Barbara Hoffert

The best literary fiction titles of 2023 probe human nature, celebrate creativity, depict history, and investigate the stories we tell ourselves.

Discover verse with style and substance, unsettling proclamations, and contained majesty in the best poetry collections of 2023.

The best world literature books of 2023 examine colonialism, limn loss, juxtapose past and present, and scrutinize human relationships.

The best short stories of 2023 provide bite-sized but potent looks at life, loss, grief, oppression, isolation, and, of course, wonder and joy.

Blood Lines by Nelson DeMille & Alex DeMille is the top holds title of the week. LibraryReads and Library Journal offer read-alikes for patrons waiting to read this buzziest book.

All the March 2024 Prepub Alerts in one place, plus a downloadable spreadsheet of all titles from every post.

Code Red by Vince Flynn & Kyle Mills is the top holds title of the week. LibraryReads and Library Journal offer read-alikes for patrons waiting to read this buzziest book.

Touring the past. 

History, psychology, economics, and politics.