We’re thrilled to celebrate all of our ALA Youth Media Award winners and finalists this year! Stonewall Book AwardANDER & SANTI WERE HERE by Jonny Garza Villa (honor)The Stonewall Awards honor books and authors for exceptional merit relating to the gay/lesbian/bisexual/transgender experience. Sydney Taylor Book AwardGOING BICOASTAL by Dahlia Adler (honor)The Sydney Taylor Book Award […]
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Kirkus Best Books of 2023
Announcing the Kirkus Reviews Best Books of 2023! FICTION MYSTERY AND THRILLER NIGHT WILL FIND YOU by Julia Heaberlin REYKJAVÍK by Ragnar Jónasson and Katrín Jakobsdóttir BOOK CLUB BIRNAM WOOD by Eleanor Catton SCIENCE FICTION & FANTASY THE DEEP SKY by Yume Kitasei A DAY OF FALLEN NIGHT: A ROOTS OF CHAOS NOVEL by Samantha […]
LibraryCon 2023 Cover Spotlight
Thanks for visiting our Fall 2023 LibraryCon virtual booth! We have some great books coming your way in Fall 2023 + Winter/Spring 2024–check ’em out! FEEDING GHOSTS: A Graphic Memoir by Tessa Hulls9780374601652 | March 5, 2024 An astonishing, deeply moving graphic memoir about three generations of Chinese women, exploring love, grief, exile, and identity. […]
3 Stars for WORM
Edel Rodriguez’s WORM: A Cuban American Odyssey is a stunning graphic memoir of a childhood in Cuba, coming to America on the Mariel boatlift, and a defense of democracy. Confronting questions of patriotism and belonging, Rodriguez celebrates the immigrants who guard and invigorate American freedom. And now WORM has received THREE starred reviews! “The comics […]
Starred Review Roundup (9/28/2023)
Stars all around! These titles all received multiple starred reviews: GRAND TOUR by Elisa Gonzalez 9780374611378 | 9/19/2023 “Gonzalez’s thrilling debut embarks with palpable urgency on a journey across the landscapes of friendship, family, and place. Erudite but never overbearing, this is a remarkable achievement.”–Publishers Weekly, starred review “In this burning debut, Gonzalez devises bright lyrical […]