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This is the Best Book of the Year, According to Barnes and Noble Booksellers

In addition to their top book of the year, Barnes and Noble booksellers also selected a winner for a new award for speculative fiction.

Jamestown Library Defunded (Again) Over LGBTQ Books, Will Likely Close

Jamestown, Michigan seems to have voted that they'd rather have no library at all than one that carries LGBTQ books.

2022 Kirkus Prize Winners

The 2022 Kirkus Prize has been awarded for the categories of fiction, nonfiction, and young readers' literature. Here are the winners.

Amazon is Adding Goodreads Ratings to Book Listings

Goodreads ratings, which are easily manipulated by "review bombing," are now being shown on Amazon listings of books.

You Can Buy Joan Didion’s Art, Notebooks, Writing Desk, and Book Collection Right Now

The estate sale for Joan Didion runs from now until November 15th and includes her writing desk, artwork, and her book collection.

The Best Horror of the Year: The Winners of the Shirley Jackson Awards

Here are the winners of this year's Shirley Jackson Awards, recognizing outstanding achievement in horror and related genres.

The Bestselling Books of the Week, According to NYT, USA Today, Publishers Weekly, and Amazon

The New York Times, USA Today, Publishers Weekly, and Amazon all have their own bestseller lists. Here are the combined results.

Octavia Butler’s Genre-Bending KINDRED Coming to Hulu

Kindred by Octavia Butler has been adapted into a series and will be premiering on Hulu. Here are the details.

The Bestselling Books of the Week, According to NYT, USA Today, Publishers Weekly, and Amazon

The New York Times, USA Today, Publishers Weekly, and Amazon all have their own bestseller lists. Here are the combined results.

The Top 10 YA Books of the Year, According to Teenagers

The Young Adult Library Services Association has announced their Teens' Top Ten winners of 2022, voted on by teenagers in 16 book groups.