Libby Book Awards 2025
The 2025 Libby Book Award winners have been announced! Check out some of the best ebooks and audiobooks from the past year and put them on hold today on Libby! Remember, Libby is a free-to-use app with your Andover Public Library card. Talk to us at the front desk or give us a call at 316-558-3500 to learn more about how to access Libby.
Book of the Year – Adult Fiction
Winner
The Women by Kristin Hannah (ebook / audiobook)
Finalists
The God of the Woods by Liz Moore ( ebook / audiobook)
James by Percival Everett (ebook / audiobook)
Long Island Compromise by Taffy Brodesser-Akner (ebook / audiobook)
Playground by Richard Powers ( ebook / audiobook)
The Women by Kristin Hannah (ebook / audiobook)
Book of the Year – Adult Nonfiction
Winner
The Demon of Unrest by Erik Larson (ebook /audiobook)
Finalists
By the Fire We Carry by Rebecca Nagle (ebook/audiobook)
Challenger by Adam Higgenbotham (ebook)
Revenge of the Tipping Point by Malcolm Gladwell (ebook/audiobook)
There’s Always This Year by Hanif Abdurraqib (audiobook)
Book of the Year – YA Fiction
Winner
Heir by Sabaa Tahir (ebook / audiobook)
Finalists
Ariel Crashes a Train by Olivia Cole (ebook/ audiobook)
Don’t Let the Forest In by C.G. Drews (ebook)
Looking for Smoke by K.A. Cobell (ebook/ audiobook)
Twenty-Four Seconds from Now by Jason Reynolds ( ebook/ audiobook)
Audiobook of the Year
Winner
The Demon of Unrest by Erik Larson (audiobook)
Finalists
A Letter to the Luminous Deep by Sylvie Cathrall (audiobook)
Martyr! By Kaveh Akbar (audiobook)
Sipsworth by Simon Van Booy (audiobook)
Women and Children First by Alina Grabowski
Debut Author of the Year
Winner
The Ministry of Time by Kaliane Bradley (ebook / audiobook)
Finalists
Headshot by Rita Bullwinkel (audiobook)
I Hope This Finds You Well by Natalie Sue (ebook/ audiobook)
Martyr! By Kaveh Akbar (ebook / audiobook)
Swift River by Essie Chambers ( ebook /audiobook)
Best Book Club Book
Winner
Margo’s Got Money Troubles by Rufi Thorpe (ebook / audiobook)
Finalists
Colored Television by Danzy Senna (ebook/ audiobook)
The Mighty Red by Louise Erdrich ( ebook / audiobook)
Real Americans by Rachel Khong ( ebook/ audiobook)
Shred Sisters by Betsy Lerner ( ebook)
Best Comic/Graphic Novel
Winner
Feeding Ghosts by Tessa Hulls
Finalists
I’m So Glad We Had This Time Together by Maurice Vellekoop
Kagurabachi, Volume 1 by Takera Hokazono ( ebook)
Transformers by Daniel Warren Johnson
Watership Down by Richard Adams
Best Cookbook
Winner
Anything’s Pastable by Dan Pashman
Finalists
Amrikan by Khushbu Shah
Baking with Pride by Janusz Domangala
The Bean Book by Steve Sando and Julia Newberry
Noodles, Rice, and Everything Spice by Christina De Witte
Best Fantasy
Winner
The Spellshop by Sarah Beth Durst (ebook /audiobook)
Finalists
The Bright Sword by Lev Grossman (ebook /audiobook)
The Familiar by Leigh Bardugo (ebook /audiobook)
A Fate Inked In Blood by Danielle L. Jensen (ebook /audiobook)
Immortal Dark by Tigest Girma ( ebook /audiobook)
Best Historical Fiction
Winner
James by Percival Everett ( ebook / audiobook)
Finalists
Clear by Carys Davies
The Heart in Winter by Kevin Barry (audiobook)
The Seventh Veil of Salome by Silvia Moreno-Garcia ( ebook /audiobook)
This Strange Eventful History by Claire Messud (ebook)
