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Booklist Review of the Day |
Fowl Play
by Kristin O’Donnell Tubb
Though very much heartbroken over the death of her uncle Will, Chloe Alvarez is cheered by his parting gift to her: an African gray parrot named Charlie.
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Current Features |
Essentials: Puzzling Middle-Grade Mysteries
by Kit Ballenger
Channel your inner Mr. Lemoncello by adding an extra twist to a middle-grade mystery collection with these selections that feature puzzle components in their plots.
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Top 10 True-Crime Books: 2024
by Annie Bostrom
The best true-crime books from the last year focus on victims and survivors, expose the social inequities underlying our criminal justice system, and read like more harsh and tragic crime novels.
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Top 10 Mysteries & Thrillers on Audio
by Heather Booth
This year’s top 10 audiobooks for crime and thriller listeners include a number of debuts, along with some favorite author/narrator pairings. All received starred Booklist reviews between May 15, 2023, and May 1, 2024.
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Writers & Readers: Shining the Light on MMIW
by K. A. Cobell
I’ve always loved reading thrillers—it’s the genre I enjoy most. With all my to-do lists and professional and personal responsibilities, it takes a lot for a book to grab me and keep my focus until the end. Thrillers drop me right into a scenario where the stakes could not be higher.
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10 Questions for Nicola Solvinic
By John Charles
Nicola Solvinic has a master’s degree in criminology and has worked in and around criminal justice for more than a decade. She lives in the Midwest with her husband and cats, where she is surrounded by a secret garden full of beehives.
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10 Questions for Elly Griffiths
By John Charles
Elly Griffiths is the USA Today best-selling author of the Ruth Galloway and Brighton mystery series, as well as the standalone novels The Stranger Diaries, winner of the Edgar Award for Best Novel; The Postscript Murders; and Bleeding Heart Yard, winner of the Fingerprint Awards’ Crime Book of the Year.
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Episode #34: Summer Scares 2024
By Susan Maguire
This episode of Shelf Care: The Podcast is all about Summer Scares! The reading program, a collaboration between Booklist, the Horror Writers Association, United for Libraries, Book Riot, and NoveList, announced their title picks in February. Host Susan Maguire sat down with the folks behind Summer Scares to talk about the books they want you to read this summer, different levels of scariness, and the importance of snacks for patron engagement.
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