Booklist's Shelf Care

Welcome to the Shelf Care Interview, an occasional conversation series where Booklist talks to book people. This Shelf Care Interview is sponsored by Random House Children's Books.

In this episode, Heather Booth talks with author DK Dyson and illustrator Rudy Gutierrez.

DK Dyson is a vocalist and composer who has devoted herself to community wellness and empowerment through her global performances, workshops, and seminars. She is also a yoga instructor who specializes in training survivors of assault and abuse. WINDOW FISHING is her picture book debut. She is the mother of musician Sandflower Dyson and lives in New Jersey with her husband Rudy Gutierrez and their singing dog Niyolo. Learn more about her on instagram @dkydyson_author.

Rudy Gutierrez is the Caldecott-honor-winning illustrator of DOUBLE BASS BLUES. Other awards he has received for his art include a Pura Belpré Honor, an Américas Award, a Children's Africana Book Award, and a New York Book Award. A Bronx native, he now lives in New Jersey with his partner DK Dyson and teaches illustration at the Pratt Institute. In 2002, he was commissioned to create the cover for Santana's multi-platinum album Shaman, and his art hangs in the private collections of musical icons Carlos Santana, Clive Davis, and Wayne Shorter, among others. Learn more at altpick.com/rudygutierrez or on instagram @rudy_gutierrez_art.

Welcome to the Shelf Care Interview, an occasional conversation series where Booklist talks to book people. This Shelf Care Interview is sponsored by Capstone.

In this episode of the Shelf Care Interview, Sarah Hunter talks to author-illustrator Rachel Werner.

Rachel Werner is the founder of The Little Book Project WI, a bi-annual community arts and nonprofit printmaking collaboration. Her literary writing and craft essays have been published by Off Menu Press, Digging Through The Fat and Voyage YA Literary Journal. A selection of Rachel's recipes are also included in Wisconsin Cocktails (UW-Press, 2020)—and her poetry in the anthology “Hope Is The Thing: Wisconsinites On Hope and Resilience in the Time of Covid-19” (The Wisconsin Historical Society, 2021).

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In this episode of the Shelf Care Interview, Sarah Hunter talks to author-artist Pedro Martín.

Pedro Martín is a former Hallmark artist of 27 years, and the creator of Asteroid, Andy. He chronicles his life growing up Mexican American online in a series called MEXIKID, which is the basis of the book we'll be gushing over today.

In keeping with our annual post-Annual tradition, Susan invited LibraryReads Executive Director Rebecca Vnuk on to participate in a mini Read ‘n’ Rave, in which they shout and generally make positive noises about some forthcoming books that your patrons will want to know about. Then, Audio Editor Heather Booth talks to audiobook narrator Erin Bennett about what the SAG-AFTRA strike means for them. Finally, Adult Books Senior Editor Annie Bostrom chats with Susan about what she’s reading and loving, including her complicated feelings about the Berenstain Bears.

Here's what we talked about:

LibraryReads

Edelweiss & NetGalley

Booklist and LibraryReads Read ‘n’ Rave at ALA Annual, 2023

Hot Springs Drive, by Lindsay Hunter

Lush Lives, by J. Vanessa Lyon

Happiness Falls, by Angie Kim

Hold My Girl, by Charlene Carr

Courting Samira, by Amal Awad

In the Dark I See You, by Mallika Narayanan

Hanna Tate, Beyond Repair, by Laura Piper Lee

Perfect Little Lives, by Amber and Danielle Brown

The Vaster Wilds, by Lauren Groff

Matrix, by Lauren Groff

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In this episode of the Shelf Care Interview, Ronny Khuri talks to Kate Glasheen, the author and artist of CONSTELLATIONS.

Kate Glasheen was born and raised in Troy, New York, and lived there until their departure for Pratt Institute for a BFA in Fine Art. Kate has since been a creator, artist, and contributor for several critically acclaimed books; participated in exhibitions and collections across the globe; and worked on several of the biggest properties in entertainment. Their artistic interests find communion in fine and sequential art under the notion that there’s something hilarious about something that’s not funny at all. Constellations is their author-artist debut. Kate lives, draws, and tattoos out of Philadelphia under the stringent supervision of Kipper the Cat.

