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Today in Books

All the News We Covered This Week

Oprah's 111th book club pick, Iowa's librarian criminalization bill, the best new cozy mysteries, and bonus news!

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

🎞️ Matt Damon as Odysseus in Christopher Nolan’s THE ODYSSEY

🥀 Hulu’s Series Adaptation of A COURT OF THORNS AND ROSES Is Dead

📚 Oprah has Announced her 111th Book Club Pick

🔥 Iowa Rushes, Advances Librarian Criminalization Bill

✂️ Indiana Cuts Dolly Parton Imagination Library from Budget

🔎 The Best New Cozy Mysteries, According to Goodreads

🏆 L.A. Times Book Prize Finalists Announced—Andrew Garfield and Cynthia Erivo Among Them

📖 The Most Read Books on Goodreads This Week

🚫 Anti-Book Ban Legislation Proposals 2025: Book Censorship News, February 21, 2025

And here are a bunch of tasty links from around the bookish internet that got left on the Today in Books cutting room floor this week.

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