Visit Booklist (Booth #1317) at PLA |
A conference celebrating public libraries?! Now that’s our kind of show! We are thrilled to be exhibiting at this year’s PLA Conference in Columbus, Ohio, to share Booklist resources, chat with conference attendees, and most importantly, celebrate libraries! Be sure to stop by booth #1317 for freebies, and learn about the best upcoming books for adult readers at Book Buzz on Thursday, April 4, moderated by Donna Seaman. Learn more about Booklist happenings on our blog!
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Booklist Review of the Day |
Running Close to the Wind
by Alexandra Rowland
His entire life, Avra Helvaçi has been told he is lucky—suspiciously lucky. On a whim, he decides to test this theory and traipses into the Shipbuilder’s Guild, unlocks the safe in the guildmaster’s office, and uncovers the closely guarded trade secret that allows Araşti ships to navigate through the impassable sea serpents’ breeding grounds.
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Reviews in This Issue |
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Current Features |
Read-alikes: Fantasy Pirates
by Susan Maguire
Pirates are having a moment in the speculative genres. Here are a few more adventures featuring swashbuckling characters on the high seas and beyond.
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Top 10 Continuing Series Nonfiction: 2024
by Julia Smith
While certain series make a splash with their newness, others prove reliable resources with each new addition to their ranks. The following are series that have continually delivered the goods and have had installments reviewed in Booklist between March 15, 2022, and March 15, 2024.
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Episode #34: Summer Scares 2024
By Susan Maguire
This episode of Shelf Care: The Podcast is all about Summer Scares! The reading program, a collaboration between Booklist, the Horror Writers Association, United for Libraries, Book Riot, and NoveList, announced their title picks in February. Host Susan Maguire sat down with the folks behind Summer Scares to talk about the books they want you to read this summer, different levels of scariness, and the importance of snacks for patron engagement.
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10 Questions for Nicci French
By John Charles
Nicci French is the pseudonym of English wife-and-husband team Nicci Gerrard and Sean French. Their acclaimed novels of psychological suspense have sold more than sixteen million copies around the world.
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10 Questions for Sarah Zachrich Jeng
By John Charles
Sarah Zachrich Jeng grew up in Michigan and always had a flair for the morbid and mysterious (for her dad’s thirty-fifth birthday, she wrote a story entitled “The Man Who Died at 35”). She had a brief career as an aspiring rock star before she came to her senses and went back to school to become a web developer. Sarah lives in Florida with her family and two extremely hyper rescue dogs.
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10 Questions for Helly Acton
By John Charles
Helly Acton is a copywriter from London with past lives in Zimbabwe, the Middle East, and Australia. She studied Law at King’s College London before following a more creative path into advertising. At 26, she took a career break to travel in Africa and Asia, before landing in Sydney. Six years and one life-affirming breakup later, she returned home and threw herself into online dating in the city.
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