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 […]
Our June 1 & 15 double issue of Booklist is now live! The annual Spotlight on Biography shines with the very best of this year, featuring two top 10 lists for adult and youth biographies. Plus, acclaimed author Nikki Grimes talks with Booklist reviewer Enishia Davenport about her forthcoming memoir, Ordinary Hazards. And in the […]
We here at Booklist long for those clear, sunny days of spring, so we are extra excited about our annual Spotlight on Crafts and Gardening, which is now live! Annie Bostrom not only offers a fresh crop of Top 10 Crafts & Gardening Books, she also plants some great ideas for adding botanical crafting read-likes […]
For the past 10 years, the first day of May has marked the beginning of our month-long celebration of mystery. It also coincides with Booklist‘s May 1 Mystery Showcase issue, which is live now! We are so excited about this major anniversary of our focus on mystery fiction. To prove it, we’ve rounded up the […]
The current issue of Booklist is now live, and we are thrilled to celebrate Middle-Grade Mania! The Books for Youth editorial staff combed through hundreds of middle-grade titles to compose a list of Booklist’s 50 Best Middle-Grade Novels of the 21st Century. See which of your favorite titles made the cut! There are also two […]
The current issue of Booklist spotlights series nonfiction and features the Top 10 Series Nonfiction of the year; our annual Series Nonfiction Watch, which rounds up the year’s emerging themes (baby animals! media literacy!); and a conversation with renowned professor and series nonfiction author Duchess Harris about her discerning focus on American history. In addition […]
The newest issue of Booklist, featuring ALA’s Best Lists of 2019, is now live! In it, you’ll find a list of the top 10 adult books, which exhibit commendable literary quality; you’ll also see significant, authentic LGBT content from the 2019 Over the Rainbow Project and the Rainbow List of LGBT books for youth. Then there’s a list of […]
The latest issue of Booklist, our annual Spotlight on Historical Fiction, is now live! In this issue, we have top 10 historical fiction lists in the adult, youth, and audio sections. Donna Seaman takes a somber look back at the tragic legacy of Jim Crow in her read-alikes for Colson Whitehead’s much-anticipated Nickel Boys. Maggie Reagan offers up a core collection […]
Happy Lunar New Year and happy new Booklist day! The latest issue is our Spotlight on Health & Wellness with a new top 10 of adult nonfiction covering medical science, self improvement, and global health issues. Sarah Hunter collects read-alikes of relevant sex-positive nonfiction for youth. Donna Seaman offers a core collection focusing on various forms of addiction—make […]
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