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• Book Review: ‘Gunk,’ by Saba Sams
• Book Review: ‘Whidbey,’ by T Kira Madden
• He Wrote Judy Blume’s Life Story. She Won’t Talk About It.
• Tatjana Wood, Award-Winning Comic Book Colorist, Dies at 99
• Book Review: ‘Stories,’ by Helen Garner
• Jeremy Larner, Who Wrote ‘The Candidate,’ a Political Film Classic, Dies at 88
• New Novels to Read This Spring
• Tom Junod Would Like to Tell You About His Father
• From 2014: Maya Angelou, Lyrical Witness of the Jim Crow South, Dies at 86
• The Avett Brothers’ Bassist on Writing a John Quincy Adams Book

• From 2019: Toni Morrison, Towering Novelist of the Black Experience, Dies at 88
• From 2010: Lucille Clifton, Poet Who Explored Black Lives, Dies at 73
• From 1967: Dorothy Parker, Literary Wit, Dies at Age 73
• From 1992: Audre Lorde, 58, a Poet, Memoirist and Lecturer, Dies
• From 1960: Zora Hurston, 57, Writer, Is Dead
• From 2006: Oriana Fallaci, Incisive Italian Journalist, Is Dead at 77
• From 1957: Gabriela Mistral, Poet, Is Dead; Won Nobel Prize for Literature
• From 1968: Helen Keller, 87, Dies; She Became Symbol of Courage
• From 1975: Hannah Arendt, Political Scientist, Is Dead at 69
• António Lobo Antunes, One of Europe’s Most Revered Writers, Dies at 83
• New Nonfiction to Read This Spring
• New Chinese Picture Books
• Wallace Shawn’s ‘What We Did Before Our Moth Days’ Is Purgatory Done Right
• Book Review: ‘Muv,’ by Rachel Trethewey
• Books Our Editors Loved This Week
• We Want Your Questions for the ‘Project Hail Mary’ Author Andy Weir
• Sarah J. Mass Announces Two New ‘ACOTAR’ Books on ‘Call Her Daddy’ Podcast
• Book Review: ‘Chosen Land,’ by Matthew Avery Sutton
• Book Review: ‘Days of Love and Rage,’ by Anand Gopal
• Nerve-Shredding New Thriller Books
• Sam Heughan on the ‘Outlander’ Finale and His Favorite Books
• Book Review: ‘Reproductive Wrongs,’ by Sarah Ruden
• Book Review: ‘Lake Effect,’ by Cynthia D’Aprix Sweeney
• Book Review: ‘Plastic Inc.,’ by Beth Gardiner
• Book Review: ‘Every Time We Say Goodbye,’ by Ivana Sajko
• Why Bethany Collins Transcribed ‘Moby-Dick’ by Hand
• Hamnet, Hamlet and Oscar Wao: Three Lost Boys Across Time
• Book Review: ‘Repetition,’ by Vigdis Hjorth
• Book Review: ‘The Valley of Vengeful Ghosts,’ by Kim Fu
• The Best Romance Novels of 2024 (So Far)
• What Book Should You Read Next?
• Martin Amis: An Appreciation
• In ‘Fires in the Dark,’ Kay Redfield Jamison Turns to Healers
• Book Review: ‘NB by J.C.,’ by James Campbell
• Book Review: ‘Dom Casmurro,’ by Machado de Assis
• The Detective Novel ‘Whose Body?,’ by Dorothy L. Sayers, Turns 100
• Book Review: ‘The Late Americans,’ by Brandon Taylor
• Martin Amis’s Best Books: A Guide

• Tyndale House Executive Publisher Jan Long Harris to Retire
• PW Close-Up: Jessica Sharpe on the New Haven Imprint
• Diversion Publishing Buys U.K. Indie Press
• Four Questions for Jonah Winter
• Ciera Burch on the Wondrousness and Necessity of Libraries and Librarians
• Greg Greeley, Former Amazon Exec, Named CEO of S&S
• How Military Schools Have Shaped American Masculinity: PW Talks with Jasper Craven
• The Future of E-books in School Libraries
• Follett Cedes Digital Delivery to Sora
• Bookwire, ElevenLabs Team on AI Audiobook Production

