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

Adult Nonfiction

High-Demand Hot List • Look for reviews of these high-demand titles in forthcoming issues of Booklist.

Top 10 True Crime Books • Cold cases, cons, doomsday visions, bad memories, and journalistic zeal propel these gripping true-crime chronicles recently reviewed in Booklist.

Focus on True Crime

Adult Fiction

Spotlight on Mysteries & Thrillers

Top 10 Mysteries & Thrillers • This year’s top 10 mysteries and thrillers include titles that tackledisturbing contemporary social issues and others that use history to reflect on themes that still resonate today. The titles on this list were reviewed in Booklist from May 1, 2022, through May 15, 2023.

Top 10 Debut Mysteries & Thrillers • Our favorite debut mysteries and thrillers reviewed in Booklistover the past 12 months are tangible proof that today’s first-timers are not only sticking with what’s hot right now—domestic suspense and psychological thrillers—but are also trying their hands at reinvigorating some genre staples, from classic noir through old-school adventure.

Podcasters in Crime Fiction

Read-alikes • Bibliophile Thrillers

Youth Nonfiction

SERIES NONFICTION SHOWCASE

Youth Fiction

High-Demand Hot List for Youth • Look for reviews of these high-demand titles in forthcoming issues of Booklist.

Focus on Early Reading

Spotlight on Mysteries & Thrillers

Top 10 Mysteries & Thrillers for Youth • New takes on classic genre tropes alongside meaningful explorations of identity and justice mark many of these top 10 mysteries and thrillers for youth, reviewed in Booklist between May 1, 2022, and April 15, 2023.

Crime Is in the Air(waves)

Audio

True Crime on Audio

Spotlight on Mysteries & Thrillers

Classics Corner • Classics Corner highlights new recordings of classic titles.

Top 10 Mysteries & Thrillers on Audio • Historical settings and connections to true-crimepodcasts are notable trends among these top 10 mystery and thriller audiobooks, reviewed in Booklist from May 1, 2022, to April 1, 2023.

Listen-alikes • International Crime Fiction

Top 10 Mysteries & Thrillers for Youth on Audio • Great narration can add a suspenseful element, and keen mystery listeners might even hear a few clever clues. These titles for youth are audiobook standouts in recent years.

Booklist Backlist • No Ordinary Mom Stories

Your Booklist and Booklist Reader subscriptions support the library community!