Breaking in Books: News From the Book World
Here’s your resource for updates and stories of interest from the world of books and publishing.
What’s Breaking in Books:
The 2025 Libby Award Finalists
Book awards chosen by librarians! We love to see it.
The Most Popular Romance Books of the Last Few Years, According to Goodreads
How many of these books are on your TBR shelf?
We Need Diverse Books Announces the Winners of the 2025 Walter Dean Myers Awards
The Walter Dean Myers Award for Outstanding Children’s Literature, aka “The Walters,” was started in 2014 by We Need Diverse ...
The Book Trends of 2025, According to Goodreads
As the announcements of new book releases out in 2025 roll in, Goodreads has spotted a few trends—things like paint ...
The First Trailer for The Adaptation of Judy Blume’s Forever . . . Is Here!
Judy Blume, despite being a staple of youth literature for decades, has not seen many of her books be adapted. ...
The Most Read Books on Goodreads in January 2025
Can you believe we’re already through the first month of 2025? And what better way to celebrate the turn of ...
The Best New Books Out in February, According to Indie Booksellers
Every month, the American Booksellers Association puts together a list of the top 25 new book releases of the upcoming ...
New Dan Brown Novel Coming This Year
Wonder if Tom Hanks will star in the movie on this one...
You Can Now Buy eBooks on Bookshop.org!
Since it launched in January 2020, Bookshop.org has been a popular place for readers to buy books while supporting local ...
These are the 2025 Andrew Carnegie Medal Winners
Established in 2012, the Andrew Carnegie Medals for Excellence in Fiction and Nonfiction are awarded by the American Library Association ...
The Most Read Books on Goodreads This Week
This week, the top four most read books on Goodreads are identical to last week—but we do have a new ...
RISE: The Annual Best Feminist Books for Children, Tweens, and Teens List Is Here
Every January, readers who love books for children, tweens, and teens get excited about the annual awards and “best of” ...
The Oscar Nominations Are Out—7 of 10 of the Best Picture Nominations Are Adaptations
The majority of the movies up for the Best Picture Award are adaptations, but not just of books.
Check Out The 2025 National Book Critics Circle Finalists
Curious about what books literary critics think were the best of 2024? Check out the finalists for the National Book Critics Circle Awards in fiction, poetry, biography, and more.
The Bestselling Books of the Week, According to All the Lists
Flatiron Books, publisher of Beautiful Ugly by Alice FeeneyGrady Green is having the worst best day of his life. He ...
Check Out The Finalists for the 2025 Edgar Awards
Here are the nominees for this year's Edgar Awards for best mystery fiction and nonfiction in over a dozen categories.
Here Are the Titles Selected for the 4th Year of the Science + Literature Program
Will you be picking up this illuminating, science-centered books?
Here Are The Finalists for Best Audiobooks of the Year
Looking for a great audiobook? Here are this year's finalists for the Audie Awards in 28 different categories.
Rebecca Yarros Says: Writing ONYX STORM “Almost Killed Me”
It’s the release date for Onyx Storm, the third book in the Empyrean series, which started with Fourth Wing. It’s ...
The Best Books of 2024, According to Reddit
Just when you thought Best Books of the Year season was over, a new list enters the frame! r/Books, a ...
The Most Read Books on Goodreads This Week
Since last week, the most read books on Goodreads have stayed pretty similar—in fact, number one through four are identical. ...
Everand Releases 2025 State of Reading Report
What do you think of these findings?
The Bestselling Books of the Week, According to All the Lists
The new year has begun in earnest, but because the bestseller lists report on figures from two weeks ago, they’re ...
The Most Anticipated Horror Books of 2025, According to Goodreads
The horror genre has been steadily gaining popularity in recent years, and 2025 is delivering a slate of highly anticipated ...
The Most Read Books on Goodreads This Week
Well, so far, the most read books on Goodreads in 2025 look very similar to the most read books in ...
The Best Self-Help Books of 2025, According to Oprah Daily
Are you looking to pick up any new self-help books this year?
A Book App’s AI Called Its Users Too “Woke”
What do you think of this whole situation?
Jenna Bush Hager and Random House Publishing Group Partner to Publish Emerging Writers
Excited for the new venture?
The Best New Books Out in January, According to Indie Booksellers
Some of the most knowledgable and passionate readers in the world are booksellers in indie bookstores. They read a floppity ...
