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2025 Children’s Book Awards
The 2025 Youth Media Awards were announced earlier this week. The Newbury, Caldecott, and Printz Awards are included in this…
Same As It Ever Was
At nearly 500 pages, Claire Lombardo’s family drama introduces Julia Ames in her late 50’s as she nears the empty…
According to a recent article from NoveList, here are the top ten titles for libraries using NoveList Select, an enhanced…
Lily Tuck: Sisters
Lily Tuck has a new novel (“The Rest is Memory”- December 2024). “Sisters” is an earlier work (2017) and a…
Spirits in the Stacks
The next time someone asks if libraries are still relevant, ask them where else you can check out a ghost-hunting…
Choose Me
When a young college student is found dead on the pavement five stories below her apartment balcony, it is initially…
Statistically Speaking
Gemma Jones is math teacher in England. She is independent and doesn’t have many friends. She likes it that way….
The Irish Lake House
Someone in Ireland has left a house to Rose Clarke, Daisy’s mum. But since Rose is deceased, the property passes…
Into the Uncut Grass
A cross between a picture book for children and a story with multiple layers of meaning for adults, Into the…
Guilt and Ginataan
Mia P. Manansala has written her fifth title in the Tita Rosie’s Kitchen Mystery series. This time, Lila’s best friend…
Storytime Asides
A recent post from an ALSC blog touts the importance of offering encouragement and knowledge to parents during storytimes for…
Ex-Wife
Published anonymously in . Ex-Wife is a Fitzgerald-like tale of a young woman’s escapades in New York City. Ursula Parrott…