By Wahab Algarmi. Art by the author. Feb. 2025. 224p. HarperAlley, $24.99 (9780063355675). Gr. 4–7. 741.5. This debut graphic novel centered around Ramadan shows the toll of compart mentalizing our identities, the value of living authentically, and t

George Kendall Donna Seaman, Editor in Chief and Editor, Adult Books Susan Maguire, Senior Editor, Collection Management and Library Outreach Annie Bostrom, Senior Editor, Adult Books Leah von Essen, Contributing Editor and Reviewer, Adult Books Sara

Like Giovana Madalosso’s tense and immersive The Tokyo Suite, these works of fiction, some of which have been translated from their original languages, tell stories from multiple, sometimes unreliable viewpoints; subtly (or not-so-subtly) unwind knot

By Neal Shusterman. Feb. 2025. 528p. Simon & Schuster, $21.99 (9781534432758). Gr. 9–12. Shusterman, known well for the Scythe and Unwind series, shows what post-pandemic narratives might look like in this contemporary dystopia. The world is once aga

This edition of our High-Demand Hot List showcases lots of big April books as well as a few that look a little farther into the future, from rom-coms to speculative novels and from memoirs and nonfiction to a historical fiction novel by a best-sellin

Quiet, Gentle Absurdity: A Reading List by Jiaming Tang, Carnegie Medal finalist for Cinema Love The Borrowed Hills. By Scott Preston. Loca. By Alejandro Heredia. Milkman. By Anna Burns. Shark Heart. By Emily Habeck. The Shipping News. By Annie Proul

Language and Thought: A Reading List by Percival Everett, Carnegie Medal finalist for James A Clockwork Orange. By Anthony Burgess. Foucault’s Pendulum. By Umberto Eco. The Life and Opinions of Tristram Shandy, Gentleman. By Laurence Sterne. Free Tho

These top 10 fantastical middle-grade novels, reviewed in Booklist between February 15, 2024, and December 1, 2024, showcase the genre’s breadth, covering everything from classical adventure to modern mystery. A Game of Noctis. By Deva Fagan. 2024. A

Six Riveting Slices of 1980s History: A Reading List by Adam Higginbotham, Carnegie Medal finalist for Challenger: A True Story of Heroism and Disaster on the Edge of Space The Devil’s Candy: The Anatomy of a Hollywood Fiasco. By Julie Salamon. Down

As we welcome the new year, we recommend nuevos libros for your Spanish readers. The nonfiction and fiction titles below—books that will challenge, inspire and entertain—were all released at the end of 2024 and this month. El CEO detras del Dr. Simi/

Graphicnovels for middle-grade readers continue to flourish, and as these 10 titles, reviewed in Booklist between July 2024 and December 2024, demonstrate, there’s an impressive array of genres and topics to satisfy a wide range of readers. —Sarah Hu

In recent years, there has been a surge of interest in books exploring the world of cults, spanning fictional narratives and deeply personal memoirs. These works shed light on the psychological mechanisms of control, the allure of charismatic leaders

Mouthiness in Times of Turmoil: A Reading List by Emily Nussbaum, Carnegie Medal finalist for Cue the Sun! The Invention of Reality TV Enormous Changes at the Last Minute. By Grace Paley. The Essential Dykes to Watch Out For. By Alison Bechdel. Perse

In Memorial Days, Pulitzer Prize–winning novelist Geraldine Brooks describes in striking detail the shock of her seemingly healthy husband’s sudden death and her eventual journey to properly mourn on remote and beautiful Flinders Island, Australia. T

This year’s Voice of Choice, André Santana, was “plummeted into audiobooks” by a friend’s recommendation of Rin Chupeco’s The Bone Witch in 2019. The dive was so deep, just a few years later, in 2024, he performed in more than 70 titles. Santana says

From topical nonfiction to the story of a café operated by giantcats, these books, reviewed in Booklist from February 15, 2024, through December 1, 2024, offer book groups of all stripes much to discuss. —Susan Maguire Book and Dagger: How Scholars a

By Oreco Tachibana. Art by the author. Jan. 2025. 216p. VIZ Media, paper, $11.99 (9781974751518). 741.5. In this action romance, a young woman finds herself entangled with a dangerous assassin amid a plot to end her life even more prematurely than th

Fiction That Taught Me How to Write Fiction: A Reading List by Kaveh Akbar, Carnegie Medal finalist for Martyr! Autobiography of Red. By Anne Carson. Faithful Ruslan. By Georgi Vladimov. Fates and Furies. By Lauren Groff. Ficciones. By Jorge Luis Bor

By Leonard S. Marcus. Mar. 2025. 160p. illus. Farrar, $21.99 (9780374392116). Gr. 7–10. 629.454. Earthrise, a color photograph taken on December 24, 1968, is one of the most powerful, memorable photos in human history. The photographer, Bill Anders,

By Rupert Everett. Feb. 2025. 320p. Atria, $28.99 (9781668076453); $14.99 (9781668076477). An American no, in Everett’s parlance, is that unique entertainment-industry rejection bathed in the insincere language of acceptance. A project pitch is greet

Welcome to the new year! As you’ll see, we’re kicking off 2025 with an issue full of readers’ advisory materials and a look ahead to exciting trends and forthcoming books. In addition to featuring our ever-popular Top 10 and High-Demand Hot Lists, ou

Wilderness, Wildness, and Natural Wonder: A Reading List by Kevin Fedarko, Carnegie Medal finalist for A Walk in the Park: The True Story of a Spectacular Misadventure in the Grand Canyon Annals of the Former World. By John McPhee. Arctic Dreams: Ima