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Edelweiss Book Lists

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The purpose of the Edelweiss Book Lists is to gather titles around designated themes and awareness months to share with booksellers and librarians. These title lists are timed with buying seasons to help stores and librarians make relevant books available to their communities.

 

Publishers may submit up to two titles per imprint at no cost for each themed list. Once reviewed for alignment with the theme, approved titles are featured on the Edelweiss site and highlighted in upcoming U.S. Bookseller and Librarian newsletters. View all the finalized lists here.

 

Book Lists provide themed visibility within the Edelweiss platform and newsletters, featuring a broad selection of titles aligned with each topic.

View all Edelweiss Book Lists from your homepage by adding the "Edelweiss History/Awareness Months" widget available under the Catalogs category:

Book Lists
Calls for Submissions

Calls for submissions will be sent out in the Edelweiss Publisher Newsletter two months prior to the list’s month (subscribe here). Each imprint is limited to two title submissions per list. All publication dates are acceptable.

Chills and Thrills (January 2027)

January is cold and dark—just how we like it. Let's start 2027 off with a chilly list of horror and thrillers. Share gothic, folk horror, ghost stories, monsters and body horror, literary horror, suspense, crime... whatever makes you want sleep with the lights on.

Black Futures (February 2027)

We are honoring Black History Month this year by looking forward. For this list, we are seeking speculative fiction by Black writers—science fiction, fantasy, horror, Afrofuturism, and magical realism. We want expansive stories that center possibility.

Dig In (March 2027)

Spring is almost here and we're impatient. Let's dig into gardens and the natural world. Share books on garden design, seed starting, houseplants, nature writing, birding, field guides, foraging, and anything else that ends with dirt under your fingernails.

Edelweiss reserves the right to reject any title from these lists in its sole discretion for any reason. The team will evaluate all submissions for their appropriateness to the list theme and will not include titles that do not fit the brief as outlined.


Edelweiss Partner Picks

Partner Picks is Edelweiss’s premium, curated eblast program designed to give select titles high-visibility placement within relevant and timely themed issues. Featured titles are delivered directly to the inboxes of 85,000+ engaged book lovers through our full U.S. email list.

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Participation is intentionally limited to no more than ten titles per issue to ensure maximum visibility for every featured book.

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Each placement includes:

  • A 100-word promotional pitch

  • Prominent book jacket image placement

  • A direct link to the title’s Edelweiss listing
     

Partner Picks is a paid promotional opportunity designed to extend your reach and place your title directly in front of a national audience. Statistics for your placement will be emailed to you within three weeks of the eblast send date. ​​

Indigenous Heritage Month (Fall 2026)

In honor of Native American Heritage Month, Edelweiss is curating a special eblast for our full U.S. mailing list to celebrate Indigenous writers and Native storytelling. This is an opportunity to place your title directly in front of over 85,000 U.S. book buyers and readers during an important month of recognition and celebration.

We are seeking books by Indigenous writers, in every genre and for every age. All publication dates are acceptable, though we are particularly interested in featuring forthcoming and recently published titles.

2027 Partner Picks Coming Soon!

More Promotional Options

While we share these lists with our bookseller and librarian users, we also encourage publishers to take advantage of our promotional options that draw attention to your titles on the site and on the list:

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