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.

Adult Nonfiction

Focus on Family Life & Self-Help

Recent First Novels about Immigrant Lives • Immigrant lives have been a focus in American novels since the late-nineteenth century, and the tradition continues to evolve as we find ourselves in the grip of a brutal backlash against immigrants, asylum seekers, and refugees. First-time novelists take up the challenge, dramatizing the struggles of newcomers to the U.S. in these exceptionally incisive, imaginative, and empathic tales.

Adult Fiction

Self-Published Books Showcase • These books are recommended by BlueInk Review, a fee-based review service devoted to both traditionally and independently published books. Every month, BlueInk compiles a list of its favorite independent titles for Booklist, as a service to librarians hoping to incorporate self-published work into their collections. BlueInk was founded by Patti Thorn, former book review editor of Denver’s Rocky Mountain News, and Patricia Moosbrugger, a literary agent who represents several best-selling authors. The company delivers professional, unbiased reviews written by critics drawn largely from major mainstream publications and by editors from respected publishing houses. Stars reflect the decisions of BlueInk reviewers and editors. Booklist is happy to bring this curated collection of the best in self-publishing publishing for adults and youth to our audience.

Graphic Novels

Youth Nonfiction

Mythology in Series Nonfiction

Spanish Series Nonfiction Preview • The following nonfiction series, both new and continuing, mark the season's newest releases available in Spanish, with an additional selection of titles available in Portuguese.

Youth Fiction

Book Map: Indigenous America • The past several years have seen a surge in titles by and about Indigenous people across North and Central America, and it's refreshing to see a widening scope of options that better reflects the rich variety of experiences across a broad range of time, geography, and subject area. This map demonstrates the geographic range of a selection of titles, locating them in sites pertinent to the story, the author or illustrator's tribal affiliations, or, in many cases, all three.

Youth

NEW VOICES of 2026 • There were many notable new voices in 2026, and several of these debuts happened to highlight ongoing trends in the literary landscape. The following titles represent just some of the most exciting authors to hit the scene this calendar year.

Audio

Self-Help on Audio

Booklist Backlist • If the perfect opportunity to deliver justice presented itself, would you take it? The women in these novels give a resounding “YES!” while their authors indubitably provide readers with cathartic entertainment. Luckily, all this retributive violence, torture, and murder is fiction, right? But, then again, someone’s got to make the world a safer place.