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 Editor / George Kendall

ALA’s 2022 Best Lists

The Reading List: Best Adult Genre Fiction, 2022

The CODES List: Cookbooks, 2022

Over the Rainbow, 2022

Best Fiction for Young Adults, 2022

Alex Awards, 2022

Top 10 Great Graphic Novels for Teens, 2022

Rise: A Feminist Book Project, 2022

Notable Children’s Books, 2022

Top 10 Quick Picks for Reluctant Young Adult Readers, 2022

Rainbow List, 2022

Notable Children’s Recordings, 2022

Top 10 Amazing Audiobooks for Young Adults, 2022

The Listen List, 2022

Notable Films for Adults, 2022

Odyssey Winners and Honor Audiobooks, 2022

Adult Nonfiction

Trade Secrets • Booklist Reader and Reader Engagement

Spring Travel Guides, 2022

Adult Fiction

Read-alikes • Small Towns with Quirky Characters

Self-Published Books Showcase • These books are recommended by BlueInk Review, a fee-based review service devoted exclusively to self-published books. Every other issue, BlueInk will compile a list of their favorites for Booklist, as a service to librarians hoping to incorporate self-published work into their collections. BlueInk was founded by Patti Thorn, former book review editor of Denver’s Rocky Mountain News, and Patricia Moosbrugger, a literary agent who represents several best-selling authors. The company delivers professional, unbiased reviews of self-published books written by critics drawn largely from major mainstream publications and by editors from prominent publishing houses. Stars reflect the decisions of BlueInk reviewers and editors. Booklist is happy to bring this curated collection of the best in self-publishing for adults and youth to our audience.

Graphic Novels

Youth Nonfiction

News & Views

Carte Blanche • Liberty and Vigilance

Youth Fiction

The Booklist Printz Interview

Navigating Newber • The Stories That Make Us

Spotlight on Picture Books

Top 10 Picture Books for Deep Thinkers • These beautiful, mind-expanding picture books, reviewed in Booklist between March 15, 2021, and March 1, 2022, explore abstract concepts—grief, beauty, memory, and more—in accessible ways.

Audio

Picture Books Out Loud • Audiobooks, Picture Books, and the Odyssey Award A change to the Odyssey Award rules opens the door for honoring more picture books on audio.

Picture Books on Audio

Video Watch: Picture Books on Video

Booklist Backlist • Short story collections can be uneven, but readers will be consistently impressed by these extraordinary, resonant, and exhilarating debuts by a dozen diverse writers.