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Breaking in Books: News From the Book World

Here’s your resource for updates and stories of interest from the world of books and publishing.

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The Bestselling Books of the Week, According to All the Lists

It’s another week where the bestseller lists cannot agree: no single title made it into the top ten on all ...

Apple TV+ Just Dropped the Official Murderbot Trailer

Alexander Skarsgård stars as our favorite sec unit Murderbot in this very faithful (and very funny) looking adaptation.

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The ALA is Suing DOGE Over “Gutting” the IMLS

The American Library Association (ALA) and the American Federation of State, County, and Municipal Employees has filed a lawsuit against ...

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The Shortlist for the International Booker Prize 2025 has Been Announced

In February, the Booker Prize announced the 13 books on its International Booker Prize 2025 longlist. Now, that longlist has ...

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These are the Finalists for the 2025 Hugo Awards

The Hugo Awards are one of the biggest and longest-running sci-fi and fantasy awards, and through the years, they’ve been ...

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The Most Read Books on Goodreads in March 2025

It’s a new month, which means it’s time to look back at the biggest and buzziest books of March. This ...

Libby’s Most Anticipated April Releases

Libby's most anticipated books include everything from romance to cozy Japanese stories, to heroic memoirs.

The Bestselling Books of the Week, According to All the Lists

USA Today, Publishers Weekly, NYT, Amazon, and Indie Booksellers all have their own bestseller lists. Here are the combined results.

The Most Popular Romantasy Books of March, According to Libby

Here are the most popular romantasies across all the public libraries Libby serves.

The 10 Most Popular Books of March, According to Libby

The most checked out books on Libby this past month included everything from bestselling thrillers to a historical portrait of a Hollywood legend.

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Check Out the Crime Writers for Trans Rights 2025 Auction!

In response to the increase in attacks against trans rights, a group of crime fiction writers partnered with the Transgender Law ...

The Most Read Books on Goodreads This Week

The number one slot has been taken by what is certain to be one of the bestselling books this year.

New Hunger Games Novel Sells More Than 1.5 million World English copies

"With Sunrise on the Reaping, I was inspired by David Hume’s idea of implicit submission and, ‘the easiness with which the many are governed by the few.’"

Mariann Edgar Budde—the Bishop Criticized by Trump—Has 2 Books for Young Readers Coming Out

They are two different iterations of her bestselling book.

VAMPIRE DIARIES Author L.J. Smith Has Died

L.J. Smith, best known for her VAMPIRE DIARIES series, has died at the age of 66.

The Winners of the 2025 National Book Critics Circle Awards Are Here

The winners of the 2025 National Books Critics Circle Awards are here.

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The Most Read Books on Goodreads This Week

The top five most read books on Goodreads this week are identical to last week, so I thought I’d also ...

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The Most Read Books on Goodreads This Week

While Rebecca Yarros and her Empyrean series continues its reign over the list, we do have a new title in ...

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The Best Books to Read This Spring, According to the New York Times

As we shift into a new season, we are also shifting into a new bout of great new releases, 24 ...

Here Are This Year’s Nebula Awards Finalists

Here are the finalists for this year's Nebula Awards, honoring the best in science fiction and fantasy.

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The Bestselling Books of the Week, According to All the Lists

It’s an open secret that The New York Times bestseller list is editorialized, not just a reflection of sales figures. ...

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Canada Reads Queer Books—And More LGBTQ Links

I scour the internet for the best queer book lists, interviews, and news so I can share them with you! ...

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The Biggest Books of March, According to Libby

The second annual Libby Awards were just announced last week. If you’re unfamiliar, Libby is the library reading app by ...

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Terry Brooks is Retiring from Writing, Delilah S. Dawson Will Write Shannara

Terry Brooks published the first book in the epic fantasy series Shannara in 1977. After writing dozens of bestselling titles ...

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Martin Scorsese is Adapting Marilynne Robinson’s GILEAD Series

Marilynne Robinson’s Gilead series is a favorite at Book Riot: we even named it one of the best book series ...

