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Mondrian: His Life, His Art, His Quest for the Absolute
by Nicholas Fox Weber​

What impelled an artist who strived to acquire traditional skills in order to be recognized by the academy to forge a path to radical abstraction? This is one of many complex questions Weber, a consummate arts biographer, addresses in this epic biography of a “complete original,” Piet Mondrian.

Top 10 Arts Books: 2024
by Donna Seaman

The all-around finest arts books reviewed in Booklist over the last 12 months deliver indelible tales of the creation of music, movies, drawings, paintings, street art, and Indigenous art traditions made new.

10 Questions for Maxie Dara
​By John Charles

Maxie Dara is a writer and actor from Ontario, Canada. She has been a freelance journalist focusing on the local arts and culture scene for more than five years, with bylines in publications such as Hamilton Magazine and Beyond James, among others.

The Shelf Care Interview: Carole Boston Weatherford​

In this episode of Shelf Care Interview, Sarah Hunter talked to Carole Boston Weatherford about The Doll Test: Choosing Equality

10 Questions for Georgia K. Boone
By John Charles

Georgia K. Boone is a writer, a poet, and the daughter of storytellers. Sometimes, she writes songs she may one day share. Once, in a Brooklyn community center, she read James Baldwin’s quote “You can’t tell the children there’s no hope,” and she carries those words from the city to the desert and beyond. She lives on the West Coast with her family.

Booklist Backlist: Down Under
by Leah von Essen

Australia is a world of unexpected wonders. Many of us know of its colorful birds, herds of kangaroo, underwater wonderlands, and frightening spiders. But what do we know of what it’s truly like to live in Australia, from the outback to its bustling cities, from its riverbanks to its coasts?

Business in Series Nonfiction
by Angela Leeper

​Business is booming in series nonfiction for young readers. Publishers understand their audience, focusing on the products and brands with the most kid and teen appeal. Their variety of approaches to industry startups, technological advances, product promotion, and behind-the-scenes takes on business are sure to guarantee satisfaction.