Summer Scares 2026

Posted on March 13, 2026 by Laura Jean

In celebration of Friday the 13th, the Horror Writers Association (HWA), in partnership with Booklist, Book Riot, iREAD, and NoveList®, a division of EBSCO Information Services (EBSCO), announced the eighth annual Summer Scares reading list, which includes titles selected by a panel of authors and library workers and is designed to promote Horror as a great reading option for all ages, during any time of the year.

Every year, three titles are selected in each of three categories: Adult, Young Adult, and Middle Grade. For 2026 those selected titles in the NLS collection are:

For more information check out the Summer Scares Resource page

Adult Selections:

BOTANICAL DAUGHTER by Noah Medlock (DB 121045)

NEVER WHISTLE AT NIGHT ed. Shane Hawk and Theodore C. Van Alst (DB 117262, LB 0000588)

MAEVE FLY by CJ Leede (DB 116087)

Young Adult Selections:

WHAT WE HARVEST by Ann Fraistat (DB 109782)

GORGEOUS GRUESOME FACES by Linda Cheng (DB 117987)

OUR SHADOWS HAVE CLAWS: 15 LATIN AMERICAN MONSTER STORIES ed. Yamile Saied Méndez and Amparo Ortiz (DB 111270)

Middle Grade Selections:

IT CAME FROM THE TREES by Ally Russell (DB 124983)

THIS APPEARING HOUSE by Ally Malinenko (DB 111062)

March is Women’s History Month

Posted on March 9, 2026 by Alicia Topolnycky

Image of a fountain pen writing on blank paper with the words Women Write History.

Celebrate women authors and leaders with the Talking Book Program’s collection of audio, braille, and large print books and magazines.

From the library:

GOOD NIGHT STORIES FOR REBEL GIRLS: ONE HUNDRED TALES OF EXTRAORDINARY WOMEN (DB 91951)

TEN QUEENS: PORTRAITS OF WOMEN OF POWER (DB 46941)

WOMEN EXPLORERS: PERILS, PISTOLS, AND PETTICOATS (DB74727)

March 6 is the Battle of the Alamo Anniversary

Posted on March 6, 2026 by Jaclyn Owusu

An aged photo of the Alamo with a person standing in the background.

The Alamo reminds us that stories live on when they’re shared. The Texas Talking Book Program ensures every Texan can access stories in audio, braille, and large print. #RememberTheAlamo with one of these titles from our collection!

From the library:

ALAMO REMEMBERED: TEJANO ACCOUNTS AND PERSPECTIVES (DBC 26407)

SAM HOUSTON AND THE ALAMO AVENGERS: THE TEXAS VICTORY THAT CHANGED AMERICAN HISTORY (DB 97726) (LB 12663)

THREE ROADS TO THE ALAMO: THE LIVES AND FORTUNES OF DAVID CROCKETT, JAMES BOWIE, AND WILLIAM BARRET TRAVIS (DBC 25531)

March 2 Is Read Across America Day

Posted on March 2, 2026 by Alicia Topolnycky

Literacy starts young. For most children, an interest in reading starts with picture books at home or in the classroom. Dr. Seuss is a beloved author who has become synonymous with Read Across America, so celebrate his birthday today with some green eggs and ham!

From the library:

CAT IN THE HAT (DB 33062) (BT 13466)

GREEN EGGS AND HAM (DB 34056) (BR 16721)

ONE FISH, TWO FISH, RED FISH, BLUE FISH (DB 22796) (BR 16379)

March 2 is Texas Independence Day

Posted on March 2, 2026 by Alicia Topolnycky

Discover Texas history with accessible books through the Talking Book Program!

From the library:

BIG WONDERFUL THING (DBC 18807)

LONE STAR: A HISTORY OF TEXAS AND TEXANS (DBC 12012)

TEXAS: A BICENTENNIAL HISTORY (DB 14220)

2026 Libby Award Finalists

Posted on March 2, 2026 by Laura Jean

Celebrating the best in digital reading, the Libby Awards recognize outstanding ebooks and audiobooks across a variety of genres, highlighting the most compelling, thought-provoking, and widely loved titles of the year. The finalists were announced by OverDrive on February 4. Winners will be announced at the first ever live Libby Book Awards ceremony on March 3.

For more information, check out the Overdrive website.

Book of the Year – Adult Fiction

ATMOSPHERE: A LOVE STORY by Taylor Jenkins Reid and narrated by Julia Whelan and Kristen DiMercurio (DB 129909, BR 26357 IN PROCESS, en español DB 132477 EN PROCESO)

BUCKEYE by Patrick Ryan (DB 132250, LB 0007624)

Book of the Year – Adult Nonfiction

FLOWER TRAVELED IN MY BLOOD: THE INCREDIBLE TRUE STORY OF THE GRANDMOTHERS WHO FOUGHT TO FIND A STOLEN GENERATION OF CHILDREN by Haley Cohen Gilliland (DB 132040)

MARRIAGE AT SEA: A TRUE STORY OF LOVE, OBSESSION, AND SHIPWRECK by Sophie Elmhirst (DB 131217)

Book of the Year – YA Fiction

SISTERS IN THE WIND by Angeline Boulley (DB 132294, BR 26561 IN PROCESS)

SUNRISE ON THE REAPING by Suzanne Collins and narrated by Jefferson White (DB 127954, BR 26205)

Audiobook of the Year

KATABASIS by R. F. Kuang (DB 132323, BR 26579 IN PROCESS)

MY FRIENDS by Fredrik Backman (DB 129483, BR 26313)

