That's a wrap on day 9 of #libfaves25 with 43 more submissions today for a total of over 330 unique titles. I'm passing the torch to @jennamariekittycat.bsky.social for the final day of #librarians & #library staff sharing their favorite #books of 2025!
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December 17, 2025 at 1:36 AM
That's a wrap on day 9 of #libfaves25 with 43 more submissions today for a total of over 330 unique titles. I'm passing the torch to @jennamariekittycat.bsky.social for the final day of #librarians & #library staff sharing their favorite #books of 2025!
Day 9 of #LibFaves25: SUNRISE ON THE REAPING by Suzanne Collins
Excellent and heartbreaking addition to an already rich world. We need more stories of rebellion in hard times
Excellent and heartbreaking addition to an already rich world. We need more stories of rebellion in hard times
December 17, 2025 at 1:34 AM
Day 9 of #LibFaves25: SUNRISE ON THE REAPING by Suzanne Collins
Excellent and heartbreaking addition to an already rich world. We need more stories of rebellion in hard times
Excellent and heartbreaking addition to an already rich world. We need more stories of rebellion in hard times
THINGS IN NATURE MERELY GROW by Yiyun Li (Farrar, Straus and Giroux), with its shocking story of personal loss, is one of the bravest memoirs - make that books - I have ever read. I savored the way she eviscerates the cliches of grief. Her dedication to truth is beautiful.
#LibFaves25 Day 9
#LibFaves25 Day 9
December 17, 2025 at 1:24 AM
THINGS IN NATURE MERELY GROW by Yiyun Li (Farrar, Straus and Giroux), with its shocking story of personal loss, is one of the bravest memoirs - make that books - I have ever read. I savored the way she eviscerates the cliches of grief. Her dedication to truth is beautiful.
#LibFaves25 Day 9
#LibFaves25 Day 9
#LibFaves25 day 9: THE RAVEN BOYS (Stiefvater, Williams, Milledge). this graphic adaptation really worked for me & I'm excited for further entries! bookshop.org/p/books/the-...
The Raven Boys: The Graphic Novel
Check out The Raven Boys: The Graphic Novel - <b>NATIONAL BESTSELLER • A gorgeously illustrated graphic novel adaptation of the first book in Maggie Stiefvater’s #1 <i>New York Times</i> be...
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December 17, 2025 at 12:03 AM
#LibFaves25 day 9: THE RAVEN BOYS (Stiefvater, Williams, Milledge). this graphic adaptation really worked for me & I'm excited for further entries! bookshop.org/p/books/the-...
My #LibFaves25 Day 9 pick is I THINK THEY LOVE YOU by @julianwinters.bsky.social! A second chance romance with fake dating, humor, spice and lots of heart. Absolutely adored it!
December 16, 2025 at 11:13 PM
My #LibFaves25 Day 9 pick is I THINK THEY LOVE YOU by @julianwinters.bsky.social! A second chance romance with fake dating, humor, spice and lots of heart. Absolutely adored it!
Day 9 #LibFaves25
Your favorite new dark feminist fairy tale with dual unreliable narrators living in a crumbling mansion in a wild, haunted wood. One knows there is evil. But which enigmatic character is the true villain? Ethereal, dark, mysterious. Perfect for spooky season & T Kingfisher fans
Your favorite new dark feminist fairy tale with dual unreliable narrators living in a crumbling mansion in a wild, haunted wood. One knows there is evil. But which enigmatic character is the true villain? Ethereal, dark, mysterious. Perfect for spooky season & T Kingfisher fans
December 16, 2025 at 11:06 PM
Day 9 #LibFaves25
Your favorite new dark feminist fairy tale with dual unreliable narrators living in a crumbling mansion in a wild, haunted wood. One knows there is evil. But which enigmatic character is the true villain? Ethereal, dark, mysterious. Perfect for spooky season & T Kingfisher fans
Your favorite new dark feminist fairy tale with dual unreliable narrators living in a crumbling mansion in a wild, haunted wood. One knows there is evil. But which enigmatic character is the true villain? Ethereal, dark, mysterious. Perfect for spooky season & T Kingfisher fans
#LibFaves25 day 9 - RETURN TO SENDER by Vera Brosgal - A funny and tender splendid middle grade novel about a grieving boy who discovers a way to make wishes come true and eventually discovers those wishes aren't free, he just might not have been the one paying for them.
