PBS Books is pleased to host a conversation about Summer Reading and Beach Reads with Susan Maguire, who is the Senior Editor, Collection Management and Library Outreach at Booklist. Join us to get special insights into great books to read in an array of genres in the following categories: Big Books, Big-sized Tales, Found Families, Frigid Places, Into the Forest, and Underworld Retellings.
PBS Books is excited to announce its partnership with the American Library Association’s Booklist Reader. American Library Association (ALA) is the foremost national organization providing resources to inspire library and information professionals to transform their communities through essential programs and services. For more than 140 years, ALA has been the trusted voice of libraries, advocating for the profession and the library’s role in enhancing learning and ensuring access to information for all. Booklist is the American Library Association’s nationally distributed book and media review publication. Since 1905, Booklist has been proud to publish thousands of book and audiobook reviews each year, helping library and education workers decide what to buy and how to guide patrons and students of all ages in choosing what to read, view, or listen to. Booklist Reader is a publication for the library patron to provide insights and recommendations into reading.
ABOUT THE FEATURED GUEST: SUSAN MAGUIRE
Susan Maguire is the Senior Editor, Collection Management and Library Outreach at Booklist, the book review magazine of the American Library Association. Before coming to Booklist, she worked in public libraries for a dozen years.
ABOUT BOOKLIST
Booklist is the American Library Association’s nationally distributed book and media review publication. Since 1905, Booklist has been proud to publish thousands of book and audiobook reviews each year, helping library and education workers decide what to buy and how to guide patrons and students of all ages in choosing what to read, view, or listen to.
Booklist Publications includes two print magazines, an extensive website and database, e-newsletters, webinars, podcasts, and other literature-based resources that support librarians in collection development and readers’ advisory. For more information on Booklist Publications, including how to become a Booklist reviewer, visit booklistonline.com.