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Here Are the 2025 Libby Award Winners

The winners of the second annual Libby Book Awards have been announced. The award seeks to honor the best in ...

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The Most Read Books on Goodreads in February 2025

Here’s a game that will be easy to win for anyone who has a passing familiarity with the bestseller lists: ...

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The Bestselling Books of the Week, According to All the Lists

Last week, Onyx Storm by Rebecca Yarros and The Crash by Freida McFadden were at the top of the fiction ...

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New Analysis Shows Book Bans Target Books With Non-White, Queer, and Disabled Characters

PEN America has released a new analysis of book bans, Cover to Cover, and it really makes clear the purpose ...

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The Most Read Books on Goodreads This Week

Rebecca Yarros’s dominance over the most read books on Goodreads continues! Of the top five titles, three are from the ...

Ali Hazelwood’s Highly-Anticipated Monster Romantasy Cover Revealed

For those who like their romance a little monstrous 😈 🌶️

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Here is the Longlist for the International Booker Prize 2025

The longlist for the International Booker Prize 2025 “celebrates the best works of long-form fiction or collections of short stories ...

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The Horror Books Nominated for This Year’s Bram Stoker Awards

The Bram Stoker Awards recognizes “superior achievement” in horror and dark fiction. They’ve been awarded every year since 1987, and ...

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The Most Read Books on Goodreads This Week

The most read books on Goodreads this week are much the same as they were last week—in fact, the top ...

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

The finalists for the 45th Los Angeles Times Book Prize were just announced Wednesday. The list is 61 nominees long ...

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The Bestselling Books of the Week, According to All the Lists

Poisoned Pen PressWhen small-town cop Deputy Ben Packard finds himself at a low point—on leave and under investigation with no ...

The Best New Mysteries, According to Goodreads

Which cozy mysteries are you excited for this year?

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Oprah has Announced her 111th Book Club Pick

Oprah has announced that her book club pick for March 2025 is Dream State by Eric Puchner, which came out ...

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

A Court of Thorns and Roses at Hulu was axed on Valentine's Day. Maas plans to shop the adaptation elsewhere after summer.

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Matt Damon as Odysseus in Christopher Nolan’s THE ODYSSEY

Christopher Nolan is adapting Homer’s The Odyssey to the big screen, and it promises a star-studded cast. Zendaya, Tom Holland, ...

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The Most Read Books on Goodreads This Week

The most read books on Goodreads tend to be pretty similar week to week, but we actually have a couple ...

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The New York Public Library Names The Best New Romance for Adults

Looking for great romance books for adult readers as selected by librarians? Look no further than this selection of 50 ...

The Bestselling Books of the Week, According to All the Lists

Publishers Weekly, USA Today, the NYT, Amazon, and Indie Bestsellers all have their own bestseller lists. Here are the combined results.

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Margaret Atwood’s First Memoir Announced

The multi-award winning feminist author Margaret Atwood (The Handmaid’s Tale) has announced that she will be releasing her long-awaited memoir ...

The 2025 Libby Award Finalists

Book awards chosen by librarians! We love to see it.

The Most Popular Romance Books of the Last Few Years, According to Goodreads

How many of these books are on your TBR shelf?

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We Need Diverse Books Announces the Winners of the 2025 Walter Dean Myers Awards

The Walter Dean Myers Award for Outstanding Children’s Literature, aka “The Walters,” was started in 2014 by We Need Diverse ...

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The Book Trends of 2025, According to Goodreads

As the announcements of new book releases out in 2025 roll in, Goodreads has spotted a few trends—things like paint ...

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The First Trailer for The Adaptation of Judy Blume’s Forever . . . Is Here!

Judy Blume, despite being a staple of youth literature for decades, has not seen many of her books be adapted. ...

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The Most Read Books on Goodreads in January 2025

Can you believe we’re already through the first month of 2025? And what better way to celebrate the turn of ...

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The Best New Books Out in February, According to Indie Booksellers

Every month, the American Booksellers Association puts together a list of the top 25 new book releases of the upcoming ...

