Readers’ Advisory: Ideas and Practice |
This series of Booklist workshops on Thursday, March 14 is designed to keep you up to speed on both the ideas and practice that will enhance your RA game. Register now to learn from experts in the field about how genres relate to each other, how to talk to patrons about their leisure reading, and how to write an effective book annotation.
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Booklist Review of the Day |
Under the Table
by Allan Ahlberg, illustrated by Bruce Ingman
When young Elsie Cannon yells to her family that there’s “a great big gray thing under the table,” her dad and her brother rush indoors to find an elephant.
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Current Features |
Booklist Backlist: Boring Books (or Are They?)
by Sarah Hunter
Wait! Don’t walk away! I promise these books, despite their seemingly mind-numbing topics, are actually fascinating, enlightening, and sure to help young readers see even the most ordinary parts of their lives in vivid new ways.
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10 Questions for Helly Acton
By John Charles
Helly Acton is a copywriter from London with past lives in Zimbabwe, the Middle East, and Australia. She studied Law at King’s College London before following a more creative path into advertising. At 26, she took a career break to travel in Africa and Asia, before landing in Sydney. Six years and one life-affirming breakup later, she returned home and threw herself into online dating in the city.
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10 Questions for Cara Hunter
By John Charles
Cara Hunter is the author of instant New York Times best-selling thriller Murder in the Family as well as the Sunday Times best-selling crime novels featuring DI Adam Fawley and his Oxford-based police team.
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Essentials: Eclipses
by Sarah Hunter
On April 8, 2024, parts of North America will get a view of a total solar eclipse, which will no doubt spur renewed interest in this rare phenomenon. Kids may have lots of questions about the event, and the following titles for young children and middle-grade readers can help shed some light, whether by explaining the science or by honoring the sense of awe eclipses can inspire.
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10 Questions for Mary Liza Harton
By John Charles
Mary Liza Hartong lives and writes in her hometown of Nashville. She graduated from Dartmouth College with a degree in English and Women’s, Gender, and Sexuality Studies. She also holds a master’s from Dartmouth in Creative Writing and a master’s from the University College Cork in British and American Literature via Fulbright grant.
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