Debut Author of the Year

ALCHEMISED by SenLinYu (DB 133250)

CORRESPONDENT by Virginia Evans (DB 129105, en español DB 132482 EN PROCESO)

Best Book Club Book

BOG QUEEN by Anna North (DB 133593 IN PROCESS)

WRECK by Catherine Newman (DB 133592 IN PROCESS)

Best Fantasy

ALCHEMISED by SenLinYu (DB 133250)

BURY OUR BONES IN THE MIDNIGHT SOIL by V. E. Schwab (DB 130243, BR 26386 IN PROCESS, LB 0005773)

Best Historical Fiction

ANTIDOTE by Karen Russell (DB 128240, BR 26309 IN PROCESS)

ISOLA by Allegra Goodman (DB 127226, BR 26597 IN PROCESS, LB 0002549)

Best Horror

BEWITCHING by Silvia Moreno-Garcia (DB 131290, LB 0005631)

BUFFALO HUNTER HUNTER by Stephen Graham Jones (DB 128581, BR 26200 IN PROCESS)

Best Memoir & Autobiography

ONE DAY EVERYONE WILL HAVE BEEN AGAINST THIS by Omar El-Akkad (DB 127850, LB 0001346)

RAISING HARE by Chloe Dalton (DB 128243)

Best Middle Grade Book

ALL THE BLUES IN THE SKY by Renée Watson (DB 129740)

Best Mystery

LIBRARIANS by Sherry Thomas (DB 132690)

MURDER TAKES A VACATION by Laura Lippman (DB 131701)

Best Personal Improvement

SHIFT: MANAGING YOUR EMOTIONS – SO THEY DON’T MANAGE YOU by Ethan Kross (DB 131630, LB 0001314)

WE CAN DO HARD THINGS: ANSWERS TO LIFE’S 20 QUESTIONS by Glennon Doyle (IN PROCESS)

Best Picture Book

DON’T TRUST FISH by Neil Sharpson (DB 130282)

Best Romance

THESE SUMMER STORMS by Sarah MacLean (DB 131056, BR 26501 IN PROCESS)

IT HAD TO BE HIM by Adib Khorram (DB 133198)

Best Romantasy

KNIGHT AND THE MOTH by Rachel Gillig (DB 130050, BR 26391 IN PROCESS)

ONYX STORM by Rebecca Yarros (DB 127035, BR 25749 IN PROCESS, en español DB 127448)

Best Science Fiction

DEATH OF THE AUTHOR by Nnedi Okorafor (DB 127592, BR 26389 IN PROCESS)

WHAT WE CAN KNOW by Ian McEwan (DB 133247 IN PROCESS, LB 0005874)

Best Thriller

JULIE CHAN IS DEAD by Liann Zhang (DB 129576, LB 0008599)

GHOSTWRITER by Julie Clark (DB 133889 IN PROCESS)

Readers’ Choice

ONYX STORM by Rebecca Yarros (DB 127035, BR 25749 IN PROCESS, en español DB 127448)

GREAT BIG BEAUTIFUL LIFE by Emily Henry (DB 129103, BR 26246, LB 0003604, en español DB 132355)

The Locus Recommended Reading List 2025

Posted on February 27, 2026 by Laura Jean

The Locus Magazine Recommended Reading List is an annual, extensive list of the year’s best Science Fiction, Fantasy, and Horror books, novellas, novels, and short stories, compiled by Locus editors and reviewers, published last year. Announced each February, this list serves as a guide for readers and a basis for Locus Awards nominations. This year they looked at over 1,000 titles between short and long fiction.

For more information check out The Locus Website.

Here are the items from the 2025 list that are in the TBP collection.

SCIENCE FICTION NOVELS

SUNWARD by William Alexander (IN PROCESS)

FOLDED SKY by Elizabeth Bear (DB 131985)

OUTLAW PLANET by M. R. Carey (DB 133439 IN PROCESS)

MODERATION by Elaine Castillo (DB 131689)

BOOK OF GUILT by Catherine Chidgey (DB 133144 IN PROCESS)

DREAM HOTEL by Laila Lalami (DB 127950)

METALLIC REALMS by Lincoln Michel (DB 130471)

WHERE THE AXE IS BURIED by Ray Nayler (DB 129470)

SLOW GODS by Claire North (DB 133944 IN PROCESS)

DEATH OF THE AUTHOR by Nnedi Okorafor (DB 127592, BR 26389 IN PROCESS)

ONE WAY WITCH by Nnedi Okorafor (DB 129970)

ESPERANCE by Adam Oyebanji (DB 130707)

SHROUD by Adrain Tchaikovsky (DB 133509 IN PROCESS)

BOOK OF RECORDS by Madeleine Thien (DB 130513)

FANTASY NOVELS

DEVILS by Joe Abercrombie (DB 129814, BR 26297 IN PROCESS, en español DB 131391 EN PROCESO)

TOMB OF DRAGONS by Katherine Addison (DB 128864)

DROP OF CORRUPTION by Robert Jackson Bennett (DB 130146)

ONCE WAS WILLEM by M. R. Carey (DB 128765)

EVERLASTING by Alix E. Harrow (DB 133195 IN PROCESS)

RAVEN SCHOLAR by Antonia Hodgson (DB 129533)

HONEYEATER by Kathleen Jennings (DB 133964 IN PROCESS)

WRITTEN ON THE DARK by Guy Gavriel Kay (DB 129930, BR 26303 IN PROCESS)

HEMLOCK AND SILVER by T. Kingfisher (DB 132568)

KATABASIS by R. F. Kuang (DB 132323, BR 26579 IN PROCESS)

