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A Bridge Home
by Mona Alvarado Frazier

In this coming-of-age story, Jacqui, a smart and hardworking Mexican American 17-year-old, is just trying to win a scholarship to UCLA and get out of the California barrio she lives in with her mom and younger siblings. 

Talking with: Lyn Miller-Lachmann
by Angela Carstensen

​Beyond her novels, including the award-winning Torch (2022), which follows three teenagers who rebel against the Soviet regime in 1969 Czechoslovakia, Miller-Lachmann also works as a translator, most recently of the Batchelder Honor–winning graphic novel, Pardalita, by Joana Estrela (2023). We recently corresponded with Miller-Lachmann to discuss her work.

10 Questions for Amita Murray
By John Charles

Amita Murray lives in London and can be found writing and tweeting about life and chocolate. Her novels take you on a romp through the edgier streets of Regency England. Her Arya Winters mysteries are under a TV option. Her mystery novel Thirteenth Night won the Exeter Novel Prize, and her short story “A Heist in Three Acts” appeared in Ellery Queen Mystery Magazine.

Top 10 Historical Fiction: 2024
by Donna Seaman

The most excellent and resonant historical fiction reviewed in Booklist over the past 12 months takes readers around the world and into lives of valiant and innovative individuals. 

Top 10 Historical Fiction for Youth: 2024
by Maggie Reagan

Covering everything from ancient Aztec civilizations to the aftermath of 9/11 in America, these historical fiction novels, reviewed in Booklist between May 15, 2023, and May 1, 2024, lay bare the human condition in times of turmoil.

Listen-alikes: Mysteries for True Crime Podcast Fans
by Terry Hong

​Some of these titles feature full, star-power casts; others are performed by a solo (wow!) narrator. All are high entertainment for sure, and Amy Tintera’s podcast-informed adult debut, Listen for the Lie, will drum up demand for more audiobook thrillers that make great use of the format.

10 Questions for Nicola Solvinic
​By John Charles

Nicola Solvinic has a master’s degree in criminology and has worked in and around criminal justice for more than a decade. She lives in the Midwest with her husband and cats, where she is surrounded by a secret garden full of beehives.