Booklist Reader

Published by Booklist, an imprint of the American Library Association. Booklist Reader features diverse book and audiobook recommendations, for readers and listeners of all ages. Filled with high-interest, themed lists that showcase books for your family or book discussion group.

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Booklist Reader

Top 10 SF/Fantasy & Horror • The year’s best sf/fantasy & horror take place in an alternate London, a fantasy coffee shop, and the belly of a whale, showcasing depths of imagination.

Top 10 SF/Fantasy & Horror Debuts • The best sf/fantasy and horror debuts showcase exciting new voices in these genres.

The Essentials Missing Siblings • Families are supposed to be the backbone of society, but what happens when a sibling goes missing? These novels highlight transformative disappearances and deaths.

The Essentials Fairy Tales and Legends Retold • Fairy tales, myths, and legends have been shared for centuries as a way to make sense of the world. Is it any wonder, then, that contemporary writers have found such fertile ground in retelling these tales? And that readers can’t seem to get enough of them? With some set in the past and some in a fantastical world (and one in space), these are essential fairy tales, legends, and myths retold for contemporary times.

10 Questions Desideria Mesa • When she is not indulging in her own eclectic reading tastes (everything from Anne of Green Gables to The Help), Desideria Mesa is busy writing everything from poetry to short stories and now books. Her debut novel is Bindle Punk Bruja, a marvelously magical new novel of historical fantasy.

Read-alikes Animal Rescues Rescue Us • As Sy Montgomery so vividly recounts in Of Turtles and Time, and as the authors of these chronicles also attest, when humans help animals, the healing flows back to them, affirming our profound connection to our fellow earth dwellers, whom we often endanger to every being’s detriment.

Reserve These Reads Adult • Get your hands on these hotly anticipated books, all out this month.

October 2023 • The Top Ten Adult Fiction and Nonfiction Chosen Monthly by America’s Library Staff

October 2023 HALL OF FAME TITLES • The LibraryReads Hall of Fame designation honors authors who have had multiple titles appear on the monthly list since 2013. Please visit our website for the full author gallery.

Sure Bets Spanish-Language Audio • The Spanish-language audiobook industry is shifting away from favoring narration in “neutral” accents which may not capture the rich textures of language varieties and regionalism. Culture, identity, and context of the authors, characters, and listeners are integral factors in audiobook production, unlocking an aural gateway into the tapestry of voices, sounds, and experiences across the Spanishspeaking worlds, as offered by these selections.

Podcast Connection Audiobooks by Podcasters • The podcast wave rolls on, and with it comes a bevy of books authored and narrated by your favorite voices at the podcasting mic.

Top 10 SF/Fantasy & Horror on Audio • Haunted houses, eerie fantasy lands, and isolated islands provide rich landscapes for this year’s best fantastical titles on audio for adults.

The Essentials Middle-Grade Animal Fantasies on Audio • Many a lasting childhood memory has been made listening to tales of animals in fantastical adventures, from the cozy comforts of Wind in the Willows to rollicking exploits of AstroNuts in outer space. These titles make great family listening, but can also be ideal for kids eager to explore audio on their own while traveling to magical lands or understanding their own backyards in new ways.

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