#Today in Books

Keep up with bookish news and join timely conversations about the world of books. Book Riot editors report on literary headlines at the intersection of politics, culture, media, and more.

The Biggest Book News of the Week

An AI story that is genuinely interesting, NBCC winners, how to fight back against efforts to abolish the DOE, and more of the biggest book news of the week.

And the Winners of the National Books Critics Circle Awards Are…..

NBCC winners, climate fiction prize finalists, and PTA goes literary again. All in today's book news.

How to Fight for the Department of Education

What the president's executive order means and how you can oppose it. Plus: the book Facebook doesn't want you to read, and more.

AI Search Engines Get It Wrong A Lot. Most of the Time, Actually

AI search is wrong. Richard Scarry was amazing. And more in today's book news.

The London Bookstore Just Named the Most Popular in the Entire World

The most popular bookstore in the world, an aspirational lifetime reading plan, and more of the day's top book news.

The Most Interesting AI-Generated Story Yet

A provocative LLM-generated story, Percy Jackson Season three is a go, and more of the day's top book news.

The Biggest Bookish News of the Week

The author of THE HELP has no regrets, Moms For Liberty shuts down BookLooks, a celebrated Canadian author skips U.S. tours, and more.

All the News We Covered This Week

Moms For Liberty shuts down BookLooks, GILEAD will get Scorsesed, books to read this spring, librarian criminalization bills, and more.

NEW YORK TIMES Most Anticipated Spring Fiction Books

The NEW YORK TIMES has your spring reading list at the ready, We Need Diverse Books announces a reading day, and more.

The 60th Annual Nebula Awards Finalists Are…

Some highlights from the Nebula Awards finalist announcement, the words that are disappearing under the new U.S. administration, and more.