Each month, we share top book picks from Indie Next and LibraryReads. We also feature a number of other prominent selections, including the Barnes & Noble Book Club, the "Good Morning America" Book Club, Oprah’s Book Club, the PBS Books Readers Club, the "Read with Jenna" Book Club, Reese's Book Club, and the Target Book Club.

You can see previous years' features here: 2024, 2023, 2022, 2021, 2020, 2019, 2018, 2017, 2016, 2015, 2014.
 

FEBRUARY 2025

Indie Next
#1 Pick: VICTORIAN PSYCHO by Virginia Feito
THIS IS A LOVE STORY by Jessica Soffer
THREE DAYS IN JUNE by Anne Tyler
BLACK WOODS, BLUE SKY written by Eowyn Ivey, illustrated by Ruth Hulbert
WE COULD BE RATS by Emily Austin
ISOLA by Allegra Goodman
THE BONES BENEATH MY SKIN by TJ Klune
EMILY WILDE'S COMPENDIUM OF LOST TALES by Heather Fawcett
TARTUFO by Kira Jane Buxton
FIRST-TIME CALLER by B.K. Borison
OUT OF THE WOODS by Hannah Bonam-Young
MEMORIAL DAYS: A Memoir by Geraldine Brooks
A FORTY YEAR KISS by Nickolas Butler
BLOB: A Love Story, by Maggie Su
THE LAMB by Lucy Rose
THE HARDER I FIGHT THE MORE I LOVE YOU: A Memoir by Neko Case
MUTUAL INTEREST by Olivia Wolfgang-Smith
THE QUEENS OF CRIME by Marie Benedict
PENITENCE by Kristin Koval
IDLE GROUNDS by Krystelle Bamford
LAST TWILIGHT IN PARIS by Pam Jenoff
TOO SOON by Betty Shamieh
BEARTOOTH by Callan Wink
WAITING FOR THE LONG NIGHT MOON: Stories by Amanda Peters
ELSESHIP: An Unrequited Affair, by Tree Abraham

LibraryReads
Top Pick: FIRST-TIME CALLER by B.K. Borison
WOOING THE WITCH QUEEN by Stephanie Burgis
THE QUIET LIBRARIAN by Allen Eskens
VICTORIAN PSYCHO by Virginia Feito
ISOLA by Allegra Goodman
I GOT ABDUCTED BY ALIENS AND NOW I'M TRAPPED IN A ROM-COM by Kimberly Lemming
A KILLING COLD by Kate Alice Marshall
FAMOUS LAST WORDS by Gillian McAllister
SOMETHING IN THE WALLS by Daisy Pearce
THE STRANGE CASE OF JANE O. by Karen Thompson Walker

Barnes & Noble Book Club
THIS IS A LOVE STORY by Jessica Soffer (Click here for more)

"Good Morning America" Book Club
JUNIE by Erin Crosby Eckstine (Click here for more)

PBS Books Readers Club
GOOD DIRT and BLACK CAKE by Charmaine Wilkerson (Click here for more)

"Read with Jenna" Book Club
THIS IS A LOVE STORY by Jessica Soffer (Click here for more)

Reese's Book Club
ISOLA by Allegra Goodman (Click here for more)

Target Book Club
A LOVE SONG FOR RICKI WILDE by Tia Williams (Click here for more)
 

JANUARY 2025

Indie Next
#1 Pick: WITCHCRAFT FOR WAYWARD GIRLS by Grady Hendrix
THE THREE LIVES OF CATE KAY by Kate Fagan
WATER MOON by Samantha Sotto Yambao
WHAT HAPPENED TO THE McCRAYS? by Tracey Lange
THE FAVORITES by Layne Fargo
BEAUTIFUL UGLY by Alice Feeney
GOOD GIRL by Aria Aber
ROSARITA by Anita Desai
MORE OR LESS MADDY by Lisa Genova
NORTH IS THE NIGHT by Emily Rath
I'LL COME TO YOU by Rebecca Kauffman
SWEET FURY by Sash Bischoff
DEATH IN THE DOWNLINE: A Multi-Level Marketing Murder Mystery, by Maria Abrams
THE NAMING OF THE BIRDS by Paraic O'Donnell
THE HEART OF WINTER by Jonathan Evison
THE NOTE by Alafair Burke
PLAYWORLD by Adam Ross
THE PERFECT HOME by Daniel Kenitz
ALL THE WATER IN THE WORLD by Eiren Caffall
THE LOST HOUSE by Melissa Larsen
THE BUSINESS TRIP by Jessie Garcia
THE LOTUS SHOES by Jane Yang
MOTHERS AND SONS by Adam Haslett
EDDIE WINSTON IS LOOKING FOR LOVE by Marianne Cronin
HELLO STRANGER: Musings on Modern Intimacies, by Manuel Betancourt

LibraryReads
Top Pick: GOOD DIRT by Charmaine Wilkerson
OUT OF THE WOODS by Hannah Bonam-Young
THE NOTE by Alafair Burke
BABYLONIA by Costanza Casati
THE FAVORITES by Layne Fargo
THE BUSINESS TRIP by Jessie Garcia
TEMPLE OF SWOON by Jo Segura
WATER MOON by Samantha Sotto Yambao
THE IN-BETWEEN BOOKSTORE by Edward Underhill
TELL ME WHAT YOU DID by Carter Wilson

Barnes & Noble Book Club
THE LIFE CYCLE OF THE COMMON OCTOPUS by Emma Knight (Click here for more)

"Good Morning America" Book Club
HOMESEEKING by Karissa Chen (Click here for more)

Oprah's Book Club
A NEW EARTH: Awakening to Your Life's Purpose by Eckhart Tolle (Click here for more)

PBS Books Readers Club
REMARKABLY BRIGHT CREATURES by Shelby Van Pelt (Click here for more)

"Read with Jenna" Book Club
THE LIFE CYCLE OF THE COMMON OCTOPUS by Emma Knight (Click here for more)

Reese's Book Club
THE THREE LIVES OF CATE KAY by Kate Fagan (Click here for more)

Target Book Club
THE THREE LIVES OF CATE KAY by Kate Fagan (Click here for more)