Lifelong literacy advocate LeVar Burton has been announced as the 2026 Indie Bookstore Ambassador. In a press release, the American Booksellers Association said that Burton “has dedicated decades to encouraging children to read.” Burton was also named the inaugural PEN/Faulkner literary champion in 2021 for his “literary advocacy and a commitment to inspiring new generations of readers and writers.” The actor, director, and podcaster has also received seven NAACP Awards, a Grammy, a Peabody, and 15 Emmy Awards, including a Lifetime Achievement Award. Now Burton will be the fourth Indie Bookstore Ambassador, a position that has also been held by Celeste Ng, Amanda Gorman, and Trevor Noah.
The wait for Spider-Man: Beyond the Spiderverse has been incredibly long, but it just got one week shorter. Sony announced that the movie will be released on June 18, 2027, a full week earlier than the original release date of June 25, 2027. Yeah, okay, that’s still a super long time from now, but on June 18, 2027, you’re going to be really happy about it. Especially since the second film in the Miles Morales Spider-Verse trilogy ended on such a huge cliffhanger.
Speaking of adaptations, Caleb Landry Jones, Peter Skarsgaard, and Andrea Riseborough are set to star in Zero K, an adaptation of Don DeLillo’s novel of the same name. The film will be directed by Michael Almereyda, who also wrote the script. Production is scheduled to begin in early 2026 in São Paulo, Brazil.