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Booklist

Booklist, Vol. 119, No. 18, 5/15/23
Magazine

Booklist is the American Library Association’s nationally distributed book and media review publication. Since 1905, Booklist has been proud to publish thousands of book and audiobook reviews each year, helping library and education workers decide what to buy and how to guide patrons and students of all ages in choosing what to read, view, or listen to.

Booklist

Letter from the Editor

Adult Nonfiction

Spotlight on Reference

Top 10 Reference • These top 10 reference books were reviewed in Booklist between May 15, 2022, and May 1, 2023, and represent useful resources for libraries of all sizes.

Adult Fiction

Self-Published Books Showcase

Spotlight on Historical Fiction

Jewish American Historical Fiction

Top 10 Historical Fiction • India, Europe, the U.S., Sudan, the Caribbean, and China are all gorgeously evoked settings in these extraordinarily empathic, deeply anchored, and richly perceptive historical novels reviewed in Booklist from May 15, 2022, to May 1, 2023.

Top 10 Historical Fiction Debuts • The meshing of exceptional imagination, empathy, artistry, and historical authenticity elevates these debuts reviewed in Booklist over the past year to the very top of the historical fiction genre.

Graphic Novels

Youth Nonfiction

Continuing SERIES NONFICTION SHOWCASE

Youth Fiction

Focus on Board Books

Spotlight on Historical Fiction

Top 10 Historical Fiction for Youth • A good story is timeless, and these impeccable novels have plucked their subjects from the past, making them relevant to today’s readers. All titles were reviewed in Booklist between May 15, 2022, and May 1, 2023.

Surveillance States • Many late-twentieth-century dictatorships, some only a generation or two old, were marked by a tight grip on news media and widespread surveillance that often violently discouraged the spread of information, so it’s no wonder that documented facts about these regions can be hard to come by. These historical novels, for young-adult and middle-grade readers, each explores what life could be like under such tight control and watchful eyes, societies in which asking questions about the party line could have dangerous consequences and carrying contraband reading material could lead to arrest—or worse.

Audio

Spotlight on Historical Fiction

Top 10 Historical Fiction on Audio • This year’s list—from Booklist starred reviews published between April 1, 2021, and April 15, 2023—highlights the best in narration of historical fiction for adult listeners.

Booklist Backlist In Case of Emergency


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Frequency: Every other week Pages: 68 Publisher: American Library Association Edition: Booklist, Vol. 119, No. 18, 5/15/23

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  • Release date: May 10, 2023

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Booklist is the American Library Association’s nationally distributed book and media review publication. Since 1905, Booklist has been proud to publish thousands of book and audiobook reviews each year, helping library and education workers decide what to buy and how to guide patrons and students of all ages in choosing what to read, view, or listen to.

Booklist

Letter from the Editor

Adult Nonfiction

Spotlight on Reference

Top 10 Reference • These top 10 reference books were reviewed in Booklist between May 15, 2022, and May 1, 2023, and represent useful resources for libraries of all sizes.

Adult Fiction

Self-Published Books Showcase

Spotlight on Historical Fiction

Jewish American Historical Fiction

Top 10 Historical Fiction • India, Europe, the U.S., Sudan, the Caribbean, and China are all gorgeously evoked settings in these extraordinarily empathic, deeply anchored, and richly perceptive historical novels reviewed in Booklist from May 15, 2022, to May 1, 2023.

Top 10 Historical Fiction Debuts • The meshing of exceptional imagination, empathy, artistry, and historical authenticity elevates these debuts reviewed in Booklist over the past year to the very top of the historical fiction genre.

Graphic Novels

Youth Nonfiction

Continuing SERIES NONFICTION SHOWCASE

Youth Fiction

Focus on Board Books

Spotlight on Historical Fiction

Top 10 Historical Fiction for Youth • A good story is timeless, and these impeccable novels have plucked their subjects from the past, making them relevant to today’s readers. All titles were reviewed in Booklist between May 15, 2022, and May 1, 2023.

Surveillance States • Many late-twentieth-century dictatorships, some only a generation or two old, were marked by a tight grip on news media and widespread surveillance that often violently discouraged the spread of information, so it’s no wonder that documented facts about these regions can be hard to come by. These historical novels, for young-adult and middle-grade readers, each explores what life could be like under such tight control and watchful eyes, societies in which asking questions about the party line could have dangerous consequences and carrying contraband reading material could lead to arrest—or worse.

Audio

Spotlight on Historical Fiction

Top 10 Historical Fiction on Audio • This year’s list—from Booklist starred reviews published between April 1, 2021, and April 15, 2023—highlights the best in narration of historical fiction for adult listeners.

Booklist Backlist In Case of Emergency


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