Outstanding Books for the College Bound and Lifelong Learners

This book list, grouped by academic disciplines, is developed every five years by the Young Adult Library Services Association (YALSA) for readers to broaden their understanding of the world through high quality, ethnically and culturally diverse books.

What are the Arts and Humanities?

According to the American Academy of Arts and Sciences, "the humanities—including the study of languages, literature, history, jurisprudence, philosophy, comparative religion, ethics, and the arts—are disciplines of memory and imagination, telling us where we have been and helping us envision where we are going."

2019 Arts and Humanities Titles

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A Note about the Titles

Entries include all formats, if available: print, Large Print, audiobooks on CD, eBooks and eAudiobooks, and Spanish versions. Previous lists back to 1999 can be found on the YALSA Outstanding Books for the College Bound and Lifelong Learners site.