Booklist Reader

Published by Booklist, an imprint of the American Library Association. Booklist Reader features diverse book and audiobook recommendations, for readers and listeners of all ages. Filled with high-interest, themed lists that showcase books for your family or book discussion group.

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Booklist Reader

Women’s Fiction • These Top 10 women’s fiction titles cover hot-button issues, generational stories, suspense and comedy, and grown-up women of all ages, each reflecting the depths to be mined by chroniclers of women’s lives and relationships.

Sisters in Women’s Fiction • From Little Women to How the Garcia Girls Lost Their Accents to My Sister’s Keeper, stories about sisters have resonated with readers for generations. Authors of women’s fiction, in particular, have long found emotional gold mines in exploring these relationships. These recent standouts cover secrets, the losses of parents and children, and, in a few cases, trading lives; but they all prove, as the great Mary Ellen Maguire (my sister) says, that “nobody loves you like your sister.”

Relationship Fiction for Foodies • Sometimes food is not just food. Cooking can be a form of creative expression or stress relief, and a communal meal can bring people together physically and emotionally. Authors of women’s fiction have plumbed these delicious depths for ages: sometimes the heroine drives a food truck, sometimes the whole story is imbued with the sensuous pleasures of good food and good company. Pair these recent titles with a cookbook or share with a recipe-focused book group. (Oh, and beer totally counts as food.) It might be cheesy to say that the way to a reader’s heart is through their stomach, but cheese is food so it definitely applies here.

Adult • Get your hands on these hotly anticipated books, all out this month.

Arts Books • Biographies and memoirs occupy many of the slots on the list of the best art books reviewed in Booklist over the past 12 months, including portraits of queer artists and artists of color confronting harsh discrimination; here, too, is a deep history of music and a chronicle of a reality-TV franchise.

Black Women Artists • Black women artists have had to battle against both racism and sexism in their pursuit of training, places to exhibit their work, and recognition. The books below chronicle the lives and achievements of some who have broken through these barriers, thus enriching all of our lives.

TV Backstories • Television has been an integral part of American society and consciousness since its inception, evolving with, mirroring, and propelling changing perspectives and advances. The books below offer insights into the creation and influence of an array of mainstream shows.

LIBRARY READS • March 2022 - The top ten books published this month that library staff across the country love.

Women’s Fiction on Audio • These Top 10 Women’s Fiction on Audio selections are steeped in themes of intimate relationships, with narrations that tap into the emotional core of each book.

As Seen on TV • Who hasn’t listened to an audiobook and wondered, “Where have I heard that voice before?” Many actors maintain a healthy balance of on- and off-screen work. Here are some standouts tagged for their television and film roles and role in a recommended audiobook.

Musicians on Audio • When musicians bring their talents to audiobooks, the blend of story, voice, and sound is irresistible!

Arts Books for Youth • Singing, dancing, photography, fashion—these are just a few of the powerful tools of expression in these recently published best books on the arts.

Art School Electives • In funding and curricular support, arts education hasn’t always gotten the attention that STEM education has received. But arts electives remain an...