ADVENTURES OF MARY DARLING by Pat Murphy (DB 132409)

HARMATTAN SEASON by Tochi Onyebuchi (DB 130585)

ROSE FIELD by Philip Pullman (DB 133524 IN PROCESS)

SHADOW TICKET by Thomas Pynchon (DB 133273 IN PROCESS, LB 0007823)

ISLE IN THE SILVER SEA by Tasha Suri (DB 133437 IN PROCESS)

INCANDESCENT by Emily Tesh (DB 130051)

QUEEN DEMON by Martha Wells (DB 133426 IN PROCESS)

HORROR NOVELS

WE LOVE YOU, BUNNY by Mona Awad (DB 133174 IN PROCESS)

POSSESSION OF ALBA DIAZ by Isabel Cañas (DB 132041, BR 26485 IN PROCESS)

SPREAD ME by Sarah Gailey (DB 133263 IN PROCESS)

KING SORROW by Joe Hill (DB 133680 IN PROCESS)

BUFFALO HUNTER HUNTER by Stephen Graham Jones (DB 128581, BR 26200 IN PROCESS)

LIBRARY AT HELLEBORE by Cassandra Khaw (DB 131155)

NEVER FLINCH by Stephen King (DB 130236, BR 26240 IN PROCESS, LB 0005618)

BEWITCHING by Silvia Moreno-Garcia (DB 131290, LB 0005631)

IT WAS HER HOUSE FIRST by Cherie Priest (DB 131291)

STAIRCASE IN THE WOODS by Chuck Wendig (DB 128922)

YOUNG ADULT NOVELS

SINGULAR LIFE OF ARIA PATEL by Samira Ahmed (DB 129799)

MAKE ME A MONSTER by Kalynn Bayron (DB 133990 IN PROCESS)

COSTUMES FOR TIME TRAVELERS by A. R. Capetta (DB 130109)

EXECUTIONERS THREE by Susan Dennard (DB 132374)

NEEDY LITTLE THINGS by Channelle Desamours (DB 127322)

UNDERWOOD TAPES by Amanda DeWitt (DB 127608)

AMONG GHOSTS by Rachel Hartman (DB 130616)

SKY ON FIRE by E. K. Johnston (DB 131193)

TRANSITION by Logan-Ashley Kisner (DB 133675 IN PROCESS)

STARSTRIKE by Yoon Ha Lee (DB 131928 IN PROCESS)

I AM NOT JESSICA CHEN by Ann Liang (DB 127426)

LEAVING ROOM by Amber McBride (DB 133678 IN PROCESS)

NIGHT SWIMMING by Aaron Starmer (DB 129430)

THEY BLOOM AT NIGHT by Trang Thanh Tran (DB 128117)

FIRST NOVELS

RED RABBIT GHOST by Jen Julian (DB 131683)

WHEN DEVILS SING by Xan Kaur (DB 130122)

DWELLING by Emily Hunt Kivel (DBC 32396)

AWAKE IN THE FLOATING CITY by Susanna Kwan (DB 131718)

LUMINOUS by Silvia Park (DB 128486)

NORTH SUN, OR, THE VOYAGE OF THE WHALESHIP ESTHER by Ethan Rutherford (DB 133051 IN PROCESS)

TRANSLATED NOVELS

ON THE CALCULATION OF VOLUME, III by Solvej Balle (DB 133345 IN PROCESS)

UNWORTHY by Agustina Maria Bazterrica and translated by Sarah Moses (DB 128442)

VANISHING WORLD by Sayaka Murata and translated by Ginny Tapley Takemori (DB 130304)

COLLECTIONS

SINKHOLE, AND OTHER INEXPLICABLE VOIDS: STORIES by Leyna Krow (DB 131784)

ANTHOLOGIES

NIGHT AND DAY: DREADFUL DARK: TALES OF NIGHTTIME HORROR/MERCILESS SUN: TALES OF DAYLIGHT HORROR edited by Ellen Datlow (DB 132678)

THESE BODIES AIN’T BROKEN edited by Madeline Dyer (IN PROCESS)

END OF THE WORLD AS WE KNOW IT: NEW TALES OF STEPHEN KING’S THE STAND edited by Christopher Golden and Brian Keene; introduction by Stephen King (DB 132544, BR 26600 IN PROCESS)

NON-FICTION

ENSHITTIFICATION: WHY EVERYTHING SUDDENLY GOT WORSE AND WHAT TO DO ABOUT IT by Cory Doctorow (DB 133269)

ILLUSTRATED AND ART BOOKS

INVISIBLE PARADE by Leigh Bardugo (DB 132020)

NOVELLAS

RIVER HAS ROOTS by Amal El-Mohtar (DB 128099)

WHAT STALKS THE DEEP by T. Kingfisher (DB 133159)

CINDER HOUSE by Freya Marske (DB 133193)

AUTOMATIC NOODLE by Annalee Newitz (DB 131818)

MOUTHFUL OF DUST by Nghi Vo (IN PROCESS)

DON’T SLEEP WITH THE DEAD by Nghi Vo (DB 129212)

MURDER BY MEMORY by Olivia Waite (DB 128766, LB 0005762)

BRIGHTER THAN SCALE, SWIFTER THAN FLAME by Neon Yang (DB 130327)

SHORT STORIES

“Secret Night“ by Nathan Ballingrud (Night & Day DB 132678)

“Fear of the Dark“ by Benjamin Percy (Night & Day DB 132678)

Audie Awards Finalists 2026

Posted on February 25, 2026 by Laura Jean

The Audio Publishers Association (APA) announced the finalists for the 2026 Audie Awards on Thursday January 29, “recognizing distinction in audiobooks and spoken-word entertainment.” Winners will be announced at the Audie Awards Gala at The Avalon in Los Angeles on Monday March 2, 2026.

