Book Lists
Here is a selection of titles sourced throughout the year based on holidays, as well as national and international awareness and recognition months. This list is updated by month annually.
January
February
Running Press and Black Dog & Leventhal: Educate and Inspire with these Books for Black History Month Ingram: Black History Month Essential Titles Simon & Schuster: Black History is... Penguin Random House: All Ways Black Astra Publishing House: Biographies, Picture Books & Graphic Novels for Kids Ideal for Black History Month Sourcebooks: Celebrating Black Voices Scholastic: Share Black Stories 2024 Merchandising Kit Quarto Kids: Celebrate Black History Month! Sourcebooks: Black Authors, Illustrators, & Content |
Lee & Low Books: 6 Titles to Celebrate Black Women's History Hachette: Black History Month Macmillan: Macmillan Celebrates Black History Month 2024 HarperCollins: Black History Reads Haymarket Books: Books for Black Liberation Callisto: Black History Month Heroes, Leaders & Self Care Rowman & Littlefield: Essential Reads for Black History Month Charlesbridge: Books by Black Authors Charlesbridge: Black History Month Indie Playlist: Black History Month |
March
April
Poetry: Andres McMeel: Poetry Catalog Independent Publishers Caucus (Indie to Indie Playlist): April is National Poetry Month Astra Publishing House: 22 Poetry Books for Young Readers Charlesbridge Publishing: Spring into National Poetry Month Hachette: Books for National Poetry Month Financial Literacy Month: Astra Publishing House: Books About Finances for Kids Macmillan: Financial Literacy Month |
Arab American Heritage Month: Interlink Books: Arab American Heritage Month Tuttle: Celebrating National Arab American Heritage Month PRH: Must-Read Fiction by Arab and Arab American Authors Earth Day (April 22nd): Rowman & Littlefield: Earth Day Reads 2024 Holiday House: Books for a Better Earth Independent Publishers Caucus (Indie to Indie Playlist): Climate Titles Johns Hopkins: Earth Day & Life Science Autism Awareness & Acceptance: |
May
June
July
Disability Pride: Hachette: Disability Inclusion Libro.fm: Disability Pride |
Consortium: Disability & Neurodiversity Pride Books Edelweiss Community: Disability, Deafness, & Neurodiversity in YA & Middle Grade Lit |
August
Black Business Month: Penguin Random House: Books By & About Black Business Owners & Creators Women in Translation: Transit Books: #WomenInTranslation Libro.fm: Women in Translation Indie to Indie: Women in Translation Playlist Consortium: Women in Translation PGW: Women in Translation Open Letter Books: Women in Translation Month |
Back to School: Macmillan: Back to School 2024 Lee & Low Books: Go Back to School with Book Recommendations Andrews McMeel Publishing: Dive Into Reading This School Year Clavis: Back to School! The New Press: Back to School with The New Press Greystone Books: Books By Grade Range Indie-to-Indie: Back to School (For Grownups) Indie-to-Indie: Back to School (Kids' Edition) Crown House Publishing: Education Catalog |
September
Hispanic Heritage Month: Consortium: Latina/o & Hispanic Heritage Month Top 25 Multi Genres Scholastic: Spanish Language Titles Hachette: Novel Suspects: 12 Crime & Horror Books to Read During (And Beyond) Hispanic Heritage Month HarperCollins/Epic Reads: 45 Books with Latine Representation You Should Read Astra Books for Young Readers: Hispanic Heritage: Books for Latinx + Hispanic Heritage Month 2024 Sourcebooks: Hispanic & LatinX/e Barefoot Books: Latine & Hispanic Heritage Month Books NorthSouth Books: Spanish Language |
Independent Publishers Caucus: Celebrate Latinx Heritage Month! Hachette: Hispanic and Latine Authors PRH: New Books in Spanish Barefoot Books: Spanish Books Macmillan: Hispanic Heritage Month Southern Bookseller Review: Hispanic & Latino Self-Care: Hachette: Self-Care September National Sewing Month: |