2026 Libby Award Finalists

Posted on March 2, 2026 by TBP Staff

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 TBP Staff

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 TBP Staff

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 TBP Staff

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 Large Print Books recently purchased and added to the collection in December 2025

Posted on February 19, 2026 by TBP Staff

Adult Fiction

Action and Adventure Fiction

WHEN THE SHOOTING STARTS Johnstone, William W.
LB 0005770

GONE BEFORE GOODBYE: A NOVEL Witherspoon, Reese; Coben, Harlan
LB 0005813

Detective and Mystery Fiction and Thrillers

CODED JUSTICE: A THRILLER Abrams, Stacey
LB 0005718

CAMEL CLUB Baldacci, David
LB 0005798

FORGOTTEN Baldacci, David
LB 0005827

WALK THE WIRE Baldacci, David
LB 0005826

DEATH OF AN HONEST MAN Beaton, M. C.
LB 0005822

DEATH OF A GREEN-EYED MONSTER: A HAMISH MACBETH MURDER MYSTERY Beaton, M. C.; Green, R. W.
LB 0005823

ASYLUM HOTEL Blackwell, Juliet
LB 0005800

TIME WILL TELL Brown, Rita Mae
LB 0005778

SHARP FORCE Cornwell, Patricia Daniels
LB 0005820

MATCHMAKING FOR PSYCHOPATHS Coryell, Tasha
LB 0005819

COYOTE HILLS: A NOVEL Kellerman, Jonathan, Kellerman, Jesse
LB 0005728

SHE DIDN’T SEE IT COMING Lapena, Shari
LB 0005748

DEAD OF SUMMER Maxwell, Jessa
LB 0005781

DO NOT DISTURB McFadden, Freida
LB 0005872

PERFECT SON McFadden, Freida
LB 0005814

BLOOD TIES: A NOVEL Nesbø, Jo
LB 0005752

IMPOSSIBLE FORTUNE Osman, Richard
LB 0005785

9TH JUDGMENT Patterson, James; Paetro, Maxine
LB 0005761

EMMA ON FIRE Patterson, James; Raymond, Emily
LB 0005687

PICASSO HEIST Patterson, James; Roughan, Howard
LB 0005806

WHITE FIRE Preston, Douglas J., Child, Lee
LB 0005825

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

OBSIDIAN CHAMBER Preston, Douglas J., Child, Lincoln
LB 0005824

WOMAN IN SUITE 11: A NOVEL Ware, Ruth
LB 0005763

Fantasy Fiction

GIFTED & TALENTED Blake, Olivie
LB 0005810

HOUSE IN THE CERULEAN SEA Klune, TJ
LB 0005769

MAGICIAN OF TIGER CASTLE Sachar, Louis
LB 0005747

Gothic Fiction

BOCHICA: A NOVEL Flórez-Cerchiaro, Carolina
LB 0005811

Historical Fiction

PARADISE PETITION Brown, Carolyn
LB 0005768

BLIND TIGER Brown, Sandra
LB 0005829

IRON STORM: AN ISAAC BELL ADVENTURE Du Brul, Jack B.
LB 0005745

CIRCLE OF DAYS: A NOVEL Follett, Ken
LB 0005784

LADIES ROAD GUIDE TO UTTER RUIN Goodman, Alison
LB 0005779

MAN FROM BLOOD GULCH Johnstone, William W., Johnstone, J. A.
LB 0005815

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

WEST WITH GIRAFFES: A NOVEL Rutledge, Lynda
LB 0005776

BURY OUR BONES IN THE MIDNIGHT SOIL Schwab, Victoria
LB 0005773

Psychological Fiction

DON’T LET HIM IN Jewell, Lisa
LB 0005870

WILL THERE EVER BE ANOTHER YOU Lockwood, Patricia
LB 0005744

LIES HE TOLD ME: SHE’S IN LOVE—WITH A LIAR Patterson, James; Ellis, David
LB 0005682