For more information check out the Audie Awards website.

Here are the finalists for 2026 that are in the TBP collection.

Audiobook of the Year

DEVIL REACHED TOWARD THE SKY: AN ORAL HISTORY OF THE MAKING AND UNLEASHING OF THE ATOMIC BOMB by Garrett M. Graff and narrated by Edoardo Ballerini and the author (DB 132078)

KING OF ASHES by S. A. Cosby and narrated by Adam Lazarre-White (DB 130044)

SHIELD OF SPARROWS by Devney Perry and narrated by Samantha Brentmoor and Jason Clarke (DB 131076, LB 0005766)

SUNRISE ON THE REAPING by Suzanne Collins and narrated by Jefferson White (DB 127954, BR 26205)

WILD DARK SHORE by Charlotte McConaghy and narrated by Katherine Littrell, Saskia Maarleveld, and Steve West (DB 127669, BR 26326 IN PROCESS)

Autobiography/Memoir

CHER: PART 1 by Cher and narrated by Cher and Stephanie J. Block (DB 125936, BR 26311 IN PROCESS, LB 0001238)

CODE NAME: PALE HORSE: HOW I WENT UNDERCOVER TO EXPOSE AMERICA’S NAZIS by Scott Payne with Michelle Shephard and narrated by Scott Payne (DB 131185)

MATRIARCH by Tina Knowles and narrated by Tina Knowles, Beyoncé, Solange, Kelly Rowland, and Angie Beyincé (DB 130053, LB 0003863)

NOBODY’S GIRL: A MEMOIR OF SURVIVING ABUSE AND FIGHTING FOR JUSTICE by Virginia Roberts Giuffre and narrated by Thérèse Plummer and Gabra Zackman (DB 133461 IN PROCESS, LB 0008608)

Best Fiction Narrator

Marin Ireland for FOR MY FRIENDS by Fredrik Backman (DB 122178)

Best Nonfiction Narrator

Dion Graham for REMEMBER US: AMERICAN SACRIFICE, DUTCH FREEDOM, AND A FOREVER PROMISE FORGED IN WORLD WAR II by Robert M. Edsel (DB 130169)

Blair Underwood for TRULY by Lionel Richie (DB 133699 IN PROCESS, LB 0005632)

Helen Stern for WOMEN’S ORCHESTRA OF AUSCHWITZ: A STORY OF SURVIVAL by Anne Sebba (DB 132439)

Dion Graham for ZORG: A TALE OF GREED AND MURDER THAT INSPIRED THE ABOLITION OF SLAVERY by Siddharth Kara (DB 133314)

Business/Personal Development

LET THEM THEORY: A LIFE-CHANGING TOOL THAT MILLIONS OF PEOPLE CAN’T STOP TALKING ABOUT written and narrated by Mel Robbins (DB 128550, en español DB 130218 narrado por Leyla Ragnel)

NEXT CONVERSATION: ARGUE LESS, TALK MORE written and narrated by Jefferson Fisher (DB 128074, LB 0003153)

STRONG GROUND: THE LESSONS OF DARING LEADERSHIP, THE TENACITY OF PARADOX, AND THE WISDOM OF THE HUMAN SPIRIT written and narrated by Brené Brown (DB 133337 IN PROCESS, LB 0005812)

Ensemble Performance Finalists (New)

BIRD IN THE AIR MEANS WE CAN STILL BREATHE by Mahogany L. Browne and narrated by Emana Rachelle, Ozzie Jacobs, Elena Rey, Karen Dziekonski, Nile Bullock, Nile, Andrea Emmes, Brandon Miles, Kiebpoli Calnek, Ali Nasser, Tyla Collier, Tyla, Marie-Françoise, Ron Butler, Chantelle Ramdeen, Chantelle, Mahogany L. Browne, Mahogany L., and Amir Royale (DB 128246)

CORRESPONDENT by Virginia Evans and narrated by Maggi-Meg Reed, Jane Oppenheimer, Carly Robins, Jeff Ebner, David Pittu, Chris Andrew Ciulla, Mark Bramhall, Petrea Burchard, Robert Petkoff, Kimberly Farr, Cerris Morgan-Meyer, Peter Ganim, Jade Wheeler, Jim Seibert, and Steve West (DB 129105, en español DB 132482 traducción de Renata Somar Aragón)

HEARTWOOD by Amity Gaige and narrated by Cary Hite, Alma Cuervo, Rebecca Lowman, Ali Andre Ali, Helen Laser, and Justine Lupe (DB 128729)

SOUNDTRACK by Jason Reynolds and narrated by Khaya Fraites, Nile Bullock, Robb Moreira, Rocky Anicette, Jasmin Richardson, Ryan Vincent Anderson, Mekhi Hewling, We Ani, Brandon Miles, Amir Royale, Nadine Simmons, Brandiss Seward, Christopher Grant, and Jade Williams (DB 130348)

Español – Spanish Language

EL HOMBRE por Guillermo Arriaga narrado por Javier Poza, Noé Velázquez, Dan Osorio, Chava Reyes, Pilar Escandón y Ariel Sainz (DB 133880 EN PROCESO)

ESPERANZA: LA AUTOBIOGRAFIA por Papa Francisco narrado por Gerardo Prat (DB 129367, in English DB 127574 narrated by Peter Ganim)

