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Looking for a #CyberMonday deal that also does some good for the world? Head over to librarygiftshop.org and get 30% 😱 on orders $70 or more. Perfect for the library fans or book nerds in your life!

And don't forget, your dollars spent at ALA will go right back into the library world!

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Our latest episode of #ShelfCare has everything! Fairytale retellings recommendations, how to use audiobooks in the classroom, picture books and more! Listen now: https://bit.ly/4ofZlZq

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We're seeing stars🤩If you want to get access to our digital issue of BOOKLIST which will feature ALL--yes, count them-- ALL the starred reviews from 2025 along with our #EditorsChoice lists, subscribe now for only $99!🌟📚➡️ bit.ly/4fKe7UE

Promotional graphic for upcoming Booklist and RHCB webinar: PAGE TURNERS AND HEART BURNERS: THE ART OF YA ROMANCE happening Wednesday, December 3 at 2 p.m. ET / 11 a.m. PT

Join us and @randomhousekids.bsky.social on 12/3 for an exciting author panel with:
💜 Kristy Boyce
💜Sarah Beth Durst
💜Angela Montoya
💜Amélie Wen Zhao
Register now to enjoy a conversation about the YA romance landscape, creative processess, building themes and subgenrees, and more: bit.ly/4oVjy8d

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🛎️ A butler for cats and dogs
✨ A fantasy novel
📚 A magical library
🔎❤️Mystery X Romance
👀Invisibility as a magical power
📕More library-based books
It's all here in our latest #10Qs with Jenn McKinlay, author of WITCHES OF DUBIOUS ORIGIN (@prhlibrary.bsky.social). Read now: bit.ly/3KmSSxQ

Cheers to @dandq.bsky.social, @mackidssl.bsky.social, @prhlibrary.bsky.social, @wwnortonlibrary.bsky.social, @topshelfcomix.bsky.social, @rhcbschoollibrary.bsky.social, @darkhorse.com, @hachettelibrary.bsky.social, @lernerbooks.bsky.social, @viz.com, @yenpress.com, and more!

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Combining evocative artwork and stirring stories, our editors’ choice graphic novels for adults and youth showcase this year’s best of the format in a wide variety of genres, topics, and tones. We're wrapping it up in a big way with our final #EditorsChoice list: bit.ly/4o7I18Z

🎉Shout out to @dreamscape-media.bsky.social, @simonaudio.bsky.social, @prhlibrary.bsky.social, @hachetteaudio.bsky.social, @macmillanaudio.bsky.social, and more!

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How is it possible that every year seems to offer more innovative, empathetic, engaging audio for youth? This year's #EditorsChoice titles for youth on audio cover a wide range of subjects and voices that don’t just entertain but also push the boundaries of audiobook presentation: bit.ly/4pezUrX

Congrats to @prhaudio.bsky.social, @macmillanaudio.bsky.social, @macmillanlib.bsky.social, @simonaudio.bsky.social, @ssedlib.bsky.social, @blackstonepub.bsky.social, @recordedbooks.bsky.social, @graphicaudio.bsky.social, @librarylovefest.bsky.social, @hachetteaudio.bsky.social, and so many more!

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Full-cast narrations sing, audio-exclusive content enlightens, author-narrated titles become achingly personal, and skilled narrators showcase the best of their art form. Yeah, you heard us correctly--it's our 2025 #EditorsChoice Adult Audio list😍🎧🙌: bit.ly/3LLFrbg

Sending cheers to @prhlibrary.bsky.social, @macmillanlib.bsky.social, @ssedlib.bsky.social, and #Biblioasis

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We are honored to share this year's #ALA_Carnegie shortlist titles! Join us in celebrating these six books which exemplify excellence in fiction and nonfiction and mark your calendars for January 27 when both winners will be announced. Congratulations!🎉➡️ www.ala.org/carnegie-med...

Congratulations to the authors, illustrators, creators, and publishers on the list: @bloomsburybooksus.bsky.social, @rhcbschoollibrary.bsky.social, @lbschool.bsky.social, @mackidssl.bsky.social, @penguinschoollib.bsky.social, @ssedlib.bsky.social, @leeandlow.bsky.social, and so many more!

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It's our favorite time of year. No, not fall--even better. It's #EditorsChoice season!😍 We're kicking today off with our 2025 Books for Youth #EditorsChoice list!🎉📚From the humorous to the historical, these books have it all: bit.ly/482VhFY

Shout out to @beaconpress.bsky.social, @workmanpub.bsky.social, @hachettelibrary.bsky.social, @ssedlib.bsky.social, @librarylovefest.bsky.social, @macmillanlib.bsky.social, @prhlibrary.bsky.social, @zandoprojects.bsky.social, @sagapressbooks.bsky.social, and more!

