The ability of art to bring comfort, build community, igniteactivism, provoke thought, drive ambition, inspire wonder, and bring on a case of the giggles is on display in these top 10 arts books for children and teens, reviewed in Booklist between Oc

Readers of all ages deserve to know about dancers of color, both their place in history and their inspiring work today. These biographies and memoirs shine well-deserved spotlights on some of these astonishing artists. Beautiful Ballerina. By Marilyn

The all-around finest arts books reviewed in Booklist over the last12 months deliver indelible tales of the creation of music, movies, drawings, paintings, street art, and Indigenous art traditions made new. Accordion Eulogies: A Memoir of Music, Mig

I’m thrilled to announce that Donna Seaman has been promoted to Booklist’s Editor-in-Chief and Editor, Adult Books. In this new, transformative role, Donna will lead Booklist’s editorial content and editorial teams in the magazine’s Adult, Audio, and

Lady Macbeth. By Ava Reid. Read by Imani Jade Powers. 2024. 9hr. Books on Tape, DD (9780593907115). Reid’s spin on the Scottish Play takes the perspective of Roscille, the 17-year-old second bride of Lord Macbeth. She quickly learns that while “her

The Ancient’s Game. By Loni Crittenden. Oct. 2024. 352p. Harper, $19.99 (9780063296435). Gr. 8–12. Orphaned Kellan DuCuivre has just one person in her corner: her mentor, Edgar, whom she helps run a makecraft shop, which she is technically outlawed f

Walter Mosley’s father-and-son mystery, Been Wrong So Long It Feels Like Right, the latest in his King Oliver series, pulses with the contradictory emotions generated by the long estrangement between Joe King Oliver, an NYPD detective turned PI, and

The Israel-Hamas War. By Hal Marcovitz. 2024. 64p. illus. ReferencePoint, lib. ed., $33.95 (9781678209568). Gr. 7–12. 956.943. Offering a judicious account of the attack on Israelis by the militant group Hamas on October 7, 2023, this book succinctly

These books are recommended by BlueInk Review, a fee-based review service. Every month, BlueInk will compile a list of their favorite self-published titles for Booklist, as a service to librarians hoping to incorporate self-published work into their

The Food and Feasts of the Apostle Paul: Inside the Early Church—with Menus and Recipes. By Douglas E. Neel. Nov. 2024. 344p. Rowman & Littlefield, $34 (9781538104774); e-book (9781538104781). 225. Neel (The Food and Feasts of Jesus, 2012) looks at f

Gaslight. By Miles Joris-Peyrafitte and Sara Shepard. Read by Julia Atwood. 2024. 11.5hr. Blackstone, DD (9798212188920). Miles Joris-Peyrafitte (Sundance Award-winning filmmaker and star-studded podcast creator) and best-selling author Sara Shepard

Capital & Ideology: A Graphic Novel Adaptation. By Claire Alet and Thomas Piketty. Art by Benjamin Adam. Tr. by Margaret Morrisson. 2024. 176p. Abrams ComicArts, paper, $22.99 (9781419777059). 741.5. In the spirit of comics like Economix, by Goodwin

American Noir Film: From The Maltese Falcon to Gone Girl. By M. Keith Booker. Nov. 2024. 224p. illus. Rowman & Littlefield, paper, $45 (9781538194096); e-book (9781538194102). 791.43. From the author of The Historical Dictionary of Science Fiction Ci

It is perhaps only natural that mangaka would be drawn to the world of art as inspiration for their work. In these manga, artists of all types and art of varying forms takes the spotlight. Blank Canvas: My So-Called Artist’s Journey. By Akiko Higashi

Bridges Instead of Walls: The Story of Mavis Staples. By Mavis Staples and Carole Boston Weatherford. Read by Mavis Staples and Adenrele Ojo. 2024. 30m. Listening Library, DD (9780593868195). Gr. 1–4. With her deep, husky voice, legendary singer Stap

George Kendall Donna Seaman, Editor-in-Chief and Editor, Adult Books Susan Maguire, Senior Editor, Collection Management and Library Outreach Annie Bostrom, Senior Editor, Adult Books Leah von Essen, Contributing Editor and Reviewer, Adult Books Sara

Fiction isn’t the only place to find heroes and villains and memorable moments. These nonfiction audiobooks deliver compelling content that’s narrated with verve and energy. At the Edge of Empire: A Family’s Reckoning with China. By Edward Wong. Read

1983. By Tom Cox. Oct. 2024. 288p. Unbound, $22.95 (9781800183438). Cox is a writer who seems to follow wherever his whims and interests take him, from fiction (Villager, 2022) to sports writing, and his latest is a wonderful amalgamation of memory a

National Hispanic Heritage Month runs from September 15 to October 15, and the theme this year is Pioneers of Change: Shaping the Future Together. The Smithsonian’s National Museum of the American Latino website explains: “It’s crucial to make sure t

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