Breaking in Books: News From the Book World

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Here are the winners of this year's Los Angeles Times Book Prize, presented to books in over 13 different categories.

What do you think of Taylor Swift's newest album?

Are you planning on reading these award-winning books by small presses?

Will you be watching this adaptation?

Have you read any books by these influential authors?

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Will you be reading Knife?

Are you going to get a color ereader?

Are you going to be reading Ina Garten's memoir?

Are you excited to read these translated books?

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What's your favorite nonfiction of 2024 so far?

Are you excited about the latest Southern Reach book coming out?

Are you going to read the winning book?

Will you be watching?

Do you plan to read works bythe winners?

Do any of these surprise you?

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Are you excited to read the next book in the Fourth Wing/Empyrean series?

These 24 picture book, young reader, and young adult books are the finalists for this year's Barnes & Noble Children's and Young Adult Book Awards.

Which one are you voting to win?

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Did you read the Babar books as a kid?

This week's National Book Critics Circle awards include the best books written in English in the categories of poetry, criticism, autobiography, biography, fiction, and nonfiction.

Do you think publishers should lower their ebook prices for libraries?

🚨Exciting new documentary alert!!🚨 We're always hype to learn more librarian history. 🤓 (Also, make sure to read to learn how you can support the doc!)

How many of these have you read?

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How many of these have you read?

How many of these great American novels have you read?

Which of these popular books have you already read or had your sights on?

What was the last book you bought?

Here are 13 of the best recent books in translation, according to the Booker Prize!

His work continues to influence the next generation of manga and video game creators.

We now have a trailer!! 📚🌈🦋

This is not a drill - we're getting new Murakami in November.

Worcester Public Library is clearing fines for damaged or lost materials if patrons show or draw a photo of a cat this month.

The winners of this year's Audie Awards for best audiobooks have been announced. Check 'em out!

Will you be watching?

Can't wait for Taylor Swift to cover Dickinson's poetry next.

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Planning to see the documentary?

This is so delightfully messy, not going to lie. There's even a Wonkidoodle.

What was the last book you bought?

Are you excited for these new awards?

The nominees for this year's Bram Stoker Awards for best horror writing have been announced. Check 'em out.

Are you planning on seeing the spicy rom-com?

What was the last book you bought?

Now, you can watch this Oscar-nominated movie for free on YouTube!

What do you think of all of this?

This open letter comes after two authors cut ties with the organization after they gave a platform to a controversial actor.

What are your favorite new words?

Can you guess who took the #1 spot on all five bestseller lists?

LeVar Burton talks book bans on Jimmy Kimmel Live with a video riff on his classic Reading Rainbow.

Will you watch the show once it comes out?

What do you think about this?

Does the popularity of comics in France surprise you?

Dragons took the top spots again this week, plus first-time appearances by a hardcover re-release and an entry in a long-running series.

Are you surprised by who the real author is?

After months of discourse surrounding its membership to the ALA, the Alabama Public Library Service has opted out of renewing its membership.

The Audio awards honor the best in audiobooks across a variety of categories. Here are this year's finalists.

N. Scott Momaday was the first Native American author to win a Pulitzer Prize. He passed away on January 24th at age 89.

In the lead up to Black History Month, Goodreads has put together a list of 100 Essential New Works of Fiction by Black Authors.

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

The Finalists for 2024 National Book Critics Circle Awards were announced today. They include books published in 2023.

The Brooklyn Public Library and partners have issued an open call for a new anthem in honor of the United States' 250th anniversary.

Libro.fm is partnering with authors to raise money for Binc, a nonprofit that assists booksellers and comic sellers. Here are the details.

Here are all the book adaptations that were nominated for Academy Awards this year, including Oppenheimer, adapted from American Prometheus.

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

Here are the winners of this year's biggest awards for youth literature.

Scholastic has announced that an illustrated edition of THE HUNGER GAMES is coming out later this year. Here are the details.

The results are in for three surveys of more than 3,000 parents asking about their perceptions of libraries, librarians, and book bans.

The Los Angeles Public Library has become one of the few public libraries in this country with its own press.

This year's winners and honorees for the Walter Award, presented by We Need Diverse Books.

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

OpenAI, the developer of ChatGPT, has admitted needing copyrighted materials to train its products. in a statement submitted to Parliament.

Keanu Reeves' book has been announced! It's written in collaboration with China Miéville and is set in a familiar world...

The most popular books on Goodreads in the last decade include all sorts of genres, and were written by both new and debut authors alike.

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

Skydance has bought the adaptation rights to the Ranger's Apprentice series by John Flanagan in the hopes of turning it into a franchise.

A bill prohibiting book bans across Illinois that was signed in June 2023 has now officially gone into effect.

Goodread's most anticipated books of 2024 include everything from romance to horror, and were written by both new and familiar authors.

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

Here are the new fantasy, science fiction, and horror books out 2024 that Goodreads users are most excited to read!

These are the highest-rated books from local authors in 130+ countries, including graphics for each continent!

From history books to award-winning literary fiction to memoirs, here are the books Barack Obama named as his favorites of 2023.

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

PEN America's latest report looks at trends over the last two years in book banning.

Autostraddle's list of the best queer books of 2023 includes everything from horror to nonfiction, graphic novels to poetry.

Here are the most popular celebrity memoirs of the last few years.

Dictionary.com's choice of Word of the Year nods to the prominence of AI in 2023 — and where it falls short.

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

These are the 12 book covers the New York Times calls the "edgiest, catchiest, most creative book jackets of the year."

Libro.fm's most popular audiobooks of 2023 include celebrity memoirs, romantasy, a literary thriller, and more.

Here is the best reviewed fiction of 2023, according to Book Marks. The list includes everything from ghost stories to historical trials.

Goodreads Staff from the CEO to their Visual Editor weighed in on their favorite reads from 2023. It's a diverse, fun list.

Every year, Oxford University Press names their word of the year that represents the mood and ethos of our current time. Here is 2023's.

The Los Angeles Times is using December to look back at the best and biggest cultural moments of 2023, including their top reads of the year.

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