Faith-Based Fiction or Nonfiction

REBEL GIRLS OF ROME by Jordyn Taylor and narrated by Jennifer Jill Araya and Jesse Vilinsky (DB 131115)

Fantasy Finalists

ANIMA RISING by Christopher Moore and narrated by Mary Jane Wells (DB 130461, LB 0004776)

BURY OUR BONES IN THE MIDNIGHT SOIL by V. E. Schwab and narrated by Marisa Calin, Katie Leung, and Julia Whelan (DB 130243, BR 26386 IN PROCESS, LB 0005773)

EVERLASTING by Alix E. Harrow and narrated by Sid Sagar and Moira Quirk (DB 133195)

KNIGHT AND THE MOTH by Rachel Gillig and narrated by Samantha Hydeson (DB 130050, BR 26391 IN PROCESS)

Fiction

ATMOSPHERE: A LOVE STORY by Taylor Jenkins Reid and narrated by Julia Whelan and Kristen DiMercurio (DB 129909, BR 26357 IN PROCESS, en español DB 132477 en proceso y traducción de Bruno Álvarez Herrero)

FAVORITES by Layne Fargo and narrated by Christine Lakin, Christine, Louisa Zhu, Amy Landon, Elena Rey, Valerie Rose Lohman, Suzanne Toren, Graham Halstead, Julia Emelin, Eric Yang, and Johnny Weir (DB 126912, en español DB 130314 narrado por Jane Santos, Lalo Garza, Melissa Ocasio, Noemí Jiménez Furquet, Susana Ballesteros, Carolina Ayala, Victor Mares, Fabiola Stevenson, Julieth Restrepo, Beto Castillo, and Elisa Veiga)

JUNIE by Erin Crosby Eckstine and narrated by Angel Pean (DB 127478)

History/Biography

BALDWIN: A LOVE STORY by Nicholas Boggs and narrated by Ron Butler (DB 131983 IN PROCESS)

FATE OF THE DAY: THE WAR FOR AMERICA, FORT TICONDEROGA TO CHARLESTON, 1777-1780 by Rick Atkinson and narrated by the author and Grover Gardner (DB 129522)

SPINACH KING: THE RISE AND FALL OF AN AMERICAN DYNASTY by John Seabrook and narrated by Dion Graham (DB 130984)

ZORG: A TALE OF GREED AND MURDER THAT INSPIRED THE ABOLITION OF SLAVERY by Siddharth Kara and narrated by Dion Graham (DB 133314)

Horror

BAT EATER AND OTHER NAMES FOR CORA ZENG by Kylie Lee Baker and narrated by Natalie Naudus (DB 129589)

BREATHE IN, BLEED OUT by Brian McAuley and narrated by Jeremy Carlisle Parker (DB 132583)

BUFFALO HUNTER HUNTER by Stephen Graham Jones and narrated by Shane Ghostkeeper, Shane, Marin Ireland, and Owen Teale (DB 128581, BR 26200 IN PROCESS)

COFFIN MOON by Keith Rosson and narrated by Pete Cross (DB 132618)

THEY BLOOM AT NIGHT by Trang Thanh Tran and narrated by Nhi Do (DB 128117)

Literary Fiction and Classics

33 PLACE BRUGMANN by Alice Austen and narrated by Joshua Riley, Shiromi Arserio, Jilly Bond, Nicholas Boulton, Billie Brown Fulford, Danielle Cohen, Raphael Corkhill, Matthew Lloyd Davies, James Meunier, and Simon Slater

DIRECTOR by Daniel Kehlmann, translated by Ross Benjamin, and narrated by Nicholas Boulton (DB 130035)

EMPEROR OF GLADNESS by Ocean Vuong and narrated by James Aaron Oh (DB 129518, BR 26312 IN PROCESS)

SO FAR GONE by Jess Walter and narrated by Edoardo Ballerini (DB 130251)

Middle Grade Finalists

ALL BLUES IN THE SKY by Renée Watson and narrated by Bahni Turpin (DB 129740)

J VS. K written and narrated by Kwame Alexander and Jerry Craft (DB 131093)

TROUBLE WITH HEROES by Kate Messner and narrated by Mack Gordon (DB 130798, LB 0005921)

WHALE EYES: A MEMOIR ABOUT SEEING AND BEING SEEN written and narrated by James Robinson (IN PROCESS)

Mystery Finalists

GONE BEFORE GOODBYE by Reese Witherspoon and Harlan Coben and narrated by Kiff VandenHeuvel, Peter Ganim, Suehyla El-Attar Young, Reese Witherspoon, Saskia Maarleveld, James Fouhey, Harlan Coben, and Chris Pine (DB 133207, LB 0005813)

QUEENS OF CRIME by Marie Benedict and narrated by Bessie Carter (DB 127315, LB 0003116)

VERA WONG’S GUIDE TO SNOOPING (ON A DEAD MAN) by Jesse Q. Sutanto and narrated by Eunice Wong (DB 128361, LB 0005664)

Narration by Author

EVERYTHING IS TUBERCULOSIS: THE HISTORY AND PERSISTENCE OF OUR DEADLIEST INFECTION written and narrated by John Green (DB 128745, LB 0005821)

FOOD FOR THOUGHT: ESSAYS AND RUMINATIONS written and narrated by Alton Brown (DB 129920)

SEPARATION OF CHURCH AND HATE: A SANE PERSON’S GUIDE TO TAKING BACK THE BIBLE FROM FUNDAMENTALISTS, FASCISTS, AND FLOCK-FLEECING FRAUDS by John Fugelsang (DB 133578 IN PROCESS)

