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June 3, 2026

A Hymn to Life: Shame Has to Change Sides, by Gisèle Pelicot, read by Emma Thompson, translated by Natasha Lehrer and Ruth Diver, tells the author's story in her own words of how her husband's crimes against her were discovered and how she decided to open the case to the world.

Happy Reading!

—Sondra Eklund



Nonfiction
A Hymn to Life
A Hymn to Life
by Gisèle Pelicot
read by Emma Thompson
translated by Natasha Lehrer and Ruth Diver

The Heart of the Psalms
The Heart of the Psalms
by James C. Howell



Children's Nonfiction
The Black Mambas
The Black Mambas
by Kelly Crull

Growing Up Under a Red Flag
Growing Up Under a Red Flag
written by Ying Chang Compestine
illustrated by Xinmei Liu


Teen Fiction
Love at Second Sight
Love at Second Sight
by F. T. Lukens
read by Kevin R. Free

Everything We Never Had
Everything We Never Had
by Randy Ribay
read by Ramón de Ocampo, Jesse Inocalla, Manny Jacinto, and J. B. Tadena


Teen Nonfiction
How the Word Is Passed
How the Word Is Passed
by Clint Smith
adapted for young readers by Sonja Cherry-Paul

Black History Is Your History
Black History Is Your History
by Taylor Cassidy
illustrated by Adriana Bellet


Picture Books
Sometimes We Pray
Sometimes We Pray
by Mary Wagley Copp
illustrated by Felishia Henditirto

Now You Know Your ABCs... (Or Do You?)
Now You Know Your ABCs...
(Or Do You?)
written by Caspar Salmon
illustrated by Matt Hunt