Booklist Online: Book Reviews from the American Library Association

In my readers’ advisory (RA) class, I often include an assignment that asks students to visit any book store they wish and look around. What I hope they will see are examples of RA in action - in a different setting than their library. The Regulator Bookshop in Durham, N.C. offers some great RA moments [...]

It is hot here and thunderstorms are brewing - which makes it the perfect time to escape into a story.

The Religion by Tim Willocks is a nice way to disappear for a while. The first of an expected trilogy, The Religion chronicles the escapades of Mattias Tannhauser, a truly resourceful man. He is set loose [...]

I think we’ve been outed.
Pierre Bayard has blatantly stated what we librarians only whisper to each other in dark corners of conferences, confess in encrypted emails to our closest pals, grudgingly admit over the fourth or fifth bookardi and cola at Librarian’s Anonymous meetings.
We haven’t read everything.
In his soon-to-be published treatise, How to Talk About [...]

Di Herald’s kick-ass readalike on Kick Ass Heroines reminded me of why I wanted to play striker for Manchester United and use a meter maid for goal practice this morning. I wasn’t parked more than ten minutes! It wasn’t even 8 a.m.! And she saw me coming to move my car!
But the more I think about it, [...]

There must be something in the water. Like Katie, I have been thinking about book jackets, prompted by the work of Joyce Saricks.
Joyce is Booklist’s readers’ advisory (RA) columnist (see At Leisure with Joyce Saricks). She recently wrote a column on book jackets which outlines how useful jacket art and text can be when conducting [...]