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24 Books for Your Summer Reading List

Wide-ranging recs for summer reading, new ACOTAR audiobooks in the works, the politics of dressing an American Girl, and more.

The Romantasy Conspiracy Driving BookTok Mad

BookTok creators go bonkers over an anonymous author, judge orders halt to IMLS dismantling, Taylor Jenkins Reid's meteoric rise, and more.

Harry Potter Tours to be Replaced with LGBTQ History Walks in Edinburgh

Edinburgh-based company to replace Harry Potter tours with LGBTQ history walks, creating a fantasy league for new books, and more.

Trump Names His Former Defense Attorney as Acting Librarian of Congress

Follow-up from the firing of Librarian of Congress Carla Hayden, DOGE cuts threaten tribal libraries, and more.

The New York Times’ Best Books of the Year So Far

The NYT reveals the best books of 2025 so far, the New Yorker explores Substack, a list of complicated literary mothers, and more.

The Biggest Bookish News of the Week

The books that won 2025 Pulitzers, the Trump Admin fires the first African American Librarian of Congress, and more.

All the News We Covered This Week

The books that won Pulitzers, the Locus Awards finalists, the latest in book censorship news, the most popular books out now, and more.

Trump Abruptly Fires First African American Librarian of Congress

The Trump Admin abruptly fired the first woman and African American Librarian of Congress, a new Judy Blume adaptation to watch now, and more.

“Amazon doesn’t help independent bookstores. Period.”

Amazon's lackluster response to scheduling its book sale around Independent Bookstore Day, Broadway is making big bucks, and more.

Spilling the Tea on the Fiction Pulitzer

The fascinating story (and discontent) behind the selection of the Pulitzer in Fiction winner, the "Fyre Fest of book festivals," and more.