Season 3 Recommended Reads | Book Lounge By Libby

Book Lounge by Libby is your cozy reading corner of the internet. Each episode invites you into candid and thoughtful conversations about books, writing, publishing and the trends shaping what we read (not to mention tons of reading recommendations you wont want to miss).

Book Lounge airs year-round, with two 10-week seasons each year, featuring publishing conversations on Mondays and paired book recommendations on Thursdays- plus monthly Book Release Radar episodes. We release 1–3 episodes per month between seasons.

You can find episodes wherever you get your podcasts, and you can watch the video version of our show on the Libby App YouTube channel, Spotify, and Kanopy! You can find all our links here as well as under the podcast tab here on Libby Life!

So far this season, we've featured:

Debut Titles
Historical Fiction
Books we only read BECAUSE OF the cover
Asian literature to celebrate AAPI month
Books that center mental health for Mental Health Awareness Month

Check out the full list below, and consider following the show!

Book Lounge by Libby Season 3

The Fountain

Beth Is Dead

The Missing Magic of Sparrow Xia (An Illustrated Novel)

The Sunflower Boys

Harvesting Rosewater

The Sign for Home

With Friends Like You

If I Ruled the World

Mayra

The Dallergut Dream Department Store

Cactus Country

The September House

I Want You More

The Compound

Julie Chan Is Dead

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Published May 05, 2026

Joe Skelley

Joe Skelley has always been a lover of reading and the library. His love of libraries brought him to Libby where he works on the marketing & events team and hosts the Book Lounge by Libby podcast. Joe loves to read horror, thrillers, magical realism, and the broad spectrum of YA! When he’s not working, Joe’s listening to audiobooks, working on a DIY project, and (most importantly) hanging out with his Boston Terrier, Roscoe.