Best Memoir & Autobiography
Winner
Knife by Salman Rushdie ( ebook / audiobook)
Finalists
Another Word for Love by Carvell Wallace (audiobook)
Grief is For People by Sloane Crosley (audiobook)
We Loved It All by Lydia Millet (audiobook)
Whiskey Tender by Deborah Jackson Taffa
Best Business
Winner
When We Are Seen by Denise Young (audiobook)
Finalists
The Art of Small Business Social Media by Peg Fitzpatrick (ebook)
Brave New Words by Salman Khan (audiobook)
Cultures of Growth by Mary C. Murphy
Glad We Met by Steven G. Rogelberg (ebook)
Best Mystery
Winner
We Solve Murders by Richard Osman (ebook / audiobook)
Finalists
Bright Objects by Ruby Todd
Cahokia Jazz by Francis Spufford (audiobook)
The Hunter by Tana French ( ebook /audiobook)
Smoke Kings by Jahmal Mayfield (ebook)
Best Romance
Winner
Funny Story by Emily Henry (ebook / audiobook)
Finalists
I’ll Have What He’s Having by Adib Khorram
The Prospects by K.T. Hoffman
This Could Be Us by Kennedy Ryan ( ebook / audiobook)
The Truth According to Ember by Danica Nava ( ebook /audiobook)
Best Romantasy
Winner
The House of Flame and Shadow by Sarah J. Maas (ebook / audiobook)
Finalists
Faebound by Saara El-Arifi
Five Broken Blades by Mai Corland ( ebook /audiobook)
The Hemlock Queen by Hannah Witten ( ebook / audiobook)
The North Wind by Alexandria Warwick (ebook)
Best Science Fiction
Winner
The Ministry of Time by Kaliane Bradley ( ebook/ audiobook)
Finalists
Beautyland by Marie-Helene Bertino ( ebook)
Hum by Helen Phillips
The Mercy of Gods by James S.A. Corey ( ebook/ audiobook)
The Stardust Grail by Yume Kitasei (audiobook)
Best Horror
Winner
Bury Your Gays by Chuck Tingle (audiobook)
Finalists
Horror Movie by Paul Tremblay (ebook / audiobook)
I Was a Teenage Slasher by Stephen Graham Jones (ebook / audiobook)
Sacrificial Animals by Kailee Pedersen (audiobook)
A Sunny Place for Shady People by Mariana Enriquez (audiobook)
Best Thriller
Winner
One of Our Kind by Nicola Yoon ( ebook / audiobook)
Finalists
Anna O by Matthew Blake ( ebook/ audiobook)
Hero by Thomas Perry ( ebook)
Where You End by Abbott Kahler ( ebook / audiobook)
You Will Never Be Me by Jesse Q. Sutanto ( ebook / audiobook)
Best Picture Book
Winner
Little Shrew by Akiko Miyakoshi (ebook)
Finalists
The Dictionary Story by Oliver Jeffers and Sam Winston
Fighting With Love by Lesa Cline-Ransome
Go Forth and Tell by Breanna J. McDaniel (ebook /audiobook)
We Are Definitely Human by X. Fang
Best Middle Grade Book
Winner
Impossible Creatures by Katherine Rundell (ebook / audiobook)
Finalists
Ferris by Kate DiCamillo ( ebook / audiobook)
Lounder Than Hunger by John Schu
Olivetti by Allie Millington ( ebook/ audiobook)
Weirdo by Tony Weaver, Jr. (ebook)
New ebook and eaudiobook-February 2025
| (S)Kin | Ibi Zoboi, Bahni Turpin, Robin Miles | Audiobook |
| The Beasts We Bury | D. L. Taylor, Brenda Scott Wlazlo, Jake Chronister | Audiobook |
| The Boyfriend | Freida McFadden, Victoria Connolly, Robb Moreira | Audiobook |
| Everything Is Tuberculosis: The History and Persistence of Our Deadliest Infection (unabridged) | John Green, John Green | Audiobook |
| Finlay Donovan Digs Her Own Grave | Elle Cosimano, Angela Dawe | Audiobook |
| The God of the Woods: A Novel (unabridged) | Liz Moore, Saskia Maarleveld | Audiobook |
