Tommy Orange, author of There There, appears in conversation with Booklist Editor Donna Seaman to discuss his career and the book.

Check out the full interview here.

River East, River West
by Aube Rey Lescure

​In their own ways, wealthy landlord Lu Fang and high-schooler Alva are prisoners of their circumstances. With his college education cut short by China’s violent Cultural Revolution, he is trapped in a lackluster marriage and plods away at a middling job in northern China until his encounter with an American woman disrupts his worldview.

Vote in the Second Annual Booklist Blog Readers’ Choice Awards

The Booklist Blog Readers’ Choice Awards is your chance to vote for your favorite books! Only adult and young adult novels published in 2023 are eligible.

10 Questions for Peggy Townsend
By John Charles

Peggy Townsend is an award-winning journalist and author. Her work has appeared in Catamaran literary magazine, Santa Cruz Noir, The Boston Globe Magazine, Memoir, and the San Francisco Chronicle, among other publications. Twice she lived for seven weeks in her van, traveling to Alaska and along the back roads of the U.S.

Booklist Backlist: SF/Fantasy Books in Translation
by Leah von Essen

Too often, translated literature flies under the radar. Here are 10 highly recommended books of surrealism, fantasy, and sf from Sweden, Mexico, Japan, Egypt, and everywhere in between, to get you into the an otherworldly spirit.

10 Questions for Sophie Hannah
By John Charles

Sophie Hannah is the New York Times best-selling author of numerous psychological thrillers, which have been published in 51 countries and adapted for television, as well as The Monogram Murders, the first Hercule Poirot novel authorized by the estate of Agatha Christie, and its sequels Closed Casket, The Mystery of Three Quarters, and The Killings at Kingfisher Hill. Sophie is also the author of a self-help book, How to Hold a Grudge, and hosts the podcast of the same name. She lives in Cambridge, UK.

The Shelf Care Interview: BonHyung Jeong.​

In this episode of the Shelf Care Interview, Sarah Hunter talks to author-artist BonHyung Jeong.