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Welcome to Today in Books, our daily round-up of literary headlines at the intersection of politics, culture, media, and more. Here are the stories we covered ourselves on Book Riot this week. The Indies Choice Book Awards are back after a seven-year hiatus to celebrate the best titles that appeared on the ABA’s Indie Next List, Kids’

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This content contains affiliate links. When you buy through these links, we may earn an affiliate commission. Welcome to Today in Books, our daily round-up of literary headlines at the intersection of politics, culture, media, and more. Here are the biggest headlines from last week. The Millions Has Released Their Spring 2026 Book Preview The

In mid-March, Dial Books, a long-time imprint at Penguin Random House, shut down unexpectedly. No one knew it was happening, including the authors or the editors, many of whom lost their jobs. News about the closure offered no answers as to why this happened and why it happened so swiftly and unexpectedly. Industry chatter suggested

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Earlier this week, the Trump administration dropped its appeal in Rhode Island v. Trump, one of the two cases filed against the regime following the gutting of the Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS) last March. Now, just days later, the second case brought to court over the IMLS’s dismantling has an outcome, too.

This content contains affiliate links. When you buy through these links, we may earn an affiliate commission. Welcome to Today in Books, our daily round-up of literary headlines at the intersection of politics, culture, media, and more. Nigerian Erotica Writers Bypass Morality Police With Women’s-Only WhatsApp Groups Listen, if I know anything about humanity, it’s

Book Riot Editorial is made up of passionate readers, writers, and book lovers dedicated to delivering insightful book recommendations, literary analysis, and the latest in book culture. With expertise spanning multiple genres and a deep understanding of the publishing industry, we offer thoughtful commentary, book deals, and news that matters to readers. Whether it’s uncovering

Welcome to Today in Books, our daily round-up of literary headlines at the intersection of politics, culture, media, and more. The Trailer for Remarkably Bright Creatures Has Dropped At first, I thought the deep voice narrating the trailer for Remarkably Bright Creatures was just the generic Hollywood narrator guy. But as the trailer continued, I

Selecting the best recent historical fiction books feels like a contradiction in terms. Historical fiction is a broad genre, encompassing thousands of years and spanning the entire globe. It can focus on the most well-known figures of all time or highlight everyday lives that don’t typically make it into textbooks. Ironically, historical fiction feels like

This content contains affiliate links. When you buy through these links, we may earn an affiliate commission. Welcome to Today in Books, our daily round-up of literary headlines at the intersection of politics, culture, media, and more. The Inaugural James Patterson & Bookshop.org Prize I’m always excited to see what Bookshop.org does next, and I

It took from April 2025 until January 2026 for the Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS) to have a budget for fiscal year 2026. Those 10 months of fighting for the IMLS budget came following Trump’s proposed sunset of the only federal agency dedicated to libraries and museums in his budget for the year.

This content contains affiliate links. When you buy through these links, we may earn an affiliate commission. Welcome to Today in Books, our daily round-up of literary headlines at the intersection of politics, culture, media, and more. The Millions Has Released Their Spring 2026 Book Preview The Millions released their Great Spring 2026 Book review—one

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Every month, there’s a flood of new graphic novels coming out clamoring for a spot on your TBR. But with so many competing for your attention, it’s easy to lose track of the ones you’re most excited about. And often, you just end up hearing about the titles with the biggest marketing budgets. So, how

Every month, there’s a flood of new mystery and thriller books coming out clamoring for a spot on your TBR. But with so many competing for your attention, it’s easy to lose track of the ones you’re most excited about. And often, you just end up hearing about the titles with the biggest marketing budgets.

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The first thing I read in March was Isn’t It Obvious by Rachel Runya Katz, a bi4bi M/F romance that I really enjoyed. I mean, the main character runs a queer teen book club, so of course I was going to love it. The book I spent most of March reading was Hell’s Heart by

Welcome to Today in Books, our daily round-up of literary headlines at the intersection of politics, culture, media, and more. It’s April Fool’s Day, which is a holiday I could do without. There are enough fake things in the world that I give no credit for piling on. However. I almost fell for one today.

This content contains affiliate links. When you buy through these links, we may earn an affiliate commission. This is it, the month that publishing really gets sprung. You could do months’ worth of reading with the new books coming out April 7 alone. In order to help you narrow down the options, we’ve created a highly

Heated Rivalry—a M/M queer and steamy hockey romance adapted from a book of the same name by Rachel Reid—has taken hold of the collective consciousness and not let go. Its season finale garnered 10.6 million US viewers, and its production has even brought talks of republishing a secretly published predecessor written in the ’80s by

Welcome to Today in Books, our daily round-up of literary headlines at the intersection of politics, culture, media, and more. New York Times Reviewer Fired For (Badly) Using AI Alex Preston made at least two mistakes. The first was relying on AI to generate text for a book review. Of the things AI is good

This content contains affiliate links. When you buy through these links, we may earn an affiliate commission. Aimee Nezhukumatathil is a poet and nonfiction author (World of Wonders: In Praise of Fireflies, Whale Sharks, and Other Astonishments). Her newest book is Night Owl: Poems, out today from Ecco. Below, she shares the connection between poetry

The National Association of Black Bookstores (NAB2), founded on Juneteenth, 2025, has announced the first National Black Bookstore Day to be celebrated on April 7. National Black Bookstore Day is intended to “recognize, elevate, and drive support to Black-owned bookstores across the United States.” NAB2 founder Kevin Johnson, who owns Underground Books in Sacramento, CA,

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