Breaking in Books: News From the Book World

Get ready to place your preorders and library holds now on the most anticipated sci-fi and fantasy books of 2025, according to Goodreads.

Despite the title of this series, it’s impossible to have up-to-date information about bestsellers. In fact, most lists report on ...

Writing for the internet is an interesting career. It’s hard to know what’s going to go viral and what’s going ...

Here are the five most-read books on Goodreads this year! These were the buzziest books of 2024, from romantasy to thrillers.

USA Today, Publishers Weekly, NYT, Amazon, and Indie Booksellers all have their own bestseller lists. Here are the combined results.

The New York Times posted its 100 Notable Books of 2024 back in November—you can find out more about how ...

Here are the five most-read books on Goodreads this week! These are the buzziest books of the moment, from holidays romances to thrillers.

From political nonfiction to award-winning literary fiction, here are the books Barack Obama named as his favorites of 2024.

Planning to read anything from the longlists?

What was the best book you checked out from the library this year?

I hope you didn’t have anything pressing on your 2024 TBR, because the world of books and reading is done ...

Goodreads has shared their most anticipated books of 2025: the 82 titles in a range of genres marked by the most users as "Want to Read".

Like last week, holiday romances have taken over the Goodreads Most Read Books This Week list. For once, Freida McFadden ...

For the last few months, the bestseller lists couldn’t seem to agree on the biggest books of the moment. They ...

"Libraries & Well-Being is an innovative study in how it applies positive psychology frameworks to the library world, to show for the first time that library usage positively contributes to externally validated measures of well-being."

“The book was better” isn’t always true…but it’s a cliché for a reason. Readers know that unique heartbreak of having ...

If you follow this weekly feature, you’ll know that usually, it stays pretty similar week to week. This time, though, ...

What do you think of this year's winners?

Here are the 24 books that The New Yorker called their best of 2024.

Here are this week's bestsellers from the five biggest lists, including part one of Cher's memoir and THE SERVICEBERRY by Robin Wall Kimmerer.

Every little bit helps!

Oprah's Book Club has announced it's 109th pick, and a new podcast in partnership with Starbucks.

These are the 144 books in 12 categories that were read the most for this year's Goodreads Reading Challenge. How many have you read?

Here are the top 10 books of 2024, fiction and nonfiction, according to the New York Times. How many have you read?

What better way to get book recommendations than from independent booksellers? Here are five of their favorites out in December 2024.

500 of the 600 U.S. Costco locations will no longer have a year-round book section, in a decision that could have big effects on publishing.

Here are the five most-read books on Goodreads in November! These are the buzziest books of the moment, from thrillers to romantasy.

Voting for the final round of the 2024 Goodreads Choice Awards has begun! Cast your vote for your favorite reads of the year.

How many of the New York Time's 100 Notable Books of 2024 have you read?

NPR Books releases their interactive guide to the best books of 2024, with something for every kind of reader.

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Will you watch this adaptation once it's out?

Here are this year's winners of the National Book Award.

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How does this change your view of his work?

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What's your favorite debut you've read in 2024?

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Are you planning to read the meditative, space-centered winner?

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Bid on books, bookmarks, and crafts to raise money for the Trans Lifeline.

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Which of these indie bookseller-recommended books will you be picking up?

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Will you be reading this one with the littles?

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"Written in the guise of a zombie novel, it quickly reveals itself to be a deeply felt meditation on the many afterlives of memory..."

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Actress, comedian, and recent author Kate McKinnon will host this year's National Book Awards, with musical guest Jon Batiste.

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Will you be reading Henry's latest?

Do you think you'll get the new Kindle?

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Have you read any works by the winning author?

How many of these popular horror books are also on your digital shelves?

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Which new book out in October are you most excited to read?

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Are you planning on getting anything from the sale?

Here are the authors and poets who received this year's MacArthur Fellowships—aka, genius grants!

The 25 finalists for the 2024 National Book Awards were announced this morning.

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Three-time Academy Award winner Meryl Streep will star in a CBS adaptation of Jonathan Franzen's acclaimed novel.

The screen and stage have lost an icon.

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Do any of these surprise you?

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If there's a stop near you, stop by and pick up a free banned book.

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Each of the authors of Booker Prize shortlisted titles earns about $3200. Check out this year's six shortlist picks.

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Shōgun set the all-time record for Emmy wins for a single season of TV.

The shortlists will be released on October 1st ahead of the 75th National Book Awards ceremony in November.

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These books are different from some of the usual suspects we've been seeing on other fall reading lists. Which ones stand out to you?

Which of these translated books are you thinking of picking up?

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Season Three of the Emmy-nominated Amazon adaptation of GOOD OMENS is on pause.

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After more than a decade in adaptation purgatory, Disney has officially "paused" the project.

This varied list includes everything from political memoirs to tales of cults and the paranormal life of a Navajo Ranger. What are you trying to pick up first?

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Kindle Unlimited is celebrating their tenth year with a sale: three months of KU for the price of one if you sign up by September 15th.