• Tanya Bush Has Found What She’s Hungry For
• Vanessa Hua Goes Wild
• ‘Don’t Make Me Shush You’: PW Talks with Kate Quinn
• This Week’s Bestsellers: March 9, 2026
• Across the Universes: PW Talks with Andrea Hairston
• Meeting the Audience Where They’re At: PW Talks with Lauren Petterson
• TLA Program Picks
• How ‘Thy Will Be Done’ by John Garrison Marks Got Made
• All Together in the Lone Star State
• Publishers Charge Anna’s Archive with Copyright Infringement
• Calling All Martians: PW talks with Deniz Camp
• Writers House Founder Al Zuckerman Dies at 94
• Comics Shop Tok
• Book Deals: Week of March 9, 2026
• Toni Burbank, Influential Bantam Editor, Dies at 85
• Dan Houser Expands Absurd Ventures Book Imprint
• Former PRH Exec Brendan Cahill Launches Navigator Books
• Dark Horse Founder, CEO Mike Richardson Departs
• New Maas Books Boost Bloomsbury’s Financial Expectations
• Steerforth Becomes Pushkin Press US Imprint
• Karan Mahajan on the Stories of Women's Lives That Inspired His Latest Novel
• Wiley Has Big Earnings Jump in Q3
• In Brief: March 5, 2026
• New Kids’ and YA Books: Week of March 9, 2026
• Adam Mars-Jones and Harry Lighton on Making ‘Box Hill’ into ‘Pillion’
• HarperCollins Celebrates a Century of Children’s Publishing
• Author Naja Lund Aparico on Portraying Her Native Greenland as It Really Is
• Four Questions for Ernesto Cisneros
• PEN America, Publishers, Authors Join Together to Support Twin Cities Students
• Winter Institute 2026 in Photos
• OverDrive Taps Digital Strategy Expert Marc DeBevoise
• Authors Guild Expands ‘Human Authored’ Certification Program
• Gernert Company Teams with Bookcase Literary for Women’s Fiction
• Religion Book Deals: Mar. 4, 2026
• Book Sales Bolstered by ‘Passion Purchases,’ Interest in ‘Analog Living’
• Behrman House Taps Michelle Montague to Head Sales, Marketing
• Beyond the Book: 'Every Day Counts'
• ALA Workers Initiate Union Drive
• Minnesota Authors, PEN America Continue to Speak Out Against ICE
• Rights Report: Week of March 2, 2026
• Children's Job Moves: February 2026
• In Conversation: Sandra Nickel and Calvin Nicholls
• Four Questions for Benjamin Hall
• Bologna Children’s Book Fair Partners with UN on New Exhibit
• Author Kimberly Brubaker Bradley on Why Horses Are for Everybody
• Q & A with Clíodhna O’Sullivan
• Supadu Extends D2C Reach with De Marque Partnership
• HarperAlley Announces Inaugural Adult List
• PW Studio: Beyond the Book: 'To Live Well'
• PW Studio: Beyond the Book: 'Praying Their Way'
• FaithWords Adds a Unique Bible
• A Philosopher Embraces Mystery: PW Talks with James K.A. Smith
• Macmillan Creates New CTO Role
• ‘Same Ingredients, Different Recipe’ in Proposed U.S. Book Ban
• Media Do Agrees to Buy Seven Seas
• Steph Opitz Tapped to Head Consortium
• The Artist Who Put American Painting on the Map: PW Talks with Victoria Johnson
• Radical Repair: PW Talks with Sarah Wang
• Appetite for Instruction: PW Talks with Alicia Kennedy
• Cookbooks to Feed the Soul
• WI2026: Booksellers Embrace Their Collective Power, Bid Farewell to Pittsburgh
• How ‘Hexes of the Deadwood Forest’ by Agnieszka Szpila Got Made
• A Culinary Adventure: PW Talks with Kim Behzadi
• Ali Smith’s Fighting Words
• Sarah Barley Books Launches at Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers
• Book Deals: Week of March 2, 2026
• This Week’s Bestsellers: March 2, 2026
• New Books and Decks Offer Lively Looks at Dealing with Death
• Cookbooks for Kitchen Success
• Mind-Body-Spirit Publishers Aim for Spiritual Mastery
• With New Owner, Tyrant Books Plans to Resume Publishing
• WI2026: Author Presentations, Bookseller Grumbling Mark Day Three
• In Brief: February 26, 2026
• Noteworthy Picture Book and Novel Sequels: February 2026
• Q & A with Kelsey Day
• New Kids’ and YA Books: Week of March 2, 2026
• A New Day for Langston Hughes’s ‘The Weary Blues’
• Licensing Hotline: February 26, 2026
• Writers Talking Writers: Michael Pollan on Henry David Thoreau and Elizabeth Kolbert on Rachel Carson
• Opinion: How Book Bans Led to the Postponement of the Diversity Baseline Survey
• Panel Mania: 'Mama Came Callin’ ' by Ezra Claytan Daniels and Camilla Sucre
• Remembering Claudette Colvin
• The Great Book ‘Nobody’ Will Remember (shelftalker)
• The Final ShelfTalker: An Interview with the Year 2024 (shelftalker)
• Forever Shelf Talking (shelftalker)
• The 2023 Stocking Stuffer of the Year Award! (shelftalker)
• Pajama Night 2023 (shelftalker)
• A Harrowing Coming of Age (shelftalker)
• An Interview with Autumn (shelftalker)
• On the Power of ‘Accountable’ (shelftalker)
• On AI, Textual Integrity, and Bookselling (shelftalker)
• Which Picture Books Are Selling This Season? (shelftalker)

