Содержание выпуска: October 2025 — Booklist Reader

The Emperor’s Aeronaut. By Shelley Adina and R. E. Scott. 2022. Moonshell. In this mash-up of Jane Austen and Jules Verne, an aeronaut on the run from an odious potential marriage crashes her balloon in Cornwall, where she meets a Frenchwoman with whom she shares a passion for science. The Gentleman and His Vowsmith. By Rebecca Ide. 2025. Saga. In an alternate, magic-infused Regency England, a peer faces down an arranged marriage when he would rather spar with his ex-flame. When the two families get together, bodies start falling in this queer locked-room mystery with potentially nefarious automata and a forbidden romance. Half a Soul. By Olivia Atwater. 2022. Orbit. This blend of historical romance, fantasy, and cozy mystery follows a woman unable to feel anything after a faerie lord…

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Ryan Pote is a twelve-year veteran Navy helicopter pilot who was part of a joint interagency special operations task force, deployed throughout Central and South America. He was medically separated after sustaining injuries during an emergency landing. Ryan currently works for the Department of Defense. Before the Navy, he worked as a scuba diving instructor in Hawaii and as a microbiology lab tech conducting algae-biofuels research. He holds a master’s degree in history from Ashland University. He lives with his wife and children in New England. 1. Who is Ryan Pote when he is at home? The same guy you see in public. My family comes before all else. 2. What can you tell us about Blood and Treasure? It’s a crossover within the thriller genre. But you’re going to…

Recientemente, la industria de audiolibros en español (particularmente de no ficción) se ha visto inundada de narraciones generadas por inteligencia artifical (IA). ¡Incluso, a veces se promocionan las voces IA con nombres de personas! Todos merecen audio de alta calidad y a los escuchas hispanohablantes les encantarán las siguientes interpretaciones matizadas de narradores profesionales—¡seres humanos verificados! En su biblioteca local les podrán indicar cómo encontrar y descargar estos títulos. Business & Professional Development/Negocios y desarrollo personal Listeners can learn the “hows” of growing a business, developing a personal brand, and improving financial decision-making. In fact, these engrossing narrators will inspire them to get started! Cómo hacer crecer tu negocio/How to Grow Your Small Business. By Donald Miller. Read by Manuel Dominguez. Tr. by Carlos Manuel Álvarez. 2024. 6h. Harper Audio,…

A Darker Shade of Magic. By V. E. Schwab. 2015. Tor. In this ingeniously clever tale, a gifted young man has a respectable job carrying correspondence between the rulers of three parallel Londons—one rich in magic, one fighting to control magic, and one where magic no longer exists—with a sideline in smuggling artifacts between cities. When a deal goes wrong, he goes on the run with a clever thief, and the two must save themselves—and the parallel worlds. Five Broken Blades. By Mai Corland. 2024. Entangled/Red Tower. Five anti-heroes for the price of one! An assassin, a thief, a hired ruffian, an exiled prince, and a spoiled nobleman’s son must work together to assassinate an immortal king in this epic romantasy inspired by Korean myth, full of page-turning action. A…

Fiction Alchemy of Secrets. By Stephanie Garber. Flatiron. A college student is determined to prove that old Hollywood deaths were actually the work of the devil in the adult debut of YA romantasy author Garber. The Black Wolf. By Louise Penny. Minotaur. In his twentieth outing, Chief Inspector Gamache tries to unpuzzle a domestic terrorism plot from his home in Three Pines as he recoveries from injuries. Bog Queen. By Anna North. Bloomsbury. The author of Reese’s Book Club pick Outlawed bridges centuries via the perfectly preserved body of a woman discovered in the climate-changed present. Boom Town. By Nic Stone. Simon & Schuster. In her adult-thriller debut, popular YA author Stone catapults readers into a gritty Atlanta underworld as a woman tries to find two missing fellow erotic dancers.…

PBS Books continues the conversation spotlighting the caregivers and unsung heroes, who selflessly provide comfort and physical and emotional support to their loved ones, through a virtual program on Wednesday, October 8 at 8:00 p.m. ET. on PBS Books Facebook, PBS Books YouTube channel, pbsbooks.org, and the PBS app. More than 53 million unpaid U.S. caregivers endure emotional strain, financial hardship, and isolation, and statistically, most Americans will become a caregiver for someone in their lives. In many ways, their struggle is invisible, and PBS Books, in partnership with the Ralph C. Wilson, Jr. Foundation and Detroit PBS, is elevating the critical role of caregivers through engagement and resources. Check pbsbooks.org/care-giving for more information and to learn more about our upcoming program. PBS Books Readers Club welcomes celebrity writer Richard…

