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The Crescent Moon Tearoom. By Stacy Sivinski. Oct. 2024. 336p. Atria, paper, $17.99 (9781668058398); e-book (9781668058404). Sisters Anne, Beatrix, and Violet Quigley run a magical tearoom, reading tea leaves and [...]

A World of Hurt. By Mindy Mejia. Aug. 2024. 352p. Atlantic Monthly, $27 (9780802163110); e-book (9780802163127). Mejia's latest takes place where To Catch a Storm (2023) left off, this time […]

Cue the Sun! The Invention of Reality TV. By Emily Nussbaum. June 2024. 464p. Random, $30 (9780525508991); e-book (9780525509004). 791.45. Reality television may be ubiquitous, but it's not new, as [...]

* The God of the Woods. By Liz Moore. July 2024. 496p. Riverhead, $30 (9780593418918); e-book (9780593418932). When Louise notices that camper Barbara is missing, she knows there's trouble. Barbara [...]

That Night in the Library. By Eva Jurczyk. June 2024. 336p. Poisoned Pen, paper, $17.99 (9781728295695); e-book (9781728295701). Davey is about to graduate, and he's sure he will be offered [...]

Forget monumental quests and bloody battles, the latest trend in sf/fantasy centers stories in which almost nothing happens. Unlike their epic counterparts, these books are light on violence, heavy on [...]

Sf writers have grappled with AI since Isaac Asimov's I, Robot, but as human dependence on the technology grows in real life, fictional depictions become more compelling, and more urgent. [...]

The year's best sf/fantasy and horror, reviewed in Booklist from August 2023 to July 2024, showcase the most outstanding titles in speculative fiction, from Afrocentric sf shorts to haunted slasher [...]

The Seemingly Impossible Love Life of Amanda Dean. By Ann Rose. Sept. 2024. 368p. Berkley, paper, $19 (9780593815953); e-book (9780593815960). It's Mandy Dean's wedding day, and she's terrified. Everything seems [...]

The Love Elixir of Augusta Stern. By Lynda Cohen Loigman. Oct. 2024. 320p. St. Martin's, $29 (9781250278104); e-book (9781250278111). When Augusta Stern is forced to retire from her job as [...]

Here One Moment. By Liane Moriarty. Sept. 2024. 514p. Crown, $30 (9780593798621). 'Cause of death. Age of death.' She comes to be known as 'the Death Lady' as she walks [...]

The Pairing. By Casey McQuiston. Aug. 2024. 432p. St. Martin's/Griffin, paper, $20 (9781250862747); e-book (9781250864055). Theo Flowerday and Kit Fairfield, childhood best friends-turned-lovers, broke up right before they were supposed [...]

In Casey McQuiston's The Pairing, two exes embark on a food and wine tour of Europe while denying their still-burning feelings for each other. The local delicacies, from flaky pastry [...]

Scandalous Women: A Novel of Jackie Collins and Jacqueline Susann. By Gill Paul. Aug. 2024. 384P. Morrow, paper, $18.99 (9780063245150). Paul's latest historical novel featuring real-life women (after A Beautiful [...]

Mortal Radiance. By Kathryn Lasky. July 2024. 208p. Severn, $29.99 (9781448313846); e-book (9781448313853). At a chapel in Taos in 1935, where the ashes of D. H. Lawrence are about to [...]

Strange Folk. By Alli Dyer. Aug. 2024. 320p. Atria, $28.99 (9781668045770); e-book (9781668045794). Opaline 'Lee' Ford swore she'd never return to Craw Valley after she left for college. She got [...]

* The Wedding People. By Alison Espach. July 2024. 384P. Holt, $28.99 (9781250899576); e-book (9781250899569). Phoebe Stone has always wanted to stay at the Cornwall Inn in Newport, Rhode Island. [...]

* Between Friends & Lovers. By Shirlene Obuobi. July 2024. 368p. Avon, paper, $18.99 (9780063307315); e-book (9780063307339). Jo Boateng has been in love with her best friend, Ezra, since college, [...]

Revealing memoirs, tearjerker love stories, and long-anticipated follow-ups make up this list of the hottest books of the fall.--Susan Maguire Be Ready When the Luck Happens. By Ina Garten. Crown, [...]

The Mystery Writer. By Sulari Gentill. Mar. 2024. 352p. Poisoned Pen, paper, $16.99 (9781728285184). Theodosia 'Theo' Benton moves from Sydney to Lawrence, Kansas, after dropping out of university. She lives [...]

Art from The Making of Another Major Motion Picture Masterpiece. This robustly varied list of recommendations for book groups and group conversations draws on Booklist print and audio reviews of [...]

* The Briar Club. By Kate Quinn. July 2024. 400p. Morrow, $28.99 (9780063244740). Thanksgiving 1954. There's a dead body in Briarwood House in Foggy Bottom, a neighborhood of Washington, DC. […]

* Summer Romance. By Annabel Monaghan. June 2024. 352p. Putnam, paper, $18.99 (9780593719855); e-book (9780593714096). Ali Morris organizes people's lives for a living, but she can barely handle her own. [...]

These top 10 reference books were reviewed in Booklist between May 15, 2023, and May 1, 2024, and represent useful resources for libraries of all sizes.--Susan Maguire African American Activism [...]

Yorescape. 2024. Flyover Zone [yorescape.com]. Students of archaeology and armchair travelers can visit photorealistic reconstructions of ancient sites with Yorescape, from Flyover Zone, which also publishes Virtual Museum and its […]

Dead Tired. By Kat Ailes. June 2024. 320p. Minotaur, $28 (9781250322739); e-book (9781250322746). Alice (last seen in The Expectant Detectives, 2024) and her new-mom friends are enjoying a summer picnic […]

The top ten mysteries and thrillers of the year, reviewed in Booklist between May 1, 2023, and April 15, 2024, feature multiple narratives, hot-button issues, and, of course, murder.--Susan Maguire [...]

