Breaking in Books: News From the Book World

Best-selling author Ken Follett's new book is out this September, concluding a series that chronicles 1,000 years of Western civilization.

Reddit has released its Best Of 2022 book list, which includes 10 categories of books that were voted on by members.

From "fauxhawk" to "vaxxed" and "embiggen", here are some of the hundreds of new words that have been added to the Scrabble dictionary.

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

Brooklyn Public Library and PEN America are offering a free 4-week program for high schoolers on fighting book bans.

The official trailer for the ARE YOU THERE GOD? IT'S ME, MARGARET movie has just dropped, and it looks as iconic as the book.

Goodreads has released a list of its most anticipated science fiction and fantasy releases for 2023. Get your TBRs ready!

"Google euphemisms for vagina, I mean, most of them are not playful...in that sense, the rise of '-ussy' is nearly a miracle."

Award winning author of books like CLOUDSPLITTER and AFFLICTION has died at the age of 82.

The stars of 1968's Romeo and Juliet have sued Paramount Pictures for more than $500 million for a nude scene shot when they were underaged.

Filippo Bernardini, a former Simon & Schuster UK employee who was arrested last year, is expected to plead guilty to wire fraud.

Goodreads has gathered up the 2023 new horror releases already getting the most buzz. Get your preorders in now!

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

Here are Barack Obama's favorite books of 2022.

Competition from Amazon seems to have ended as Barnes & Noble plans to open more stores in 2023 as part of a real estate expansion wave.

A North Texas superintendent was recorded ordering librarians to remove LGBTQ+ books, prompting the first federal investigation of its kind.

Here are the ten adult books that were checked out the most from the New York Public Library system this year.

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

These are the 2022 new releases the Atlantic says “impressed us with their force of ideas...In a phrase, they were good to think with.”

After Keller school district in Texas banned all trans books, a free speech nonprofit put up billboards reading, "Ban censorship, not books."

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

More than 500 authors have signed a letter standing with the HarperCollins union as they reach of month of being on strike.

Here are the 2023 new releases Goodreads users are most excited to get hands their hands on, from romance to horror to nonfiction and more.

You could win a once in a lifetime opportunity to stay in Hobbiton in celebration of The Hobbit film's 10th anniversary.

The New York Times has released its first ever Best Romance Novels of the Year list, chosen by romance novelist Olivia Waite.

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

Here are the books on Buzzfeed's Best Books of the Year list, including some overlap with other Best Of lists and some that are unique.

These are the books marked as "Read" by the most Goodreads users in the 2022 Goodreads Challenge, including lots of BookTok favorites.

Oprah Daily has released their list of 45 of the best books of the year, which includes fiction and nonfiction and a wide range of topics and genres.

Help put an end to book censorship with We Need Diverse Books' new campaign #BooksSaveLives.

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

Every year, Merriam-Webster announces the word that's seen the biggest increase in lookups. Here is their Word of the Year for 2022.

Here are this year's New York Times 100 notable books for 2022.

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

The Washington Post's Best Books of 2022 has a mix of fiction and nonfiction titles, and are about everything from colonialism to friendship.

The HarperCollins Union's demands are for better pay, diversity initiatives, and more security for unionized workers.

Brooklyn Public Library has been celebrating its 125 year anniversary by counting down their 125 most borrowed books of all time.

The 180-year-old private library, the first lending library in London, will welcome Helena Bonham Carter as its first female president.

Keller Independent School District in Texas has banned all books about transgender and nonbinary people from schools.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Booksellers chose the 11 books that they have "felt the most pride in recommending to readers of all interests through the year."

According to Bookshop.org, a "rogue" Ingram warehouse employee was swapping pro-choice book orders with Christian Focus on the Family books.

Barnes & Noble is currently holding a huge Buy One, Get One 50% Off sale applied to hundreds of titles, both in store and online.

Here are the winners of the 2022 Harvey Awards, which highlights the best comics, graphic novels, manga, and comic creators.

Angela Lansbury, who played Jessica Fletcher among other iconic roles, passed away in her sleep today, days before her 97th birthday.

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

Barnes & Noble has released their list of the best books of 2022. The list includes everything from memoirs to dystopian novels.

Fans of fantasy adaptations, listen up! USDish is offering the chance to win $2k for watching a few popular fantasy shows. Here's how.

