In this episode of Booklist’s Shelf Care: The Podcast, we’re coming to you live from ALA’s Annual Conference in Philadelphia. Audio Editor Heather Booth chats with three authors who were excited to share insight into their forthcoming books and what libraries mean to them: Victor Piñeiro (The Island of Forgotten Gods, August 2025, Sourcebooks Young Readers), E. Lockhart (We Fell Apart, November 2025, Delacorte), and Kevin Henkes (Is It Spring?, February 2026, Greenwillow).
Here's what we talked about:
Read n Rave list
The Island of Forgotten Gods, by Victor Piñeiro
Time Villains, by Victor Piñeiro
The Land of Oz, by L. Frank Baum
We Fell Apart, by E. Lockhart
We Were Liars, by E. Lockhart
Song of Achilles, by Madeline Miller
They Both Die at the End, by Adam Silvera
Family of Liars, by E. Lockhart
The Disreputable History of Frankie Landau Banks, by E. Lockhart
Is It Spring?, written and illustrated by Kevin Henkes
Sun Flower Lion, written and illustrated by Kevin Henkes,
Finding Things, by Kevin Henkes, illustrated by Laura Dronzek
Waiting, written and illustrated by Kevin Henkes
Chrysanthemum, written and illustrated by Kevin Henkes
Lilly’s Purple Plastic Purse, written and illustrated by Kevin Henkes
Garth Williams
American Picture Books from Noah’s Ark to the Beast Within, by Barbara Bader
