It’s the middle of winter, so your library displays could probably use a little refreshing. Thankfully, I’m here with a book list extravaganza to give you some new ideas. That, plus a roundup of books your patrons have probably been hearing about over the last few weeks, and a bunch of adaptation updates.
Book Lists, Book Lists, Book Lists
Children / Teens
11 picture books about bravery.
10 great cookbooks for budding chefs.
Books to help kids build a positive body image.
Picture books that will teach your children digital literacy.
8 world-changing books to inspire young activists.
12 picture books that celebrate girl power.
Books that will teach life skills to tweens.
18 YA romance novels to make you ugly cry.
22 YA books with dragons to set your shelves on (metaphorical) fire.
Adults
Books to sort of make sense of 2024.
5 underrated SFF books about revolutions and rebellions.
11 road trip books to fuel your wanderlust.
5 spy novels set in small towns.
5 great standalone fantasy novels.
9 chilling thrillers about marriage.
8 historical novels with court intrigue.
10 modern horror classics keeping the genre alive.
Book Adaptations In the News
7 out of 10 of the Best Picture Oscar nominees are book adaptations.
R.L. Stine says that three new Fear Street films are in the works.
Jacob Elordi is starring in Ridley Scott’s adaptation of The Dog Stars by Peter Heller.
Disney+ has ordered a pilot episode for a gender-swapped TV series based on Holes by Louis Sachar.
Silvia Moreno-Garcia’s The Daughter of Doctor Moreau is being adapted as a series.
Greta Gerwig’s Chronicles of Narnia adaptation for Netflix will also be released in theaters.
Production on Devil in the White City seems to be moving forward again.
Casting update for Children of Blood and Bone.
Everything we know so far about the upcoming Fourth Wing TV series.
What Your Patrons Are Hearing About
Good Girl – Aria Aber (New York Times, Washington Post)
The Harder I Fight the More I Love You – Neko Case (L.A. Times, New York Times)
Witchcraft for Wayward Girls – Grady Hendrix (Kirkus, New York Times, Washington Post)
We Do Not Part – Han Kang (Datebook, L.A. Times, New York Times, Slate, Vulture)
The Secret History of the Rape Kit: A True Crime Story – Pagan Kennedy (New York Times, Washington Post)
Brooke Shields Is Not Allowed To Get Old: Thoughts on Aging as a Woman – Brooke Shields (The Guardian, L.A. Times, USA Today)
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