Booklist

Booklist is the American Library Association’s nationally distributed book and media review publication. Since 1905, Booklist has been proud to publish thousands of book and audiobook reviews each year, helping library and education workers decide what to buy and how to guide patrons and students of all ages in choosing what to read, view, or listen to.

Booklist

Letter from the Publisher

Adult Nonfiction

High-Demand Hot List • Look for reviews of these high-demand titles in forthcoming issues of Booklist.

Adult • Spotlight on History

Top 10 History Books

In Jane Austen’s Era

Adult Fiction

Self-Published Books Showcase

Adult • Spotlight on Historical Fiction

Top 10 Historical Fiction

Top 10 Historical Fiction Debuts

Jane Austen–Inspired Historical Fiction

Graphic Novels

MANGA ESSENTIALS • History, Fact and Fiction

Youth Nonfiction

Continuing SERIES NONFICTION SHOWCASE

Youth • Spotlight on History

History in Trials

Top 10 History Books for Youth

Youth Fiction

High-Demand Hot List for Youth • Look for reviews of these high-demand titles in forthcoming issues of Booklist.

Forgiveness, Resistance, Redemption • Libba Bray’s masterful, heart-wrenching historical novel weaves together stories of love and resistance in three alternating time lines—WWII Germany, 1980 Berlin, and 2020 Brooklyn.

Top 10 Historical Fiction for Youth

Talking with ADAM GIDWITZ

Historical Fiction beyond World Wars

Spring 2025 Youth Preview

Audio

Spring Audio Preview

Spotlight on History

Classics Corner • Classics Corner highlights new recordings of classic titles.

Ears on History

Spotlight on Historical Fiction

Classics Corner • Classics Corner highlights new recordings of classic titles.

Top 10 Historical Fiction on Audio

Booklist Backlist • Female Serial Killers Star in Fierce Thrillers