December 16, 2025 at 10:44 PM
#LibFaves25 day 9 - RETURN TO SENDER by Vera Brosgal - A funny and tender splendid middle grade novel about a grieving boy who discovers a way to make wishes come true and eventually discovers those wishes aren't free, he just might not have been the one paying for them.
NORTH SUN: THE VOYAGE OF THE WHALESHIP ESTHER by Ethan Rutherford is impossible to prepare for & I loved every page.
A late-19thC American whaling ship embarks on an ill-fated voyage. Allegory, hist fic, horror, magical realism, it’s all here. Godspeed readers, godspeed.
Day 9 of #libfaves25
A late-19thC American whaling ship embarks on an ill-fated voyage. Allegory, hist fic, horror, magical realism, it’s all here. Godspeed readers, godspeed.
Day 9 of #libfaves25
December 16, 2025 at 10:37 PM
NORTH SUN: THE VOYAGE OF THE WHALESHIP ESTHER by Ethan Rutherford is impossible to prepare for & I loved every page.
A late-19thC American whaling ship embarks on an ill-fated voyage. Allegory, hist fic, horror, magical realism, it’s all here. Godspeed readers, godspeed.
Day 9 of #libfaves25
A late-19thC American whaling ship embarks on an ill-fated voyage. Allegory, hist fic, horror, magical realism, it’s all here. Godspeed readers, godspeed.
Day 9 of #libfaves25
Day 9 #LibFaves25 pick: Sarah Beth Durst’s ENCHANTED GREENHOUSE. Released from enchantment for illegal use of sorcery, Terlu finds herself stranded on a snowy island with only a grumpy gardener for company. When the magical greenhouses need help, can she find a way to give it? Charming & delightful
December 16, 2025 at 10:00 PM
Day 9 #LibFaves25 pick: Sarah Beth Durst’s ENCHANTED GREENHOUSE. Released from enchantment for illegal use of sorcery, Terlu finds herself stranded on a snowy island with only a grumpy gardener for company. When the magical greenhouses need help, can she find a way to give it? Charming & delightful
For the 9th day of #LibFaves25 I give you I WOULD DEFINE THE SUN: POEMS by Stephanie Niu (Vanderbilt University Press). A stunning debut collection. #BookSky
December 16, 2025 at 9:56 PM
For the 9th day of #LibFaves25 I give you I WOULD DEFINE THE SUN: POEMS by Stephanie Niu (Vanderbilt University Press). A stunning debut collection. #BookSky
For day 9 of #libfaves25, a book that hasn't quiiiiite come out yet (12/30), but deserves love! AN ARCANE INHERITANCE by @wordsiren.bsky.social is a Ninth House x Get Out dark academia feast! #books #DarkAcademia #booksky @sbkslibrary.bsky.social
December 16, 2025 at 8:24 PM
For day 9 of #libfaves25, a book that hasn't quiiiiite come out yet (12/30), but deserves love! AN ARCANE INHERITANCE by @wordsiren.bsky.social is a Ninth House x Get Out dark academia feast! #books #DarkAcademia #booksky @sbkslibrary.bsky.social
#LibFaves25 Today my pick is all emotion. Like raging teenage hormones you will laugh and sob in the same breath while reading WRECK by Catherine Newman. The next stage of a family when drama strikes- a simple story beautifully written.
December 16, 2025 at 8:22 PM
#LibFaves25 Today my pick is all emotion. Like raging teenage hormones you will laugh and sob in the same breath while reading WRECK by Catherine Newman. The next stage of a family when drama strikes- a simple story beautifully written.
Day 9 #LibFaves25 PAPER GIRL by
@bethmacy.bsky.social
We all need to learn to talk to people with different social and political opinions, esp our families. This book helps me try again.
