Episode 43: Live from ALA!

About this episode

This episode features live interviews with authors discussing their upcoming books and the significance of libraries.

In this episode of Booklist’s Shelf Care: The Podcast, we’re coming to you live from ALA’s Annual Conference in Philadelphia. Audio Editor Heather Booth chats with three authors who were excited to share insight into their forthcoming books and what libraries mean to them: Victor Piñeiro (The Island of Forgotten Gods, August 2025, Sourcebooks Young Readers), E. Lockhart (We Fell Apart, November 2025, Delacorte), and Kevin Henkes (Is It Spring?, February 2026, Greenwillow). Here's what we talked about: Read n Rave list The Island of Forgotten Gods, by Victor Piñeiro Time Villains, by Victor Piñeiro The Land of Oz, by L. Frank Baum We Fell Apart, by E. Lockhart We Were Liars, by E. Lockhart Song of Achilles, by Madeline Miller They Both Die at the End, by Adam Silvera Family of Liars, by E. Lockhart The Disreputable History of Frankie Landau Banks, by E. Lockhart Is It Spring?, written and illustrated by Kevin Henkes Sun Flower Lion, written and illustrated by Kevin Henkes, Finding Things, by Kevin Henkes, illustrated by Laura Dronzek Waiting, written and illustrated by Kevin Henkes Chrysanthemum, written and illustrated by Kevin Henkes Lilly’s Purple Plastic Purse, written and…

People in this episode

Host: Heather Booth

Guests: Victor Piñeiro, E. Lockhart, Kevin Henkes

Topics covered

• libraries
• book recommendations
• author interviews
• publishing
• literature

Keywords

• The Island of Forgotten Gods
• We Fell Apart
• Is It Spring?
• ALA Annual Conference
• book insights

Mentioned in this episode

Products: Sourcebooks Young Readers, Delacorte, Greenwillow

Books & works: Shelf Care: The Podcast, The Island of Forgotten Gods, We Fell Apart, Is It Spring, Time Villains, The Land of Oz, We Were Liars, Song of Achilles, They Both Die at the End, Family of Liars

Places: Philadelphia

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