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As we more on from last week’s Banned Books Week, here’s your reminder that a week of “celebrating” banned books isn’t enough. It’s essential to now take that passion for intellectual freedom, the rights of readers, the rights of authors, and the need to protect institutions of democracy further by taking direct action. Libraries are on

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Ready or not, the season of Best Books of the Year lists has arrived. As usual, Barnes & Noble is leading the pack. It feels a little early to say farewell to 2026, especially when so many buzzy books are out in October, but here we are. Barnes & Noble has named their picks for

Sally Rooney is pulling her books from the UK after the Normal People and Intermezzo author and her publisher agreed on the move. The statement from publisher Faber reads: Current legislation in the UK has led to circumstances where Faber cannot pass on UK earnings to Sally Rooney for her work. To sell a writer’s

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Brooklyn Public Library (BPL) has been providing opportunities for young people across the country to access banned books through their Books Unbanned program since 2022. Books Unbanned provides free digital cards to BPL’s full online collection for young people anywhere in the country. They’ve partnered with five other libraries nationwide–Boston Public Library, Long Beach Public

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The trailer for Narnia: The Magician’s Nephew has arrived. Greta Gerwig’s highly-anticipated Netflix film premieres in theaters on February 12, and the trailer reveals more than we’ve seen yet of her spin on the first story in the Narnia chronology. Watch it here: Here are my first impressions: “Stairway to Heaven”? Tell me it’s rock

Campus mystery novels—a subcategory of dark academia—are such an enduring trend because of their seasonal flair. Windswept campuses covered in leaves are great settings for mysteries, so spooky campus mystery novels are perfect fall reading. From creepy high school boarding schools to magical institutions of higher learning, these books provide the perfect backdrop for diving

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After many, many years of user requests, Goodreads now allows half-star and quarter-star ratings. How’s everyone feeling about it? I sifted through thousands of comments on Instagram and Reddit, and here are the top sentiments being shared: ⭐ Hooray!: There are a lot of party popper emojis in the Goodreads Instagram comments, but it’s not

If you don’t spend very much time on web forums, the title of this article may sound like absolute nonsense to you. The word “creepypasta” comes from the older internet slang term “copypasta,” which was used to refer to blocks of text that circulated by being copied and pasted (on internet forums and other similar

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Sourcebooks Landmark From award-winning author Ann Dávila Cardinal comes an edgy, genre-bending thriller following a retired photographer who begins to hear the murders of women she knew in her punk youth, forcing her to reckon with the past she’s desperate to forget. “Full of twists…with just the right hint of the supernatural. A rollicking ride

The Quarto Group This is the story of a girl made of paper: bright, kind, and eager to please. But no matter what she folds herself into, it never feels like enough. A tender fable of self-care and discovering who you are. ★ “Stunning illustrations utilizing the Japanese art of kirie—paper cutting—enliven this fabulistic feminist

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This week, the most read books on Goodreads list had a bit of a shake-up. Yesteryear by Caro Claire Burke has been knocked down to the third position, thanks to the recent movie adaptation of Verity by Colleen Hoover. Plus, a new novella in a popular romantasy series has swooped in to snag the #1

Anger Is Only a Shadow by Elizabeth Acevedo Acevedo is a favorite at Book Riot, and apparently Kirkus loves her too! Here’s what the prize jurors had to say: “Nuanced, resonant verse paints a clear-eyed, profoundly loving portrait of a teen navigating the complexities of growing up. Acevedo’s cast of fully rounded, compassionately drawn characters

Canadian poet Anne Carson is the winner of the 2026 Nobel Prize in Literature. Carson was selected “for her bold and inventive oeuvre that, in playful dialogue with the classical tradition, has created new forms for contemporary literature,” according to a Nobel Prize Outreach 2026 press release. If you’re not familiar with Carson or her

October 6th and 7th are Prime Big Deal Days on Amazon, and there are a ton of books — including ebooks and print books — on sale today. Here are some of the most exciting deals happening now, ranging from 40-66% off. While these are deals for Amazon Prime members, most of these books are

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Hide by Carolina Ebeid “It adds up to a memorable and skillful excavation of identity and inheritance.” —Publishers Weekly “Carolina Ebeid interlaces American English, Palestinian Arabic, and Cuban Spanish as she excavates memories—of her Palestinian father and Cuban mother’s forced migrations—in order to reconstruct her own ancestry and chart her path forward.” —National Book Awards

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With the start of October, there’s been round-up after round-up of the most anticipated and best books coming out this month. Since fall has only just begun, these lists—which are conveniently gathered here—have banger after banger. I’ve parsed through them to bring you a sampling of the BIPOC releases that our staff is also excited

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Comics and graphic novels are one of the best ways to transport yourself while reading. Artists use style and detailed flourishes to show their readers both the familiar and the strange. When it comes to fish-out-of-water graphic novels, artists utilize these elements to strike the balance of explaining what the perspective character knows and showing

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