@bethmacy.bsky.social
We all need to learn to talk to people with different social and political opinions, esp our families. This book helps me try again.
December 16, 2025 at 8:03 PM
Day 9 #LibFaves25 PAPER GIRL by
@bethmacy.bsky.social
We all need to learn to talk to people with different social and political opinions, esp our families. This book helps me try again.
@bethmacy.bsky.social
We all need to learn to talk to people with different social and political opinions, esp our families. This book helps me try again.
Day 9 #libfaves25: THE BOOK OF ALCHEMY: A CREATIVE PRACTICE FOR AN INSPIRED LIFE by Suleika Jaouad. Such a wide range of fascinating essays and thought-provoking journaling prompts. Contributors include Hanif Abdurraqib, Jon Batiste, Elizabeth Gilbert, just to name a few.
December 16, 2025 at 7:58 PM
Day 9 #libfaves25: THE BOOK OF ALCHEMY: A CREATIVE PRACTICE FOR AN INSPIRED LIFE by Suleika Jaouad. Such a wide range of fascinating essays and thought-provoking journaling prompts. Contributors include Hanif Abdurraqib, Jon Batiste, Elizabeth Gilbert, just to name a few.
My Day 9 #LibFaves25 COSMIC LOVE AT THE MULTIVERSE HAIR SALON by Annie Mare made me believe happy endings might exist out there. A missent text from the past connects potential lovers Tressa and Meryl. But in Tressa's time, Meryl vanished a month ago. Can they change the past and create a future?
December 16, 2025 at 6:15 PM
My Day 9 #LibFaves25 COSMIC LOVE AT THE MULTIVERSE HAIR SALON by Annie Mare made me believe happy endings might exist out there. A missent text from the past connects potential lovers Tressa and Meryl. But in Tressa's time, Meryl vanished a month ago. Can they change the past and create a future?
#libfaves25 day 9: VAMPIRES AT SEA by lindsay merbaum @pickyourpotions.bsky.social my @libraryreads.bsky.social blurb called it “decadent, carnal, hilarious, and tragic” (alphabetical order by author this year, not ranked) #BookSky
Vampires at Sea
Check out Vampires at Sea - <p><strong>If you liked <i>What We Do in the Shadows</i>, you should buy this book. If you hated <i>Twilight</i>, you should also buy this book.</strong></p><p>Immortal…
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December 16, 2025 at 5:20 PM
#libfaves25 day 9: VAMPIRES AT SEA by lindsay merbaum @pickyourpotions.bsky.social my @libraryreads.bsky.social blurb called it “decadent, carnal, hilarious, and tragic” (alphabetical order by author this year, not ranked) #BookSky
Day 9 of #libfaves25: THE BOOK CLUB FOR TROUBLESOME WOMEN by Marie Bostwick, a surprisingly thoughtful and thought provoking novel about a group of women in a suburban neighborhood in the sixties which, as you can imagine, turns out to be a time of enormous change for everyone.
December 16, 2025 at 5:01 PM
Day 9 of #libfaves25: THE BOOK CLUB FOR TROUBLESOME WOMEN by Marie Bostwick, a surprisingly thoughtful and thought provoking novel about a group of women in a suburban neighborhood in the sixties which, as you can imagine, turns out to be a time of enormous change for everyone.
All caught up! 🙃 Today's #libfaves25 pick is BEST OFFER WINS by Marisa Kashino. A terrific domestic thriller with one twist after another and many "She did not just do that" moments.
December 16, 2025 at 4:59 PM
All caught up! 🙃 Today's #libfaves25 pick is BEST OFFER WINS by Marisa Kashino. A terrific domestic thriller with one twist after another and many "She did not just do that" moments.
Day 8 catch up of #libfaves25 I've been a fan of Robert Macfarlane's writing for years, but IS A RIVER ALIVE? takes it to new heights.
December 16, 2025 at 4:57 PM
Day 8 catch up of #libfaves25 I've been a fan of Robert Macfarlane's writing for years, but IS A RIVER ALIVE? takes it to new heights.
