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Official book review journal of the American Library Association.

New ALA Member Benefit! Read digital issues of BOOKLIST READER. Visit www.booklistonline.com/reader-issues to get started!

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@ala-booklist.bsky.socialOct 9, 2026, 3:06 PM

A jaded detective, an amateur sleuth, a "perfect" couple. Everyone is involved; but are they suspects or in danger? Register for our 10/27 mysteries, thrillers, & true crime webinar feat. titles from @macmillanlib.bsky.social, @sohopress.bsky.social, & @thirdstatebooks.bsky.social: bit.ly/3U9oXy9

Promotional graphic for upcoming Booklist webinar THRILLS & CHILLS: UPCOMING THRILLERS, MYSTERIES, AND TRUE CRIME happening Tuesday, October 27 at 2 p.m. ET / 11 a.m. PT
@ala-booklist.bsky.socialOct 5, 2026, 6:08 PMReposted by @ala-booklist.bsky.social

It's #BannedBooksWeek! Keep checking @amlibraryassoc.bsky.social & @bannedbooksweek.bsky.social for all the latest happenings, including our FREE workshop on 10/8 with three sessions feat. @iamgmjohnson.bsky.social, @tonyweaverjr.bsky.social, #PatriciaMcCormick, and #BessKalb! RSVP: bit.ly/4hoKtX5

Promotional graphic for upcoming Booklist and OIF workshop: DRAWING BETTER MAPS: NAVIGATING THE YOUTH LIBRARIANSHIP LANDSCAPE IN THE AGE OF BOOK CHALLENGES happening Thursday, October 8 at 2 p.m. ET / 11 a.m. PT
@ala-booklist.bsky.socialOct 7, 2026, 5:24 PM

There is still time to join us & @randomhousekids.bsky.social for their Spring 2027 Preview TODAY featuring a conversation with Mary Pope Osborne to discuss the latest MAGIC TREE HOUSE installment! Plus get the scoop on upcoming PB, chapter book, MG, & YA titles (plus, comics!) RSVP: bit.ly/4h8BNWc

Promotional graphic for upcoming Booklist and Random House Children's Books webinar RANDOM HOUSE CHILDREN'S BOOKS SPRING 2027 PREVIEW happening Wednesday, October 7 at 2 p.m. ET / 11 a.m. PT
@ala-booklist.bsky.socialOct 7, 2026, 1:14 PM

👋John!!

@amlibraryassoc.bsky.socialOct 6, 2026, 10:49 PMReposted by @ala-booklist.bsky.social

Author, advocate, and former @ala-booklist.bsky.social staff member John Green wishes ALA a happy 150th!

Green's books have been frequently challenged in libraries and schools. His book "Looking for Alaska" was tied at #8 on our Top 10 Most Challenged Books list for 2025.

#ALA150 #BannedBooksWeek

@ala-booklist.bsky.socialOct 5, 2026, 8:39 PM

This week is BUSY. But you know what we find relaxing? BOOKS. Join us tomorrow (10/6) for our #SeriesNonfiction webinar feat. fantastic new titles from:
🍂 #CherryLakePublishing
🍂 #FlutterBee Education Group
🍂 #NorthStarEditions
🍂 #NomadPress
🍂 @thecreativecompany.bsky.social
RSVP: bit.ly/4h09UQ3

Promotional graphic for upcoming Booklist webinar FALL IN LOVE WITH SERIES NONFICTION happening Tuesday, October 6 at 2 p.m. ET / 11 a.m. PT
@ala-booklist.bsky.socialOct 5, 2026, 6:08 PM

Huge thanks to our event and speaker sponsors: @prhlibrary.bsky.social, #ShellEducation, @randomhousekids.bsky.social, @harperstacks.bsky.social, and @mackidssl.bsky.social!

@ala-booklist.bsky.socialOct 5, 2026, 6:08 PM

It's #BannedBooksWeek! Keep checking @amlibraryassoc.bsky.social & @bannedbooksweek.bsky.social for all the latest happenings, including our FREE workshop on 10/8 with three sessions feat. @iamgmjohnson.bsky.social, @tonyweaverjr.bsky.social, #PatriciaMcCormick, and #BessKalb! RSVP: bit.ly/4hoKtX5

Promotional graphic for upcoming Booklist and OIF workshop: DRAWING BETTER MAPS: NAVIGATING THE YOUTH LIBRARIANSHIP LANDSCAPE IN THE AGE OF BOOK CHALLENGES happening Thursday, October 8 at 2 p.m. ET / 11 a.m. PT
@bannedbooksweek.bsky.socialOct 5, 2026, 12:18 PMReposted by @ala-booklist.bsky.social

TODAY! Don't miss the spotlight on Buffalo Fluffalo writer and honorary chair Bess Kalb, led by youth honorary chairs Marshall Romero and Azeemah Sadiq. 2pm ET

ala-events.zoom.us/webinar/regi...

