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As Booklist’s webinar taskmistress (not as sexy as it sounds) there are myriad reasons why I think our webinars are worthwhile: hour-long, free content; sneak peeks of upcoming titles and trends; Q&As with publishers and authors; relevant information from librarian experts; a huge archive to return to; top-notch Booklist editor moderators… All that? For free? [...]

Back in January, I posted the shortlist of titles nominated for the National Book Critics Circle award. Now it’s time to evaluate the worthiness of your critical eye, because last night the National Book Critics Circle announced the winner in each of 6 categories. Did you pick the winner? Here are the prize-winning titles with [...]

When the 2012 Oscar nominations were announced, many people noted how many of the nominess had been inspired by books and short stories—surely a feel-good testament to the power of the printed page. But the winners tell a different story: not even the magic of Harry Potter could keep the literary A-list from being largely shut out. [...]

I’ve been on the awards beat at Booklist for about 6 months now, so I’ve seen my fair share of distinguished writers take home prizes and laurels. I’ve also written my fair share of dry introductory paragraphs—hey, it’s not always easy coming up with something witty to say about the LA Times Book Prize. But [...]

The winner of the Hatchet Job of the Year Award has been announced. For his 1,000-word evisceration of Michael Cunningham’s By Nightfall, Adam Mars-Jones takes the cake (with a golden hatchet in it, naturally) and a year’s supply of potted shrimp, too. Judge Sam Leith praised Mars-Jones’ savage attack thusly: “Adam Mars-Jones’s review of Michael [...]

As a book reviewer—not, I hasten to point out, a book critic—I always enjoy seeing other reviewers’ rules or guidelines for doing the job. Last year, Robert Pinsky did an admirable job of reducing the rules to three; I added one of my own but, in retrospect, I might amend it. I recently received a [...]

This isn’t the first blog post to note the many literary antecedents of this morning’s Oscar nominations, but it may be the most comprehensive. I’ve linked the movie titles to the Booklist reviews (when available) of the books and stories that inspired them. Read on, and let me know if you see anything I’ve missed. [...]

This weekend, the National Book Critics Circle announced the finalists for this year’s award. The winner of each category will be announced on March 8th. In the meantime, read the finalists and choose your favorite! Fiction Binocular Vision, by Edith Pearlman The Marriage Plot, by Jeffrey Eugenides Open City, by Teju Cole Stone Arabia, by [...]

Let’s not forget about RUSA in the midst of all the YMA excitement! The RUSA awards were announced on Sunday night at ALA Midwinter. Here are the lists . We’ll post lists with links to Booklist reviews soon. Notable Books for Adults Dartmouth Medal Outstanding References Sources Sophie Brody Award The Listen List The Reading [...]

In case you missed the hubbub on twitter this morning, today was the big announcement of this year’s ALA Youth Media Awards. In an awards ceremony that clipped by at just over an hour, nearly 20 awards were announced — that’s about 1 every 3 minutes! Here’s a list of selected winners: Newbery Medal Dead [...]