A snow day and wifi issues...I need to catch up on #libfaves25. For Day 7: MRS> CHRISTIE AT THE MYSTERY GUILD LIBRARY by Amanda Chapman such good fun, modern day meets the golden age of mysteries. Amanda Chapman is a great speaker, as well.
December 16, 2025 at 4:55 PM
A snow day and wifi issues...I need to catch up on #libfaves25. For Day 7: MRS> CHRISTIE AT THE MYSTERY GUILD LIBRARY by Amanda Chapman such good fun, modern day meets the golden age of mysteries. Amanda Chapman is a great speaker, as well.
December 16, 2025 at 4:41 PM
Penultimate #LibFaves25 is MY FRIENDS. Backman's smooth as silk writing always makes even the most sentimental moments feel unhackneyed and this one has just enough twists about each character's life that you'd be hard pressed to anticipate just about anything in it.
December 16, 2025 at 4:34 PM
Penultimate #LibFaves25 is MY FRIENDS. Backman's smooth as silk writing always makes even the most sentimental moments feel unhackneyed and this one has just enough twists about each character's life that you'd be hard pressed to anticipate just about anything in it.
#Libfaves25 Day 9:
ONE DAY, EVERYONE WILL HAVE ALWAYS BEEN AGAINST THIS by Omar El Akkad
A book of and for this moment that applies to so much of the last two centuries that it is truly a must-read book - a label that I usually don't care for (every book its reader and all).
ONE DAY, EVERYONE WILL HAVE ALWAYS BEEN AGAINST THIS by Omar El Akkad
A book of and for this moment that applies to so much of the last two centuries that it is truly a must-read book - a label that I usually don't care for (every book its reader and all).
December 16, 2025 at 4:32 PM
#Libfaves25 Day 9:
ONE DAY, EVERYONE WILL HAVE ALWAYS BEEN AGAINST THIS by Omar El Akkad
A book of and for this moment that applies to so much of the last two centuries that it is truly a must-read book - a label that I usually don't care for (every book its reader and all).
ONE DAY, EVERYONE WILL HAVE ALWAYS BEEN AGAINST THIS by Omar El Akkad
A book of and for this moment that applies to so much of the last two centuries that it is truly a must-read book - a label that I usually don't care for (every book its reader and all).
It was a rough year, and comfort reads such as Kim Jyun's YEONNAM-DONG'S SMILEY LAUNDROMAT kept me reading (and hoping) so it is my number 9 pick. #LibFaves25
December 16, 2025 at 4:03 PM
It was a rough year, and comfort reads such as Kim Jyun's YEONNAM-DONG'S SMILEY LAUNDROMAT kept me reading (and hoping) so it is my number 9 pick. #LibFaves25
Day 9 of 10 sharing #LibFaves25 (only horror titles). These are my top three horror titles of 2025.
THE COUNTRY UNDER HEAVEN by Frederick S. Durbin
vignettes, weird western, thought-provoking
A book I knew NOTHING about before I reviewed it!
www.goodreads.com/review/show/...
THE COUNTRY UNDER HEAVEN by Frederick S. Durbin
vignettes, weird western, thought-provoking
A book I knew NOTHING about before I reviewed it!
www.goodreads.com/review/show/...
Becky Spratford's review of The Country Under Heaven
5/5: Review in the April 2025 issue of Library Journal Well this was a pleasant surprise. I plucked this one out of thin air-- not really-- but just from a perusal of Edelweiss for horror coming out ...
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December 16, 2025 at 4:01 PM
Day 9 of 10 sharing #LibFaves25 (only horror titles). These are my top three horror titles of 2025.
THE COUNTRY UNDER HEAVEN by Frederick S. Durbin
vignettes, weird western, thought-provoking
A book I knew NOTHING about before I reviewed it!
www.goodreads.com/review/show/...
THE COUNTRY UNDER HEAVEN by Frederick S. Durbin
vignettes, weird western, thought-provoking
A book I knew NOTHING about before I reviewed it!
www.goodreads.com/review/show/...