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Donna Seaman

Chicago

Editor, Adult Books at Booklist

Editor, Adult Books, Booklist.

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  • 2 months ago | largeheartedboy.com | Donna Seaman

    In the Book Notes series, authors create and discuss a music playlist that relates in some way to their recently published book. Previous contributors include Jesmyn Ward, Lauren Groff, Bret Easton Ellis, Celeste Ng, T.C. Boyle, Dana Spiotta, Amy Bloom, Aimee Bender, Roxane Gay, and many others. Donna Seaman’sRiver of Books is a thoughtfully written and moving memoir about the power of books and reading.

  • Oct 16, 2024 | americanlibrariesmagazine.org | Donna Seaman |Sarah Hunter |Annie Bostrom |Susan Maguire

    Election news can be both overwhelming and insufficient—a veritable deluge of reports and opinion pieces, too focused on the issues of the hour, obscuring our understanding of the larger picture and deeper repercussions. True understanding takes breadth and depth. Often, it takes a book. For this election season, Booklist editors have compiled two fiction and nonfiction reading lists, for both adult and young adult readers.

  • Oct 5, 2024 | narratively.com | Donna Seaman

    This piece is part of a series called Creative Nonfiction Encounters, a special collaboration from Narratively and our partners at Creative Nonfiction in which we’re republishing author interviews from the Creative Nonfiction archive. This piece was originally published in CNF’s 75th issue. What sort of writer devotes himself to scrupulously portraying the vilest of criminals in works of intensely researched creative nonfiction?

  • Sep 30, 2024 | booklistonline.com | Susan Maguire |Van T. Hoang |Donna Seaman |Richard Powers

    First published September 30, 2024 (Booklist Online). On this episode of Shelf Care: The Podcast, host Susan Maguire spoke to Allison Escoto of the Center for Fiction about book groups, being a solo librarian, and getting the opportunity to read nonfiction for the Carnegie Awards. Then, Audio Editor Heather Booth chats with librarian and author Van Hoang about the walking audiobook club she runs at her library.

  • Sep 15, 2024 | booklistonline.com | Donna Seaman

    FEATURE. First published September 15, 2024 (Booklist). The most scintillating novels by first-time romance writers reviewed in Booklist during the last year sparkle with intriguing characters navigating predicaments heart-wrenching and hilarious on their way to love. Birding with Benefits. By Sarah T. Dubb. 2024. Gallery, $18.99 (9781668037836).

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Donna Seaman
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15 Mar 22

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1 Mar 22

Out There, by By Kate Folk. | Booklist Online https://t.co/0Oh9ZgEK8s

Donna Seaman
Donna Seaman @Booklist_Donna
27 Dec 21

At Length with . . : Edward O. Wilson, by Donna Seaman | Booklist Online https://t.co/rMJ9UAtGsi The living world has lost an exceptional champion with E. O. Wilson's death. I've learned so much from this scientist, writer, and activist. Here Wilson talks about his novel.