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• Carlo Ginzburg, Who Told the History of the Obscure, Dies at 87
• Robert Thurman, Leading Expert on Tibetan Buddhism and Uma Thurman’s Father, Dies at 84
• Call It a ‘Book-cation’ or a ‘Readaway,’ Literary Travel Is Having a Moment
• Gregory Williams, Academic With an Uncommon Perspective on Race, Dies at 81
• Best-Selling Memoirist Sues Classmate Who Said She Used Her Story
• Book Review: ‘The Frenzy,’ by Joyce Carol Oates
• Book Review: ‘Empire of Ink,’ by Alex Wright
• The ‘Paddington’ Musical Will Come to Broadway Next Spring
• Book Review: ‘Presence: A Hidden History of the Female Body,’ by Erin Maglaque
• Book Review: ‘Ghost-Eye,’ by Amitav Ghosh

• David Plowden, Who Photographed a Disappearing America, Dies at 93
• Jane Yolen, Whose Books for Children Drew on Everyday Life, Dies at 87
• Book Review: ‘The Nord Stream Conspiracy,’ by Bojan Pancevski
• A Graphic Novelist Captures the Lives of Vermont Lesbians Ahead of Their Time
• Madeline Cash Isn’t Playing Around. Or Is She?
• Book Review: ‘Something We Said,’ by Elizabeth Stordeur Pryor
• Book Review: ‘They All Fall in Love at the End,’ by Haili Blassingame
• Book Review: ‘Drayton and Mackenzie,’ by Alexander Starritt
• The Books Times Readers Are Most Excited About This Summer
• Book Review: ‘Rialto,’ by Kate Milford, and ‘Fatal Glitch: Camp Zero,’ by Erin Entrada Kelly and Eliot Schrefer
• Book Review: ‘As If,’ by Isabel Waidner
• 5 New Books We Love This Week
• 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

• Green Book Alliance Launches Carbon Calculator
• Publishing Pride 2026: Hannah Moushabeck, Interlink Publishing
• Firebrand Technologies Relaunches Website, Rebrands
• AI, Research Drive Gains at Wiley in Fiscal 2026
• Obituary: Jane Yolen
• Publishers Sue WeLib for Copyright Infringement
• Rights Report: Week of June 15, 2026
• World Cup 2026: Soccer-Themed Books for Young Readers
• To Watch or Not To Watch: June 2026
• Once Upon a Brine: PW Talks with Sarah Howden

• Aliens, AI, and Religion: PW Talks with Paul Gutjahr
• Devotionals Mine Hyper-Specific Topics
• Women, Power, and the Marketplace: PW Talks with Kristin Kobes Du Mez
• Publishing Pride 2026: Kaitlyn Mahoney, Under the Umbrella Bookstore
• New ‘Rumpus’ Owners Unveil Revamped Online Magazine
• McGraw Hill Posts Small Profit on Flat Sales in Fiscal 2026
• At the AUPresses Conference, Publishers Strive for Durability and Trust
• Spotlight: Opportunities for AI in Publishing Operations
• Religion Book Deals: June 17, 2026
• Simon & Schuster Adds 6,000 Titles to the Black List
• Beyond the Book: Rex Ogle
• Hobby Books Embrace the Chaos
• Craft Books for DIY Bag Charms
• Children’s Institute 2026: Indie Booksellers Convene in Chicagoland
• Children’s Institute 2026: ‘To Be Gifted Language’: PW Talks with Elizabeth Acevedo
• Children’s Institute 2026: The Time of My Life: PW Talks with Jasmine Guillory
• Children’s Institute 2026: Chicagoland Bookstores Have ‘Found Their Own Groove’
• Interior Design and Crafting Books Go Wild with Dopamine Décor
• Children’s Institute 2026: Authors and Illustrators to Meet
• Fonograf Editions Reinvents Bunny Presse
• Book Deals: Week of June 15, 2026
• ULC Launches Public Library Journalism Initiative
• How ‘Cool Machine’ by Colson Whitehead Got Made
• This Week’s Bestsellers: June 15, 2026
• Book of the Month Club Keeps It 100
• People Centered: PW Talks with Loida Garcia-Febo
• I Think I Can: PW Talks with Martin Seligman
• The End of History: PW Talks with Fiona Mozley
• Elle Kennedy on ‘Off Campus’ and Making Her YA Debut
• Emily St. John Mandel’s Warring Worlds
• Reese’s Book Club to Host In-Person Fan Fest in NYC
• Beijing International Book Fair to Focus on AI, IP Licensing
• New Kids’ and YA Books: Week of June 15, 2026
• ‘Texas Monthly,’ PRH Relaunch Texas Monthly Press
• In Conversation: David Levithan and Gabriel Duckels
• Three on a Theme: Pop Stars in Peril
• Rosiee Thor on Centering Aromantic Voices for YA Readers
• In Brief: June 11, 2026
• Little, Brown Books for Young Readers Celebrates a Century of Publishing
• Carley Fortune’s Summer Romance Comes to the Small Screen
• This Summer, Moomins Are Taking the New York Botanical Garden by Storm
• Why Fans of Alan Moore’s Comics Should Read His Novels
• Much-Censored ‘Gender Queer’ Enters the Comics Canon with New Edition
• Book Club Picks: June 2026
• Panel Mania: ‘The Roots of My Hair: A Graphic Novel’ by Lou Lubie
• Authors Guild Looks at Why Author Incomes Are in Decline
• Publishing Pride 2026: David Shelley, Hachette Book Group
• Reed to Oversee Harmony and Convergent Imprints
• Hachette Nashville to Launch New Christian Imprint
• Book World Veteran David C. Nelson Dies at 78
• HarperCollins Taps Christa Désir to Join Avon Group
• USBS 2026: Raising the Next Generation of Readers
• Rights Report: Week of June 8, 2026
• Robert Munsch’s Potty Picture Book Gets a Fresh Update
• PW Spotlight: MetaComet
• PW Spotlight: Jieli Publishing House Did It Again
• A Conversation with Kwame
• PW Close Up on ThriftBooks: Check It Out
• New Friends, Adventures, Formats for Mo Willems’s Elephant & Piggie
• A Publisher Asks: Are Girls Being Pushed to Grow Up Too Soon?
• Baker Publishing Group to Launch Children’s Imprint
• U.S. Audiobook Sales Grew 9% in 2025, to $2.43 Billion
• USBS 2026: Audiobooks and Accessibility for Young Readers Take Center Stage
• PW Spotlight: The Buzz on Apiary
• Crealo Gives Publishing Professionals the Royalty Treatment
• Manga’s the Hot Category Bringing Cool Kids to the Library
• Finding Faith with Natasha Pulley
• Librarians’ Picks for Must-Shelve Manga Series
• Gin, Jazz, and Murder: PW Talks with Olesya Lyuzna
• The Dating Rat Race: PW Talks with G’Ra Asim
• Independent Spirit: PW Talks with Sean Shoemaker
• Book Deals: Week of June 8, 2026
• This Week’s Bestsellers: June 8, 2026
• How ‘The Great Wherever’ by Shannon Sanders Got Made
• ALA 2026: Leaning into Access: PW Talks with April Dawkins
• Library Services Innovate Amid Transformed Playing Field
• 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