#BannedBooksWeek #LetBooksBe

Spotlight on Bess Kalb (Buffalo Fluffalo series with Erin Kraan). With Youth Honorary Chairs Marshall Romero and Azeemah Sadiq. October 5, 2026. 2pm ET. Register: bit.ly/bess-kalb. Banned Books Week. BannedBooksWeek.org
@ala-booklist.bsky.socialOct 5, 2026, 3:43 PM

🏈A former NFL running back
🔎A noir that challenges and inspires
☀️San Diego as the perfect setting for a crime novel
📚Library love
It's all here in our latest #10Qs with Andre Hardy, author of TEAR THE CITY DOWN (@grandcentralpub.bsky.social @hachettelibrary.bsky.social). Read now: bit.ly/4yC5iWA

Cover image of TEAR THE CITY DOWN by Andre Hardy next to headshot of author
@mackidssl.bsky.socialOct 5, 2026, 1:12 PMReposted by @ala-booklist.bsky.social

Are you a librarian wondering how to navigate targeted attacks on diverse books?📚 Check out @oif.bsky.social and @ala-booklist.bsky.social free Banned Books Virtual Workshop with @iamgmjohnson.bsky.social on 10/8.💻

tinyurl.com/3jhap52j

#bannedbooksweek #librarians #skybrarian

A graphic with an image of open books on the left side. The top of the graphic reads "A Free Workshop - Drawing better Maps: Navigating the Youth Librarianship Landscape in The Age of Book Challenges - Thursday, October 8 - 11 A.M. PT / 2 P.M. ET"
@ala-booklist.bsky.socialOct 1, 2026, 6:50 PM

Join ALA Round Tables for a day of virtual programs about critical environmental, social, and political issues impacting libraries (it’ll be fun, we swear!). October 16, 10a-4:30p CT. No registration necessary, tune in live on YouTube or Twitch! More info at @alagamert.bsky.social

Promotional graphic for ALA roundtable event: EVERYTHING IS ON FIRE SPECTACULAR (THIS IS FINE) FRIDAY, OCTOBER 16, 2026 FROM 10 A.M.-4:30 P.M. CT
@ala-booklist.bsky.socialSep 30, 2026, 7:31 PM

Your middle-grade readers deserve the best! So how can you ensure your collection has everything they want to read? Join us 10/20 for our #MustHaveMG webinar featuring upcoming titles that will spark imagination, promote reading, and that young readers can see themselves in! Register: bit.ly/4z4rR61

Promotional graphic for Booklist's upcoming webinar MUST-HAVE MIDDLE GRADE happening Tuesday, October 20 at 2 p.m. ET / 11 a.m. PT
@pubspotlight.bsky.socialSep 29, 2026, 2:47 PMReposted by @ala-booklist.bsky.social

Well, look who is @ala-booklist.bsky.social 's #ReviewOfTheDay today! It's POLAR BEAR DAY with it's #StarredReview for @florisbooks.bsky.social !

Screenshot of Booklist's website home page today
@ala-booklist.bsky.socialSep 28, 2026, 9:19 PM

6️⃣0️⃣Author of more than 60 novels😱
🍵A transplanted Brit
🔎Working on a book only to find out it's not a fictional murder
📚A book within a book
❤️A romance dropping in...
It's all here in our latest #10Qs with Rhys Bowen, author of THE CASTLE ON THE GLEN (#Amazon/Lake Union). Read now: bit.ly/3TU3CZq

Cover image of THE CASTLE IN THE GLEN by Rhys Bowen next to headshot of author
@ala-booklist.bsky.socialSep 28, 2026, 6:22 PM

An event packed with so many great titles, we needed more than an hour😉Join us 10/15 for our #ComicsPreview to learn about new GNs & manga coming out from:
🗨️ @rhcbschoollibrary.bsky.social
🗨️ @penguinschoollib.bsky.social
🗨️ @yenpress.com
🗨️ @madcavestudios.com
🗨️ #OniPress
RSVP now: bit.ly/3TQQ8xw

Promotional graphic for upcoming Booklist webinar BOOKLIST COMICS PREVIEW happening Thursday, October 15 at 2 p.m. ET / 11 a.m. PT
@ala-booklist.bsky.socialSep 28, 2026, 3:13 PM

We have just the thing to get you out of that "blah" Monday feeling---a new episode of #ShelfCare!
📚The ins and outs of book displays
🎧Audiobooks to fall asleep to
✔️Some recs from a Booklist editor
and so much more! Listen now: bit.ly/3ToLJSn

Booklist's Shelf Care logo next to a stack of books
@ala-booklist.bsky.socialSep 25, 2026, 3:05 PM

Thanks to our sponsors @prhlibrary.bsky.social and #ShellEducation for supporting this program!

@ala-booklist.bsky.socialSep 25, 2026, 3:05 PM

The landscape of youth librarianship has changed drastically, partly due to the extraordinary surge of targeted attacks on this space by book-banning groups. Join us & @oif.bsky.social 10/8 for a free workshop about how to navigate this environment while advocating for young readers: bit.ly/4hoKtX5

Promotional graphic for upcoming Booklist and OIF workshop: DRAWING BETTER MAPS: NAVIGATING THE YOUTH LIBRARIANSHIP LANDSCAPE IN THE AGE OF BOOK CHALLENGES happening Thursday, October 8 at 2 p.m. ET / 11 a.m. PT
@ala-booklist.bsky.socialSep 23, 2026, 6:16 PM

🐕Labrador mom (Hi, Bertie)
🏨A slow-burn psychological thriller set in a swanky apartment block in South London
🔎Domestic noir
❤️Unlikely friendships
It's all here in our latest #10Qs with Louise Candlish, author of A NEIGHBOR’S GUIDE TO MURDER (@grandcentralpub.bsky.social). Read now: bit.ly/4hst1kR

Cover image of A NEIGHBOR'S GUIDE TO MURDER by Louise Candlish next to headshot of author
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