The IL library was mailed a bullet with the threat "more to come." But the majority of the community supported their Drag Queen Bingo event.

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

Goodreads has shared a list of 60 of the most popular horror books, according to how many users have shelved them and their average rating.

As right-wing methods from the U.S. move north, book banners are encountering issues regarding just how much sway school boards have.

TIME Magazine has named the people who made its Time100 Next list for 2022. Here are the authors who made the list.

Comics have grown in popularity in the last few years, and so have their characters. This shows the most popular superhero by state.

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

The City of Chicago and the Chicago Public Library have declared themselves book sanctuaries, offering a safe space for endangered stories.

The Brooklyn Library has issued thousands of library cards across the country, aiding in the fight against censorship.

Today, Spotify has launched its long-awaited audiobooks feature. The company is also looking to create new business models with audiobooks.

The National Book Foundation has announced the 2022 Longlist for the Young People's Literature Award. Here are the 10 contenders.

"Please don't ban my books in my hometown," John Green concluded in the TikTok. "It's really upsetting for my mom."

Here are the most popular books for summer 2022 as read by Kindle Unlimited and Amazon Prime users.

The SLJ survey shows how many book challenges actually result in bans and how challenges are influencing libraries.

The winners of the 2022 Hugo Awards and Lodestar Award for Best Young Adult book have been announced!

Author Peter Straub, who has been writing horror novels for the past 40 years, has passed away this Sunday in Manhattan.

Do you know your state's favorite Stephen King movie? Check out this map to see which movie each state is searching for most often.

Author, journalist, and activist Barbara Ehrenreich, best known for writing Nickel and Dimed, has died several days after her 81st birthday.

It's official! Megan Thee Stallion is set to appear in the legal comedy She-Hulk: Attorney At Law. Here's what we know.

After the Patmos Library was defunded by voters for carrying LGBTQ books, donors including Nora Roberts stepped up to help.

Here are the 30 most popular horror novels of 2022 (so far), according to Goodreads users — just in time for peak horror reading season!

This "Don't Say Trans" policy forbids promotion of "Gender Fluidity" or pronouns that don't match a person's sex, among other restrictions.

George R. R. Martin has also said he has "given up on any hope of predicting the end" of the Song of Ice and Fire series.

Raymond Briggs, beloved British author and illustrator of popular Christmas story The Snowman, has died at 88.

The property that was used as the Bennet family's home in the 1995 BBC Pride and Prejudice series is for sale for £6,000,000.

Award-winning author David McCullough has died at 89, leaving behind a great legacy steeped in American history.

The $90 M Batgirl movie starring Leslie Grace, J.K. Simmons, and Michael Keaton has officially been pulled by Warner Bros. studio.

San Lorenzo Library's Drag Queen Story Hour was disrupted by Proud Boys. In response, they are holding Pride events all year.

A new survey from YouGov asked U.S. Americans about their reading habits as kids and as adults. Here's what they found.

For years, a Michigan man ran a book scam that illegally generated over $3 million dollars from Amazon. Then the FBI got involved.

Add "selling books in paradise" to the list of perfect jobs that exist and read on to find out more about the position in the Maldives.

It's that time of year when we gather 'round and discuss former President Barack Obama's reading list for the summer!

The ACLU and ALA have both spoken out against the book policy being voted on tonight. There will be a press conference beforehand.

Cara Chance has been accused of "insubordination" after speaking out against the library board's censorship attempts.

A job listing for a Pokémon archivist was posted. The archivist will be tasked with cataloging Pokémon's vast lore.

The finalists for the 2022 World Fantasy Awards have been announced. Here they are, along with the lifetime achievement recipients.

Former First Lady Michelle Obama has a new book coming out November 15, 2022.

TikTok has started a book club inspired by the wildly popular BookTok. Here's what you should know about it.

The area's first ever Pride event was disrupted when a man got out of a truck and allegedly began swinging a flagpole at attendees.

Amazon has released the first full-length trailer for its upcoming series The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power.

The winners of the 2022 Whiting Literary Magazine Prize celebrating "excellence in publishing and advocacy for writers" have been announced.

These audiobook recordings allow listeners to hear exactly how Roe v. Wade was overturned, with added context.