, Freya

Standalone · Cozy Mystery

Jun-2025 2025 LibraryReads *

Can't Get Enough

Ryan, Kennedy

Skyland Series · Book 3 · Contemporary Romance

May-2025 2025 LibraryReads *

Canticle

Edwards, Janet Rich

Standalone · Historical

Dec-2025 2025 LibraryReads *

Cold Eternity

Barnes, S.A.

Standalone · Horror

Apr-2025 2025 LibraryReads *

Conform

Sullivan, Ariel

Standalone · Contemporary Romance

Oct-2025 2025 LibraryReads *

The Correspondent

Evans, Virginia

Standalone · Women's Fiction

May-2025 2025 LibraryReads *

Crafting for Sinners

Kiefer, Jenny

Standalone · Horror

Oct-2025 2025 LibraryReads *

Cursed Daughters

Braithwaite, Oyinkan

Standalone · General Fiction

Nov-2025 2025 LibraryReads *

Daddy Issues

Goldbeck, Kate

Standalone · Contemporary Romance

Nov-2025 2025 LibraryReads *

Dark Sisters

Demeester, Kristi

Standalone · Horror

Dec-2025 2025 LibraryReads *

The Dead Husband Cookbook

Valentine, Danielle

Standalone · Thriller

Aug-2025 2025 LibraryReads *

The Devils

Abercrombie, Joe

The Devils Series · Book 1 · Fantasy

May-2025 2025 LibraryReads *

A Drop of Corruption

Bennett, Robert Jackson

Shadow of the Leviathan Series · Book 2 · Fantasy

Apr-2025 2025 LibraryReads *

Everyone in the Group Chat Dies

Chilton, L.M.

Standalone · Thriller

Mar-2025 2025 LibraryReads *

Famous Last Words

McAllister, Gillian

Standalone · Thriller

Mar-2025 2025 LibraryReads *

A Fate Forged In Fire

McBride, Hazel

Standalone · Contemporary Romance

Jun-2025 2025 LibraryReads *

The Favorites

Fargo, Layne

Standalone · Women's Fiction

Jan-2025 2025 LibraryReads *

The Ferryman and His Wife

Grytten, Frode

Standalone · Literary

Nov-2025 2025 LibraryReads *

The Forget-Me-Not Library

Webber, Heather

Standalone · Women's Fiction

Nov-2025 2025 LibraryReads *

Go Luck Yourself

Raasch, Sara

Royals and Romance Series · Book 2 · Contemporary Romance

Mar-2025 2025 LibraryReads *

A Grim Reaper's Guide to Cheating Death

Dara, Maxie

A SCYTHE Mystery Series · Book 2 · Cozy Mystery

Dec-2025 2025 LibraryReads *

How to Seal Your Own Fate

Perrin, Kristen

Castle Knoll Files Series · Book 2 · Cozy Mystery

May-2025 2025 LibraryReads *

How to Survive a Horror Story

Arnold, Mallory

Standalone · Thriller

Jul-2025 2025 LibraryReads *

I Got Abducted by Aliens and Now I'm Trapped in a Rom-Com

Lemming, Kimberly

Standalone · Paranormal Romance

Feb-2025 2025 LibraryReads *

I See You've Called in Dead

Kenney, John

Standalone · General Fiction

Apr-2025 2025 LibraryReads *

In Case You Read This

Underhill, Edward

Standalone · General Fiction

May-2025 2025 LibraryReads *

The Irresistible Urge to Fall for Your Enemy

Knightley, Brigitte

Dearly Beloathed Series · Book 1 · Fantasy Romance

Jul-2025 2025 LibraryReads *

Isola

Goodman, Allegra

Standalone · Literary

Feb-2025 2025 LibraryReads *

The Keeper of Magical Things

Leong, Julie

Standalone · Fantasy

Oct-2025 2025 LibraryReads *

A Killing Cold

Marshall, Kate Alice

Standalone · Thriller

Feb-2025 2025 LibraryReads *

King of Ashes

Cosby, S.A.

Standalone · Thriller

Jun-2025 2025 LibraryReads *

A Land So Wide

Craig, Erin A.