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In this episode of the Shelf Care Interview, Sarah Hunter talks to Sarah Sax, the author and artist of PICTURE DAY.

Sarah Sax is an illustrator and comic artist based in Portland, Maine. She studied illustration, animation, and storytelling at Hampshire College and has a background in arts education. Sarah cares deeply about how, why, and what people create, and she works to foster the creative spark in makers of all ages. You can visit Sarah online at sarahsax.me.

This episode of Shelf Care: The Podcast is all about Summer Scares. First, host Susan Maguire talks to Summer Scares committee member Konrad Stump and librarian Rebecca Leannah (from the Racine, WI Public Library) about what kinds of programming they do around Summer Scares, what to tell patrons who think horror is not for them, the Wisconsin version of Tiger King. Then, Susan gets the skinny on the selections for this years’ readers, first from author spokesperson Daniel Kraus and Summer Scares committee member Becky Spratford, then from Booklist’s own Julia Smith. Spooky! And fun.

This Thing Between Us, by Gus Moreno

Rotters, by Daniel Kraus

Ring Shout, by P. Djèlí Clark

Catherine House, by Elizabeth Thomas

The Merry Spinster: Tales of Everyday Horror, by Daniel M. Lavery

In the Shadow of Blackbirds, by Cat Winters

Squad, by Maggie Tokuda-Hall, illus. by Lisa Sterle

Mooncakes, by Suzanne Walker, illus. by Wendy Xu

Horror Writers Association’s StokerCon 2023 in Pittsburgh

The Living Dead, by George A. Romero and Daniel Kraus

Evil Whispers, by Owl Goingback

“Spectrum of Horror: From Shivers to Terror,” by Susan Maguire and Becky Spratford

Whalefall, by Daniel Kraus

Between a Rock and a Hard Place, by Aron Ralston (127 Hours)

The Martian, by Andy Weir

Small Spaces, by Katherine Arden

Living Ghosts and Mischievous Monsters: Chilling American Indian Stories, by Dan SaSuWeh Jones, illus. by Weshoyot Alvitre

Scary Stories to Tell in the Dark, by Alvin Schwartz, illus. by Stephen Gammell

A Small Zombie Problem, by K. G. Campbell, illus. by the author

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In this episode of the Shelf Care Interview, Sarah Hunter talks to Paul Gilligan, the author and artist of PLUTO ROCKET: NEW IN TOWN.

Paul Gilligan writes and draws the syndicated comic strip Pooch Cafe with Andrews McMeel, which runs in over 250 newspapers around the world and has been twice nominated by the National Cartoonists Society for Best Strip. In addition to being the author and illustrator of PLUTO ROCKET, he works in animation and has shows in development with Guru Animation and the Cartoon Network. Paul is based in Toronto, Ontario.

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In this episode of the Shelf Care Interview, Sarah Hunter talks to Jessixa and Aaron Bagley, the author and artist of DUEL.

Jessixa Bagley is a children's book author and illustrator with a background in fine arts and comics whose work appears in such publications as New American Paintings, Highlights Magazine, and my personal hometown, alt-weekly, the Chicago Reader. Her work includes the award-winning Boats for Papa and many other Junior Library Guild selections, many of which feature animals and emotional themes, often inspired by her own experiences. She teaches and speaks about writing and illustration, and lives in Seattle with her husband, Aaron Bagley, who is also here to talk about, Duel.

Aaron Bagley is an illustrator who has created pieces for The Stranger, The Seattle Review of Books, and the Virginia Quarterly Review, and he's a frequent collaborator with Jessixa, including the picture book, Vincent Comes Home from 2018. As you probably guested, he too lives in Seattle. Thank you so much for being here today, Jessixa and Aaron.

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Andrea Beaty is the author of the bestselling QUESTIONEERS series, among other children’s titles. She lives just outside Chicago.

Bahni Turpin is an experienced audiobook narrator and actress who has appeared in numerous television productions as well as films. An ensemble member of the Cornerstone Theater Company, she currently resides in Los Angeles, where she founded the SoLA Food Co-op.