Bossier City Books LFL

09/10/2026

07/14/2026

Thank you Zando and for our copy of Mrs. Benedict Arnold!! Little Free Library

A riveting reimagining of the young woman who almost ended the American Revolution.

Philadelphia in the 1770s. Peggy Shippen longs for the war she’s living through to end. Though not always appreciated at home, she finds her curiosity is welcomed by a lively and influential circle of friends, including a glamorous rising star in the British army, Captain John André.

When the war separates them, Peggy is devastated—both by his absence and the horrors of ongoing conflict—before finding consolation in a man whose heroics for the Patriots have captured the world’s imagination: General Benedict Arnold.

As she trades Loyalist balls for Patriot salons, entertaining the most prominent figures of early America, and navigating the country’s lethal political currents, she conceives of an audacious scheme to achieve peace and her family’s survival, unleashing what would become the most famous act of treason in history.

When uncertainty and bloodshed are the only constants, Mrs. Benedict Arnold asks, how far will one woman go for safety?

05/17/2026

Thank you to Random House for our copy of Silver Elite by Dani Francis!

In the first book of a searing new dystopian trilogy, a young woman must conceal her psychic powers--and her attraction to her handsome, infuriating commanding officer--as she works undercover to take down a brutal government from within.

The world is divided. On the Continent, you're either a Prime--immune to the biotoxin that nearly wiped out the Earth's population 150 years ago--or a Modified, one who was enhanced by the toxin, developing powerful psychic gifts.

As conflict rages between the two sides, Wren Darlington lives in hiding. Occasionally running the odd op for the rebel Uprising against the Primes' oppressive rule, she must keep a low profile. After all, if the enemy finds out that she is a Mod with a staggering four psychic abilities, she won't just be sent to the labor camps. She'll be executed--immediately and without trial.

When a careless mistake puts Wren in the crosshairs of the Continent's military, she is taken captive and forced to join their most elite program: Silver Block. Unwittingly, they've handed her the perfect opportunity for the Uprising to strike a devastating blow from inside their ranks. That is, if she can keep her powers hidden, survive training, and prove herself to Cross Redden, her maddeningly cocky commanding officer.

Despite the explosive chemistry between them, Cross doesn't trust her--even as he seems determined to destroy the remaining shreds of Wren's self-control. Yet as the war between Primes and Mods escalates, and as Wren and Cross find themselves unable to stay away from each other, they must decide how far they're willing to go for their secrets--and how much of the Continent is worth saving.

04/14/2026

Thank you to St. Martin's Press for our Advanced Reader’s Copy of The Great Wherever by Shannon Sanders

At thirty-two, Aubrey Lamb is stumbling into adulthood. An underpaid gig worker in Washington, DC, she's grieving the recent loss of her father and the end of a serious relationship. When Aubrey learns that she has inherited a shared stake in a sizable Tennessee farm from her father, she sees an opportunity to get out of the city—and to erase a mounting pile of debt.

Watching her arrival with great interest are four ghosts—Aubrey’s ancestors, who’ve staked their own claims to the farm, and who never hesitate to pass judgment on the choices and mistakes made by the living, whether romantic, financial, or sartorial. As Aubrey reconnects with her living family and faces pressure from developers, another story unfolds in parallel: the history of the land, beginning with its purchase by Thomas, Aubrey’s great-grandfather and one of the first Black landowners in his community. Though Thomas hoped to give his children a homestead on which they could flourish, the
land proves to be a burdensome inheritance. Over the years, it divides the family, turning Thomas’ descendants against each other and drawing the attention of neighbors eager to wrest the land from Black hands, culminating in a catastrophic tragedy that splinters the family and echoes down through the decades.

Now, as the clock ticks on a potential sale of the farm, the ghosts fear expulsion from the home they’ve made, and Aubrey must weigh the hopes and burdens of her forebears with the very real needs of her future.

An expansive family saga perfect for fans of Honorée Fanonne Jeffers and Margaret Wilkerson Sexton and told with a wry and very modern voice, The Great Wherever is at once grand and intimate; it explores the ways we learn to define ourselves through and against our family, how we carry on after loss, and how the past lives on in all of us.

03/24/2026

Thank you St. Martin's Press and Little Free Library for this ARC of Celestial Lights by Cecile Pin!!

A coming-of-age tale inspired by Odysseus set both on Earth and in space, Celestial Lights is perfect for fans of Orbital and Normal People.

Oliver Ines is one of the most renowned astronauts of all time, having embarked on a mission further into the cosmos than anyone has ever been. Celestial Lights is his story. Born on January 28, 1986, at the same time the Challenger shuttle fell out of the sky and into the sea, it seems that his journey into space was almost preordained. His idyllic childhood in a small English village takes place against the backdrop of his bedroom's glow-in-the-dark wallpaper upon which planets and rocket ships shine brightly. During college and later a stint in the Navy, his fascination with the celestial sharpens into a focus often mistaken for aloofness. Still, he is able to make lasting bonds with a close friend and eventually a wife, a scientist, uncovering ways of life, with whom he is playful and tender. When an enterprising billionaire taps him to train to become an astronaut and later lead a mission to Europa, Oliver makes the choice to leave her and his loved ones behind.

Aboard his spacecraft, he is accompanied by only three crew members who mightily depend on each other. But as commander, he must once again hold himself apart. Oliver details the voyage in a private log, and unreachable by anyone on Earth, he mourns those he leaves behind, to a present that is happening without him, while dreaming of a future that can only happen because of him.

Celestial Lights is a portrait of a complicated man whose vision and unparalleled understanding of the universe don't always translate into stellar relationships on Earth. It explores the sacrifices required to achieve greatness—but more importantly, the idea that greatness is not always what it seems. This breathtaking tale which reveals how personal choices can send a world spinning, will make every reader lift their head to the night sky and marvel while also cherishing the connections that make our planet home.

03/20/2026

Thank you Penguin Random House for a copy of Heartburn by Nora Ephron!

Is it possible to write a sidesplitting novel about the breakup of the perfect marriage? If the writer is Nora Ephron, the answer is a resounding yes. For in this inspired confection of adultery, revenge, group therapy, and pot roast, the creator of Sleepless in Seattle reminds us that comedy depends on anguish as surely as a proper gravy depends on flour and butter.

Seven months into her pregnancy, Rachel Samstat discovers that her husband, Mark, is in love with another woman. The fact that the other woman has a neck as long as an arm and a nose as long as a thumb and you should see her legs is no consolation. Food sometimes is, though, since Rachel writes cookbooks for a living. And in between trying to win Mark back and loudly wishing him dead, Ephron's irrepressible heroine offers some of her favorite recipes. Heartburn is a sinfully delicious novel, as soul-satisfying as mashed potatoes and as airy as a perfect soufflé.

03/03/2026

Thank you to our friends St. Martin's Press for Bad Asians and A Killer in the Family.

02/19/2026

Thank you to for a copy of THE EXPERIMENT BY REBECCA STEAD

Also to Jameo Publications for PAIN IS A PORTAL TO BEAUTY BY ALEXIS LEIGH

02/13/2026

Thank you to our friends at Facepaint Nonprofit for a copy of their book: Friends and Mates in Fifty States!

02/04/2026

Our LFL was selected by GMA Book Club to receive 2 copies of The Exes by Leodora Darlington! A huge THANK YOU to Little Free Library

https://www.goodmorningamerica.com/culture/story/exes-leodora-darlington-gma-book-club-pick-february-129575037