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10 Questions for Georgia K. BooneGeorgia 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, “Y...The Shelf Care Interview: Carole Boston WeatherfordWelcome to another installment of the Shelf Care interview, an occasional podcast series in which Booklist editors talk to book people. This Shelf Care interview is sponsored by Lerner Publishing Grou...Reviews of the Week with Lisa Kyung Gross, Yangsook Choi, and more: September 30–October 4The 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 Elizabeth Boyle Elizabeth Boyle is an award-winning, New York Times and USA Today best-selling author of 25 novels, as well as several novellas and short stories.1. Who is Elizabeth Boyle wh...10 Questions for C. M. WaggonerC. M. Waggoner grew up in rural upstate New York, where she spent a lot of time reading fantasy novels in a swamp. She studied creative writing at SUNY Purchase and lived in China for eight years...Reviews of the Week with Jason Reynolds, Lizzie Shane, and more: September 23–September 27The 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 #37: Book-ClubbableOn this episode of Shelf Care: The Podcast, host Susan Maguire spoke to Allison Escoto of the Center for Fiction about book groups, being a solo librarian, and getting the opportunity to read nonficti...Reviews of the Week with Clare Osongco, Kate Stayman-London, and more: September 16–September 20The 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 Aurora PalitA first generation Bengali-Canadian, Aurora Palit grew up in rural Alberta, where she was always the only South Asian student in her class. Her love of reading began at age four but it wasn’...10 Questions for Darci HannahCozy mystery author, Darci Hannah, is a native of the Midwest and currently lives in a small town in Michigan. Darci is a lifelong lover of the Great Lakes, a natural wonder that inspires ma...
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