The Most Read Books on Goodreads in December 2024
Here were the five most-read books on Goodreads in December! These are the buzziest books of the moment, from thrillers to romance.
The Most Anticipated 2025 Sci-Fi and Fantasy Books, According to Goodreads
Get ready to place your preorders and library holds now on the most anticipated sci-fi and fantasy books of 2025, according to Goodreads.
The Bestselling Books of the Week, According to All the Lists
Despite the title of this series, it’s impossible to have up-to-date information about bestsellers. In fact, most lists report on ...
The Most Popular Book Riot Posts of 2024
Writing for the internet is an interesting career. It’s hard to know what’s going to go viral and what’s going ...
The Most Read Books on Goodreads in 2024
Here are the five most-read books on Goodreads this year! These were the buzziest books of 2024, from romantasy to thrillers.
The Bestselling Books of the Week, According to All the Lists
USA Today, Publishers Weekly, NYT, Amazon, and Indie Booksellers all have their own bestseller lists. Here are the combined results.
The New York Times Readers’ Picks for the Best Books of 2024
The New York Times posted its 100 Notable Books of 2024 back in November—you can find out more about how ...
The Most Read Books on Goodreads This Week
Here are the five most-read books on Goodreads this week! These are the buzziest books of the moment, from holidays romances to thrillers.
Here are Barack Obama’s Favorite Books of 2024
From political nonfiction to award-winning literary fiction, here are the books Barack Obama named as his favorites of 2024.
The National Book Critics Circle Awards’ First Longlist for Poetry
Planning to read anything from the longlists?
New York City’s Most Popular Library Checkouts of 2024
What was the best book you checked out from the library this year?
TIME’s Most-Anticipated Books of 2025
I hope you didn’t have anything pressing on your 2024 TBR, because the world of books and reading is done ...
The Most Anticipated Books of 2025, According to Goodreads
Goodreads has shared their most anticipated books of 2025: the 82 titles in a range of genres marked by the most users as "Want to Read".
The Most Read Books on Goodreads This Week
Like last week, holiday romances have taken over the Goodreads Most Read Books This Week list. For once, Freida McFadden ...
The Bestselling Books of the Week, According to All the Lists
For the last few months, the bestseller lists couldn’t seem to agree on the biggest books of the moment. They ...
Innovative Study by UPenn and NYPL Finds That Public Libraries Positively Impact Community Health and Well-Being
"Libraries & Well-Being is an innovative study in how it applies positive psychology frameworks to the library world, to show for the first time that library usage positively contributes to externally validated measures of well-being."
The 10 Worst Book-to-Screen Adaptations
“The book was better” isn’t always true…but it’s a cliché for a reason. Readers know that unique heartbreak of having ...
The Most Read Books on Goodreads This Week
If you follow this weekly feature, you’ll know that usually, it stays pretty similar week to week. This time, though, ...
Goodreads’ Best Books of 2024
What do you think of this year's winners?
The New Yorker Names Their 2024 Best Books
Here are the 24 books that The New Yorker called their best of 2024.
The Bestselling Books of the Week, According to All the Lists
Here are this week's bestsellers from the five biggest lists, including part one of Cher's memoir and THE SERVICEBERRY by Robin Wall Kimmerer.
HayMarket Books Runs Books Not Bars Fundraiser for the Holidays
Every little bit helps!
Oprah Announces Book Club Pick and a New Podcast
Oprah's Book Club has announced it's 109th pick, and a new podcast in partnership with Starbucks.
These are the Most Read Books of the 2024 Goodreads Reading Challenge
These are the 144 books in 12 categories that were read the most for this year's Goodreads Reading Challenge. How many have you read?
The New York Times Announces its Best Books of 2024
Here are the top 10 books of 2024, fiction and nonfiction, according to the New York Times. How many have you read?
The Best New Books Out in December, According to Indie Booksellers
What better way to get book recommendations than from independent booksellers? Here are five of their favorites out in December 2024.
Most Costco Locations Will Stop Carrying Books
500 of the 600 U.S. Costco locations will no longer have a year-round book section, in a decision that could have big effects on publishing.
The Most Read Books on Goodreads in November
Here are the five most-read books on Goodreads in November! These are the buzziest books of the moment, from thrillers to romantasy.
