Simply the BEST (of the YEAR)!
What a fantastic year for LQ!
In 2023, LQ received 59 Starred Reviews (!!!!)
We saw publicity hits in The New York Times (3 times!), NPR, The Wall Street Journal, Publishers Weekly, The Mary Sue, Comics Beat, and School Library Journal.
Alebrijes was the cover of Booklist's ReaderLink.
Art from Samir was also on the cover of Booklist!
Brooms covered the October issue of The Bulletin
The Prince & the Coyote appears on the cover of this month's BookPage (as a top 10 best book of the year!)
We hosted 140 author events!
It's no mystery why so many LQ titles have been named the BEST OF THE YEAR in 2023.
In alphabetical order by title, LQ's Best Books of the Year:
Alebrijes
by Donna Barba Higuera
Hardcover | Ages 10 - 14 | 416 pages | 9781646142637 | $18.99 US
New York Times Best of the Year
Kirkus Best of the Year
Booklist Best of the Year
Chicago Public Library Best of the Year
7 STARS: ★ Booklist ★ BCCB ★ Foreword ★ Kirkus ★ PW ★ SLJ ★ Shelf-Awareness
Ancient Night / Noche Antigua
by David Álvarez, with David Bowles
Jacketed Hardcover | Ages 4 - 8 | 40 pages | 9781646142514 | $18.99
Spanish Edition | Ages 4 - 8 | 40 pages | 9781646142545 | $18.99
Publishers Weekly Best of the Year
Evanston Library Best of the Year
Chicago Library Best of the Year
BookPage Best of the Year
Kirkus Best of the Year
6 STARS : ★ BookPage ★ Foreword ★ Horn Book ★ Kirkus ★ PW ★ SLJ
Brooms
by Jasmine Walls, illustrated by Teo DuVall
Hardcover | Ages 12 to 18 | 248 pages | 9781646142675 | $24.99 US
Paperback | Ages 12 to 18 | 248 pages | 9781646142682 | $18.99 US
Booklist Best of the Year
Kirkus Holiday Gift Guide Selection
Polygon Gift Guide
Chicago Public Library Best of the Year
New York Public Library Best of the Year
3 STARS: ★ PW ★ Booklist ★ BCCB
Desert Queen
by Jyoti Rajan Gopal, illustrated by Svabhu Kohli
Hardcover | Ages 4 - 8 | 56 pages | 9781646142620 | $18.99 US
Booklist Best of the Year
BookPage Best of the Year
Kirkus Best of the Year
5 STARS: ★ BCCB ★ Booklist ★ BookPage ★ Kirkus ★ PW
Fire From the Sky
by Moa Backe Åstot, translated by Eva Apelqvist
Hardcover | Ages 12 to 18 | 216 pages | 9781646142484 | $19.99 US
Kirkus Best of the Year
2 STARS: ★ Booklist ★ Kirkus
Pardalita
by Joana Estrela, translated by Lyn Miller-Lachmann
Hardcover | Ages 12+ | 224 pages | 9781646142552 | $21.99 US
Paperback | Ages 12+ | 224 pages | 9781646142569 | $16.99 US
School Library Journal Best of the Year
4 STARS: ★ BCCB ★ Booklist ★ PW ★ SLJ
Pedro & Daniel
by Federico Erebia, illustrated by Julie Kwon
Hardcover | Ages 12+ | 440 pages | 9781646143047 | $19.99 US
Kirkus Best of the Year
3 STARS: ★ Kirkus ★ PW ★ Shelf-Awareness
Salsa Magic
by Letisha Marrero
Hardcover | Ages 8 - 12 | 288 pages | 9781646142606 | $18.99 US
Chicago Public Library Best of the Year
Kirkus Best of the Year
3 STARS: ★ Kirkus ★ PW ★ SLJ
The Making of Yolanda la Bruja
by Lorraine Avila
Hardcover | Ages 12+ | 384 pages | 9781646142439 | $19.99 USD
New York Public Library Top 10 of the Year
Booklist Best of the Year
4 STARS: ★ Booklist ★ Kirkus ★ PW ★ Shelf-Awareness ★ SLJ
The Many Assassinations of Samir, the Seller of Dreams
by Daniel Nayeri, illustrated by Daniel Miyares
Hardcover MG | Ages 8 - 12 | 224 pages | 9781646143030 | $21.99 US
NPR Best of the Year
Booklist Best of the Year
School Library Journal Best of the Year
Chicago Public Library Best of the Year
Evanston Library Best of the Year
Kirkus Best of the Year
4 STARS: ★ Booklist ★ Kirkus ★ PW ★ SLJ
The Prince & the Coyote
by David Bowles, illustrated by Amanda Mijangos
Hardcover | Ages 12+ | 440 pages | 9781646141777 | $19.99 US
Kirkus Best of the Year
BookPage Top 10 of the Year
3 STARS: ★ Booklist ★ Kirkus ★ SLJ
The Red Fruit
by Lee Gee Eun
Jacketed Picture Book | Ages 4 to 8 | 64 pages | 9781646147007 | $18.99 US
Amazon Best of the Year
1 STAR: ★ Kirkus
The Queer Girl is Going to Be Okay
by Dale Walls
Hardcover | Ages 12 - 18 | 272 pages | 9781646142705 | $19.99 US
Publishers Weekly Best of the Year
2 STARS: ★ Booklist ★ PW
Those Who Saw the Sun: African American Oral Histories from the Jim Crow South
by Jaha Nailah Avery
Hardcover | Ages 12+ | 320 pages | 9781646142446 | $19.99 US
New York Public Library Best of the Year
3 STARS: ★ BCCB ★ PW ★ SLJ