Though it may still feel like we’re poised at the top of 2025, spring is nearly here and with it, a bevy of new books to recommend to your community of readers. The book experts at NoveList are tracking the top titles, which they’ll include in NextReads newsletters this season. LibraryAware subscribers have these newsletters included in their subscriptions. They’re linked to your catalog and sent automatically to interested readers.
Here is the list of curated recommendations from the book experts at NoveList, which will be included in NextReads newsletters this spring. To make the most out of these newsletters, be sure to subscribe and offer your patrons opportunities to do the same, both online and in person. Don’t have them turned on? Email us!
For lit lovers
Fans of a well-turned phrase will be pleased to find these new offerings:
- Dream County by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie
- Gliff by Ali Smith
- The Buffalo Hunter Hunter by Stephen Graham Jones
Get the backstory
Readers who like keeping up with popular series will appreciate these prequels:
- Hunger Games series: Sunrise on the Reaping by Suzanne Collins
- Wicked: Elphie by Gregory Maguire
Celebrity watch
Those who love big-name bylines will want to check out these books:
- Source Code by Bill Gates
- Dare I Say It by Naomi Watts
- Food for Thought by Alton Brown
Dystopian worlds
Alarming future scenarios are raised in these two new books:
- All Better Now by Neal Shusterman
- Waiting For Robots by Antonio A. Casilli
Kid-pleasing fan favorites
- Eliza and the Flower Fairies by Judy Moody author Megan McDonald
- Rebellion 1776 by Laurie Halse Anderson
- The Cartoonists Club by Raina Telgemeier and Scott McCloud
Note: In May, all three NextReads newsletters for young readers will provide themed lists for the Collaborative Summer Library Program (CSLP) Summer Reading theme of “Color Our World.”
