For this installment of our weekly book reviews from Booklist, the American Library Association’s nationally distributed book and media review publication, we have Chelsea Collier’s review of “Monster Down Deep” by Amy Fellner Dominy.
Libraries and schools across the country are experiencing unprecedented levels of attempts to ban or remove books from their shelves. I Love Libraries will continue to raise awareness by highlighting attempts to censor library materials, as well as efforts by librarians, parents, students, and concerned citizens to push back against them. This update includes news from Massachusetts and Utah and a look at how a superstar pop singer is fighting book bans.
For this installment of our weekly book reviews from Booklist, the American Library Association’s nationally distributed book and media review publication, we have Michael Autrey’s review of “Jazz June: A Self-Portrait in Essays” by Clifford Thompson.
Marjane Satrapi, the Iranian-French author of the acclaimed graphic novel “Persepolis” and director of the film adaptation which was nominated for an Oscar in 2008, died June 4 at age 56. Her work documented personal, cultural, and institutional struggles and was an unintended player in the fight for the freedom to read.
For this installment of our weekly book reviews from Booklist, the American Library Association’s nationally distributed book and media review publication, we have Carrie Rasak’s review of “All That’s Unseen: An Appalachian Memoir” by Emilee Hackney.
Some detectives seem to have a divine calling to solve mysteries. Join ALA’s Booklist as they highlight a wide assortment of excellent mystery books built around religious themes set in interesting places and times.
For this installment of our weekly book reviews from Booklist, the American Library Association’s nationally distributed book and media review publication, we have Alan Moores’s review of “So Young, So Great: Bob Feller Electrifies Baseball and America” by Jim Ingraham.
Libraries and schools across the country are experiencing unprecedented levels of attempts to ban or remove books from their shelves. I Love Libraries will continue to raise awareness by highlighting attempts to censor library materials, as well as efforts by librarians, parents, students, and concerned citizens to push back against them. This update includes news from Tennessee, Arizona, and Texas, and a passionate reaction to book bans from a Today show cohost.
For this installment of our weekly book reviews from Booklist, the American Library Association’s nationally distributed book and media review publication, we have Joelle Egan’s review of “The Tuxedo Society” by Paul Rudnick.
Jane Goodall (1934–2025) advocated ardently for the preservation of the living world right up to the end of her extraordinarily courageous, creative, giving, and enormously influential life. She transformed wildlife studies through her groundbreaking work with chimpanzees, then expanded her conservation efforts to encompass all the planet’s plants and animals. These books recommended by ALA’s Booklist encapsulate Goodall’s legacy in the work of scientists and others deeply inspired and guided by her knowledge, wisdom, and convictions.