DANCE OF DEATH Preston, Douglas J., Child, Lincoln
LB 0005803

WE ARE ALL GUILTY HERE: A NOVEL Slaughter, Karin
LB 0005717

Religious Fiction

CHRISTMAS BY THE SEA & AN AMISH CHRISTMAS GIFT Wiseman, Beth
LB 0005765

Romance Fiction

BLENDED QUILT Brunstetter, Wanda E., Brunstetter, Jean
LB 0005775

CARING FOR THE AMISH FAMILY Clipston, Amy
LB 0005764

SECOND CHANCE AT SUNSHINE INN Clipston, Amy
LB 0005767

ACADEMY Hilderbrand, Elin, Cunningham, Shelby
LB 0005783

SOMEWHERE BEYOND THE SEA Klune, TJ
LB 0005871

AFTERTASTE: A NOVEL Lavelle, Daria
LB 0005780

ACCOMPLICE TO THE VILLAIN Maehrer, Hannah Nicole
LB 0005777

COLOR OF HOPE: A NOVEL Steel, Danielle
LB 0005786

CONFORM: A NOVEL Sullivan, Ariel
LB 0005729

SILVERLEAF RAPIDS Thomas, Jodi
LB 0005799

Romantic Suspense Fiction

MEAN STREAK Brown, Sandra
LB 0005809

Science Fiction

MURDER BY MEMORY Waite, Olivia
LB 0005762

Short Stories

IT WAS THE WAY SHE SAID IT McMillan, Terry
LB 0005716

ELEVENTH HOUR Rushdie, Salman
LB 0005808

Spy Fiction

ON HER MAJESTY’S SECRET SERVICE Fleming, Ian
LB 0005807

SPY WHO LOVED ME Fleming, Ian
LB 0005788

THUNDERBALL Fleming, Ian
LB 0005782

TERMINAL VELOCITY Woodward, M. P.
LB 0005869

Western Fiction

HIDER Estleman, Loren D.
LB 0005787

REVENGE IN AMARILLO Paine, Lauran
LB 0005771

Adult Non-Fiction

Autobiographies and Biographies

BOOK OF LIVES: A MEMOIR OF SORTS Atwood, Margaret
LB 0005804

UNFETTERED: A MEMOIR Fetterman, John
LB 0005816

NEXT DAY: TRANSITIONS, CHANGE, AND MOVING FORWARD Gates, Melinda
LB 0005772

EVERYTHING IS TUBERCULOSIS: THE HISTORY AND PERSISTENCE OF OUR DEADLIEST INFECTION Green, John
LB 0005821

WRITING CREATIVITY AND SOUL Kidd, Sue Monk
LB 0005805

WARHOL’S MUSES: THE ARTISTS, MISFITS, AND SUPERSTARS DESTROYED BY THE FACTORY FAME MACHINE Leamer, Laurence
LB 0005801

PRETEND WE’RE DEAD: THE RISE, FALL, AND RESURRECTION OF WOMEN IN ROCK IN THE ’90S Pearson, Tanya
LB 0005686

Essays

WHO IS GOVERNMENT?: THE UNTOLD STORY OF PUBLIC SERVICE Lewis, Michael
LB 0005774

Informational Works

JANE AUSTEN’S BOOKSHELF: A RARE BOOK COLLECTOR’S QUEST TO FIND THE WOMEN WRITERS WHO SHAPED A LEGEND Romney, Rebecca
LB 0005818

Psychology and Self-Help

STRONG GROUND: THE LESSONS OF DARING LEADERSHIP, THE TENACITY OF PARADOX, AND THE WISDOM OF THE HUMAN SPIRIT Brown, Brené
LB 0005812

Religion

TEARS OF THINGS Rohr, Richard
LB 0005789

Science and Technology

BRINGING UP BEAVER: TWO ORPHANED BEAVER KITS, THEIR HUMANS, AND OUR JOURNEY BACK TO THE WILD Aberth, John
LB 0005802

URBAN JUNGLE: THE HISTORY AND FUTURE OF NATURE IN THE CITY Wilson, Ben
LB 0005817

Social Sciences

2024: HOW TRUMP RETOOK THE WHITE HOUSE AND THE DEMOCRATS LOST AMERICA Dawsey, Josh; Pager, Tyler; Arnsdorf, Isaac
LB 0005750

DEMYSTIFYING DISABILITY: WHAT TO KNOW, WHAT TO SAY, AND HOW TO BE AN ALLY Ladau, Emily
LB 0005730

TRUTHS: THE FUTURE OF AMERICA FIRST Ramaswamy, Vivek
LB 0005873

ORIGINAL SIN: PRESIDENT BIDEN’S DECLINE, ITS COVER UP, AND HIS DISASTROUS CHOICE TO RUN AGAIN Tapper, Jake, Thompson, Alex
LB 0005751

True Crime

IDAHO FOUR: AN AMERICAN TRAGEDY Patterson, James; Ward, Vicky
LB 0005741

Juvenile Non-Fiction

Fables and Folklore

TOWN MOUSE, COUNTRY MOUSE Brett, Jan
LB 0005726

Young Adult Fiction

Romance Fiction

SHIELD OF SPARROWS Perry, Devney
LB 0005766

Nominees for the Oscar for Best Adapted Screenplay 2026

Posted on February 17, 2026 by TBP Staff

The Academy Award for Best Adapted Screenplay is the Academy Award (also known as an Oscar) for the best screenplay adapted from previously established material. The most frequently adapted media are novels, but other adapted narrative formats include stage plays, musicals, short stories, TV series, and even other films and film characters.

