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NPR critics reveal their summer TBRs, Reese brings back the YA book club, and the sexiest book of summer isn't a rom-com.
James Patterson's unlikely literary Voltron moment, beach books for Black women, and the NYT's best of 2024 so far.
Today's links include the continued rise in independent bookstores, a master bookseller on bookselling, and more.
%%excerpt%% In today's book news: an in-depth look at Reese Witherspoon's book club, upcoming books that "should" be bestsellers, why you should buy yourself a bookstore gift card, and more.
Will the adaptation of Colleen Hoover's IT ENDS WITH US be a rare case of the movie being better than the book it's based on?
The Wicked Witch of the West gets an origin story, a spicy new novel is inspiring hilarious reviews, and more.
The TikTok "book husbands" trend has multiple meanings that point to a larger problem. Plus: award winners and the "it books" of the week.
Netflix executives are pitching a reality show inspired by Willy Wonka, the Library of Congress picks a book from each state, and more.
%%excerpt%% How Fall Became The Big Season in Publishing, SHOGUN Season 2 news, a RED, WHITE, & ROYAL BLUE sequel, and Amazon's Big Book Sale is Live...and Good.
%%excerpt%% In today's book news: a Gollum movie is coming, a new book from THE LAST UNICORN author revealed, and Amazon is having a book sale.