Booklist Reader

Published by Booklist, an imprint of the American Library Association. Booklist Reader features diverse book and audiobook recommendations, for readers and listeners of all ages. Filled with high-interest, themed lists that showcase books for your family or book discussion group.

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History Books • These superlative books shine a spotlight on individuals, families, and countries, disasters, battles, and centuries-long conflicts, and their essential roles in shaping human history.

In Jane Austen’s Era • Booklist celebrates A Year of Jane in tribute to Jane Austen’s 250th birthday. These works of history illuminate different aspects of Jane Austen’s world, from the immediate—Wedgwood china, fashion, and women’s struggles for independence—to the horrors of the transatlantic slave trade, colonialization, and exploitation. This era encompassed the Age of Enlightenment; the British Empire; George III and George IV; pirates; literary, scientific, and technological advances; and world-altering revolutions political and industrial.

Sash Bischoff • Sash Bischoff is a writer and theater director. She has written plays that have been developed at theaters throughout the U.S. As a director, she has worked on Broadway and off. Broadway/National Tours include Dear Evan Hansen, The Visit, On the Town, How to Succeed in Business without Really Trying, and Shrek. Sash grew up as an actor and won the National Arts Award for Acting. She currently lives in New York with her husband and their many pets. Sweet Fury is her first novel.

Recent Fiction in Translation • From Costa Rica to Austria, Chile, Argentina, Korea, Japan, Egypt, Canada, Taiwan, and beyond, these transfixing and surprising novels and short-story collections translated into English delve into historic, social, and intimate aspects of the human experience with profound imagination, satire, concern, and compassion.

Recent Books about Family Life & Parenting • Raising children and nurturing a family in a world of countless challenges requires a robust toolkit augmented by expert and compassionate advice. These well-sourced guides and candid personal ruminations offer useful information, witty insights, and enlightening and encouraging perspectives, techniques, and experiences.

Adult • Get your hands on these hotly anticipated books, all out this month.

May 2025 • The Top Ten Adult Fiction and Nonfiction Chosen Monthly by America’s Library Staff

PBS BOOKS • PBS Program Highlights

Ears on History • Ears on History is the second in our series of audio features pairing reviews of new audio titles with listen-alike audiobook suggestions that highlight the appeal of the titles and the connections among them. This selection looks at history from lesser-discussed perspectives.

Translations • Beautiful translations offer narrators an interesting challenge as they work to preserve the mood and cadence of the original work while honoring the difficult task of the translator. This global collection of titles ranges from heartwarming to weighty, offering listening options for everyone!

Self-Help on Audio • It’s undeniable: audiobooks are a self-help reader’s best friend. Self-help and wellness audiobooks can inspire us to examine our own lives and take steps toward achieving our personal goals in a convenient format that fits in with our busy lives.

Mental Health Care in YA • Mental health representation in media has been slowly but surely helping to destigmatize mental illnesses, particularly for teens, but we still have room to grow. Stories showcasing mental health are important for myriad reasons, from encouraging empathy to self-identification to resources for finding tools or getting professional help. The following YA novels all feature characters managing their...