January 2025

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Hello, librarians!

You voted, they counted, and the LibraryReads winners have finally been announced! 

Gillian McAllister's Famous Last Words has been selected as a LibraryReads pick for the month of February! And Dream Girl Drama by Tessa Bailey is in the Hall of Fame! See the full announcement here.

And we have a very special audio message from Gillian. Listen here.

Happy New Year! 🎉 We hope you had a lovely holiday season surrounded by family and friends…and books, of course! Find a list of titles to consider for the March LibraryReads list here. Reminder to get your votes in for the March list by February 1st! 

Wishing you a happy start to 2025,

-The LLF Team (Virginia, Lainey, and Grace)

Happy New Year, librarians!

We had an absolute blast hosting Writers to Watch last year. In 2024, we interviewed 40 authors! We're back in 2025 with even more fantastic authors.

For those who may not be familiar with Writers to Watch, it is a live monthly author event that takes place in the evening. Authors talk a bit about their books before taking questions from librarians like you! It is truly a night of literary delight. Since our inaugural episode in 2023, we have hosted authors such as R. F. Kuang, Louise Erdrich, Nnedi Okorafor, Lucy Foley, Rainbow Rowell, Gail Tsukiyama, and more. Writers to Watch is available to stream live on Facebook and Crowdcast. However, you can always catch the replay on our YouTube or our archive. 

It's only January, but we already have a lot in store in the next few months! First, we're kicking off the new year with an OUTSTANDING lineup.

On January 9th, 2025 at 7 PM ET, we are hosting Mary Alice Monroe (Where the Rivers Merge), Blair Underwood and Joe McClean (Sins of Survivors), Kevin Wilson (Run for the Hills), Tennessee Hill (Girls with Long Shadows), and Jeffery Self (Self-Sabotage)! You really do not want to miss this episode, so be sure to RSVP on Facebook and/or register on Crowdcast.

But wait—there's more! Here are the authors that will be joining us in February and March…

We weren't kidding…we've got fantastic books by fantastic authors coming your way! To find all of the upcoming Writers to Watch episodes as well as previous episodes, click here. 

Many thanks again for a fantastic 2024, and we can't wait for what's to come in 2025! We hope to see you soon at one of our virtual events. 

Best,
Virginia, Lainey, & Grace (The Library Love Fest Team)