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Today in Books

All the News We Covered This Week

The gutting of the Institute for Museum and Library Services, some of the most popular and most read books of March, and more.

Welcome to Today in Books. In this weekend edition, a look at all the news Book Riot covered this week.

🗑️ The Institute for Museum and Library Services Was Just Gutted

📖 The 10 Most Popular Books of March, According to Libby

🗳️ South Carolina Postpones Vote on Banning 10 Books Statewide

🚫 Ohio’s Republican Budget Proposal Destroys Library Funding, Restricts LGBTQ+ Books, Targets Library Trustee Terms

⚔️ The Most Popular Romantasy Books of March, According to Libby

🗣️ IMLS Board of Directors Demands Answers About Agency’s Future

📚 Libby’s Most Anticipated April Releases

⭐ The Most Read Books on Goodreads in March 2025

🔥 12+ Book Censorship Posts To Revisit: Book Censorship News, April 4, 2025

All Access members, read on for even more bookish news!

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Sherlock Holmes’ Indian Daughter to Be Subject of New Deepa Mehta Film ‘Sher’

More book bans? Florida bill could define classics as pornography. What is SB 1692?

‘Spider-Man: Beyond the Spider-Verse’ Sets 2027 Release Date, Reveals First Look at CinemaCon

Readers in the Wild: The romance fan convention boom

She Wrote Last Summer’s Hit Thriller. Naturally, TV Was Next.

Simon & Schuster wants to be your favorite content creator

Crown to Publish Hawaiian True Crime Book Cowritten by Dwayne Johnson

Juno Temple To Star In ‘The Husbands’ TV Series Ordered By Apple From A24 As She Continues Negotiations For ‘Ted Lasso’

Can Male Authors Publish Books Under Female Names?

Publishers Ask Congress to Defend Libraries as Federal Library Grant Funding Ends

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