Welcome back after the American long weekend of food. family, and at least here in Chicago-- 10 inches of snow.
It is going to be a slow start to the week for everyone for sure, and full disclosure I am off Thursday-Friday to train a library in person (but you will still have content and a horror giveaway, don't worry).
One of my favorite Year in Review events is the December issue of Booklist Magazine. Booklist should alway be your go-to publication for trusted collection development and RA. They don't have news articles. Everything is reviews, lists, and interviews with authors-- every single month. And as I have reminded you many times here on the blog, each issue is a spotlight on at least 2 reading areas, meaning every issue has "best lists" from the previous 12 months.
The December issue takes it up a notch by making the spotlight every starred review from 2025 and the Editor's Choice for the best of the best. Below I have the table of contents with links to the lists for all ages. Pass this post on to your youth colleagues as well.
(Plus, they still have reviews of upcoming books. I have 2 horror reviews of 2026 titles in this issue, and will post them on Thursday.)
Art by Jeremy Collins, from The Wild Dark: Finding the Night Sky in the Age of Light, by Craig Childs, which received a starred review in the April 2025 issue of Booklist and which appears here on Booklist Editors’ Choice. Used with permission of Torrey House Press.
Booklist Editors’ Choice, 2025
Adult Books
Adult Audio
Graphic Novels
Adult Books for Young Adults
Books for Youth
Youth Audio
Features
Booklist Essentials: The Legacy of Jane Goodall
Read-alikes: Historical Fiction about Women in the Gilded Age
Listen Up: New Narrators of Note
Booklist Backlist: Best Personal Reading, Listening, and Watching
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