International Book Project

📚What We’re Reading Wednesday🌟

This week, we're telling you our team's favorite books they've read in 2026 (so far!). From new releases to horror classics, we've got a little of everything in this eclectic mix. The only common denominator? These books are GOOD!

📖Books mentioned:

The Adversary by Michael Crummey
The Golden Boy by Patricia Finn
'Salem's Lot by Stephen King
The White Octopus Hotel by Alexandra Bell
The King in Yellow by R. W. Chambers

What is the best book you've read so far in 2026?✨

🎧You can get all of these books and more on audiobook from Libro.fm using this link and your purchase will directly support IBP: https://libro.fm/intlbookproject

Some of you may recall our announcement over the winter that IBP is working in partnership with a volunteer from Australian Volunteers International, the government of New Zealand, and the U.S. embassy in Tonga to help establish the kingdom's first library system. While there is a small library on one of Tonga's islands, it is not accessible to many of the people who live on the dozens of other islands that make up the country. IBP plans for the sea container full of books to jumpstart this library system to leave our warehouse in just a few short weeks. We are pleased to announce that the Foundation has recently provided a grant to cover a portion of the shipment's ocean freight cost. Thank you so much to the Million Dollar Round Table Foundation and to Dennis Pike, who endorsed this project's application. We can't wait for these books to be on their way!

A pallet of books for after school reading programs arrived to a partner school district in North Carolina!📚

It's always a pleasure when our friends from Deloitte volunteer with us!🌟📖

We’ll be there giving out free kids’ books! Come see us!📚🌟

📚What We’re Reading Wednesday🌟

This week, we're giving you an update on what Brett, one of our supporters, is reading! He is currently enjoying "Yesteryear" by Caro Claire Burke, a satire about a "tradwife" social media influencer who finds herself actually having to live the life she markets to her followers when she wakes up in 1855. Brett says that although the main character is (purposely) unlikeable, he loves the book so far and can't wait to keep reading!

Genre: Psychological thriller
Length: 400 pages
Publication Year: 2026

You can follow Brett on Instagram and TikTok at !

What are you reading this week?📖

🎧You can get "Yesteryear" on audiobook from Libro.fm using this link and your purchase will directly support IBP: https://libro.fm/audiobooks/9798217174331-yesteryear-a-gma-book-club-pick?bookstore=intlbookproject

International Book Project is honored and deeply grateful to be the recipient of a generous grant from Toyota Tsusho America. Thank you for supporting literacy in Kentucky & around the world!

Don't forget - the next Book BINGO! at Wise Bird Cider is on Tuesday, June 2nd! As always, bingo will start at 7pm, but we will be there at 6pm selling at our pop-up bookstore! And of course, every round features exciting prizes from both IBP and Wise Bird—including a chance to win a free bottle of cider! Not into bingo? No worries—you can still support by swinging by for a drink between 6-9pm. 10% of all cider & cocktail sales will be donated to support IBP’s mission to promote literacy worldwide!🌟📚