New Dan Brown Novel Coming This Year

Wonder if Tom Hanks will star in the movie on this one...

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You Can Now Buy eBooks on Bookshop.org!

Since it launched in January 2020, Bookshop.org has been a popular place for readers to buy books while supporting local ...

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These are the 2025 Andrew Carnegie Medal Winners

Established in 2012, the Andrew Carnegie Medals for Excellence in Fiction and Nonfiction are awarded by the American Library Association ...

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The Most Read Books on Goodreads This Week

This week, the top four most read books on Goodreads are identical to last week—but we do have a new ...

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RISE: The Annual Best Feminist Books for Children, Tweens, and Teens List Is Here

Every January, readers who love books for children, tweens, and teens get excited about the annual awards and “best of” ...

The Oscar Nominations Are Out—7 of 10 of the Best Picture Nominations Are Adaptations

The majority of the movies up for the Best Picture Award are adaptations, but not just of books.

Check Out The 2025 National Book Critics Circle Finalists

Curious about what books literary critics think were the best of 2024? Check out the finalists for the National Book Critics Circle Awards in fiction, poetry, biography, and more.

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The Bestselling Books of the Week, According to All the Lists

Flatiron Books, publisher of Beautiful Ugly by Alice FeeneyGrady Green is having the worst best day of his life. He ...

Check Out The Finalists for the 2025 Edgar Awards

Here are the nominees for this year's Edgar Awards for best mystery fiction and nonfiction in over a dozen categories.

Here Are the Titles Selected for the 4th Year of the Science + Literature Program

Will you be picking up this illuminating, science-centered books?

Here Are The Finalists for Best Audiobooks of the Year

Looking for a great audiobook? Here are this year's finalists for the Audie Awards in 28 different categories.

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Rebecca Yarros Says: Writing ONYX STORM “Almost Killed Me”

It’s the release date for Onyx Storm, the third book in the Empyrean series, which started with Fourth Wing. It’s ...

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The Best Books of 2024, According to Reddit

Just when you thought Best Books of the Year season was over, a new list enters the frame! r/Books, a ...

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The Most Read Books on Goodreads This Week

Since last week, the most read books on Goodreads have stayed pretty similar—in fact, number one through four are identical. ...

Everand Releases 2025 State of Reading Report

What do you think of these findings?

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The Bestselling Books of the Week, According to All the Lists

The new year has begun in earnest, but because the bestseller lists report on figures from two weeks ago, they’re ...

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The Most Anticipated Horror Books of 2025, According to Goodreads

The horror genre has been steadily gaining popularity in recent years, and 2025 is delivering a slate of highly anticipated ...

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The Most Read Books on Goodreads This Week

Well, so far, the most read books on Goodreads in 2025 look very similar to the most read books in ...

The Best Self-Help Books of 2025, According to Oprah Daily

Are you looking to pick up any new self-help books this year?

A Book App’s AI Called Its Users Too “Woke”

What do you think of this whole situation?

Jenna Bush Hager and Random House Publishing Group Partner to Publish Emerging Writers

Excited for the new venture?

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The Best New Books Out in January, According to Indie Booksellers

Some of the most knowledgable and passionate readers in the world are booksellers in indie bookstores. They read a floppity ...

The Most Read Books on Goodreads in December 2024

Here were the five most-read books on Goodreads in December! These are the buzziest books of the moment, from thrillers to romance.

The Most Anticipated 2025 Sci-Fi and Fantasy Books, According to Goodreads

Get ready to place your preorders and library holds now on the most anticipated sci-fi and fantasy books of 2025, according to Goodreads.

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The Bestselling Books of the Week, According to All the Lists

Despite the title of this series, it’s impossible to have up-to-date information about bestsellers. In fact, most lists report on ...

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The Most Popular Book Riot Posts of 2024

Writing for the internet is an interesting career. It’s hard to know what’s going to go viral and what’s going ...

The Most Read Books on Goodreads in 2024

Here are the five most-read books on Goodreads this year! These were the buzziest books of 2024, from romantasy to thrillers.