NPR Topics: Books

• Understanding all that the word citizenship entails
• 'Dopamine Kids' explains why children crave screens and helps them enjoy life instead
• Mundane, magic, maybe both — a new book explores 'The Writer's Room'
• A glimpse of Iran, through the eyes of its artists and journalists
• 10 new books in March offer mental vacations
• This novel about family drama is so good you may want to re-read it immediately
• Years ago, novelist Tayari Jones snuck into a writing class. It changed her life
• Gavin Newsom says he's 'punching a bully back' when he trolls Trump
• History of mixed-race children orphaned in Germany after WWII inspires new novel by Sadeqa Johnson
• Facing a mental health crisis, an NJ school pulled a beloved novel from English class

NPR Topics: Author Interviews

• Elizabeth Arnott discusses her novel 'The Secret Lives of Murderers' Wives'
• Gin Phillips talks about her new novel, 'Ruby Falls'
• 'Dopamine Kids' explains why children crave screens and helps them enjoy life instead
• New romance novel asks whether a marriage can survive PTSD
• Roger Bennett's world revolves around the World Cup – and it always has
• 'America's Founding Son' shares how John Quincy Adams became a political maverick
• Katie da Cunha Lewin's 'The Writer's Room' examines the spaces where authors work
• Elizabeth Day discusses her novel 'One of Us'
• Journalist Norah O'Donnell corrects the record on the women lost to history
• Years ago, novelist Tayari Jones snuck into a writing class. It changed her life

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• Jesmyn Ward, James McBride among authors nominated at 10th annual Kirkus Prizes
• Feeling sad, lonely? Making friends as an adult is hard. Your front porch can help.
• Voice of the Bills, John Murphy, who suffered a stroke last season, opens up in new book
• Epilogue Books serves up chapters, churros and coffee in Chapel Hill, North Carolina
• Richard E. Grant discusses 'A Pocketful of Happiness' with USA TODAY's Book Club: Watch for free
• Melissa Joan Hart was almost fired from 'Sabrina the Teenage Witch' after racy Maxim cover
• 'Divine Rivals' is a BookTok hit: What to read next, including 'Lovely War'
• 'Star Wars' exclusive: Read a Boba Fett excerpt from new 'Return of the Jedi' collection
• Book bans: In 3 years, 60 texts have been challenged in Iowa schools. A new law could ban more.
• Why we love Bright Side Bookshop in Flagstaff, Ariz. (and why they love 'Divine Rivals')

