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10 Questions for Tessa BaileyOriginally 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 rom...Reviews of the Week with Richard Bausch, Jerry Pinkney, Aleksandar Hemon, and More!: January 30 - February 3, 2023The Booklist Review of the Day, posted to the top of the Booklist Online home page each day of the week, spotlights exceptional upcoming titles that are notable for different reasons—they may be starr...10 Questions for Eleanor ShearerIn River Sing Me Home, Rachel flees a Providence plantation on Barbado when she discovers that emancipation does not lead to the freedom she's been promised. She traverses the Caribbean, int...Andrew Carnegie Medal for Excellence in Fiction & Nonfiction: 2023Congratulations to the winners of the 2023 Andrew Carnegie Medals for Excellence in Fiction and Nonfiction. The winners were announced by 2023 selection committee chair Stephen Sposato at the Referenc...Reviews of the Week with Jon Klassen, Rachel Hawkins, and More: January 23–27, 2023The Booklist Review of the Day, posted to the top of the Booklist Online home page each day of the week, spotlights exceptional upcoming titles that are notable for different reasons—they may be starr...Shelf Care #26: A Deep Dive into Book GroupsOn this episode of Shelf Care: The Podcast, host Susan Maguire talks to Indianapolis (IL) Public Library’s Montoya Barker about all things book group—selecting titles, leading a group, and all kinds o...Read-alikes for The Last of Us: Innovative Takes on Fungi, Zombies, and the ApocalypseBased on the 2013 video game developed by Naughty Dog, HBO’s The Last of Us follows a reluctant duo as they try to a survive a post-apocalyptic landscape caused by a parasitic fungus that turns people...Reviews of the Week with Prince Harry, the Duke of Sussex; Amber McBride; and More: January 16–20, 2023The Booklist Review of the Day, posted to the top of the Booklist Online home page each day of the week, spotlights exceptional upcoming titles that are notable for different reasons—they may be starr...Visit Booklist at Booth #718 at LibLearnX!We couldn’t be more excited for the first in-person LibLearnX in New Orleans! In keeping with the show’s pledge to provide attendees with an experience that promotes Learning, Networking, and Celebrat...Libraries Serving Communities: How Libraries Are Sharing Booklist Reader with Patrons (Part 2)This month, we launched the print edition of Booklist Reader—which brings Booklist's quality reviews, read-alikes, top 10 lists, author interviews, and more directly to patrons—and we're celebrat...
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