New Voice Award: Judges Category Finalists (New)

Lily Newmark for BOG QUEEN written by Anna North (DB 133593 IN PROCESS)

Shane Ghostkeeper for DEVIL IS A SOUTHPAW written by Brandon Hobson (DB 134023 IN PROCESS)

James Aaron Oh for EMPEROR OF GLADNESS written by Ocean Vuong (DB 129518, BR 26312 IN PROCESS)

Gem Carmella for RIVER HAS ROOTS by Amal El-Mohtar (DB 128099)

Nicole Cash for WE DON’T TALK ABOUT CAROL by Kristen L. Berry (DB 129901)

Nonfiction Finalists

DEATH IN THE JUNGLE by Candace Fleming and narrated by Karen Murphy (DB 129360)

EVERYTHING IS TUBERCULOSIS: THE HISTORY AND PERSISTENCE OF OUR DEADLIEST INFECTION written and narrated by John Green (DB 128745, LB 0005821)

FINE LINE BETWEEN STUPID AND CLEVER: THE STORY OF SPINAL TAP written and narrated by Rob Reiner with Christopher Guest, Michael McKean, and Harry Shearer with David Kamp (DB 132923)

RICK STEVES ON THE HIPPIE TRAIL: FROM ISTANBUL TO KATHMANDU written and narrated by Rick Steves (DB 127216)

SEPARATION OF CHURCH AND HATE: A SANE PERSON’S GUIDE TO TAKING BACK THE BIBLE FROM FUNDAMENTALISTS, FASCIASTS, AND FLOCK-FLEECING FRAUDS by John Fugelsang (DB 133578 IN PROCESS)

Production and Sound Design Finalists (New)

KING SORROW by Joe Hill and narrated by Jaime Lamchick, Mike Ortego, Micky Shiloah, Kristen Sieh, Pete Simonelli, Kevin Stillwell, Peter Ganim, Ari Fliakos, Virginia Kull, Dominic Hoffman, Marin Ireland, Kristen Ariza, Ian Shaw, Kate Mulgrew, and Tim Sample (DB 133680 IN PROCESS)

MILLIE FLEUR SAVES THE NIGHT by Christy Mandin and narrated by Elizabeth Knowelden (DB 131098)

RIVER HAS ROOTS by Amal El-Mohtar and narrated by Gem Carmella (DB 128099)

Romance Finalists

GREAT BIG BEAUTIFUL LIFE by Emily Henry and narrated by Julia Whelan (DB 129103, BR 26246, LB 0003604, en español DB 132355 Traducido por Ana Isabel Domínguez Palomo y María del Mar Rodríguez Barrena)

SAY YOU’LL REMEMBER ME by Abby Jimenez and narrated by Christine Lakin and Matt Lanter (DB 128459, BR 26395 IN PROCESS)

Science Fiction

SIMULTANEOUS by Eric Heisserer and narrated by Marin Ireland, Stephanie Sheh, and Ray Porter (DB 133613)

Short Stories/Collections Finalists

END OF THE WORLD AS WE KNOW IT: NEW TALES OF STEPHEN KING’S THE STAND edited by Christopher Golden and Brian Keene and narrated by Sean Patrick Hopkins and Adenrele Ojo (DB 132544, BR 26600 IN PROCESS)

FOOD FOR THOUGHT: ESSAYS AND RUMINATIONS written and narrated by Alton Brown (DB 129920)

NOTES TO JOHN by Joan Didion and narrated by Julianne Moore (DB 129704, LB 0005725)

Thriller/Suspense Finalists

BEAUTIFUL UGLY by Alice Feeney and narrated by Richard Armitage, Tuppence Middleton, and Alice Fenney (DB 126338, LB 0002874)

DON’T LET HIM IN by Lisa Jewell and narrated by Tamaryn Payne, Louise Brealey, Patience Tomlinson, Richard Armitage, Joanne Froggatt, and Gemma Whelan (DB 131308, LB 0005870)

EVERYONE IS LYING TO YOU by Jo Piazza and narrated by Vas Eli, Saskia Maarleveld, Sarah Reny, and Rachel F. Hirsch (DB 130936, LB 0005722)

HAVOC by Christopher Bollen and narrated by Maggi-Meg Reed (DB 126616)

TO DIE FOR by David Baldacci and narrated by Zach Villa, Mela Lee, Cassandra Morris, Rena-Marie Villano, Christine Lakin, Christine, Will Collyer, Kiff VandenHeuvel, and Erin Bennett (DB 125480, LB 0001131)

Young Adult Finalists

LADY OR THE TIGER by Heather M. Herrman and narrated by Sophie Amoss (DB 130674)

OTHERWHERE POST by Emily J. Taylor and narrated by (DB 127649 IN PROCESS)

SCAMMER by Tiffany D. Jackson and narrated by January LaVoy (DB 133733 IN PROCESS)

SUNRISE ON THE REAPING by Suzanne Collins and narrated by Jefferson White (DB 127954, BR 26205)

UNDER THE SAME STARS by Libba Bray and narrated by January LaVoy, Jeremy Carlisle Parker, and Major Curda (DB 127015)

Young Listeners Finalists

HOW THE WORD IS PASSED: A RECKONING WITH THE HISTORY OF SLAVERY ACROSS AMERICA written and narrated by Clint Smith (DB 103908, LB 13361)

PRINCE AMONG SLAVES by N.H. Senzai and narrated by Junior Nyong’o and N. H. Senzai (DB 130280)

New Large Print Books recently purchased and added to the collection in January 2026