The Bestselling Books of the Week, According to All the Lists

USA Today, Publishers Weekly, NYT, Amazon, and Indie Booksellers all have their own bestseller lists. Here are the combined results.

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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 hidden gems, analyzing literary trends, or championing diverse voices, Book Riot’s editorial team is here to keep you informed and inspired.

The New York Times Readers’ Picks for the Best Books of 2024

The New York Times posted its 100 Notable Books of 2024 back in November—you can find out more about how ...

The Most Read Books on Goodreads This Week

Here are the five most-read books on Goodreads this week! These are the buzziest books of the moment, from holidays romances to thrillers.

Here are Barack Obama’s Favorite Books of 2024

From political nonfiction to award-winning literary fiction, here are the books Barack Obama named as his favorites of 2024.

The National Book Critics Circle Awards’ First Longlist for Poetry

Planning to read anything from the longlists?

New York City’s Most Popular Library Checkouts of 2024

What was the best book you checked out from the library this year?

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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 hidden gems, analyzing literary trends, or championing diverse voices, Book Riot’s editorial team is here to keep you informed and inspired.

TIME’s Most-Anticipated Books of 2025

I hope you didn’t have anything pressing on your 2024 TBR, because the world of books and reading is done ...

The Most Anticipated Books of 2025, According to Goodreads

Goodreads has shared their most anticipated books of 2025: the 82 titles in a range of genres marked by the most users as "Want to Read".

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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 hidden gems, analyzing literary trends, or championing diverse voices, Book Riot’s editorial team is here to keep you informed and inspired.

The Most Read Books on Goodreads This Week

Like last week, holiday romances have taken over the Goodreads Most Read Books This Week list. For once, Freida McFadden ...

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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 hidden gems, analyzing literary trends, or championing diverse voices, Book Riot’s editorial team is here to keep you informed and inspired.

The Bestselling Books of the Week, According to All the Lists

For the last few months, the bestseller lists couldn’t seem to agree on the biggest books of the moment. They ...

Innovative Study by UPenn and NYPL Finds That Public Libraries Positively Impact Community Health and Well-Being

"Libraries & Well-Being is an innovative study in how it applies positive psychology frameworks to the library world, to show for the first time that library usage positively contributes to externally validated measures of well-being."

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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 hidden gems, analyzing literary trends, or championing diverse voices, Book Riot’s editorial team is here to keep you informed and inspired.

The 10 Worst Book-to-Screen Adaptations

“The book was better” isn’t always true…but it’s a cliché for a reason. Readers know that unique heartbreak of having ...

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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 hidden gems, analyzing literary trends, or championing diverse voices, Book Riot’s editorial team is here to keep you informed and inspired.

The Most Read Books on Goodreads This Week

If you follow this weekly feature, you’ll know that usually, it stays pretty similar week to week. This time, though, ...

Goodreads’ Best Books of 2024

What do you think of this year's winners?

The New Yorker Names Their 2024 Best Books

Here are the 24 books that The New Yorker called their best of 2024.

The Bestselling Books of the Week, According to All the Lists

Here are this week's bestsellers from the five biggest lists, including part one of Cher's memoir and THE SERVICEBERRY by Robin Wall Kimmerer.

HayMarket Books Runs Books Not Bars Fundraiser for the Holidays

Every little bit helps!

Oprah Announces Book Club Pick and a New Podcast

Oprah's Book Club has announced it's 109th pick, and a new podcast in partnership with Starbucks.

These are the Most Read Books of the 2024 Goodreads Reading Challenge

These are the 144 books in 12 categories that were read the most for this year's Goodreads Reading Challenge. How many have you read?

The New York Times Announces its Best Books of 2024

Here are the top 10 books of 2024, fiction and nonfiction, according to the New York Times. How many have you read?

The Best New Books Out in December, According to Indie Booksellers

What better way to get book recommendations than from independent booksellers? Here are five of their favorites out in December 2024.

Most Costco Locations Will Stop Carrying Books

500 of the 600 U.S. Costco locations will no longer have a year-round book section, in a decision that could have big effects on publishing.