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01/14/2025

| THREAD BY THREAD by Alice Brière-Haquet, illus. by Michela Eccli, tr. by Sarah Ardizzone | Eerdmans Books for Young Readers | https://bit.ly/3DMYyO5

01/13/2025

Our roundup is back and we are thrilled to revisit these fabulous titles from Macmillan Children's School & Library, Penguin Random House Library Marketing,
Simon & Schuster Education and Library, Bloomsbury U.S., Europa Editions, and more that we highlighted last week. Get the entire list now: bit.ly/40xmcqX

01/13/2025

You're planners. We're planners. Let's have a planning party. If you're ordering books for your 2025 book clubs but need recommendations, let our friends at Macmillan Publishers, Sourcebooks, and help during our 1/14 webinar featuring top adult picks! RSVP: https://bit.ly/4gEq0Mn

01/13/2025

| MEMORIAL DAYS: A MEMOIR by Geraldine Brooks | Viking Books Penguin Random House Library Marketing | https://bit.ly/4aby5G0

01/10/2025

| CARVING SHADOWS INTO GOLD by Brigid Kemmerer, Writer | Bloomsbury U.S. | https://bit.ly/3DNTGIF

01/09/2025

Our biggest, bookish issue yet?🤔Probably. Our January BOOKLIST is here and wow. It really is next level:
📣Spotlight on Reader's Advisory (ALL the book lists here)
📚Spotlight on Book Discussions
🧭Spotlight on MG Fiction
🎧Our and other audio goodies!
& more!
Preview now: bit.ly/4h60yiF

P.S. A sensational issue deserves a dynamite cover and we got one with that beautiful image from OLLIE IN BETWEEN by Jess Callans (Macmillan Children's School & Library MacKids Books). Illustration by Chantal Horeis.

01/09/2025

Booklist is back with a new series of free readers' advisory workshops on 3/12 focusing on the following topics:
📘The State of Genreblending in Adult & YA
📘Nonfiction Readers' Advisory
📘Hot Tips for Hand-Selling
Register now (only one registration submission needed for all sessions): https://bit.ly/4297qaW

Special thanks to our wonderful panelists leading these important sessions and to our sponsors: Penguin Random House Library Marketing and Crabtree Publishing!

01/09/2025

| THE TOKYO SUITE by Giovana Madalosso. Tr. by Bruna Dantas Lobato | Europa Books OHG/snc | https://bit.ly/42bIC2d

01/09/2025

📚 2025 is already shaping up to be an incredible year for readers, and we are thrilled to partner with the American Library Association’s Booklist to celebrate their Early 2025 Must Reads! 🎉

Here are four of their most anticipated picks:

📖 Adult Nonfiction
Ends of the Earth: Journeys to the Polar Regions in Search of Life, the Cosmos, and Our Future by Neil Shubin
• Dive into the wonders of the polar regions and explore the connections between our planet, the cosmos, and the future. 🧊🌌

📖 Adult Fiction
Dream Count by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie
• A breathtaking tale from one of the greatest storytellers of our time. Prepare to be captivated. 🌟

📖 Children’s
Will’s Race for Home by Jewell Parker Rhodes
• An inspiring middle-grade adventure about resilience, community, and finding your way home. 🏃‍♂️❤️

📖 YA
Under the Same Stars by Libba Bray
• A starry, thought-provoking journey perfect for teens and YA enthusiasts alike. 🌠✨

What books are you excited to dive into this year? Let us know in the comments!

01/08/2025

2025 is a new year with all new books to inspire health, wellness, and balance🌿📗. Join us on Thursday, January 23 to learn about new titles from Penguin Random House Library Marketing, North Atlantic Books, Shambhala Publications, and Hay House essential for your collection. Register now: https://bit.ly/4aabtpq

01/08/2025

| WHEN ALEXANDER GRACED THE TABLE by Alexander Smalls and Denene Millner, illus. by Frank Morrison | Denene Millner Books Simon & Schuster Education and Library | https://bit.ly/4fKKd1Y

01/07/2025

| THE UNBECOMING OF MARGARET WOLF by Isa Arsén | Putnam Books Penguin Random House Library Marketing | https://bit.ly/4a46Pco

01/06/2025

| BREATH OF THE DRAGON by Shannon Lee and Fonda Lee | Wednesday Books Macmillan Publishers | https://bit.ly/49FZFuU