Standalone · Fantasy

Sep-2025 2025 LibraryReads *

The Librarians

Thomas, Sherry

Standalone · Thriller

Oct-2025 2025 LibraryReads *

The Library at Hellebore

Khaw, Cassandra

Standalone · Horror

Jul-2025 2025 LibraryReads *

The List of Suspicious Things

Godfrey, Jennie

Standalone · General Fiction

Feb-2024 2025 LibraryReads *

The Locked Ward

Pekkanen, Sarah

Standalone · Thriller

Aug-2025 2025 LibraryReads *

Lucky Day

Tingle, Chuck

Standalone · Horror

Aug-2025 2025 LibraryReads *

The Magician of Tiger Castle

Sachar, Louis

Standalone · Fantasy

Aug-2025 2025 LibraryReads *

Maine Characters

Orenstein, Hannah

Standalone · Women's Fiction

May-2025 2025 LibraryReads *

Meet Me at the Crossroads

Giddings, Megan

Standalone · General Fiction

Jun-2025 2025 LibraryReads *

The Missing Pages

Richman, Alyson

Standalone · Women's Fiction

Oct-2025 2025 LibraryReads *

Murder by Memory

Waite, Olivia

Dorothy Gentleman Series · Book 1 · Science Fiction

Mar-2025 2025 LibraryReads *

Murder by Cheesecake

Courage, Rachel Ekstrom

Golden Girls Cozy Mystery Series · Book 1 · Amateur Sleuth

Apr-2025 2025 LibraryReads *

The Names

Knapp, Florence

Standalone · General Fiction

May-2025 2025 LibraryReads *

Not Quite Dead Yet

Jackson, Holly

Standalone · Thriller

Jul-2025 2025 LibraryReads *

The Note

Burke, Alafair

Standalone · Thriller

Jan-2025 2025 LibraryReads *

One Golden Summer

Fortune, Carley

Standalone · Contemporary Romance

May-2025 2025 LibraryReads *

Out of the Woods

Bonam-Young, Hannah

Standalone · Contemporary Romance

Jan-2025 2025 LibraryReads *

Party of Liars

Cox, Kelsey

Standalone · Thriller

Jul-2025 2025 LibraryReads *

People Watching

Bonam-Young, Hannah

Standalone · Contemporary Romance

Sep-2025 2025 LibraryReads *

The Phoebe Variations

Hamilton, Jane

Standalone · General Fiction

Sep-2025 2025 LibraryReads *

The Phoenix Pencil Company

King, Allison

Standalone · Literary

Jun-2025 2025 LibraryReads *

The Poppy Fields

Erlick, Nikki

Standalone · Literary

Jun-2025 2025 LibraryReads *

Promise Me Sunshine

Bastone, Cara

Standalone · Contemporary Romance

Mar-2025 2025 LibraryReads *

The Quiet Librarian

Eskens, Allen

Standalone · Thriller

Feb-2025 2025 LibraryReads *

Red City

Lu, Marie

The New Alchemists Series · Book 1 · General Fiction

Oct-2025 2025 LibraryReads *

Remain

Sparks, Nicholas

Standalone · General Fiction

Oct-2025 2025 LibraryReads *

The River Has Roots

El-Mohtar, Amal

Standalone · Fantasy

Mar-2025 2025 LibraryReads *

The Satisfaction Cafe

Wang, Kathy

Standalone · Literary

Jul-2025 2025 LibraryReads *

Savvy Summers and the Sweet Potato Crimes

Jackson-Opoku, Sandra

Savvy Summers Mysteries Series · Book 1 · Cozy Mystery

Jul-2025 2025 LibraryReads *

The Shots You Take

Reid, Rachel

Standalone · Contemporary Romance

Mar-2025 2025 LibraryReads *

Silver Elite

Francis, Dani

Silver Elite Series · Book 1 · Contemporary Romance

May-2025 2025 LibraryReads *

So Far Gone

Walter, Jess

Standalone · Literary

Jun-2025 2025 LibraryReads *

Something in the Walls

Pearce, Daisy

Standalone · Thriller

Mar-2025 2025 LibraryReads *

The Staircase in the Woods

Wendig, Chuck

Standalone · Thriller

May-2025 2025 LibraryReads *

The Stolen Life of Colette Marceau

Harmel, Kristin

Standalone · Historical

Jun-2025 2025 LibraryReads *

The Story She Left Behind

Henry, Patti Callahan

Standalone · Historical

Mar-2025 2025 LibraryReads *

The Strange Case of Jane O.