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Looking for those hard-to-find Adult/Teen crossover titles? Our Books for Youth editors have compiled the best of the best in this category in our Adult Books for Young Adults 2025 #EditorsChoice list▶️ bit.ly/43wOvqv

Sendings lots of congratulations and thanks to @beaconpress.bsky.social, @bloomsburybooksus.bsky.social, @prhlibrary.bsky.social, @librarylovefest.bsky.social, @ssedlib.bsky.social, @hachettelibrary.bsky.social, @wwnortonlibrary.bsky.social, @macmillanlib.bsky.social, @sbkslibrary.bsky.social & more

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🎉SURPRISE!! We are thrilled to announce our 2025 #EditorsChoice lists!!

2025 has been a tough year. As we begin to close it out, we are happy to reflect on the books that left us empowered, moved, hopeful, and heard.

First up: Our 2025 Editors' Choice: Adult Books list: bit.ly/4i2kDIp

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❤️A modern love story
💪Starting over in your 30s
🌶️Some spice
2️⃣Second chance romance
📚Library love
It's all here in our latest #10Qs with #LaurenOkie, author of THE BEST WORST THING (@avonbooks.bsky.social @librarylovefest.bsky.social). Read the entire interview now: bit.ly/48gpmTC

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⚔️ A debut romantasy novel from @amydelaforce.bsky.social
🍳New cookbooks
💭Graphic novel series for young readers
🧪New narrative nonfiction
It's all here during @dkbooks.bsky.social Spring 2026 Season Preview happening Thursday, November 13 at 2 p.m. ET / 11 a.m. PT! RSVP now: bit.ly/4ocebRy

Promotional graphic for upcoming Booklist and RHCB webinar: PAGE TURNERS AND HEART BURNERS: THE ART OF YA ROMANCE happening Wednesday, December 3 at 2 p.m. ET / 11 a.m. PT

Page turners + heart burners=the perfect combo. Join us and @randomhousekids.bsky.social on 12/3 for an exciting author panel with:
💜 Kristy Boyce
💜Sarah Beth Durst
💜Angela Montoya
💜Amélie Wen Zhao
Register now to enjoy an open conversation about the evolving landscape of YA romance: bit.ly/4oVjy8d

Cover image of HOUSE OF MONSTROUS WOMEN by Daphne Fama next to headshot of author

🧟🎮Horror movies + video games
🚪A house that takes more than it gives
📖Shining a light on the past
🏚️Gothic Horror
It's all here in our #10Qs with @daphnefama.bsky.social, author of HOUSE OF MONSTROUS WOMEN (@prhlibrary.bsky.social @berkleypub.bsky.social). Read the interview now: bit.ly/4p8GCjt

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There is still time to register! Escape into some bookish fun and join our #AdultFaves webinar in 30 minutes featuring upcoming titles from @macmillanlib.bsky.social, @ecwpress.bsky.social, @wwnortonlibrary.bsky.social, @librarylovefest.bsky.social, and @sbkslibrary.bsky.social! RSVP: bit.ly/4qRFO3T

P.S. This fab list includes titles from #FlyingEyeBooks, @mackidssl.bsky.social, #Tundra, @hachettelibrary.bsky.social, @harperstacks.bsky.social, @andrewsmcmeelkids.bsky.social, @nosycrow.bsky.social, and more!

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Ranging from comical early reader comics to genre-blending teen romances, the debut graphic novels in this list, reviewed in Booklist from November, 2024, to October, 2025, offer a glimpse of the wide variety of new voices in this ever-expanding category: bit.ly/4982xT3

Promotional graphic for upcoming Booklist webinar ADULT FAVES happening Tuesday, November 11 at 2 p.m. ET / 11 a.m. PT

Winter checklist:
🧣Scarf
🥾Boots
🧂Salt (pet friendly, of course)
📚 A stack of 🌟books
Join us TOM. (11/11) for our free webinar w/ new titles from @macmillanlib.bsky.social, @ecwpress.bsky.social, @wwnortonlibrary.bsky.social, @librarylovefest.bsky.social, and @sbkslibrary.bsky.social: bit.ly/4qRFO3T

P.S. We are so moved by that cover from CURSED DAUGHTERS by Oyinkan Braithwaite (@doubledaybooks.bsky.social @prhlibrary.bsky.social)

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Looking for something to read during *cough* any family holidays coming up? 😉Check out the November BOOKLIST READER featuring food books, read-alikes for Stephen Graham Jones's THE BUFFALO HUNTER HUNTER, @libraryreads.bsky.social Nov. picks, #PBSBooks Readers Club, and more! Preview: bit.ly/495kXno

Promotional graphic for upcoming Booklist and DK webinar DK SPRING 2026 SEASON PREVIEW happening Thursday, November 13 at 2 p.m. ET / 11 a.m. PT

⚔️ A debut romantasy novel ✔️
🍳New cookbooks ✔️
💭Graphic novel series for young readers✔️
🧪New narrative nonfiction✔️
It's all here during @dkbooks.bsky.social Spring 2026 Season Preview happening Thursday, November 13 at 2 p.m. ET / 11 a.m. PT! RSVP now: bit.ly/4ocebRy