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Today in Books

All the Bookish News We Covered This Week

The 2025 Andrew Carnegie Medal Winners, the best new books out in February, a new Dan Brown novel, and more.

Welcome to your weekend edition of Today in Books, wherein we round up all of Book Riot’s news coverage from the week that was.

These are the 2025 Andrew Carnegie Medal Winners

These Books For Children, Tweens, and Teens Just Won Some Serious Awards

You Can Now Buy eBooks on Bookshop.org!

New Dan Brown Novel Coming This Year

The Best New Books Out in February, According to Indie Booksellers

14 Book Censorship Posts to Revisit

The Most Read Books on Goodreads in January 2025

The First Trailer for The Adaptation of Judy Blume’s Forever . . . Is Here!

How To Critically Read a Press Release From The Federal Government

All Access members, read on for a big ol’ list of interesting links from around the bookternet.

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Dark Horse Comics Drops Neil Gaiman

Recreating Anne Frank’s Secret Annex

Department of Education Dismisses “So-Called” Book Bans Under Trump Administration

Speaking of Government Censors–This, From Syria

Here’s Some Full Cringe Spy Satire for You

Book Influencers Predicting the Next Big Thing

The Story of an Effort to Revive 3 Libraries in Kenya

Little House on the Prairie is Getting a Reboot

The Alluring Profile of a Member of the Literati

The Most Banned Picture Books of the School Year

Onyx Storm Soars to the Top of the Charts

Authors Guild Certifies Human-Authored Books

Nicholas Sparks and M. Night Shyamalan Walk Into a Bar…

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