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Library Journal’s Stellar Selections | Best Books 2025

Dec 122025
 

Congratulations to all the DMLA authors selected to be on Library Journal’s Stellar Selections Best Books of 2025!

SUSPENSE
Thompson, Aggie Blum. You Deserve To Know. Forge. Mar. 2025.

HORROR
Starling, Caitlin. The Graceview Patient. St. Martin’s. Oct. 2025.
Starling, Caitlin. The Starving Saints. Harper Voyager. May 2025.

SCIENCE FICTION
Bear, Elizabeth. The Folded Sky. (White Space, bk. 3). Saga. Jun. 2025.

FANTASY
Addison, Katherine. The Tomb of Dragons. (Chronicles of Osreth, bk. 3). Tor. Mar. 2025.
Bennett, Robert Jackson. A Drop of Corruption: An Ana and Din Mystery. (Shadow of the Leviathan, bk. 2). Del Rey. Apr. 2025.
Bishop, Anne. Turns of Fate. (Isle of Wyrd, bk. 1). Ace. Nov. 2025.

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B&N Best Picture Books of 2025

Nov 032025
 

cover for Don't Trust Fish by Neil Sharpson, illustrated by Dan SantatCongratulations to DMLA author, Neil Sharpson as DON’T TRUST FISH has been listed as a Best Picture Book of 2025 by Barnes & Noble Reads!

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New York Public Library’s Top 20 Horror

Oct 172025
 

Enjoy the Spooky Season! Thomas Ha’s UNCERTAIN SONS and Neil Sharpson’s THE BURIAL TIDE lauded in the  New York Public Library’s 20 Best New Horror of 2025!

UNCERTAIN SONS:

Ha’s collection offers readers a subtle yet terrifying reading experience, highlighting the horror of humanity and the environment in which we live. Not for the faint of heart, but perfect for readers looking for a quieter horror read.

THE BURIAL TIDE:

After clawing her way out of her own grave, Mara Fitch is reacclimating to the life she barely remembers on the island of Inishbannock. As forgotten memories seep into her dreams, she begins to uncover secrets the townsfolk don’t want her to know.

 

 

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THE LIBRARY AT HELLEBORE is a July LibraryReads Pick!

Jul 282025
 

We are over the moon to see Cassandra Khaw’s latest title, THE LIBRARY AT HELLEBORE, included in the July lineup for LibraryReads Pick! Thank you librarians!

This deeply dark academia novel from USA Today bestselling author Cassandra Khaw is perfect for fans of A Deadly Education and An Education in Malice who are hungry for something more diabolical.

THE LIBRARY AT HELLEBORE is more metal than I’ll ever be and too cool for most of you. You’ve been warned.” ―Olivie Blake, New York Times bestselling author of The Atlas Six

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THE LIBRARY AT HELLEBORE by Cassandra Khaw is an Indie Next Pick!

Jul 212025
 

Cassandra Khaw’s THE LIBRARY AT HELLEBORE is a July Indie Next Pick! Congratulations, Cassandra!

“This is the punk rock, eldritch god, carnage-fueled battle royale dark academia that makes partial decapitation look like an amateur sandbox. The Library at Hellebore is more metal than I’ll ever be and too cool for most of you.” ―Olivie Blake, New York Times bestselling author of The Atlas Six

Coming tomorrow to an independent bookstore near you!

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Paste Magazine’s Most Anticipated Horror Books of Summer 2025

Jul 112025
 

Exciting news: THE LIBRARY AT HELLEBORE by Cassandra Khaw has made Paste Magazine’s Most Anticipated Horror Books of Summer 2025 list stating “Cassandra Khaw is one of the finest prose stylists in all of horror, but they’re also brilliant when it comes to twisting concepts we think we understand into something. The Library of Hellebore starts with a great hook, the idea of a school where all the world’s monsters are educated and redeemed, then shifts into survival horror mode as the students face being eaten alive. Throw in one of the best minds in horror, and you’ve got something you don’t want to miss.”

Congratulations, Cassandra!!

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NYT’s The Best TV Shows of 2025, So Far

Jun 272025
 

the cover of Murderbot Diaries: All Systems Red by Martha Wells featuring the Apple+ logoSo excited and thrilled to see Murderbot listed on the New York Times Best TV Shows of 2025 So Far!!!

~In this comic sci-fi thriller, based on the novel “All Systems Red” by Martha Wells, Alexander Skarsgard plays a jaded robot that is charged with protecting a crunchy space commune but would rather just watch pulpy soaps.

“The real killer app of the story, adapted by Chris and Paul Weitz, is the snarky worldview of the artificial life form at its center,” Poniewozik writes. “Skarsgard gives a lively reading to the copious voice-over, but just as important is his physical performance, which radiates casual power and agitated wariness. Murderbot is odd, edgy, unmistakably alien, yet its complaint is also crankily familiar. It just wants to be left in peace to binge its programs, like Chance the Gardener if he had guns in his arms.”

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Children’s Book Council’s 2025 Librarian Favorites!

May 022025
 

Congratulations to Jose Iriarte and Shaun David Hutchinson as both BENNY RAMIREZ AND THE NEARLY DEPARTED and SCHOOL FOR INVISIBLE BOYS made the Children’s Book Council’s 2025 Librarian Favorites list, and their 2025 Teacher Favorites list!

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Kirkus’s Best Books of the 21st Century

Apr 182025
 

Congratulations to Darcie Little Badger as Elatsoe was included in this fantastic round-up of Kirkus’s Best Books of the 21st Century (so far!)!

The cover of Elatsoe by Darcie Little Badger featuring a young Lipan Apache woman.

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HEIRESS TAKES ALL is a Reese’s Book Club Pick!

Mar 252025
 

We are thrilled to share that HEIRESS TAKES ALL is a Reese’s Book Club Spring 2025 YA pick! Congratulations to author duo Emily Wibberley and Austin Siegemund-Broka!

More from the announcement:

“This novel is your next can’t-miss read: unexpected alliances, sharp wit, and incredible plot twists. Our Spring YA pick, Heiress Takes All, is here – and we’ve asked Raegan Revord to read with us all year long. This story follows a former heiress who enlists the help of unlikely classmates for a heist at the wedding of the season… and it just so happens to be her father’s. This novel pairs high stakes with a lovable cast of characters and is sure to keep you up all night reading.”

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