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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Booklist Reader

Top 10 Arts Books • These outstanding art books cast light on film and television history, musical innovation and pop triumphs, and a long-cloaked force in surrealism.

Broadway Musicals • The Broadway musical is beloved for its dynamic mix of artistry and entertainment and of story, music, stars, visual splendor, and overall pizzazz. As we mark the eleventh anniversary of the (let’s just go with it) revolutionary Hamilton, these histories and memoirs offer social context and behind-the-scenes revelations.

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

March 2026 • The Top Ten Adult Fiction and Nonfiction Chosen Monthly by America’s Library Staff

HALL OF FAME TITLES • The LibraryReads Hall of Fame designation honors authors who have had multiple titles appear on the monthly list since 2013.

10 Questions Lauren Okie • Lauren Okie studied English and American Literature at New York University. When she’s not mining old traumas or blocking sex scenes on the backs of grocery lists, Lauren works as a copywriter. Originally from Miami, she lives with her husband and daughter in the Los Angeles area.

Spanish Sure Bets: Winter 2026 • As many of our Spanish-reading and immigrant communities face threats and trauma, we offer this list of recent titles confident that you will find something here that challenges, uplifts, educates, and brings a spirit of hopeful resistance. Finding joy in a book that resonates can be a respite, a way to counter the negative forces.

Reading and Listening Together: Print and Audio Discussion Standouts • The Booklist-reviewed titles below, enticing for both readers and listeners, glow in both formats and are sure to jump-start conversations in book groups and among your family members and friends. We’re spotlighting books that have been adapted for the screen, memoirs, biographical fiction, psychological thrillers, novels with cross-generational appeal, and novellas for quick reads.

Top 10 Book-Group Books • The top ten most discussable books cover topics like science and nature, the beauty industry, and the infinitely complicated dynamics of family.

Top 10 Book-Group Books on Audio • Whether selecting for an audiobook-focused book club or just seeking a title with a recommendable audio edition, this list will fit the bill with discussable content and narration.

Songs for Other People’s Weddings • Books about music and musicians are nothing new, but what David Levithan and Jens Lekman have done in the audiobook version of Songs for Other People’s Weddings is new, notable, and brings readers an experience they can only get through this format. It’s an unexpected and welcome treat for the audio production to offer this richness. For listeners seeking other books with supporting musical enhancements, try any of these tuneful works of fiction and musical memoir.

New Narrators of Note • Audiobook production and consumption are booming, a boon for new narrative voices. While we keep hearing big declarations about the power of AI to deliver text more quickly than ever, the power of the human voice is what keeps listeners coming back to audiobooks again and again. Among the many human voices we heard this year, these new narrators particularly stood out, leaving our audio team eagerly awaiting their forthcoming work.

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