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The Plot to Save South Africa: The Week Mandela Averted Civil War and Forged a New Nation
by Justice Malala.

South African newspaper columnist and political commentator Malala recounts hour-by-hour details of nine harrowing days rife with racial tension, violence, and political negotiations that ultimately led to freedom and democracy in South Africa.

Top 10 History Books: 2023
By Donna Seaman

The best history titles reviewed in Booklist over the past 12 months offer fresh takes on such compelling subjects as a power couple in ancient Egypt, American cultural infrastructure, and WWI. 

10 Questions for Tessa Bailey
By John Charles

Originally from Carlsbad, California, New York Times–bestselling author Tessa Bailey now resides in New York, where she is now the author of more than 50 and counting sexy, heartfelt, and humorous romances.

Shelf Care #26: A Deep Dive into Book Groups
By Susan Maguire

On this episode of Shelf Care: The Podcast, host Susan Maguire talks to Indianapolis (IL) Public Library’s Montoya Barker about all things book group. Then, Susan chats with Booklist Audio Editor Heather Booth about what she’s reading and loving.

10 Questions for Eleanor Shearer
​By John Charles

In River Sing Me Home, Rachel flees a plantation on Barbado when she discovers that emancipation does not lead to the freedom she’s been promised. She traverses the Caribbean, intent on finding her five surviving children, in this moving testament to a mother’s love.

Top 10 YA Graphic Novels: 2023
by Sarah Hunter

With a wide range of genres, art styles, and tones, there’s something to satisfy just about any teen fan of the format in this list of the top 10 graphic novels for teens, reviewed between February 1, 2022 and January 2023.

Booklist Backlist: Colonizing the Solar System
by Kristine Huntley

With NASA preparing for new missions to the moon and Mars and private entrepreneurs contemplating similar endeavors, the possibility of human colonies on other planets feels more possible than ever before.