A big thank you to all who attended last week’s Booklist Adult Faves webinar! In case you missed it, check out the titles we talked about below, and click here to watch the recording! WHERE THE AXE IS BURIED by Ray Nayler | 9780374615369 | 4/1/25 FIREBIRD by Juliette Cross | 9781250339942 | 4/8/25 CLIMBING […]
Presentations
Happy Half Hour (11/25/24)
Today, we’re chatting about two teens who must hide their relationship from their rival families, a woman who unsheathes an ancient sword and accidentally releases an immortal warrior, and six longtime friends who face an unexpected crisis while on vacation. HANGRY HEARTS by Jennifer Chen | 9781250374400 | 3/18/25 SWORDHEART by T. Kingfisher | 9781250400222 […]
Happy Half Hour (11/11/24)
Today, we’re chatting about a girl who must break a curse that causes her to be killed and reborn before her eighteenth birthday, a struggling couple who flee winter in the Midwest for Palm Springs and find their relationship at a crossroads, and a child psychologist who travels to a remote village to examine a […]
Happy Half Hour (11/4/24)
Today, we’re chatting about Snow White trying to save her kingdom from being ravaged by the Blight, two siblings on the run who take refuge in a remote cabin that looks fit for a slasher movie, and a girl who rescues a charming man from drowning, only to be plunged into his world of glittering […]
Happy Half Hour (10/28/24)
Today, we’re chatting about a boy on a mission to get his first boyfriend, a group of FBI agents working to hunt down a murderer who is seeking his own justice, and an affluent family on the brink of a dramatic downfall. THE ROMANTIC TRAGEDIES OF A DRAMA KING by Harry Trevaldwyn | 9781250366788 | 1/28/25 […]
Happy Half Hour (10/21/24)
Today, we’re chatting about a teen with premonition-like powers who must solve her friend’s disappearance, a man overcome with grief trying to find his wife after she mysteriously goes missing, and a reclusive Earl whose life is turned upside down when a stranger shows up on his doorstep with an astonishing proposal. NEEDY LITTLE THINGS […]
Happy Half Hour (10/7/24)
Today, we’re chatting about a woman who returns to her ancestral home in Iceland to investigate a gruesome murder, a poisoned bride at a lavish destination wedding, and two academic rivals who must compete for a spot on their school’s famous zine. THE LOST HOUSE by Melissa Larsen | 9781250332875 | 1/14/25 SHE DOESN’T HAVE […]
Happy Half Hour (9/30/24)
Today, we’re chatting about people who are maintaining some of the world’s oldest and rarest cultural traditions, a dystopian world featuring a cast of characters on the margins of a strange and exclusive new society, and a young warrior who dreams of proving his worth in an elite tournament. CUSTODIANS OF WONDER: Ancient Customs, Profound […]
Happy Half Hour (9/16/24)
Today, we’re chatting about a partially deaf teenager searching for community amidst foreboding climate change, a séance in a Scottish castle that ends in the murder of a medium, and a man who must confront his failed marriage and the pain of his past after he returns home. DUST by Alison Stine | 9781250878731 | […]
Winter 2025 Adult + YA Preview Recap (8/29/24)
Thank you to everyone who attended our Winter 2025 Adult + YA Preview! A recording of the preview is available here. You can check out an Edelweiss catalog of all the titles we presented here or download the slides here. Plus find more info from our special guest speakers: Emilia Hart’s THE SIRENS and Patrice […]