The 98th Academy Awards will announce the winner on Sunday March 15.

The original novels in the TBP collection are:

Hamnet
HAMNET by Maggie O’Farrell (DB 100166, LB 13507, en español DB 104982)

Frankenstein
FRANKENSTEIN by Mary Shelley (DB 25835, BT 03719, BT 0000225, LB 06283, en español DB 25706)

One Battle After Another
VINELAND by Thomas Pynchon (DB 30742)

Train Dreams
TRAIN DREAMS by Denis Johnson (DB 76608, BR 19564)

National Book Critics Circle Award Finalists 2025

Posted on February 11, 2026 by TBP Staff

The National Book Critics Circle honors outstanding writing and fosters a national conversation about reading, criticism, and literature. Each March, the National Book Critics Circle presents awards for the finest books published in English the previous calendar year. These are the only national literary awards chosen by critics themselves. The finalists were announced January 20, and the winners will be announced on March 26.

For more information, check out the National Book Critics Circle Awards.

Here are the NBCC Award Finalists for the 2025 publishing year that are in the TBP collection.

Fiction

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

AUDITION by Katie Kitamura (DB 128873)

ON THE CALCULATION OF VOLUME, BOOK III by Solvej Balle and translated from the Danish by Sophia Hersi Smith and Jennifer Russell (DB 133345 IN PROCESS)

WE DO NOT PART by Kang Han and translated from the Korean by E. Yaewon and Paige Aniyah Morris (DB 126775)

WILDERNESS by Angela Flournoy (DB 132815 IN PROCESS)

Autobiography

MEMORIAL DAYS by Geraldine Brooks (DB 127658, BR 26364 IN PROCESS, LB 0001491)

MOTHER MARY COMES TO ME by Arundhati Roy (DB 132952 IN PROCESS)

PAPER GIRL: A MEMOIR OF HOME AND FAMILY IN A FRACTURED AMERICA by Beth Macy (DB 133313)

Biography

LOVE, QUEENIE: MERLE OBERON, HOLLYWOOD’S FIRST SOUTH ASIAN STAR by Mayukh Sen (DB 128319)

PRIDE AND PLEASURE: THE SCHUYLER SISTERS IN AN AGE OF REVOLUTION by Amanda Vaill (DB 133023 IN PROCESS)

TROUBLEMAKER: THE FIERCE, UNRULY LIFE OF JESSICA MITFORD by Carla Kaplan (IN PROCESS)

Nonfiction

AMERICA, AMÉRICA: A NEW HISTORY OF THE NEW WORLD by Greg Grandin (DB 129520)

DAUGHTERS OF THE BAMBOO GROVE: FROM CHINA TO AMERICA, A TRUE STORY OF ABDUCTION, ADOPTION, AND SEPARATED TWINS by Barbara Demick (DB 131346)

EMPIRE OF AI: DREAMS AND NIGHTMARES IN SAM ALTMAN’S OPENAI by Karen Hao (DB 129721)

KING OF KINGS: THE IRANIAN REVOLUTION: A STORY OF HUBRIS, DELUSION AND CATASTRIOPHIC MISCALCULATION by Scott Anderson (DB 131982)

NO MORE TEARS: THE DARK STORY OF JOHNSON & JOHNSON by Gardiner Harris (DB 128599)

Poems

NIGHT WATCH: POEMS by Kevin Young (DB 132834 IN PROCESS)

Criticism

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

TO SAVE AND TO DESTROY: WRITING AS AN OTHER by Viet Thanh Nguyen (DB 132412 IN PROCESS)

Gregg Barrios Book in Translation

SAD TIGER by Neige Sinno and translated from the French by Natasha Lehrer (DB 129828)

John Leonard Prize for Best First Book

BALDWIN: A LOVE STORY by Nicholas Boggs (DB 131983 IN PROCESS)

HUNCHBACK by Saō Ichikawa and translated from the Japanese by Polly Barton (DB 129296)

MOOD MACHINE: THE RISE OF SPOTIFY AND THE COSTS OF THE PERFECT PLAYLIST by Liz Pelly (DB 127671)

SLIP by Lucas Schaefer (DB 130508)

Lariat Adult Fiction Reading List 2026

Posted on February 9, 2026 by TBP Staff

Since 2009, the Texas Library Association has created a list that highlights outstanding fiction published during the year that merits special attention from adult readers. This list is the Lariat Adult Fiction Reading List. Here are the items from the 2026 list that are in the TBP collection.

