Readers' Advisory

Horror and dark fiction are trending in a big way. Here are the titles and trends to keep an eye on in the coming months, including a downloadable list of every book mentioned.

Adam Cesare, author of Mercy House, Video Night, and the upcoming Clown in a Cornfield, discusses his lifelong love of horror across an array of formats and how readers' advisors can help connect scary film fans to great books—and vice versa.

Whether patrons are looking to match the perfect story with an escapist drive, a socially distanced walk, or the opportunity to float away, safely indoors, this sampling of the season's top listens promises rich audio experiences.

Some readers are spending their time in lockdown reading formidable classics. Yet for anyone not quite ready to dig into Ulysses, the works of Jane Austen are always a good idea.

Seven new and forthcoming horror books—including three starred reviews—recommended by LJ's resident horror expert.

Flowers, ever popular, are enjoying even more admiration at the moment. Help patrons who wish to grow their own do so (at any scale from windowsill to farm) or, as these books also foster, to live a life enriched by the beauty of blooms.

Librarians can now download the 2020 Summer Scares programming guide, which offers booktalking tips, read-alikes, and creative programming ideas—many of which can be done virtually.

In addition to numerous reference works and self-help books, there are many memoirs and novels dealing with the pervasive and nondiscriminatory disease of addiction. Here are but a few.

Seizing on the prompt of Valentine’s Day, we're taking a much-needed moment to celebrate what the romance genre does best—offer stories readers adore.