Voting Begins for the Final Round of the 2024 Goodreads Choice Awards
Voting for the final round of the 2024 Goodreads Choice Awards has begun! Cast your vote for your favorite reads of the year.
The New York Times Announces its 100 Notable Books of 2024
How many of the New York Time's 100 Notable Books of 2024 have you read?
NPR Shares Their Big List of Favorite Books for 2024
NPR Books releases their interactive guide to the best books of 2024, with something for every kind of reader.
The Most Read Books on Goodreads This Week
What's the last book you finished reading?
Anne Hathaway Set to Star in Adaptation of VERITY by Colleen Hoover
Will you watch this adaptation once it's out?
The National Book Award Winners for 2024
Here are this year's winners of the National Book Award.
The Bestselling Books of the Week, According to All the Lists
What's the last book you purchased?
Cormac McCarthy’s Longtime Secret Muse Revealed to Be 16-Year-Old Girl
How does this change your view of his work?
The Winner of the $100,000 Giller Prize has Been Announced
Have you read this one?
The Best Debut Books of 2024, According to Debutiful
What's your favorite debut you've read in 2024?
Barnes and Noble has Announced its 2024 Book of the Year
Have you read this one yet?
The Most Read Books on Goodreads This Week
What's the last book you finished reading? Do you recommend it?
TIME’s 100 Must-Read Books of 2024
How many of these books have you read?
The Bestselling Books of the Week, According to All the Lists
What's the last book you bought?
The Winner of the 2024 Booker Prize
Are you planning to read the meditative, space-centered winner?
The Best Books of 2024, According to Amazon Books Editors
What do you think is the best book of 2024?
Buy Books for a Good Cause with the Auction for Trans Lifeline
Bid on books, bookmarks, and crafts to raise money for the Trans Lifeline.
The Most Read Books on Goodreads This Week
Do you use Goodreads?
Goodreads Readers’ Favorite Books From the Last 10 Years
How many of these have you read?
The Best New Books of November, According to Indie Booksellers
Which of these indie bookseller-recommended books will you be picking up?
The Bestselling Books of the Week, According to All the Lists
What was the last book you bought?
This is the Collins Dictionary Word of the Year for 2024
What do you think of this choice?
The 10 Most Popular Books on Book Riot in October 2024
How many of these have you read?
These are the Finalists for the Barnes & Noble Book of the Year
How many of these have you read?
The Best Nonfiction Books of 2024, According to Esquire
How many of these have you read or plan to read
John Green to Publish Book on Tuberculosis
Do you plan to read the new book?
The Bestselling Books of the Week, According to All the Lists
What was the last book you bought?
The Best Books of 2024, According to Publishers Weekly
How many of these have you read so far?
The Most Read Books on Goodreads This Week
What was the last book you finished reading? Would you recommend it?
Grammy-Award Winning Artist Victoria Monét to Publish Children’s Book on Separation Anxiety
Will you be reading this one with the littles?
The Best Horror and Fantasies of 2024, According to Barnes & Noble
How many of these have you read?
The Best Fiction and Mysteries of 2024, According to Barnes & Noble
How many of these have you read?
This is the Winner of the 2024 Ursula K. Le Guin Prize for Fiction
"Written in the guise of a zombie novel, it quickly reveals itself to be a deeply felt meditation on the many afterlives of memory..."
The Bestselling Books of the Week, According to All the Lists
What was the last book you bought?
The Most Read Books on Goodreads This Week
What's the last book you bought?
Kate McKinnon Will Host The National Book Awards with Musical Guest Jon Batiste
Actress, comedian, and recent author Kate McKinnon will host this year's National Book Awards, with musical guest Jon Batiste.
The 2024 Winners of the Kirkus Prize
Do you plan to read the winners?
Emily Henry Has a New Book Coming Out!
Will you be reading Henry's latest?
First Color Kindle Announced by Amazon
Do you think you'll get the new Kindle?
This is Not a Drill: Taylor Swift is Publishing a Book!
Will you be reading it?
Watch the New Trailer for the LIKE WATER FOR CHOCOLATE Series
Will you be watching?
This Year’s Winner of the Nobel Prize in Literature Made History
Have you read any works by the winning author?
The Most Popular Horror Novels on Goodreads the Last 5 Years
How many of these popular horror books are also on your digital shelves?