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Five More to Go: Sok-yong Hwang’s AT DUSK
This regular feature gives Booklist critics the opportunity to shout about a recently published book they adored. They’ll tell us why we should read it, then provide five read-alikes for the title. ★...
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Title Trend: Noun of Noun and Noun
Here’s one I know you know: the “Noun of Noun and Noun” title has been a popular trend—especially in YA fantasy—recently. The construction is so prevalent, in fact, that Twitter seems to regularly...
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Let’s Go to the Beach!
Summer was off to a mild start here in Chicago . . . then last weekend’s heat wave made it very clear the season—and its sweltering 95-degree temps—was upon us. Whether you’re ready to head to the...
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Five More to Go: Yoko Ogawa’s THE MEMORY POLICE
This regular feature gives Booklist contributing reviewer Terry Hong the opportunity to shout about a recently published book she adored. She’ll tell us why we should read it, then provide five...
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Beautiful Nightmares: At the Intersection of #WITMonth and Horror
We are somehow over halfway through August, which means we are also over halfway through Booklist’s annual Spotlight on SF/Fantasy & Horror. But did you know it is also Women in Translation Month?...
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In Celebration of Women in Translation Month: Asian Women Authors — Part I
This is the first of a two-part series. Part II will publish on Friday, August 30, 2019. Before I can name even a single author or title, I must express my constantly regenerating, overflowing...
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Five More to Go: Edwidge Danticat’s EVERYTHING INSIDE
This regular feature gives Booklist contributing reviewer Terry Hong the opportunity to shout about a recently published book she adored. She’ll tell us why we should read it, then provide five...
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In Celebration of Women in Translation Month: Asian Women Authors — Part II
This is the second of a two-part series. Click here for Part I. Last week, we shared a baker’s dozen of titles by Asian women writers, made accessible by dedicated, invaluable translators who...
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Five More to Go: Maaza Mengiste’s THE SHADOW KING
This regular feature gives Booklist contributing reviewer Terry Hong the opportunity to shout about a recently published book she adored. She’ll tell us why we should read it, then provide five...
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2019 National Book Award Finalists Announced
Earlier this morning, the National Book Foundation announced its 2019 finalists. Find them below, listed by category and linked to their Booklist reviews when available. The awards ceremony will be...
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If I Could Turn Back Time: 15 Novels to Read in Standard Time
This weekend saw the passing of daylight saving time back into standard time, giving many of us a coveted extra hour of sleep. And sure, in Chicago at least, that means we may also never see the sun...
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Five More to Go: Shokoofeh Azar’s THE ENLIGHTENMENT OF THE GREENGAGE TREE
This regular feature gives Booklist contributing reviewer Terry Hong the opportunity to shout about a recently published book she adored. She’ll tell us why we should read it, then provide five...
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Five More to Go: Paul Yoon’s RUN ME TO EARTH
This regular feature gives Booklist contributing reviewer Terry Hong the opportunity to shout about a recently published book she adored. She’ll tell us why we should read it, then provide five...
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The Shelf Care Interview: Irene Hannon
Welcome to the Shelf Care Interview, an occasional conversation series where Booklist talks to book people. This Shelf Care Interview is sponsored by Revell. In this episode of the Shelf Care...
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Five More to Go: Kim Sagwa’s B, BOOK, AND ME
This regular feature gives Booklist contributing reviewer Terry Hong the opportunity to shout about a recently published book she adored. She’ll tell us why we should read it, then provide five...
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Filling a Lack of Voices from Inside Việt Nam: Talking with Nguyễn Phan Quế Mai
Thousands of Nguyễn Phan Quế Mai’s devoted readers should have been meeting her live over these next few weeks to hear about The Mountains Sing, her first novel in English. But an unprecedented...
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Five More to Go: Cho Nam-Joo’s KIM JIYOUNG, BORN 1982
This regular feature gives Booklist contributing reviewer Terry Hong the opportunity to shout about a recently published book she adored. She’ll tell us why we should read it, then provide five...
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Five More to Go: Corinne Manning’s WE HAD NO RULES
This regular feature gives Booklist contributing reviewer Terry Hong the opportunity to shout about a recently published book she adored. She’ll tell us why we should read it, then provide five...
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Five More to Go: Kim Hyun Sook’s BANNED BOOK CLUB
This regular feature gives Booklist contributing reviewer Terry Hong the opportunity to shout about a recently published book she adored. She’ll tell us why we should read it, then provide five...
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Five More to Go: Nathacha Appanah’s TROPIC OF VIOLENCE
This regular feature gives Booklist contributing reviewer Terry Hong the opportunity to shout about a recently published book she adored. She’ll tell us why we should read it, then provide five...
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