July is Disability Pride Month, so today, I’m highlighting seven new books out in 2026 that are about queer disabled people. We’ve got poetry, romance, fantasy, memoir, and essays to choose from. This isn’t a complete list, but it’s a place to start. This is an aspect of queer book publishing that still has a
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It’s June 30th, which means two things. One: it’s the fifth Tuesday of the month, which is usually a quieter time for new releases—but there are some stellar titles included in that smaller batch. Two: it’s the last day of Pride Month. We read queer all year around here, but this is an excellent excuse
Zando Penguin Audio Love gets dangerous in Brynne Weaver’s Ruinous Love Trilogy. In Leather & Lark, a fake marriage traps enemies in undeniable desire, blurring the line between pretense and something real. Scythe & Sparrow brings a broken doctor and a chaotic performer together, where healing hearts and buried secrets collide. Press play and fall
If 2026 is the year of friction-maxxing, the summer will entirely focus on paying attention. To the world around you, as opposed to screens. Even though I am over 30 and therefore decrepit, I agree with the youthful turn towards the Analog Bag. The young influencer Brynne Anika Fritjofson coined the term to refer to
I love cozy fantasy with my whole heart. It’s truly a genre I can’t get enough of. But I’ve noticed that the genre—or at least the more publicized parts of it—is saturated with romance. To be clear, I love a little romance, and cozy fantasy romance is great. But cozy fantasy and cozy fantasy romance
The fabled Greek storyteller Aesop is the inspiration behind the fragrance, skincare, and hair product company of the same name. While perfume may seem to have nothing to do with queer literature, for Aesop, it does. Rather than changing their logo or incorporating rainbows into their marketing, they’ve partnered with local bookstores and organizations with


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The fabled Greek storyteller Aesop is the inspiration behind the fragrance, skincare, and hair product company of the same name. While perfume may seem to have nothing to do with queer literature, for Aesop, it does. In 2021, the company launched the Aesop Queer Library to celebrate Pride month. Rather than changing their logo or
Watch the full trailer for the newest adaptation of Jane Austen’s Sense and Sensibility is here, check out the BookTok summer reading list, and get updated on the latest AI controversy in publishing. Welcome to Today in Books, our daily round-up of literary headlines at the intersection of politics, culture, media, and more. Watch the
A new adaptation of Jane Austen’s Sense and Sensibility is coming to theaters October 16, starring Daisy Edgar-Jones, Esmé Creed-Miles, Caitríona Balfe, George MacKay, and Fiona Shaw. It’s being produced by Working Title Films (Love Actually, Bridget Jones’ Diary, Pride & Prejudice (2005), and Emma (2020)). The trailer promises a faithful adaptation of the beloved
This one is a doozy. Three writers who were accused last month of using AI to create their Commonwealth Foundation Short Story Prize-winning pieces have been cleared. Director-General of the Commonwealth Foundation Razmi Farook said in a statement on the organization’s website: “We have spent the past month thoroughly investigating allegations of AI use.” No
Every week for the Tuesday edition of Our Queerest Shelves, I put together a list of the most exciting new LGBTQ books out that week. Since I first started keeping track of upcoming LGBTQ new releases, this list has grown and grown. I follow a ton of different queer book blogs as well as Bookstagram,
I am willing to bet that two centuries ago, authors probably never imagined a world with smartphones, earbuds, the atomic bomb, and artificial intelligence. But over the years, science fiction authors occasionally hit on ideas that become reality, such as those four things and more, kinda like the infinite monkey theorem. (But not Labubu. No
Last week, I was tagged on Instagram by Jennifer Givhan, an author whose work I love and like to scream about. I checked the post and saw a giveaway for her book, The Sleeping Sisters, but also a call to action. Givhan asked those of us on her unofficial street team (of which I was


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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 biggest headlines from last week, including the buzziest summer reads, an AI chatbot in Google Play Books, the winners of the 2025 Lambda Literary Awards, and more. The Buzziest Summer Reading Books
Booksmaxxing, a highly anticipated book-to-screen adaptation, updates on MrBeast and James Patterson’s new book, and more of the top literary headlines of the day. Reading is Sexy: Welcome to Booksmaxxing Okay, I don’t think “booksmaxxing” is a real thing as much as it’s a tempting headline, but there is a case to be made that


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As the American Library Association (ALA) reported in its April 2026 State of Libraries Report, the movement to censor materials in American schools and public libraries has shifted. The number of titles targeted in 2025 that were reported to ALA’s Office of Intellectual Freedom has grown (nearly 2,000 more titles than 2024), but the vast


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Pop quiz: how many pages do you think Americans read collectively every year? Before you bust out the calculator and your reading log from years prior to do some calculated math, the folks at ThriftBooks have already done the hard work for us: Americans are reading around 300 billion pages annually. Sounds impressive, right? A
Sometimes the year’s buzziest book takes a while to show up, but the buzziest 2026 book made waves from the jump, landing a well-deserved Oprah Book Club pick. Collecting praise from critics and the general reader alike, Kin by Tayari Jones is one of few books I expect to see on every Best Books of
Hello, readers! For my 2026 reading goals this year, I went easy on myself. I didn’t set any, except that I wanted to read more backlist books, meaning older titles. And so far, I have been pretty successful, with reads ranging from a couple of years ago to all the way back to 1845. (Varney
Welcome back, library friends. We have a few key censorship and federal administration updates that are worth a closer look. Let’s dive in. An Update on Censorship In Knox County Schools After facing significant public backlash, the Knox County (TN) Superintendent said that they are putting Roots back on school shelves after consulting with legal
Del Rey, publishers of Wildflower by Becky Jenkinson Cursed from birth to always tell the truth, magical florist Felicity “Fliss” Farrow avoids trouble by choosing her words carefully. But trouble finds her when an anonymous request for a mysterious flower sends her to outcast sorcerer Willoh Vane, rumored to have corrupted the northern forest with
It’s time for another bookish news roundup, and we’ve got some really excellent updates from some of your favorite authors this month. Get ready for unmissable adaptations, exciting sequels, and more. We can’t wait, so let’s just dive right in! Finlay Donovan is back!! Here’s the cover of the latest book in Elle Cosimano’s hit
Ariel Delgado Dixon is the author of Sourland, out June 23rd from Random House. Below, she discusses why she set her new novel on a weed farm. The best and worst day I ever had was spent haying. I was a new farmhand, and it was the last searingly dry summer day suitable for harvesting
Ariel Delgado Dixon is the author of Sourland, out June 23rd from Random House. Below, she discusses why she set her new novel on a weed farm. The best and worst day I ever had was spent haying. I was a new farmhand, and it was the last searingly dry summer day suitable for harvesting
Since about half of the year is over, we’ve been getting blessed with book list after book list these past couple of weeks. In between all of the most anticipated books of the summer and all of the best of the year (so far) lists, we are really eating well. And now, The New York
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