It’s Mystery Month at Booklist

Every May Booklist celebrates Mystery Month with multiple posts every day.  You can click here to see everything for every mystery month ever, but it is in reverse chronological order so that you see the most current posts first.

Please don’t forget that while this year’s content is awesome, probing the backlist is even better.

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The Latest Booklist: Mystery Showcase

The May 1 Mystery Showcase issue of Booklist magazine is now live. Visit Booklist Online, where you’ll find 332 new reviews and 8 new feature articles and lists. The articles will be free to all for the next two weeks—to have unrestricted access, you’ll need to log in. If you aren’t yet a subscriber, or do subscribe but haven’t registered for access, you can take care of that today!

The turbulent winter winds have changed, and Mystery Month is finally upon us. As always, this year’s Mystery Showcase issue reveals the year’s best crime novels for adult, youth, and audio. Daniel Kraus marks the 10 year anniversary of Elizabeth Scott’s Living Dead Girl. Ilene Cooper talks with Wendelin Van Draanen about the reprint of her classic mystery series for young readers, Sammy Keyes. Bill Ott focuses on the weather in this year’s “Hard-Boiled Gazetteer.” Mystery writer extraordinaire Sara Paretsky offerssage words in these most interesting times. “The Back Page” is back with Bill Ott’s warm tribute to Bernie Gunther and his creator, the late Philip Kerr.

Booklist’s digital edition of the May 1 issue is also live. It’s a great new way to explore the magazine from your iPhone, iPad, tablet, Samsung Galaxy, or any other internet-connected device. With the digital issue, subscribers will now get print, online, digital, and archival access to the 22 Booklist and four Book Links issues each year! Visit www.booklistonline.com.