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
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New Year: Simon & Schuster: New Year, Do You ABRAMS: Quiet Hobbies for 2026 and New Year, New Galaxy Tuttle: New Year, New You Grand Central Publishing/HBG: A Book Rec for Ecery Resolution Magination Press/Lerner: New Year, New You |
The New Press: New Year, New Resolve All Ways Black/PRH: Self-Help Books by Black Authors Edelweiss: New Year, New Adventures and New Year, New Hobbies Civil Rights: Pengruin Random House: Kids’ Books About Black Leaders of the Civil Rights Movement |
February
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July
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Disability Pride: Penguin Random House: Books to Read for Disability Pride Month Macmillan: Disability Pride Month Grand Central/HBG: Disability Inclusion Libro.fm: Perspectives on Disability Independence Day: Haymarket Books: Their Democracy and Ours Harvard University Press: A Fourth of July Reading List Barefoot Books: Top Picks for Independence Day |
Summer Reads: Penguin Random House: Best Books to Read on Vacation Simon & Schuster: Kids' S&S Summer Reading Simon & Schuster: Sunglasses & Summer Reads Simon & Schuster: Bookcation Summer Reading Guide Summerween: Astra Publishing House: DIYs to Celebrate Summerween Ingram Content Group: Happy Summerween Simon & Schuster Kids: Summerween New Releases Simon & Schuster: Selene's Summerween |
August
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Women in Translation: World Editions: Women in Translation Transit Books Children's Editions: Women in Translation Indie to Indie/IPC: Women in Translation Month Libro.fm: Women in Translation Indie to Indie/IPC: Women in Translation Month Book Lovers Day: Libro.fm: Book Lovers Day Macmillan: National Book Lovers Day 2025 National Dog Day: Harlequin: K-9 Stories Macmillan: National Dog Day 2025 |
Back to School: Hachette Book Group: Back to School Grand Central: Back to School Macmillan: Back to School 2025 and Back to School Barefoot Books: Books for Back-to-School Indie to Indie/IPC: Back to School NorthSouth Books: Back to School Titles Greystone Kids: Educator Hub Nosy Crow: Back to School Titles Charlesbridge Publishing: Back to School Simon & Schuster: Campus Novels Libro.fm: Back to School Listens Penguin Random House: 20 Smart Books To Help Get Your Kids Ready for Preschool or Kindergarten |
September
October
November
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Indigenous Heritage Month: Children's Book Council: Indigenous Peoples Books & Resources Libro.fm: Audiobooks by Indigenous Authors Charlesbridge Publishing: Books by Indigenous Creators Penguin Random House: Mysteries and Thrillers by Indigenous Authors Indie to Indie/IPC: Indigenous Peoples Month Ingram: IPS Indigenous Poetry Macmillan: Native American Heritage Month 2025 Transgender Awareness Week: Libro.fm: Audiobooks by Trans Authors |
Nonfiction November: Simon & Schuster: New Nonfiction Calkins Creek/Astra Young Readers: Celebrating Nonfiction November Penguin Random House: New Nonfiction to Read this Year Edelweiss: Small Presses, Big Titles: Nonfiction Macmillan: Nonfiction 2025 and Gifty Nonfiction Thanksgiving: ABRAMS: Thanksgiving Favorites Winter: Charlesbridge Publishing: Winter & Holiday Picks |