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Today in Books

All the News We Covered This Week

The books that won Pulitzers, the Locus Awards finalists, the latest in book censorship news, the most popular books out now, and more.

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

Read the Best of SFF with the 2025 Locus Awards Finalists

Here are the Winners of the 2025 Pulitzer Prize

The Latest from the Institute of Museum and Library Services

Judge Issues Injunction in Favor of State Attorneys General IMLS Lawsuit

South Carolina Bans 10 More Books From All Public Schools State-Wide

Utah Bans 18th Book from All Public Schools Statewide

The 10 Most Popular Books of April, According to Libby

The Most Read Books on Goodreads This Week

We’ve Staved Off State Library Closure Measures–For Now

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

S. Zainab Williams

Executive Director, Content

S. Zainab would like to think she bleeds ink but the very idea makes her feel faint. She writes fantasy and horror, and is currently clutching a manuscript while groping in the dark. Find her on Twitter: @szainabwilliams.

View All posts by S. Zainab Williams

The nominees for the Graphic Medicine Awards 2025 are in!

HBO Exec Promises ‘Harry Potter’ Series ‘Not Secretly Being Infused’ With J.K. Rowling’s Anti-Trans Rhetoric (missing the point entirely…)

Barnard suspends WKCR and Spectator reporters who covered Butler Library protest

‘Dig’ Comedy From Amy Poehler & Mike Schur Picked Up To Series By Peacock

Judy Blume wrote honestly about teen sex. At 50, ‘Forever’ endures.

Murder, Mystery, and the Movement: 5 Reasons Why YA Thrillers Are Leading the Revolution

Aykroyd Family & Judy Belushi-Pisano’s Estate Pass Down The Briefcase Of Blues With First Graphic Novel

Did the Pulitzer Board just overrule the Jury to give Percival Everett the prize?

People lose thousands of dollars at failed A Million Lives Book Festival

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