Audiobook Listening Trends and More News for Library Workers
⚓ Books 📅 2026-03-13 👤 surdeus 👁️ 2For this week’s library resource roundup, I have a nice little smorgasbord of readers advisory and collection resources, from new titles to audiobook news to booklists for kids and teens.
New & Upcoming Titles
- Malcolm Gladwell announced a new book about the American gun violence epidemic, The American Way of Killing. It comes out in September.
- Stephen King is publishing the third novel in the Talisman trilogy, four years after co-author Peter Straub’s death.
- Hernan Diaz is publishing a new novel this year.
- E. Lockhart and Sarah Mlynowski are cowriting a new series featuring Nancy Drew as a divorced 40-year old Brooklyn mom who finds herself back in the sleuthing saddle. Sign. Me. Up.
- Fiona Davis is writing the first ever American Girl novel for adults, featuring Samantha as a burgeoning 25-year-old suffragette in 1920’s New York City. Sign me up for this one too!
- Kentucky governor Andy Beshear is publishing a book in September that focuses on his religious faith.
- Rachel Reid has announced that the next Unrivaled book will be postponed until June 2027.
Readers Advisory & Genre Resources
- An intro to the Dungeon Crawler Carl series.
- If you like People We Meet on Vacation, you’ll love these book, movie, and music suggestions!
- The 2026 Summer Scares selections are live!
- Maggie O’Farrell’s best books, ranked.
- Welcome to a new era for Muslim women in fiction.
- Heated Rivalry and why so many women love gay romance.
Audiophilia
- The 2026 Audie Award winners have been announced.
- A roundup of audiobook listening trends.
- Audible is rolling out a new feature that lets you listen to audio narration that’s synced up to the text in a Kindle book.
- Audible has added 15 new narrators to its Narrator Hall of Fame.
- New & upcoming mysteries & thrillers to try on audio.
Book Lists for Children & Teens
- Books about immigration for kids.
- Books to help children grieve the death of a pet.
- Children’s books that celebrate Muslim culture.
- Picture books to celebrate spring.
- 12 books designed to get kids moving.
- Books to help kids make sense of current events. (Maybe this will help some adults as well).
- 4 children’s books about astronauts.
- Children’s picture books featuring neurodivergent characters.
- Books about Black inventors and scientists for young readers.
- Books for kids who love KPop Demon Hunters.
- 16 queer YA books by Black authors to preorder in 2026.
- 15 YA books about mental health and mental illness.
- 6 romantic YA dystopian novels.
Speaking of libraries, check out these books about the history of public libraries and explore the revival of zine culture (including in libraries!).
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