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Booksellers Take On Book Bans

The booksellers combating book bans, the kid lit plagiarism allegation against Jeff Bezos’ fiancé, and more!

Nicole Kidman and Jamie Lee Curtis Star in This Crime Adaptation

Prime Video greenlights the Kay Scarpetta series adaptation, watch the HEARTSTOPPER season 3 trailer, and more.

Plagiarism Complaint Against WHITE FRAGILITY Author Dismissed

The plagiarism complaint against Robin DiAngelo is dismissed, watch Robert Pattinson in the MICKEY 7 trailer, and more!

The 2024 Booker Prize Shortlist is Here and Women Dominate

The 2024 Booker Prize shortlist is here, as are the winners of this year's Ignatz Awards for comics and cartooning, and more news!

Get Intimate With Gillian Anderson

Gillian Anderson wrote a book about women's pleasure (here for it), the Well-Read Black Girl Fest lineup, and more!

Sunday Book News Link Round-Up

A Sunday grab-bag of book links.

The Week in Book News

National Book Award longlist week, historical fiction and the literary canon, THE POWER BROKER at 50, and more in this week's biggest book news.

The Fiction Longlist for the 2024 National Book Awards

The National Book Award Longlist for Fiction, Author Trading Cards, more Osman on screen is coming, and more in today's book news.

How Historical Fiction Redefined the Literary Canon

Historical fiction is dominant (?), the Non-Fiction Finalists for the National Book Award, and Salem's Lot is set to scare. All in today's book news.

Robert Caro on THE POWER BROKER at 50

The Power Broker at 50, and new book cover trend, and remembering Steve Silberman in today's book news.