For more information, check out the TLA website.

ATMOSPHERE: A LOVE STORY by Taylor Jenkins Reid (DB 129909, BR 26357, en español DB 132477)

BACK AFTER THIS by Linda Holmes (DB 127645)

BOOK OF LOST HOURS by Hayley Gelfuso (DB 132894 IN PROCESS)

BROKEN COUNTRY by Clare Leslie Hall (DB 128019, BR 26351 IN PROCESS)

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

CORRESPONDENT by Virginia Evans (DB 129105, en español DB 132482 IN PROCESS)

CULPABILITY by Bruce W. Holsinger (DB 131607)

DREAM HOTEL by Laila Lalami (DB 127950)

FAVORITES by Layne Fargo (DB 126912, en español DB 130314)

HARLEM RHAPSODY by Victoria Christopher Murray (DB 127225, LB 0001243)

HUMAN SCALE by Lawrence Wright (DB 127848)

I SEE YOU’VE CALLED IN DEAD by John Kenney (DB 128720)

JULIE CHAN IS DEAD by Liann Zhang (DB 129576)

MAKE YOUR WAY HOME: STORIES by Carrie R. Moore (DB 132890 IN PROCESS)

NAMES by Florence Knapp (DB 129417, BR 26342 IN PROCESS)

OLD SCHOOL INDIAN by Aaron John Curtis (DB 129714)

PROMISE ME SUNSHINE by Cara Bastone (DB 127918, BR 26595 IN PROCESS)

ROAD TO TENDER HEARTS by Annie Hartnett (DB 129206)

STOLEN LIFE OF COLETTE MARCEAU by Kristin Harmel (DB 130567)

THIS BOOK WILL BURY ME by Ashley Winstead (IN PROCESS)

WHAT KIND OF PARADISE by Janelle Brown (DB 130289)

WHEN THE MOON HITS YOUR EYE by John Scalzi (DB 129070, LB 0003605)

WILD DARK SHORE by Charlotte McConaghy (DB 127669, BR 26326 IN PROCESS)

WITCHCRAFT FOR WAYWARD GIRLS by Grady Hendrix (DB 126950, BR 25753, LB 0002960)

2026 Texas Topaz Adult Nonfiction Reading List

Posted on February 5, 2026 by TBP Staff

The Texas Library Association has created a list that highlights outstanding nonfiction published during the past three years that stimulate reading for pleasure and personal learning. This list is the Texas Topaz Reading List. Here are the items from the 2026 list that are in the TBP collection.

For more information, check out the Texas Library Association’s Website.

10: A MEMOIR OF FAMILY AND THE OPEN ROAD by E. A. Hanks (DB 129565)

99% PERSPIRATION: A NEW WORKING HISTORY OF THE AMERICAN WAY OF LIFE by Adam Chandler (DB 126380)

ALSOSPEAK: HOW SOCIAL MEDIA IS TRANSFORMING THE FUTURE OF LANGUAGE by Adam Aleksic (DB 130700)

ART SPY: THE EXTRAORDINARY UNTOLD TALE OF WWII RESISTANCE HERO ROSE VALLAND by Michelle Young (DB 130698)

AWAKE: A MEMOIR by Jen Hatmaker (DB 133020 IN PROCESS)

BEAST IN THE CLOUDS: THE ROOSEVELT BROTHERS’ DEADLY QUEST TO FIND THE MYTHICAL GIANT PANDA by Nathalia Holt (DB 131102)

CABIN: OFF-THE-GRID ADVENTURES WITH A CLUELESS CRAFTSMAN by Patrick Hutchison (DB 126568)

CODE DEPENDENT: LIVING IN THE SHADOW OF AI by Madhumita Murgia (DB 122004)

DAUGHTER OF DARING: THE TRICK-RIDING, TRAIN-LEAPING, ROAD-RACING LIFE OF HELEN GIBSON, HOLLYWOOD’S FIRST STUNTWOMAN by Mallory O’Meara (DB 130759)

