PBS Books Presents: What to Read this Summer with Booklist Reader |
Join PBS Books and Booklist as we dive into all the must-read adult fiction books this summer. Whether you’re on the hunt for a quick weekend read, looking for a new series, or thinking about re-discovering a favorite author, there will be no shortage of great picks in this can’t-miss episode. So, grab a pen as we help you create your Summer Reading List! Watch the recording above or on the PBS Books Facebook page.
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Booklist Review of the Day |
Bridges Instead of Walls: The Story of Mavis Staples
by Mavis Staples and Carole Boston Weatherford, illustrated by Steffi Walthall
This engaging picture-book biography offers especially rich insights into Mavis Staples of the legendary Staple Singers gospel group.
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Reviews in This Issue |
Adult Nonfiction Adult Fiction Graphic Novels Youth Nonfiction Youth Fiction Adult Audio Youth Audio
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Current Features |
10 Questions for Joanna Lowell
By John Charles
Joanna Lowell lives among the fig trees in North Carolina, where she teaches in the English department at Wake Forest University. When she’s not writing historical romance, she writes collections and novels as Joanna Ruocco.
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Top 10 Biographies & Memoirs for Youth: 2024
by Ronny Khuri
This list of the top 10 biographies and memoirs, reviewed in Booklist between June 2023, and May 15, 2024, is highlighted by dazzlingly illustrated picture books and transformative memoirs.
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Top 10 Biographies: 2024
by Donna Seaman
Transformative musicians, key freedom fighters, scientists under siege, women intelligence officers, and an early photographer inspired the most commanding biographies reviewed in Booklist over the past 12 months.
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Book Club Resources from Holiday House!
Do you run a book club at your library? Are you ready to take your library’s book club to the next level? Then check out these amazing resources from Holiday House!
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10 Questions for Sarah A. Parker
By John Charles
Born in New Zealand, Sarah now lives on the Gold Coast with her husband and three young children. When she’s not reading or tapping away at her keyboard, she’s spending time with her friends and family, her plants, and enjoying trips to the snow.
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10 Questions for Jane L. Rosen
By John Charles
Jane L. Rosen is an author and screenwriter whose critically acclaimed first novel, Nine Women, One Dress, has been translated into ten languages. She lives in New York City and on Fire Island with her husband and three daughters.
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10 Questions for Greg Iles
By John Charles
Greg Iles has spent most of his life in Natchez, Mississippi. His first novel, Spandau Phoenix, was the first of many New York Times best-sellers.
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