Older Angelica and the Bear Prince. By Trung Le Nguyen. Art by the author. Random/RH Graphic. Gr. 7–12. When burnout finally gets to Angelica, the girl who does it all, she finds a source of comfort in her surprising crush on the local theater’s bear mascot. Fall of the Fireflies. By Guadalupe García McCall. Lee & Low/Tu. Gr. 8–12. This series starter expands the world of McCall’s best-selling, Odyssey-inspired Summer of the Mariposas with a retelling of Antigone. The Leaving Room. By Amber McBride. Feiwel and Friends. Gr. 7–12. In her signature captivating verse, acclaimed author McBride explores grief, life, and death in a story about Gospel, who helps usher young souls to the land of the dead, and Melody, a soul who disrupts Gospel’s existence in surprising ways. The Scammer.…

Dengue Boy. By Michel Nieva. Tr. by Rahul Bery. 2025. Astra. A mutant mosquito, born to a human mother, grows up to wreak destruction in a dystopian world where Antarctica is the new Caribbean, while a video game-obsessed tween smuggles contraband, in a pessimistic and transformative debut. Freakslaw. By Jane Flett. 2025. Zando. In a mundane Scottish town in 1997, two teens seek escape in a traveling funfair that turns out to have sinister intentions. Debut author Flett blends supernatural horror, queer fiction, and magical realism. Greenteeth. By Molly O’Neill. 2025. Orbit. Jenny Greenteeth, a lake monster, teams up with a nearly-drowned witch and a goblin peddler to fulfill the promises made by fae royalty to save her lake in this debut inspired by the stories of King Arthur and…

Beast in the Machine: How Robotics and AI Will Transform Warfare and the Future of Human Conflict. By George M. Dougherty. 2025. BenBella. Dougherty traces the history, evolution, and application of AI and robotics and discusses the logistics and implications of military applications of this rapidly evolving and proliferating technology. Bringing Up Beaver: Two Orphaned Beaver Kits, Their Humans, and Our Journey Back to the Wild. By John Aberth. 2025. Pegasus. Aberth chronicles the two years he spent rehabilitating an orphaned beaver referred to as Beaver Kit or BK in this lively, informative, and amusing account. To provide for BK’s basic needs, Aberth faces the challenges of creating suitable indoor and outdoor habitats, finding an acceptable mate, creating enrichment opportunities, and supplying an adequate amount of willow and poplar sticks and…

The Book That Wouldn’t Burn. By Mark Lawrence. Read by Jessica Whittaker. 2023. Books on Tape. The first installment of The Library Trilogy introduces, through Whittaker’s careful rendering, a vast array of characters sure to charm and captivate. Bookshops & Bonedust. By Travis Baldree. Read by the author. 2023. Macmillan Audio. Baldree shares how everyone’s favorite coffee-loving orc learned to appreciate books. The author is a talented and animated fantasy narrator sure to ensorcell and delight. The Buffalo Hunter Hunter. By Steven Graham Jones. Read by a full cast. 2025. Simon & Schuster Audio. Jones’ horror novels are always stellar on audio. The narrators who personify his most recent tale, a story of vampiric vengeance as told in a diary from 1912, create an immersive experience for listeners. The Djinn…

Bo the Brave. By Bethan Woollvin. Illus. by the author. 2020. Peachtree. PreS–Gr. 1. All Bo wants is to go monster hunting with her brothers, but after they leave her behind in the castle, she decides to venture forth on her own. Bo’s trek leads her to a series of meetings with misunderstood monsters, and when a distraught dragon reveals that its baby was stolen, Bo joins her new friends on a rescue mission. Drawn Onward. By Daniel Nayeri. Illus. by Matt Rockefeller. 2024. HarperAlley PreS–Gr. 3. This marvel of a palindromic picture book sees a traught boy set out on a classic hero’s journey to find an “answer” after losing his mother. Rockefeller creates a series of stunning spreads as the boy travels through various terrains and fantastical encounters,…

Kelly Ferreira: What draws you to horror? And similarly, what are you afraid of? Lily Anderson: I’ll start: because I’m fraid of everything, and that’s why I love horror. It gives me a safe way to deal with that—but I’m afraid of moths, lotus seed pods, death, big wide open spaces where you can see too much. I love horror as a way to be scared and safe at the same time. CG Drews: As someone who struggles with severe anxiety, horror has always felt like a safe space to unpack fears. I always joke that if I have to be anxious, then I might as well make my readers anxious too! Sometimes it’s easier to go into the woods and fight a monster instead of dealing with the monsters inside…