• 'Hellions' author Julia Elliott wins $150K fiction prize
• Mary Beard illuminates the ancient world -- and our own -- in 'Talking Classics'
• 'Hamnet' novelist Maggie O'Farrell turns to her own family story in 'Land'
• Doctors checked Biden just after Trump debate as Jill Biden feared he had a stroke
• 10 new books in June will transport you
• A kid's book newly published in English has a long backstory in the Soviet Union
• Richard Pryor's daughter studies the N-word — a word he used, then disavowed
• "I felt guilty for being the chosen one": Ada Ferrer on her memoir about leaving Cuba
• 'American Rambler' traces the path, and truth-squads the tale, of Johnny Appleseed
• Former Obama adviser reflects on the 'Battle for American Identity'

NPR Topics: Author Interviews

• Author Ann Patchett's new novel makes space for optimism
• A new book charts Iran's shift from a movement rooted in independence to present day
• 'Hamnet' novelist Maggie O'Farrell turns to her own family story in 'Land'
• Richard Pryor's daughter studies the N-word — a word he used, then disavowed
• 'How to Rule the World' explores education and power at Stanford University
• In a new novel, 2 women in 1930s New York City face down the mob
• Maggie O'Farrell talks about her highly anticipated new novel, 'Land'
• Former Obama adviser reflects on the 'Battle for American Identity'
• If you attend a David Sedaris reading, you're helping him edit
• Sen. Chris Murphy, D-Conn., talks about his new book, 'Crisis of the Common Good'

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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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• Amazon implements Story So Far to the Kindle
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• The best new Audible Audiobooks for June 2026

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NYT > Book Reviews

• Book Review: ‘The Frenzy,’ by Joyce Carol Oates
• Book Review: ‘Empire of Ink,’ by Alex Wright
• Book Review: ‘Presence: A Hidden History of the Female Body,’ by Erin Maglaque
• Book Review: ‘Ghost-Eye,’ by Amitav Ghosh
• Book Review: ‘The Nord Stream Conspiracy,’ by Bojan Pancevski
• A Graphic Novelist Captures the Lives of Vermont Lesbians Ahead of Their Time
• Book Review: ‘Something We Said,’ by Elizabeth Stordeur Pryor
• Book Review: ‘They All Fall in Love at the End,’ by Haili Blassingame
• Book Review: ‘Drayton and Mackenzie,’ by Alexander Starritt
• Book Review: ‘Rialto,’ by Kate Milford, and ‘Fatal Glitch: Camp Zero,’ by Erin Entrada Kelly and Eliot Schrefer

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• Kim Thayil’s “A Screaming Life” will make you hear Soundgarden differently
• Ryan O’Connell is his own inspiration porn
• How Bob Dylan and The Beatles pushed each other to evolve
• Julia Wertz finds the humor in motherhood’s body horror
• Alice Coltrane and No Wave’s overlooked women step out of the margins
• People really love to see feminists fail
• My parents died and left me a mortgage, some guns and 34 decorative fish
• Melissa Auf der Maur’s memoir captures the beauty and brutality of ’90s rock
• 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
• Alison Bechdel faces her sellout fears
• Alanis Morissette’s “Ironic”: Putting an end to the debate over whether it is or isn’t
• Amber Ruffin’s hilariously horrifying book about everyday racism shows this is indeed who we are
• Laura Lippman on turning true crime into fiction: “Am I not appropriating somebody’s story?”