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0:00 Introductions
08:37 Adult Non Fiction
18:47 Adult Fiction
26:29 Audiobooks
38:53 Graphic Novels
45:15 Young Adult
51:26 Youth
57:21 Closing
If you are struggling to find that next great read, this episode of PBS Books sits down with Booklist Reader experts to explore some of the not to miss books of 2024! The American Library Association’s Booklist Reader is a library patron-facing magazine featuring diverse readers’ advisory recommendations for readers of all ages. During this program, the editors describe their top choices in various genres-adult, audio, graphic novels, young adult, and youth of all ages.
Learn more about this amazing publication and the most anticipated books for 2024. Booklist Reader aspires to extend and expand library services in America and around the world, raising awareness about diverse books. Since 1905, Booklist has been publishing pre-publication book reviews or reviews of books before they’re available for purchase, as well as reader advisory materials, author interviews, special collections for library workers and reviews on special content. In this program, you can learn from all of their extraordinary expertise.
Book Recommendations:
The Backyard Bird Chronicles by Amy Tan
The Black Box: Writing the Race by Henry Louis Gates Jr.
There’s Always This Year: On Basketball and Ascension by Hanif Abdurraqib
Burma Sahib by Paul Theroux
Fourteen Days Edited by Margaret Atwood and Douglas Preston
The Great Divide by Cristina Henríquez
This Could Be Us by Kennedy Ryan
When Grumpy Met Sunshine by Charlotte Stein
River Mumma by Zalika Reid-Benta
The Kamogawa Food Detectives by Hisashi Kashiwai
Sweetness in the Skin by Ishi Robinson
#CrimeTime by Jeneva Rose and Drew Pyne; Read by Samantha Desz, Piper Goodeve, Kevin R. Free, Gary Tiedemann, Chris Andrew Ciulla, Phil Thron, Nancy Linari,, Abelardo Campuzano, Jennifer Damiano, Peter Berkrot and P.J. Ochlan
The Lost Van Gogh by Jonathan Santlofer; Read by Edoardo Ballerini
West Heart Kill by Dann McDorman; Read by Robert Petkoff
The Wonderful World of James Herriot: A Charming Collection of Classic Stories by James Herriot; Read by Anna Madeley
Coretta: The Autobiography of Mrs. Coretta Scott King by Coretta Scott King; Read by January LaVoy
The Distance Between Us: Young Readers Edition by Reyna Grande; Read by Alejandra Reynoso
My Favorite Thing Is Monsters, Book 2 by Emil Ferris
Zodiac: A Graphic Memoir by Ai Weiwei and Elettra Stamboulis, Art by Gianluca Constantini
Lunar New Year Love Story by Gene Luen Yang, Art by LeUyen Pham
Meet Me on Mercer Street by Booki Vivat
Max in the House of Spies by Adam Gidwitz
Cosmic Collisions: Asteroid vs. Comet by Dr. Marc J Kuchner and illustrated by Matt Schu
The Book That Almost Rhymed by Omar Abed, illustrated by Hatem Aly
Wild Places: The Life of Naturalist David Attenborough by Hayley Rocco, illustrated by John Rocco
The Bad Ones by Melissa Albert
Escaping Mr. Rochester by L.L. McKinney
So Let Them Burn by Kamilah Cole
This Day Changes Everything by Edward Underhill
The Girl, the Ring, & the Baseball Bat by Camille Gomera-Tavarez
My Throat an Open Grave by Tori Bovalino
Sky’s End by Marc J. Greyson
Shut Up, This Is Serious by Carolina Ixta
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