DINNER FOR VAMPIRES: LIFE ON A CULT TV SHOW (WHILE ALSO IN AN ACTUAL CULT!) by Bethany Joy Lenz (DB 125492)

DISNEY HIGH: THE UNTOLD STORY OF THE RISE AND FALL OF DISNEY CHANNEL’S TWEEN EMPIRE by Ashley Spencer (DB 125836)

DRAWN TESTIMONY: MY FOUR DECADES AS A COURTROOM SKETCH ARTIST by Jane Rosenberg (DB 126498)

FRAMED: ASTONISHING TRUE STORIES OF WRONGFUL CONVICTIONS by John Grisham and Jim McCloskey (DB 124686, LB 0001022)

GIRL ON GIRL: HOW POP CULTURE TURNED A GENERATION OF WOMEN AGAINST THEMSELVES by Sophie Gilbert (DB 130145)

GRIEF IS FOR PEOPLE by Sloane Crosley (DB 119523, LB 0000797)

HEY, HUN: SALES, SISTERHOOD, SUPREMACY, AND THE OTHER LIES BEHIND MULTILEVEL MARKETING by Emily Lynn Paulson (IN PROCESS)

MAILMAN: MY WILD RIDE DELIVERING THE MAIL IN APPALACHIA AND FINALLY FINDING HOME by Stephen Starring Grant (DB 132435)

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

MCMILLION$: THE ABSOLUTELY TRUE STORY OF HOW AN UNLIKELY PAIR OF FBI AGENTS BROUGHT DOWN THE MOST SUPERSIZED FRAUD IN FAST FOOD HISTORY by James Lee Hernandez (DB 123334)

NO MORE TEARS: THE DARK STORY OF JOHNSON & JOHNSON by Gardiner Harris (DB 128599)

RAISING HARE by Chloe Dalton (DB 128243)

RAW DOG: THE NAKED TRUTH ABOUT HOT DOGS by Jamie Loftus (DB 115180)

SCIENTIST AND THE SERIAL KILLER: THE SEARCH FOR HOUSTON’S LOST BOYS by Lisa Olsen (DBC 30800)

SNAFU: THE DEFINITIVE GUIDE TO HISTORY’S GEATEST SCREWUPS by Ed Helms (DB 129813)

SOCIOPATH: A MEMOIR by Patric Gagne (DB 120977, LB 0001397)

VANISHING TREASURES: A BESTIARY OF EXTRAORDINARY ENDANGERED CREATURES by Katherine Rundell (DB 125931)

WE WERE ONCE A FAMILY: A STORY OF LOVE, DEATH, AND CHILD REMOVAL IN AMERICA by Roxanna Asgarian (DB 114060)

WELL-TRAINED WIFE: MY ESCAPE FROM CHRISTIAN PATRIARCHY by Tia Levings (DB 125222)

WHACK JOB by Rachel McCarthy James (DB 129313)

2026 Texas Topaz Youth Nonfiction Reading List

Posted on February 5, 2026 by TBP Staff

The Texas Library Association has created a list that highlights outstanding nonfiction published during the past three years that stimulate reading for pleasure and personal learning. This list is the Texas Topaz Youth Reading List. Here are the items from the 2026 list that are in the TBP collection.

For more information, check out the Texas Library Association’s website!

GRADES K-2

BATS BENEATH THE BRIDGE by Janet Nolan (DBC 30701)

SAFE CROSSING by Kari Percival (IN PROCESS)

VOLCANOES by Neil Cross Beckerman (DB 130374)

GRADES 3-5

FRIENDSHIP TRAIN: A TRUE STORY OF HELPING AND HEALING AFTER WORLD WAR II by Debbie Levy (DB 130858 IN PROCESS)

GRADES 6-8

SEEDS OF DISCOVERY: HOW BARBARA MCCLINTOCK USED CORN AND CURIOSITY TO SOLVE A SCIENCE MYSTERY AND WIN A NOBEL PRIZEby Lori Alexander (IN PROCESS)

GRADES 9-12

DEATH IN THE JUNGLE by Candace Fleming (DB 129360)

PUTIN VS ZELENSKY: THE RUSSO-UKRAINIAN WAR: WHY IT’S HAPPENING AND HOW IT ALL GOT STARTED by Ben Thompson (IN PROCESS)

SHACKLED: A TALE OF WRONGED KIDS, ROGUE JUDGES, AND A TOWN THAT LOOKED AWAY by Candy J. Cooper (DB 120688)