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Prep those holds lists and get your selector carts ready because the new year means all kinds of new book and book adaptation announcements! I’ve got lots of links to help library workers keep their collection development game strong, plus helpful articles, like what to do if your library falls victim to a ransomware attack, and how to spot AI hallucinations “like a reference librarian.”
Let’s dive in.
New & Upcoming Titles
- Patricia Cornwell has a new memoir coming out in 2026.
- Jesmyn Ward has a new nonfiction title coming out this spring.
- Jason & Travis Kelce have a book coming out this summer.
- Here’s the cover reveal for Amy Bloom’s upcoming mystery novel, Blunt Instrument, which comes out on June 2nd.
- A new Heated Rivalry book is coming.
- 20 of the best new reads for your book club.
- 2026 picks from BBC, Crime Reads, LitHub, New York Times (fiction, nonfiction), NPR, StarTribune, Town & Country (romance), Vulture, and Washington Post.
- Book Riot’s most anticipated books of 2026, plus picks for mysteries/thrillers, romance, historical fiction, SFF, horror, nonfiction, children’s books, YA, queer books, and books by Latine authors.
- 37 of the most anticipated BIPOC books of 2026.
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