| James: A Novel (unabridged) | Percival Everett, Dominic Hoffman | Audiobook |
| The Meadowbrook Murders | Jessica Goodman, Sophie Amoss, Jesse Vilinsky | Audiobook |
| Onyx Storm | Rebecca Yarros, Rebecca Soler, Teddy Hamilton, et. al. | Audiobook |
| A Touch of Blood: Rick Riordan Presents (unabridged) | Sajni Patel, Soneela Nankani | Audiobook |
| Unhallowed Halls | Lili Wilkinson, Imani Jade Powers, Lili Wilkinson | Audiobook |
| (S)Kin | Ibi Zoboi | eBook |
| Capitana | Cassandra James | eBook |
| Knucklehead: Poems | Tony Keith Jr. | eBook |
| The Let Them Theory: A Life-Changing Tool That Millions of People Can’t Stop Talking About | Mel Robbins | eBook |
| Rick Riordan Presents: A Touch of Blood | Sajni Patel | eBook |
| Ricochet | Kellyn Carni | eBook |
| The Rose Bargain | Sasha Peyton Smith | eBook |
| The Unraveling of Emlyn DuLaine: The Rivenlea Sphere, #1 | Lindsay A. Franklin | eBook |
| Where Shadows Bloom | Catherine Bakewell | eBook |
| Wings of Starlight | Allison Saft | eBook |
Books Coming to Screens March 2025
Mickey7 / Edward Ashton
(Mickey 17)
March 7th/ Theaters/ Put on Hold
Long Bright River / Liz Moore
March 13th/ Peacock/ Put on Hold
The Wheel of Time/ Robert Jordan
(Season 3)
Set in a high fantasy world where magic exists, but only some can access it, a woman named Moiraine crosses paths with five young men and women. This sparks a dangerous, world-spanning journey. Based on the book series by Robert Jordan.
March 13th/ Amazon/ Put on Hold
The Electric State / Simon Stålenhag
An orphaned teenager traverses the American West with a sweet, but mysterious robot, and an eccentric drifter in search of her younger brother.
March 14th/ Netflix
The Residence / Kate Andersen Brower
Inside the White House’s staff residence and the lives workers share with the First Family.
March 20th/ Netflix/ Put on Hold
Wereworld series /Curtis Jobling
(Wolf King)
March 20th/ Netflix/ Put on Hold
Snow White
March 21st/ Theaters/ Put on Hold
Wolf Hall by Hilary Mantel
Season 2
After the downfall of Cardinal Wolsey, his secretary, Thomas Cromwell, finds himself amongst the treachery and intrigue of King Henry VIII’s court and soon becomes a close advisor to the King, a role fraught with danger.
March 23rd/ BBC/ Put on Hold
Caught / Harlan Coben
In Bariloche, reporter Ema Garay’s online exposes unveil tax dodgers. Her probe into a 16-year-old’s disappearance points to Leo Mercer, upending both their lives.
March 26th/ Netflix/ Put on Hold
The Friend / Sigrid Nunez
Follows a story of love, friendship, grief and healing, about a writer who adopts a Great Dane that belonged to a late friend and mentor.
March 28th/ Theaters/ Put on Hold
The Life List /Lori Nelson Spielman
A woman revisits her childhood aspirations, endeavoring to achieve her old goals, only to discover that pursuing these lifelong dreams takes her on an unforeseen and surprising journey.
March 28th/ Netflix
Levon’s Trade /Chuck Dixon
(A Working Man)
March 28th/ Theaters
Alexander and the terrible, horrible, no good, very bad day / Judith Viorst
(Alexander and the Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Road Trip)
March 28th/ Disney + / Put on hold
Queer /William S. Burroughs
March 28th/ Theaters