Posted on February 23, 2026 by Stormie Koerner

Adult Fiction

Action and Adventure Fiction

DEADLY TRAIL: A TEXAS RANGER LUKE CALDWELL NOVEL Griffin, James J.
LB 0007252

CLIVE CUSSLER’S QUANTUM TEMPEST Maden, Mike
LB 0008295

HUNT FOR BIG CAT Vaughan, Robert
LB 0008631

Detective and Mystery Fiction and Thrillers

GUILTY Baldacci, David
LB 0008401

WALK THE WIRE Baldacci, David
LB 0005826

STUART WOODS’ BLOWN AWAY Battles, Brett
LB 0008293

PEACEMAKER Brunstetter, Wanda E.
LB 0008629

PROVING GROUND Connelly, Michael
LB 0008300

BODY IN BOSTON: A MURDER, SHE WROTE MYSTERY Fletcher, Jessica, Moran, Terrie Farley
LB 0005935

SLOWLY DYING CAUSE George, Elizabeth
LB 0006840

LAST DEATH OF THE YEAR Hannah, Sophie; Christie, Agatha
LB 0007747

PICKET LINE: THE LOST NOVELLA Leonard, Elmore
LB 0008367

BRIDAL SHOWER MURDER Meier, Leslie
LB 0007045

HALLOWEEN NIGHT MURDER Meier, Leslie; Hollis, Lee, Ireland, Liz
LB 0008628

YOU BELONG HERE: A NOVEL Miranda, Megan
LB 0008522

6TH TARGET Patterson, James
LB 0008416

RETURN OF THE SPIDER Patterson, James
LB 0007723

LAST DAYS OF MARILYN MONROE Patterson, James; Edwards-Jones, Imogen
LB 0008259

BLOODLESS: A PENDERGAST NOVEL Preston, Douglas J., Child, Lincoln
LB 0005828

JULIE CHAN IS DEAD Zhang, Liann
LB 0008599

Fantasy Fiction

I, MEDUSA: A NOVEL Gray, Ayana
LB 0008347

General Fiction and Novels

FLASHLIGHT: A NOVEL Choi, Susan
LB 0008519

MORE OR LESS MADDY Genova, Lisa
LB 0005920

ORCHARD Heller, Peter
LB 0007297

HOUSE OF DAY, HOUSE OF NIGHT Tokarczuk, Olga
LB 0007587

Historical Fiction

MRS. ENDICOTT’S SPLENDID ADVENTURE: A NOVEL Bowen, Rhys
LB 0008627

BOLEYN TRAITOR: A NOVEL Gregory, Philippa
LB 0008610

DAYS YOU WERE MINE Hall, Clare Leslie
LB 0005926

MRS. PORTER CALLING: A NOVEL Pearce, A. J.
LB 0005930

CABINET OF DR. LENG Preston, Douglas J., Child, Lincoln
LB 0005830

SHADOW TICKET Pynchon, Thomas
LB 0007823

BUCKEYE: A NOVEL Ryan, Patrick
LB 0007624

SCHEMING IN PARLIAMENT Vetsch, Erica
LB 0005931

COLLECTOR OF BURNED BOOKS White, Roseanna M.
LB 0008602

Horror and Paranormal Fiction

GIRL DINNER: A NOVEL Blake, Olivie
LB 0005915

SOMETHING IN THE WALLS: A NOVEL Pearce, Daisy
LB 0008573

Humorous Fiction

FOR DUCK’S SAKE Andrews, Donna
LB 0008630

THAT’S NOT HOW IT HAPPENED Thomas, Craig
LB 0005933

Psychological Fiction

JENNY COOPER HAS A SECRET: A NOVEL Fielding, Joy
LB 0008521

DINNER AT THE NIGHT LIBRARY: A NOVEL Harada, Hika
LB 0005925

IT HAPPENED ON THE LAKE Jackson, Lisa
LB 0008472

Romance Fiction

TWICE: A NOVEL Albom, Mitch
LB 0008539

ANGEL OF SECOND STREET Blakey, Barbara Tifft
LB 0008633

SECRET CHRISTMAS LIBRARY: A NOVEL Colgan, Jenny
LB 0008350

SHARK HEART: A LOVE STORY Habeck, Emily
LB 0005932

PROBLEMATIC SUMMER ROMANCE Hazelwood, Ali
LB 0008625

STILL WATERS: THE AMISH OF SHEPHERD’S HILL Johns, Patricia
LB 0007265

FERRY MERRY CHRISTMAS Macomber, Debbie
LB 0005877

INCREDIBLE KINDNESS OF PAPER: A NOVEL Skye, Evelyn
LB 0005922

REMAIN: A SUPERNATURAL LOVE STORY Sparks, Nicholas, Shyamalan, M. Night
LB 0005876

HER SECRET AMISH ADMIRER Wiseman, Beth
LB 0005928

Science Fiction

GUARDIAN AND A THIEF Majumdar, Megha
LB 0005878

WHAT WE CAN KNOW McEwan, Ian
LB 0005874

Spy Fiction

EXECUTIVE POWER: A JACK RYAN NOVEL Andrews, Brian; Wilson, Jeffrey
LB 0008324

MAN WITH THE GOLDEN GUN Fleming, Ian
LB 0007865

YOU ONLY LIVE TWICE Fleming, Ian
LB 0008330

Western Fiction

SUDDEN COUNTRY Estleman, Loren D.
LB 0005923

HARD MEN TO KILL Johnstone, William W., Johnstone, J. A.
LB 0008684

Adult Non-Fiction

Autobiographies and Biographies

NOBODY’S GIRL: A MEMOIR OF SURVIVING ABUSE AND FIGHTING FOR JUSTICE Giuffre, Virginia Roberts
LB 0008608

