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Held by Anne Michaels Speaking of book awards, this is on the 2024 Book Prize shortlist, which we announced in a news post and discussed twice in our book news newsletter Today in Books. Here’s how Erica recommends it: “The latest by poet and novelist Michaels is both spectral and ethereal. It opens in 1917

Welcome to Today in Books, our daily round-up of literary headlines at the intersection of politics, culture, media, and more. Chinese author Can Xue is favourite to win 2024 Nobel prize in literature Betting odds for The Nobel is such a bizarre, impossible, and ill-advised endeavor, and I hope they do it forever. This year’s

This content contains affiliate links. When you buy through these links, we may earn an affiliate commission. Katie’s parents never told her “no” when she asked for a book, which was the start of most of her problems. She has an MLIS from the University of Illinois and works full time as a Circulation &

Welcome to Today in Books, our daily round-up of literary headlines at the intersection of politics, culture, media, and more. 20,000 readers of literary fiction…? Rebecca Schinksy and I talked about this whisper of a rumor of a stat a few weeks ago on the Book Riot podcast, and Leigh Stein apparently had the same

Franny Choi, the current Poet Laureate of Northampton, MA, has published four books of poems and is one of the co-editors of the recently released anthology We the Gathered Heat: Asian American and Pacific Islander Poetry, Performance, and Spoken Word. The World Keeps Ending, and the World Goes On came out in 2022, in the

This is a mix of September and October releases, and I’m going to be honest with you, I’m not sure why the Indie Next List is organized this way. Maybe the publication dates shifted since they were nominated, or maybe indie booksellers are just mysterious that way. More good news! California joins Illinois and Maryland in

Kendra Winchester is a Contributing Editor for Book Riot where she writes about audiobooks and disability literature. She is also the Founder of Read Appalachia, which celebrates Appalachian literature and writing. Previously, Kendra co-founded and served as Executive Director for Reading Women, a podcast that gained an international following over its six-season run. In her

Reese Witherspoon Announces First Novel, Co-Written With Harlen Coben I have long wondered why Witherspoon didn’t have her own imprint…or house. But after the spate of high profile celebrity thriller collaborations (Viola Davis, both Clintons, etc), I should have seen something like this coming. (I know you will be shocked to hear that this will be

Welcome to Today in Books, our daily round-up of literary headlines at the intersection of politics, culture, media, and more. Bit of a light news day on this early Fall Friday, so we are going to to do more links, but less words about them. One sentence per link. Twain would be proud. Lionsgate TV

This content contains affiliate links. When you buy through these links, we may earn an affiliate commission. We have a new book on the list this week! Most of the time, the most read books on Goodreads stays pretty similar week to week, shifting slightly but keeping most of the same names. That’s true of

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This content contains affiliate links. When you buy through these links, we may earn an affiliate commission. A common way to market books is the comp: think “Bring It On meets How to Train Your Dragon” or “Buffy, but even more queer.” (I made those up, but I would read both.) One surprising comp I’ve

This content contains affiliate links. When you buy through these links, we may earn an affiliate commission. Welcome to Today in Books, our daily round-up of literary headlines at the intersection of politics, culture, media, and more. Meet the 2024 MacArthur Fellows Whoever shadow-coined the MacArthur a “genius” grant should themselves get one. Secretive, wide-ranging,

This content contains affiliate links. When you buy through these links, we may earn an affiliate commission. Erica Ezeifedi, Associate Editor, is a transplant from Nashville, TN that has settled in the North East. In addition to being a writer, she has worked as a victim advocate and in public libraries, where she has focused

This content contains affiliate links. When you buy through these links, we may earn an affiliate commission. Welcome to Today in Books, our daily round-up of literary headlines at the intersection of politics, culture, media, and more. 2024 National Book Award Finalists Announced The 25 Finalists for the 2024 National Book Awards were announced this

This content contains affiliate links. When you buy through these links, we may earn an affiliate commission. Emily has a PhD in English from the University of Southern Mississippi, MS, and she has an MFA in Creative Writing from GCSU in Milledgeville, GA, home of Flannery O’Connor. She spends her free time reading, watching horror

This content contains affiliate links. When you buy through these links, we may earn an affiliate commission. There’s only book that made it into the top ten of all five of the biggest bestseller lists this week: Fourth Wing by Rebecca Yarros. It slipped off the bestseller lists for a while, but the paperback release

Erica Ezeifedi, Associate Editor, is a transplant from Nashville, TN that has settled in the North East. In addition to being a writer, she has worked as a victim advocate and in public libraries, where she has focused on creating safe spaces for queer teens, mentorship, and providing test prep instruction free to students. Outside

Welcome to Today in Books. Grab your coffee and catch up with the week’s biggest stories. All the Cool Kids Are Doing It I am studiously avoiding reviews of Sally Rooney’s Intermezzo—inarguably the It Book of the season—until Jeff and I discuss it for a podcast episode this week (you listen to the Book Riot Podcast, right?),

This content contains affiliate links. When you buy through these links, we may earn an affiliate commission. Welcome to Today in Books. Here’s a look at the literary news we covered this week. The Best of the Rest And here’s even more news from around the bookish internet. All Access members, read on. Source Link

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This content contains affiliate links. When you buy through these links, we may earn an affiliate commission. After a failed HBO pilot in 2012, Jonathan Franzen’s acclaimed novel The Corrections (2001) will get another crack at TV adaptation. CBS Studios is in the early phases of development for a series. Meryl Streep has signed on

Before I tell you about some new releases, my library checkouts, and mystery news, I’ve got a PSA: a new season of The Great British Baking Show has started today on Netflix! Bring on all the gentle reality shows! Bookish Goods Read Banned Books Car Magnet by CancelEmpires On-point car magnet. ($13) New Mystery and

Netflix has announced its plans for a seven-episode series based on the 1952 classic East of Eden. An earlier adaptation of the book came out in 1955 and starred James Dean. The mythic novel follows the Trasks and the Hamiltons, two families in California whose life stories mirror that of Adam and Eve and Cain

This content contains affiliate links. When you buy through these links, we may earn an affiliate commission. Rachel is a writer from Arkansas, most at home surrounded by forests and animals much like a Disney Princess. She spends most of her time writing stories and playing around in imaginary worlds. You can follow her writing

Nerd Rating: 7. Fake maps of fake stories is pretty high up there. The Bookshop: A History of the American Bookstore by Evan Friss (Viking, August 6th) Publisher’s Description: Evan Friss’s history of the bookshop draws on oral histories, archival collections, municipal records, diaries, letters, and interviews with leading booksellers to offer a fascinating look

Megan Mabee has been filling notebooks with her story ideas and favorite book quotes since she first began reading. She enjoys board gaming, rewatching Miyazaki movies, and building Legos with her preschooler. Megan holds a Master of Library and Information Studies degree from UNC Greensboro and a Public Librarian Certification. Megan has worked in a