Today, we’re chatting about the science behind nightmares, lucid dreams, and dream engineering, and the relationship between dreams and mental health; an exterminator who is hunting dangerous vermin in a deadly city to keep his sister out of debt; and a woman who will cross any boundary to seize the dream life she’s been chasing. NIGHTMARE […]
Presentations
Happy Half Hour (8/18/25)
Today, we’re chatting about four children discovering their resilience amongst the secrets of the city during the London Blitz; a mafia princess who is finally ready to enact revenge on the aunt that took everything from her; and an editorial assistant desperately trying to rise through the ranks at the world’s most prestigious fashion magazine. […]
Booklist’s YA Announcements Webinar Recap (8/12/25)
A huge thank you to everyone who attended Booklist‘s YA Announcements webinar! In case you missed it, check out the titles we talked about below, and click this link to watch the recording! UNDER A FIRE-RED SKY by Geraldine McCaughrean | 9781250225535 (TP) | 9781250225542 (HC) | 11/4/25 WHERE THERE’S ROOM FOR US by Hayley […]
Happy Half Hour (8/11/25)
Today, we’re chatting about two magicians faced with the responsibility of discovering an apocalyptic cataclysm and thwarting it; a graduate student who is pulled into a magical world in the heart of Los Angeles; and a woman who returns to her hometown for her grandmother’s funeral, only to discover that her grandmother’s body has suspiciously […]
Booklist’s Sci-Fi, Fantasy, Adventure, and Horror Webinar Recap (8/7/25)
A big thank you to all who attended Booklist‘s Sci-Fi, Fantasy, Adventure, and Horror webinar! In case you missed it, check out the titles we talked about below, and click this link to watch the recording! GRACELESS HEART by Isabel Ibañez | 9781250376695 | 1/13/26 THE POET EMPRESS by Shen Tao | 9781250406811 | 1/20/26 […]
Happy Half Hour (8/4/25)
Today, we’re chatting about a couple who decide to separate for a month to date other people before settling down; a group of teens fighting for their dreams at a brand new elite charter school; and a mother and son who reunite after many years and begin to finally see each other more clearly. OVERDUE […]
Happy Half Hour (6/23/25)
Today, we’re chatting about the owner of a magical curiosity shop and the cursed girl she meets who turns everything she touches into magic; a woman who returns home to become her father’s caretaker in hopes of repairing their strained relationship; and a historian on the hunt for an artifact at a prestigious and mysterious […]
Happy Half Hour (6/16/25)
Today, we’re chatting about a crown princess who becomes a prisoner in her own home and sets out to change her fate; a woman who gets pulled into a cult horror film that is determined to have a sequel; a podcaster and producer who fall in love over email without realizing they know (and hate) […]
Happy Half Hour (6/9/25)
Today, we’re chatting about a young woman who gets turned into a werewolf and must decide to either turn herself in or live a life on the run; a healer’s daughter who strikes an impossible bargain to save her mother from execution; and two feuding co-stars in a Jane Austen film adaptation who accidentally travel […]
ALMA Book Buzz Recap (6/5/25)
A big thank you to all who attended the ALMA Book Buzz on May 20th! In case you missed it, check out the titles we talked about below! THE MAIDEN AND HER MONSTER by Maddie Martinez | 9781250367754 | 9/9/25 NO REST FOR THE WICKED by Rachel Louise Adams | 9781250362117 | 9/16/25 WE MET […]
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