Start reading and sharing the June Booklist Reader digitally today. Be sure to check out the pages from our partners LibraryReads and PBS Books, and if you’re at ALA Annual in Chicago later this month, swing by our booth (#3729) for a print copy.

Don’t forget: physical copies of Booklist Reader are now available for library-building visitors. You can now order 25 copies per month (or more) here or by calling 1-888-350-0949.

The Librarianist
by Patrick deWitt

​Seventy-ish Bob Comet begins a lecture in a sparsely filled room at the Gambell-Reed Senior Center, “We read as a way to come to grips with the randomness of our being alive.” Bob’s audience isn’t convinced, but deWitt’s will be, splendidly so.

Visit Booklist (Booth #3729) at ALA Annual 2023

Sweet home Chicago! We are thrilled to host you all in our hometown for what promises to be one of the biggest ALA Annual Conferences ever! Stop by the Booklist Booth (#3729) for free copies Booklist, Booklist Reader, and our Guide to Graphic Novels in Libraries!

10 Questions with Matthew Quirk
By John Charles

Matthew Quirk is the New York Times best-selling author of Red Warning, Hour of the Assassin, The Night Agent, The 500, Dead Man Switch, Cold Barrel Zero, and The Directive.

The Shelf Care Interview: Sarah Sax

In this episode of the Shelf Care Interview, Sarah Hunter talks to Sarah Sax, the author and artist of Picture Day

Libraries Serving Communities: How Libraries Are Sharing Booklist Reader with Patrons (Part 3)

Welcome to Libraries Serving Communities, a blog series where we highlight libraries that are sharing Booklist Reader—Booklist’s book-discovery magazine—with their patrons in person or digitally! We just opened a new 25-copies-per-month option for the print edition of Booklist Reader, perfect for small libraries or those interested in a trial run.

10 Questions for Lucy Vine
By John Charles

Lucy Vine is a writer, editor, and the best-selling author of Hot Mess, What Fresh Hell, Are We Nearly There Yet? and Bad Choices. Her books have been translated into sixteen languages around the world, with Hot Mess optioned for a TV series.

Booklist Backlist: In Case of Emergency
by Kit Ballenger

​Life throws curveballs to even our youngest readers, and it’s important that kids with adverse childhood experiences still see themselves in stories. Think of this as your “In Case of Emergency” reading list—I hope you never need these books, but you’ll be grateful to have them, if you do.