Amazon’s Clash With Independent Bookstore Day Might Repeat The we-could-care-less feelings were strong in Amazon’s action to Retail Brew when asked whether they would prevent scheduling their huge publication sale week around Independent Bookstore Day. This year, Amazon’s 2nd yearly Book Sale ran from April 23– 28 and Independent Bookstore Day, which has not shifted…
In today’s round-up of current sci-fi and dream web links, I have things to show you concerning brand-new Ray Bradbury audiobooks, brand-new publications from A.R. Capetta and Oliver Darkshire, a brand-new shade, and extra! 1. Simon & & Schuster to Release New Ray Bradbury Audiobooks with Star Narrators Simon & & Schuster is readied to…
Bookish by Lucy Mangan does what every great bibliomemoir should do: it reminded me of lots of books I would like to reread, helped me discover lots of books I now want to read and gave me a new appreciation of books I will probably never read. While Mangan’s previous bibliomemoir Bookworm covered the nostalgia…
Wake The Wild Creatures by Nova Ren Suma Talia’s been forced to live with her aunt’s family, including her cousin Lake, with whom Talia has absolutely nothing in common. Through flashbacks, Talia’s story slowly begins to unfold, explaining why and how she ended up in this living arrangement–and where and how she plans on escaping….
My list of books to read continues to expand and there are lots to look forward to in 2024. All publication dates where known apply to the United Kingdom only. Wellness by Nathan Hill is published in January. I really enjoyed Hill’s debut novel The Nix and his second book is another 600+page…
For the past few weeks, we’ve worked Libby statistics into our more regular book stats coverage. Looking at the user behavior of the wide-reaching library app has been a great way to see how another subset of readers behaves. This past month’s most popular public library checkouts in the US through the Libby app were…
After an appealing State Department of Education conference last month where members of the committee tabled a choice to prohibit approximately 10 more books from public schools statewide, this month, the committee voted to prohibit all of the titles. Those 10 titles sign up with 11 others prohibited from every public school in South Carolina…
Since its founding in 1917, the Pulitzer Prize has recognized excellence in journalism, arts, and literature. You can see the winners in all categories, including 15 Journalism categories, at the Pulitzer website. You can also watch the ceremony in full on YouTube below. Here are the 2025 Pulitzer Prize winners in the Books categories. History (Tie):…
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Here is the book news we covered today: The State of U.S. Civics Education: Book Censorship News for May 2, 2025 What does the typical American learn about their civic rights or about how this nation’s democracy and federal government run? The response depends upon who you ask, naturally, and in a period where lots…