01/03/2025

Are your patrons working on those 2025 or ? Hand them our January issue of BOOKLIST READER featuring:
🧳Travel books
📖Biographies & Memoirs (perfect reads for long plane rides!)
📚 LibraryReads January picks
📙 PBS Books Readers Club
& more! Preview: bit.ly/3BVguW7

That cover is inspiring us in the New Year! Big shout out to Kimberly Glyder for that beautiful cover art and design for ELIXIR: IN THE VALLEY AT THE END OF TIME by Kapka Kassabova (Graywolf Press)

01/02/2025

New year, new book clubs, new reading goals! We want to help you start 2025 off right with our 1/14 webinar featuring book group recommendations from:
📚 Sourcebooks
📚 Macmillan Publishers
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Register now: https://bit.ly/4gEq0Mn

12/23/2024

Spotify Wrapped, best-of lists, video montages of the year's biggest events--it's clearly 2024 recap time! We already shared our fabulous lists (ICYMI check out our December issue) but our latest episode has even more and chit-chat! Listen now: bit.ly/3nkHjb2

12/19/2024

Get ready to dive into literary excellence! 📚 We’re teaming up with Booklist Reader to spotlight the six incredible 2024 Finalists for the Andrew Carnegie Medals in Fiction and Nonfiction. Don’t miss this celebration of outstanding stories and groundbreaking ideas!

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[drumroll please] Our final 2024 #TopoftheList is our Youth Graphic Novel selection: ASH'S CABIN by #JenWang from First Second Books Macmillan Children's School & Library

So many stellar options but for this year's #TopoftheList:AdultGraphicNovel selection we went with FEEDING GHOSTS by #TessaHulls from MCD x FSG!

[checks watch] Yup. It's #TopoftheList time! Our 2024 #TopoftheList:AdultAudio title is ANITA DE MONTE LAUGHS LAST by #XochitlGonzalez; read by #JessicaPimentel and a full cast from Macmillan Audio

We're getting ready to wrap the day but before we do, we're leaving you fine folks with one more #TopoftheList-- YOUTH NONFICTION! We're cheering on A GREATER GOAL: THE EPIC BATTLE FOR EQUAL PAY IN WOMEN'S SOCCER-AND BEYOND by #ElizabethRusch from Greenwillow Books (HarperStacks) ⚽

We fully support "YA ALL DAY" vibes and are here to help in case anyone needs recs--starting with our 2024 #TopoftheList:YoungAdultFiction selection! Cheers to ARIEL CRASHES A TRAIN by #OliviaA.Cole from #LabyrinthRoad (Macmillan Children's School & Library MacKids Books)

We're halfway through the workday. What better way to mark this momentous moment (besides getting a celebratory latte☕) than with our 2024 #TopoftheList:MiddleGradeFiction title! Congrats to THE HOUSE ON YEET STREET by #PrestonNorton from Union Square & Co.!🎉

Can we put our out-of-office as "we're reading, bye"🤔While we check on that, enjoy our Books for Youth #TopoftheList selections starting with our 2024 #TopoftheList:PictureBook➡️ THAT ALWAYS HAPPENS SOMETIMES written by #KileyFrank; illustrated by #K-FaiSteele (Penguin Classroom)

Our next #TopoftheList?🤔 FICTION! Our 2024 Booklist #TopoftheList Adult Fiction title is WANDERING STARS by #TommyOrange from Alfred A. Knopf Penguin Random House Library Marketing! Congrats!🎉

It's hard to follow up that astounding Adult Books #EditorsChoice list but we'll try with our first #TopoftheList announcement! Booklist's #TopoftheList Adult Nonfiction selection is: WE LOVED IT ALL by #LydiaMillet from W. W. Norton & Company. Congrats!🎉

💔College romance drama 👔Adulting ☀️Sentimental, earnest, and messy 💭#ReadGraphic It's all here in our latest #BooklistPresents featuring Ren Strapp, creator of HOW COULD YOU from Oni Press! Watch now!

Prepare to be inspired! Our latest #BooklistPresents features #JayLeslie and #LoveisWise, creators of WHAT I MUST TELL THE WORLD from Zando, discussing Lorraine Hansberry, the margins of the margins, libraries, and more! Watch now!

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