Walker, Karen Thompson

Standalone · Literary

Mar-2025 2025 LibraryReads *

The Summer We Ran

Ingram, Audrey

Standalone · Contemporary Romance

Jun-2025 2025 LibraryReads *

Tell Me What You Did

Wilson, Carter

Standalone · Thriller

Feb-2025 2025 LibraryReads *

Temple of Swoon

Segura, Jo

Standalone · Contemporary Romance

Jan-2025 2025 LibraryReads *

Typewriter Beach

Clayton, Meg Waite

Standalone · Historical

Jul-2025 2025 LibraryReads *

Victorian Psycho

Feito, Virginia

Standalone · Horror

Feb-2025 2025 LibraryReads *

Violet Thistlewaite Is Not a Villain Anymore

Krempholtz, Emily

Standalone · Fantasy

Nov-2025 2025 LibraryReads *

Water Moon

Yambao, Samantha Sotto

Standalone · Contemporary Romance

Jan-2025 2025 LibraryReads *

We Love You, Bunny

Awad, Mona

Standalone · Literary

Oct-2025 2025 LibraryReads *

We Who Will Die

Stark, Stacia

Empire of Blood Series · Book 1 · Fantasy Romance

Dec-2025 2025 LibraryReads *

What Hunger

Dang, Catherine

Standalone · General Fiction

Aug-2025 2025 LibraryReads *

Wild Dark Shore

McConaghy, Charlotte

Standalone · General Fiction

Mar-2025 2025 LibraryReads *

The Wilderness

Flournoy, Angela

Standalone · General Fiction

Sep-2025 2025 LibraryReads *

The Witch Roads

Elliott, Kate

The Witch Roads Series · Book 1 · Fantasy

Jun-2025 2025 LibraryReads *

A Witch's Guide to Magical Innkeeping

Mandanna, Sangu

Standalone · Paranormal Romance

Jul-2025 2025 LibraryReads *

The Women of Wild Hill

Miller, Kirsten

Standalone · Literary

Oct-2025 2025 LibraryReads *

Wooing the Witch Queen

Burgis, Stephanie

Queens of Villainy Series · Book 1 · Contemporary Romance

Feb-2025 2025 LibraryReads *

Wreck

Newman, Catherine

Standalone · General Fiction

Nov-2025 2025 LibraryReads *

The Wrong Sister

Douglas, Claire

Standalone · Mystery

Mar-2024 2025 LibraryReads *

You Weren't Meant to Be Human

White, Andrew Joseph

Standalone · Horror

Sep-2025 2025 LibraryReads *

Top Pick

Winner and nominees for the 2025 LibraryReads Top Pick category.

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Automatic Noodle

Newitz, Annalee

Standalone · Science Fiction

Aug-2025 2025 LibraryReads *

The Enchanted Greenhouse

Durst, Sarah Beth

The Spellshop Series · Book 2 · Contemporary Romance

Jul-2025 2025 LibraryReads *

First-Time Caller

Borison, B.K.

Heartstrings Series · Book 1 · Contemporary Romance

Feb-2025 2025 LibraryReads *

The Gallagher Place

Doar, Julie

Standalone · Thriller

Dec-2025 2025 LibraryReads *

Good Dirt

Wilkerson, Charmaine

Standalone · General Fiction

Feb-2025 2025 LibraryReads *

Heart the Lover

King, Lily

Standalone · Literary

Oct-2025 2025 LibraryReads *

I, Medusa

Gray, Ayana

Standalone · Historical

Nov-2025 2025 LibraryReads *

The Listeners

Stiefvater, Maggie

Standalone · Historical

Jun-2025 2025 LibraryReads *

The Missing Half

Flowers, Ashley

Standalone · Police Procedural

May-2025 2025 LibraryReads *

Overdue

Perkins, Stephanie

Standalone · Women's Fiction

Oct-2025 2025 LibraryReads *

Saltwater

Hays, Katy

Standalone · Thriller

Mar-2025 2025 LibraryReads *

The Sirens

Hart, Emilia

Standalone · Women's Fiction

Apr-2025 2025 LibraryReads *

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