Every year, Booklist editors pull together the most noteworthy books of the year for the Editors’ Choice, and every year, Susan Maguire chases them down to talk about those books. This year was both no different and completely different, as each of our fine editors sent in a voice note featuring favorites from the list, books that deserve an additional shout out, hot trends, etc. Please enjoy these bookish testimonials. Wow!
Find the full show notes on www.booklistonline.com/shelf-care.
Wandering in Strange Lands: A Daughter of the Great Migration Reclaims Her Roots. By Morgan Jerkins.
These Ghosts Are Family. By Maisy Card.
Year of the Rabbit. Written and illustrated by Tian Veasna. Translated by Helge Dascher.
Andrew Carnegie Medal for Excellence in Fiction and Nonfiction Shortlist
Frida in America: The Creative Awakening of a Great Artist. By Celia Stahr.
Recollections of My Nonexistence. By Rebecca Solnit.
African American Poetry: 250 Years of Struggle & Song. Edited by Kevin Young.
The Night Watchman. By Louise Erdrich.
The Magic Fish. Written and illustrated by Trung Le Nguyen.
Dungeon Critters. Written and illustrated by Natalie Riess and Sara Goetter.
Everything Sad Is Untrue: (A True Story). By Daniel Nayeri.
Before the Ever After. By Jacqueline Woodson. Read by Guy Lockard.
I Killed Zoe Spanos. By Kit Frick. Read by a full cast.
This Is Your Time. by Ruby Bridges. Read by the author.
My Mother’s House. By Francesca Momplaisir. Read by a full cast.
The Switch. By Beth O’Leary. Read by Alison Steadman and Daisy Edgar-Jones.
Tokyo Ueno Station. By Yu Miri. Read by Johnny Heller.
Clap When You Land. By Elizabeth Acevedo. Read by the author and Melania-Luisa Marte.
Girl with the Louding Voice. By Abi Daré. Read by Adjoa Andoh. Everything Sad Is Untrue: (A True Story). By Daniel Nayeri.
Black Is a Rainbow Color. By Angela Joy. Illustrated by Ekua Holmes.
Upright Women Wanted. By Sarah Gailey.
When No One Is Watching. By Alyssa Cole.
Skunk and Badger. By Amy Timberlake. Illustrated by Jon Klassen.
Fly on the Wall. Written and illustrated by Remy Lai.
Girl on a Motorcycle. By Amy Novesky. Illustrated by Julie Morstad.
Salt, Fat, Acid, Heat: Mastering the Elements of Good Cooking. By Samin Nosrat.
The Flavor Equation: The Science of Great Cooking Explained. By Nik Sharma.
The Rise: Black Cooks and the Soul of American Food. By Marcus Samuelsson, Osayi Endolyn, and Yewande Komolafe.
Parakeet. By Marie-Helene Bertino.
The Rise and Fall of Charles Lindbergh. By Candace Fleming.
Honeybee: The Busy Life of Apis Mellifera. By Candace Fleming. Illustrated by Eric Rohmann.
All Thirteen: The Incredible Cave Rescue of the Thai Boys’ Soccer Team. By Christina Soontornvat.
A Wish in the Dark. By Christina Soontorvat.
King and the Dragonflies. By Kacen Callender.
Felix Ever After. By Kacen Callender.
Legendborn. By Tracy Deonn.
The Puppetmaster’s Apprentice. By Lisa DeSelm.
Given. By Nandi Taylor.
Gimme Everything You Got. By Iva-Marie Palmer.
Jane against the World: Roe v. Wade and the Fight for Reproductive Rights. By Karen Blumenthal.
