I find nothing cozier than rereading a book I love. I tend to return to books I've read when I'm in a reading slump. Below are five books I plan to reread in 2026.
- The Black Kids by Christina Hammonds Reed: With the Rodney King riots closing in on high school senior Ashley and her family, the privileged bubble she has enjoyed, protecting her from the difficult realities most black people face, begins to crumble.
- Drizzle, Dreams and Lovestruck Things by Maya Prasad: When their family's Songbird Inn on dreamy, drizzly Orcas Island in the Pacific Northwest is named the Most Romantic Inn in America, the Singh sisters each question their own idea of love and who they are meant to be with.
- The Heartbreak Bakery by A.R. Capetta: Syd, a baker at the Proud Muffin, is perplexed after couples who eat Syd's brownies immediately split up, but when the owners of the bakery eat the brownies, Syd is afraid the bakery may close and it is only Harley, a delivery person, who convinces Syd that baking can actually fix things.
- This Place is Still Beautiful by Xixi Tian: Victims of a hate crime, the estranged Flanagan sisters reunite in their small Midwestern town, where tensions are running high, and navigate an unexpected summer during which an explosive secret threatens to tear them apart forever.
- We Are Okay by Nina LaCour: After leaving her life behind to go to college in New York, Marin must face the truth about the tragedy that happened in the final weeks of summer when her friend Mabel comes to visit.
This blog post reflects the opinions of the author and does not necessarily represent the views of Brooklyn Public Library.
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