HOW TO TEST NEGATIVE FOR STUPID AND WHY WASHINGTON NEVER WILL Kennedy, John
LB 0005917

CONFRONTING EVIL: ASSESSING THE WORST OF THE WORST O’Reilly, Bill, Hammer, Joshua
LB 0008520

JFK: PUBLIC, PRIVATE, SECRET Taraborrelli, J. Randy
LB 0006730

UNEXPECTED JOURNEY: FINDING STRENGTH, HOPE, AND YOURSELF ON THE CAREGIVING PATH Willis, Emma Heming
LB 0005875

Essays

SHORT HISTORY OF NEARLY EVERYTHING: 2.0 Bryson, Bill
LB 0008665

LAND OF SWEET FOREVER: STORIES AND ESSAYS Lee, Harper
LB 0008068

Psychology and Self-Help

HEALING THE WOUNDS OF REJECTION: MOVING FORWARD WITH STRENGTH, CONFIDENCE, AND THE ABILITY TO TRUST AGAIN Meyer, Joyce; Stache, Ginger
LB 0008777

Religion

ANGELS: GOD’S SECRET AGENTS Graham, Billy
LB 0005919

LANDSCAPES OF THE SOUL: HOW THE SCIENCE AND SPIRITUALITY OF ATTACHMENT CAN MOVE YOU INTO CONFIDENT FAITH, COURAGE, AND CONNECTION Holsclaw, Cyd; Holsclaw, Geoff
LB 0005914

BIBLE SAYS SO: WHAT WE GET RIGHT (AND WRONG) ABOUT SCRIPTURE’S MOST CONTROVERSIAL ISSUES McClellan, Daniel O.
LB 0005913

Social Sciences

INJUSTICE: HOW POLITICS AND FEAR VANQUISHED AMERICA’S JUSTICE DEPARTMENT Leonnig, Carol, Davis, Aaron C.
LB 0008626

1929: INSIDE THE GREATEST CRASH IN WALL STREET HISTORY — AND HOW IT SHATTERED A NATION Sorkin, Andrew Ross
LB 0008571

World History

TRAITORS CIRCLE: THE TRUE STORY OF A SECRET RESISTANCE NETWORK IN NAZI GERMANY–AND THE SPY WHO BETRAYED THEM Freedland, Jonathan
LB 0008332

Juvenile Fiction

Action and Adventure Fiction

TROUBLE WITH HEROES Messner, Kate
LB 0005921

Animal Fiction

BLUEBONNET AT THE TEXAS STATE CAPITOL Casad, Mary Brooke
LB 0008465

PAX, JOURNEY HOME Pennypacker, Sara
LB 0005924

LITTLE OWL’S DAY Srinivasan, Divya
LB 0008643

LITTLE OWL’S NIGHT Srinivasan, Divya
LB 0005937

General Fiction and Novels

POCKET BEAR Applegate, Katherine
LB 0005918

FIRE CAT Averill, Esther
LB 0005936

VERY BUSY SPIDER Carle, Eric
LB 0008780

VANDERBEEKERS AND THE HIDDEN GARDEN Glaser, Karina Yan
LB 0005934

Historical Fiction

TWENTY-ONE ELEPHANTS AND STILL STANDING Prince, April Jones
LB 0008467

WILL’S RACE FOR HOME Rhodes, Jewell Parker
LB 0005929

Horror and Paranormal Fiction

INVISIBLE PARADE Bardugo, Leigh
LB 0008779

Humorous Fiction

DIARY OF A WIMPY KID: PARTYPOOPER Kinney, Jeff
LB 0008634

DRAGONS LOVE TACOS 2: THE SEQUEL Rubin, Adam
LB 0008778

Young Adult Fiction

Detective and Mystery Fiction and Thrillers

WE FELL APART Lockhart, E.
LB 0005927

Romance Fiction

CANTO CONTIGO: A NOVEL Garza Villa, Jonny
LB 0005916

New Braille Books recently purchased and added to the collection in December 2025

Posted on February 23, 2026 by Stormie Koerner

Juvenile Fiction

Board and Picture Books

SONRISAS FOR BABY: A LITTLE BOOK OF SMILES Arena, Jen
BT 0000280

STEADY SLOTH Buxton, Michael
BT 0000269

PETE THE KITTY’S FIRST DAY OF PRESCHOOL Dean, Kim; Dean, James
BT 0000282

BLACK CAT & WHITE CAT Garralon, Claire
BT 0000272

DUCK AND GOOSE: IT’S TIME FOR CHRISTMAS! Hills, Tad
BT 0000283

JANE FOSTER’S BABY’S FIRST STORIES: 4 STORIES TO READ ALOUD Murray, Lily
BT 0000273

BLUE GOOSE Tafuri, Nancy
BT 0000281

DON’T TICKLE THE GHOST! Taplin, Sam
BT 0000285

THAT’S NOT MY PUMPKIN…ITS TEETH ARE TOO BUMPY Watt, Fiona
BT 0000284

HOLLY JOLLY!
BT 0000274

IF I WERE A CALF…
BT 0000275

IF I WERE A KITTEN…
BT 0000276

Juvenile Non-Fiction

Board and Picture Books

TEN BLACK DOTS Crews, Donald
BT 0000277

DINOSAUR DAYS Matthews, Melisa
BT 0000271

GROWING Matthews, Melisa
BT 0000270