• 'Old Enough' is the 'Big Bisexual Book' of the summer. Here's why bi representation matters.
• Dear Bookseller: Why 'The Secret Keepers' is the best book for precocious kids
• Intersex surgery stole their joy. Now they're trying to get it back.
• Why we love P&T Knitwear, the bookstore that keeps New York's Lower East Side well read
• Jay-Z-themed library cards drive 'surge' in Brooklyn Library visitors, members: How to get one
• Amid controversy, Michael Oher of 'The Blind Side' fame attends book signing in Mississippi
• Billy Dee Williams' new memoir is nearly here—preorder your copy today
• Billy Porter reignites criticism of Harry Styles' Vogue cover: 'It doesn't feel good to me'
• Ziwe's book 'Black Friend: Essays' is coming this fall—here's how to preorder it
• False claim Ghislaine Maxwell's father owns textbook firm; he died in 1991 | Fact check
• 'Nobody Needs to Know' by Pidgeon Pagonis, August Wilson biography: 5 new must-read books
• 'Henry Hamlet's Heart' and more LGBTQ books to read if you loved 'Heartstopper'
• How to watch 'The Changeling' on Apple TV+
• OnPolitics: Parents clash with school district over LGBTQ books
• Why parents are clashing with schools over 'Pride Puppy' and other LGBTQ+ books
• 'Ludicrous': John Green reacts after Indiana library removes 'The Fault in Our Stars' from young adult shelf
• 'Killers of a Certain Age' and more great books starring women over 40
• It's Book Lovers Day 2023! Celebrate the joy of reading with top products for bookworms

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• Humble Bundle has over 40 Forgotten Realms e-books
• Amazon Kindle Oasis is back in stock on Amazon
• Kindle Scribe 2022 model will soon get a new software update
• Pocketbook InkPad One is an e-reader and e-notebook
• US E-Book Sales were slightly down 0.3% in 2025
• First Look at the iReader Musnap Ocean C e-reader
• Danish students will soon face lawsuits for pirating digital textbooks
• Onyx Boox Note Max will soon be discontinued
• What is Spotify Page Match?
• Alexa+ now available to everyone in the US and free for Prime members

• Spotify is going to be selling books to their customers
• Is Amazon giving up on Fire Tablets?
• Bookshop.org is now offering terrible indie author e-books
• The Top 10 Best New Kindle Books for February 2026
• Xteink X4 e-reader is getting very popular
• Kobo is no longer selling the Elipsa on Amazon
• Kindle Colorsoft is sold out in the United States

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NYT > Book Reviews

• How Many of These Epic 1,000-Page Novels Do You Know?
• Book Review: ‘Gunk,’ by Saba Sams
• Book Review: ‘Whidbey,’ by T Kira Madden
• He Wrote Judy Blume’s Life Story. She Won’t Talk About It.
• Book Review: ‘Stories,’ by Helen Garner
• New Chinese Picture Books
• Book Review: ‘Chosen Land,’ by Matthew Avery Sutton
• Book Review: ‘Days of Love and Rage,’ by Anand Gopal
• Book Review: ‘Reproductive Wrongs,’ by Sarah Ruden
• Book Review: ‘Lake Effect,’ by Cynthia D’Aprix Sweeney

Salon.com > books

• Teen mothers were silenced in 1960s maternity homes. Could it happen again?
• We aren’t all reading the same “Wuthering Heights”
• How lipstick became music’s most versatile symbol
• 9 spring memoirs you won’t want to miss
• Telling the hard parts: 4 music books that push past the highlight reel
• 10 culture comforts to beat the post-holiday blues
• “Edward Scissorhands” exposes the cost of being the “exceptional” disabled person
• Cynthia Erivo’s memoir confronts family estrangement, identity and the costs of fame
• Patti Smith opens the final door of her life story
• One writer’s plan to rescue baseball from itself

• Paul McCartney’s Wings spread again with new book and anthology
• Tim Curry’s demons made his villains unforgettable
• Britney Spears says father of kids’ tell-all memoir trades “white lies” for cash
• Horror has always been about us
• Ozzy Osbourne wasn’t ready to go, but he was ready to die
• Kamala Harris’ memoir revisits Biden tensions, 2024 regrets
• 10 fall biographies you won’t want to miss
• The “sexy selfie” rebellion: Reclaiming what slut-shaming tried to take
• Gwyneth Paltrow was always going to be a villain
• Colonel Tom Parker wasn’t the villain of Elvis’ story
• A literary tribute to Sinéad O’Connor takes her legacy off the back burner
• National park gift shops move to ban “corrosive” history books
• Your favorite band’s favorite band gets its due
• Even Uma Thurman feels the pull of the romantasy boom
• Michael Douglas’ roles foresaw the man crisis
• Israeli insiders on Iran war and building a “different Middle East”
• Alison Bechdel faces her sellout fears
• Alanis Morissette’s “Ironic”: Putting an end to the debate over whether it is or isn’t
• Trisha Yearwood on family recipes and the power of love
• Laura Lippman on turning true crime into fiction: “Am I not appropriating somebody’s story?”

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