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Booklist Review of the Day |
In Limbo
written and art by Deb JJ Lee
“About a fifth of my life was spent working on this graphic novel,” debut creator Lee reveals in their author’s note. What began in 2018 as a “weekend project—a four-page comic on Twitter about transgenerational language barriers”—transformed into “a much-needed, over five-year therapy session that I can carry in my hands.”
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Reviews in This Issue |
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Current Features |
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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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Trade Secrets: Listener’s Advisory
by Heather Booth
As the new year begins and new reading resolutions are made, add audiobooks to your list to help bridge the gap between personal knowledge and patron need!
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