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You can share physical copies of Booklist Reader with library-building visitors now! Don’t miss out on this valuable patron resource, which brings Booklist’s quality book and audiobook recommendations, author interviews, original features, and so much more directly to readers of all ages. Order your first fifty online today or by calling 1-888-350-0949, and learn more about this exciting patron resource on our blog! 

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.”

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.

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.

Andrew Carnegie Medal for Excellence in Fiction & Nonfiction

​Congratulations to the winners of the 2023 Andrew Carnegie Medals for Excellence in Fiction and Nonfiction, which were were announced by 2023 selection committee chair Stephen Sposato at the Reference and User Services Association’s Book and Media Awards during ALA LibLearnX.

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.

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.

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!