- Share - [](https://www.facebook.com/sharer.php?u=https://about.ebsco.com/markdownify/node/162800) - []() - []() - []() # Best Books to Read and Recommend This Spring In every month of every season, you can trust these newsletters to arrive on schedule, filled with high-interest, human-curated book suggestions to keep your patrons engaged. ![Two pink and white roses resting on an open book](https://assets.ebsco.com/asset/e7e6fea9-d1d2-4c20-9e2e-eac93db13a9e/Spring-book-recs-blog.jpg) [Rebecca Honeycutt](/novelist/bio/rebecca-honeycutt) 3 March 2026 It’s a different experience every year, but it’s still something you can count on: The end of winter and the arrival of spring. And whether you and your library patrons feel like you’re stumbling out of hibernation or bursting into bloom, there’s another thing you can count on: The reading recommendations in [NextReads](https://about.ebsco.com/novelist/products/libraryaware/nextreads-newsletters). In every month of every season, you can trust these newsletters to arrive on schedule, filled with high-interest, human-curated book suggestions to keep your patrons engaged with the library and keep you up-to-date. Don't have NextReads? No worries, anyone can check out these books! For info about how to access NextReads, scroll to the end of the list. ## Here are just a few highlights from this spring’s NextReads selections: ### Intriguing Literary Fiction - *Whidbey* by T. Kira Madden - *The Complex* by Karan Mahajan ### In-Demand Teen Reads - *The Escape Game* by Marissa Meyer - *Piper at the Gates of Dusk* by Patrick Ness ### Celebrated Indigenous Authors - *Python's Kiss* by Louise Erdrich (Fiction A to Z) - *Red River Rose* by Carole Lindstrom (Books for Kids and Tweens) - *Here Come the Aunties!* by Cynthia Leitich Smith and Aphelandra (Picture Books) ### Crime Novels from Beyond the U.S. - *Last One Out* by Jane Harper (Australia) - *Wolf Hour* by Jo Nesbø (Norway) - *Guilt* by Keigo Higashino (Japan) - *A Bad, Bad Place* by Frances Crawford (Scotland) ### Spring into Romance - *A Lady for All Seasons* by TJ Alexander - *The Fortune Flip* by Lauren Kung Jessen - *Star Shipped* by Cat Sebastian ### Double the Hype (featured in two NextReads newsletters) - *Dirty Metal* by Allison Lamothe (featured in Mystery plus Thrillers and Suspense) - *Nowhere Burning* by Catriona Ward (featured in Horror plus Thrillers and Suspense) - *Kings and Pawns* by Howard Bryant (featured in History and Current Events plus Biography and Memoir) - *Black Dahlia* by William J. Mann (featured in History and Current Events plus Biography and Memoir) ### Middle Grade Reads from Award-Winners - *The Mighty Macy* by Kwame Alexander - *When Tomorrow Burns* by Tae Keller - *Sashimi* by Dan Santat - *A Potion, a Powder, a Little Bit of Magic* by Philip C. Stead ### Buzzy Young Adult Debuts - *Her Hidden Fire* by Cliodhna O'Sullivan - *Estela, Undrowning* by René Peña-Govea ### Notable Names in Nonfiction - *A World Appears* by Michael Pollan - *The Beginning Comes After the End* by Rebecca Solnit - *Chain of Ideas* by Ibram X. Kendi - *How to Be Okay When Nothing Is Okay* by Jenny Lawson. NextReads newsletters aren’t just great for readers — they’re also a time-saving tool for staff, offering ready-to-go recommendations that enable you to work with a wide range of readers. And they're included in every [LibraryAware](https://about.ebsco.com/novelist/products/libraryaware) subscription. [ I want to use NextReads newsletters ](https://connect.ebsco.com/s/article/LibraryAware-NextReads-Using) --- [Rebecca Honeycutt](/novelist/bio/rebecca-honeycutt "Rebecca Honeycutt") is the Content Development Coordinator for NoveList, which includes creating NextReads newsletters for kids and teens. They are currently reading *Sisters in the Wind* by Angeline Boulley. 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