Happy 7 Years, Kirkus Reviews Fully Booked! We loved hearing julia alvarez, author of THE CEMETERY OF UNTOLD STORIES, in your celebratory episode. Read more about Julia Alvarez's latest magical work of fiction: bit.ly/3PMEuh1 bit.ly/3PV7DYa

Julia Alvarez (julia alvarez) , 74, thought THE CEMETERY OF UNTOLD CEMETERIES might be her last novel. But listen to her interview with Megan Labrise on the Fully Booked podcast—she is a vital force! May there be many more books. kirkusreviews.com/podcast/2024-0…

a delightful conversation in which Megan Labrise says alex's WORRY might be "the Great American Novel for digital natives" Kirkus Reviews kirkusreviews.com/podcast/2024-0…

We're celebrating Kirkus' Best May Books—with special guest @aimeenez, author of the delightful essay collection BITE BY BITE 🍏 🍎—on this week's Fully Booked podcast 🎧 ow.ly/POxG50RypK3 Ecco @harpercollins

As a queer journalist (and grizzled veteran of LGBTQ+ media), I'm proud of our coverage at Kirkus Reviews. For Pride Month, we've gathered our best new author interviews, booklists, columns, and podcast episodes in one place. bit.ly/3VljgcQ #LGBTQBooks 🏳️‍🌈

What is the #NewQueerLit? @Mlabrise nominates 11 books for the canon. 🏳️‍🌈 ow.ly/3rq350SktfB Liveright Books St. Martin's Press penguinpress Alfred A. Knopf Farrar,Straus&Giroux Levine Querido One World Riverhead Books Dutton Young Readers #LGBTQBooks 📚

Authors Deesha Philyaw and Kiese Laymon are launching a new podcast this summer focusing on essays and journalism. The authors will co-host ‘Reckon True Stories’ with podcast production company Ursa Story Company, of which Philyaw is a co-founder. ow.ly/iihL50SkW69

🚨🌟On the Fully Booked Takeover, guest host Karen M. McManus Updates chats with friend & colleague Kathleen Glasgow about the joys & challenges of writing YA 🎧 ow.ly/xpBH50Sl94l @delacortepress

Fiction editor Laurie Muchnick recommends four innovative new novels that upend the clichés of historical fiction. ow.ly/qSxw50SnRZn Doubleday Scribner Farrar,Straus&Giroux Viking Books

There’s something special going on in #LGBTQ fiction. Megan Labrise identifies 11 books that define the #NewQueerLit. ow.ly/rb4R50SnRMG Nicole Dennis-Benn Caro De Robertis @malindalo Garth Greenwell @EnnuiPerkins #LGBTQBooks

Olivia Laing's latest book of cultural criticism THE GARDEN AGAINST TIME is out today. Beyond its focus on gardens, it's a study of paradise and retreat, an analysis of care and profit as well. Here's my review from the Boston Globe. bostonglobe.com/2024/06/18/art…

Cyndi Lauper going to the US Senate to change a law that allowed homeless shelters to deny someone a bed based on their sexuality is the most rock star thing I've seen a rock star do.

On this week's Fully Booked, Claire Messud joins us to discuss THIS STRANGE EVENTFUL HISTORY 🌟🎧 ow.ly/phZz50Sy3hR W. W. Norton & Company

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Would you or someone you know like to be my next editorial assistant? app.jobvite.com/m?37Yghnwu #job

Presenting the 2024 Kirkus Prize finalists! 🏆 Congratulations to these authors, illustrators, and translators on their outstanding books.

Happy publication day to Danzy Senna! The award-winning novelist and essayist joins us on a special episode of Fully Booked 🎧 ow.ly/ivEl50TeK0Y Riverhead Books

A sneak peak at our Nov. 1 issue: Here's cover star Leah Johnson in conversation with Megan Labrise about 🌟BLACK GIRL POWER 🌟, the new anthology she edited. It's out this month from the new Disney Books imprint, Freedom Fire. ow.ly/vGsj50TX5Ki #MiddleGrade

I interviewed him in 2005 when MY WOMEN came out and was totally charmed. (DO meet your idols.) Earlier this year he had a delightful conversation about his latest book with Megan Labrise on the Fully Booked podcast. ow.ly/ULHh50W4aSX

For the cover of our annual #GraphicLit issue, FUN HOME author/illustrator spoke with Megan Labrise about her glorious new #GraphicNovel, SPENT, out now from Mariner Books. ow.ly/OsZ050WixUM 🧑‍🎨📚