Wish You Weren't Here. By Christy Schillig. May 2024. 352p. Crooked Lane, $29.99 (9781639107070); e-book (9781639107087). Ava Graham has a plan. She'll take an international law class at the university [...]

American Daughters. By Piper Huguley. Apr. 2024. 368p. Morrow, paper, $18.99 (9780063273702); e-book (9780063273696). In New Haven in 1901, 18-year-old Portia Washington sneaks out to see her father--the great Booker [...]

* One of Us Knows. By Alyssa Cole. Apr. 2024. 352p. Morrow, paper, $18.95 (9780063114951); e-book (9780063114968). Cole's long-awaited second thriller, following When No One Is Watching (2020), starts with [...]

Customize Your Cross-Stitch: Friends and Family. By Lizzy Dabczynski-Bean. Dec. 2023. 112p. Quarto/Walter Foster, paper, $22.99 (9780760385357). 746.44. Bean's Stitch People has been creating customized cross-stitched family portraits since 2011, [...]

Into the Fire. By Irene Hannon. Oct. 2023.400p. Revell, paper, $18.99 (9780800741884); e-book (9781493443543). Arson investigator Bri Tucker thinks something is up with her latest case. The house of a [...]

A recent spate of imports from Japan with many appeals for readers are hitting bookshelves: deceptively simple, heartwarming stories that feature books, cats, comfort food, and coffee. Settle into a [...]

The Trail of Lost Hearts. By Tracey Garvis Graves. Mar. 2024. 304p. St. Martin's, $29 (9781250280275); e-book (9781250280282). Wren Waters flies from Dayton to Oregon to do some geocaching after [...]

Murder at the College Library. By Con Lehane. Mar. 2024. Severn, $29.99 (9780727823052); e-book (9781448313303) In the fifth 42nd Street Library Mystery, following Murder by Definition (2022), Ray Ambler, curator [...]

Listen for the Lie. By Amy Tintera. Mar. 2024. 352p. Celadon, $26.99 (9781250880314); e-book, $13.99 (9781250880321). YA author Tintera (The Q, 2022) makes her adult debut with a twisty thriller [...]

These eminently discussable books, reviewed in Booklist from February 15, 2023, through February 1, 2024, highlight hot topics through deep sociological work, historical encounters, satire, and more, making them ideal [...]

* The Phoenix Crown. By Kate Quinn and Janie Chang. Feb. 2024. 384p. Morrow, paper, $18.99 (9780063304734); e-book (9780063304727). In 1906, opera singer Gemma Garland moves to San Francisco to [...]

The Lost Dresses of Italy. By M. A. Mdaughlin. Feb. 2024. 304p. Crooked Lane/Alcove, $29.99 (9781639105649); e-book (9781639105656). It's 1947, and Italy is still recovering from WWII. Rufina convinces her [...]

The Secret Lives of Booksellers and Librarians: Their Stories Are Better than the Bestsellers. By James Patterson and Matt Eversmann. Apr. 2024.352p. Little, Brown, $28 (9780316567534). 020. Not to spoil [...]

I Only Read Murder. By Ian Ferguson and Will Ferguson. Feb. 2024. 304p. illus. MIRA, paper, $18.99 (9780778369639); e-book (9780369748690). Miranda Abbott doesn't consider herself a has-been, though it's been [...]

The Expectant Detectives. By Kat Ailes. Jan. 2024. 384p. Minotaur, $28 (9781250322708); e-book (9781250322715). Alice and her boyfriend, Joe, are nervous expectant parents, and their first move toward a better [...]

Maternal Instinct. By Becky Masterman. Dec. 2023. 288p. Severn, $31.99 (9781448311958); e-book (9781448311965). Everyone thinks Althea Deming is a saint. She is a devout Catholic convert; she performs small acts [...]

The Bright Spot. By Jill Shalvis. Jan. 2024.368p. Avon, paper, $18.99 (9780063235755); e-book (9780063235786). Luna Wright manages Apple Ridge Farm, a struggling tree farm, animal rescue, botanical garden, and whatever [...]

The article present an interview with Betsy Gomez, the Assistant Director of Communications and Public Outreach for American Library Association's (ALA) Office for Intellectual Freedom (OIF). Topics include the challenges of censorship faced by comics, especially graphic novels and manga; the increase in challenges and the specific themes targeted like LGBTQIA content; and strategies for library workers to handle challenges and advocate for diverse literature effectively.

We here at Booklist believe that a beach read is in the eye of the beholder. Any engrossing book that transports the reader to anywhere but where they are qualifies [...]

Nosy Neighbors. By Freya Sampson. Apr. 2024. 384p. Berkley, $28 (9780593550519); e-book (9780593550533) Ms. Dorothy Darling knows everything that goes on in Shelley House, a small, ramshackle apartment building in [...]

Kismet. By Becky Chalsen. Apr. 2023.336p. Dutton, paper, $17 (978o593471500); e-book (9780593471517) High-strung Amy Sharp has always been inseparable from her twin sister, Jo, and her high-school sweetheart (now husband), [...]

The big-deal titles in this month's hot list include an author's swan song, historical epics, and thrillers from the three Lisas (Gardner, Scottoline, and Unger). --Susan Maguire City in Ruins. [...]

* Emily Wilde's Map of the Otherlands. By Heather Fawcett. Jan. 2024. 352p. Del Rey, $28 (9780593500194); e-book (9780593500200). Emily Wilde is back (after Emily Wilde's Encyclopaedia of Faeries, 2023), [...]