Happy New Year from Booklist! After months of toiling over the selection of the year’s best books, we can finally reveal the January 1 & 15 Editors’ Choice issue, which features editor-selected best-of lists for adult books, books for youth, adult books for young adults, audio for adults, and audio for youth. Also featured are our annual […]
It’s time to celebrate the innovative and scientifically proven in our annual Spotlight on Sci-Tech. This year’s best books in the fields of science and technology are highlighted in three top 10s for adult books, youth books, and audiobooks. Donna Seaman assembles a fascinating core collection on the prescient topic of artificial intelligence. Julia Smith […]
Our annual Spotlight on Religion & Spirituality is now live and includes compilations of 2019’s Top 10 Religion & Spirituality Books and Top 10 Religion & Spirituality Books for Youth. Ilene Cooper explores the spiritual journey of Sarah Hurwitz, author of this fall’s Here All Along: Finding Meaning, Spirituality, and a Deeper Connection to Life—in […]
We here at Booklist are dedicated to leading book discovery. And our now live annual Spotlight on First Novels gets you all the best first works from a wealth of exciting new literary voices. Freshen up your reading lists with the year’s top 10 debut novels in adult fiction, books for youth, and audiobooks. Peruse […]
The Spotlight on the Arts is now live! We are excited to bring you our annual glimpse at artistic mediums that flourish on and off the page. Catch up with this year’s top-10 lists for adult and youth art books. Log in to gain access to a pair of in-depth core collections: Sarah Hunter’s inclusive […]
Like the cute quokka that adorns the latest October 1 Booklist cover, we could not be happier to announce that our Spotlight on Series Nonfiction and Food is live! This year marks the fiftieth anniversary of astronauts’ first walk on the moon and our Top 10 Series on Space Science and Exploration highlights the innovation […]
The September 15 issue of Booklist is now live, and as the old song goes, “Have Love, Will Travel.” We are screaming excited for this issue’s joint Spotlight on Romance and Travel. Inside, we have top-10 lists of both the year’s best romance debuts and the year’s best romance novels for adult and youth readers. […]
Greetings, sports fans! The September 1 issue of Booklist is now live with our annual Spotlight on Sports. Be sure to check out this year’s top 10 sports books for adult and youth. We have a great list of audiobooks to listen to while you work out. Inspired by Richard Askwith’s latest Unbreakable: The Woman […]
The August issue of Booklist is, at last, alive! Forgive us our fanciful and frightful furor over the annual Spotlight on Science Fiction/Fantasy and Horror. Okay, enough alliteration, we have a throng of top-10 lists, which includes the year’s best sf/fantasy and horror in adult, youth, debut fiction, and adult audiobooks. Booklist contributor Zara Rix […]
Our July issue of Booklist is now live and we couldn’t be more excited for the annual Spotlight on Graphic Novels. We have top 10 lists for the year’s best in graphic novels and graphic novels for youth. Heather Booth surveys the audiobook field to find the most striking adaptations of the visual format on […]
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