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

The New York Times Review ›

Ancient Night / Noche Antigua

by David Álvarez, with David Bowles

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

Listen on NPR ›

Brooms

by Jasmine Walls, illustrated by Teo DuVall

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

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 New York Times Review ›

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

Team LQDecember 11, 2023