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Find a local event to stand up for the freedom to read, learn about why every Appalachian writer is an environmentalist, and more.
Book awards season begins with a win for JAMES by Percival Everett, Emily Henry's next beach read is on the way, and more.
Amazon rolls out the first color-screen Kindle, Taylor Swift announces her first official book, and TikTok turns to print publishing.
Readers describe what it's like to read Nobel winner Han Kang's work, authors offer 270 reasons to support Kamala Harris, and more.
Special-interest tarot and oracle decks are everywhere. Plus: great books about SNL and a public library stops buying new books.
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Han Kang wins the Nobel in literature, are there really only 20,000 readers of lit fic in the U.S?, and more of the headlines from the past week.
It's Nobel Day. And an interesting one at that.
Why do we care about greatness again, standout first novels, and Ray Nayler's follow-up to The Mountain in the Sea.