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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. Liz Pelletier Named Publishers Weekly Person of the Year Pelletier had an excellent case to be named PW’s Person of the Year in 2023, as Fourth Wing burst into the reading world (though hard to

As the season of “Best Books of 2024” draws to a close, that only means one thing: time to talk about the biggest books of 2025! Goodreads has put together a list of the most anticipated books of 2025, using the number of times users have added titles to their Want To Read shelves. They

Kendra Winchester is a Contributing Editor for Book Riot where she writes about audiobooks and disability literature. She is also the Founder of Read Appalachia, which celebrates Appalachian literature and writing. Previously, Kendra co-founded and served as Executive Director for Reading Women, a podcast that gained an international following over its six-season run. In her

Grab a cup of something tasty and catch up with the news stories Today in Books readers found most interesting this week. Groundbreaking Poet Nikki Giovanni Dies at 81 Beloved poet Nikki Giovanni has died at the age of 81. Giovanni made her name as a standout of the Black Arts Movement and became the rarest of things:

Kelly is a former librarian and a long-time blogger at STACKED. She’s the editor/author of (DON’T) CALL ME CRAZY: 33 VOICES START THE CONVERSATION ABOUT MENTAL HEALTH and the editor/author of HERE WE ARE: FEMINISM FOR THE REAL WORLD. Her next book, BODY TALK, will publish in Fall 2020. Follow her on Instagram @heykellyjensen. View

Today, I have another installment of “The Best Queer Books of 2024, According to…” Previously, I sifted through The New York Times, Amazon, Publishers Weekly, and Barnes & Noble lists for the queer titles included. This time, I’m highlighting the NPR picks. The year-end NPR list is a little different from most. They put out

Welcome to Today in Books, our daily round-up of literary headlines at the intersection of politics, culture, media, and more. How the New York Times Picks the Best Books of the Year Ever wondered how the New York Times makes it lists of 100 notable books and the 10 best books of the year? Times

Emily has a PhD in English from the University of Southern Mississippi, MS, and she has an MFA in Creative Writing from GCSU in Milledgeville, GA, home of Flannery O’Connor. She spends her free time reading, watching horror movies and musicals, cuddling cats, Instagramming pictures of cats, and blogging/podcasting about books with the ladies over

Kelly is a former librarian and a long-time blogger at STACKED. She’s the editor/author of (DON’T) CALL ME CRAZY: 33 VOICES START THE CONVERSATION ABOUT MENTAL HEALTH and the editor/author of HERE WE ARE: FEMINISM FOR THE REAL WORLD. Her next book, BODY TALK, will publish in Fall 2020. Follow her on Instagram @heykellyjensen. View

Welcome to Today in Books, our daily round-up of literary headlines at the intersection of politics, culture, media, and more. Hollywood’s Calling for the Movie Rights Since 2005, The Black List has published an annual round-up of the best unproduced screenplays, many of which have gone on to win at the box office and on

Erica Ezeifedi, Associate Editor, is a transplant from Nashville, TN that has settled in the North East. In addition to being a writer, she has worked as a victim advocate and in public libraries, where she has focused on creating safe spaces for queer teens, mentorship, and providing test prep instruction free to students. Outside

Welcome to Today in Books, our daily round-up of literary headlines at the intersection of politics, culture, media, and more. Strand Union Strikes a Deal Members of the Strand’s staff union who went on strike over the weekend have reached a tentative agreement with the storied bookstore’s management. If ratified, the updated contract will include

Emily has a PhD in English from the University of Southern Mississippi, MS, and she has an MFA in Creative Writing from GCSU in Milledgeville, GA, home of Flannery O’Connor. She spends her free time reading, watching horror movies and musicals, cuddling cats, Instagramming pictures of cats, and blogging/podcasting about books with the ladies over

Welcome to Today in Books, our daily round-up of literary headlines at the intersection of politics, culture, media, and more. Groundbreaking Poet Nikki Giovanni Dies at 81 Beloved poet Nikki Giovanni has died at the age of 81. Giovanni made her name as a standout of the Black Arts Movement and became the rarest of

“The book was better” isn’t always true…but it’s a cliché for a reason. Readers know that unique heartbreak of having a favorite book be mangled in the adaptation. But which adaptations did the worst job with the source material? Aura Print put together a list of the ten worst book-to-movie and book-to-TV adaptations of recent years,

My first priority going into 2025 has been to continue to help organizations that are actively helping those in need and fighting back against cruelty in my community and beyond. And then I’ve been building my well of hope and joy— important parts of activism and resistance— by actively finding things to look forward to

Emily has a PhD in English from the University of Southern Mississippi, MS, and she has an MFA in Creative Writing from GCSU in Milledgeville, GA, home of Flannery O’Connor. She spends her free time reading, watching horror movies and musicals, cuddling cats, Instagramming pictures of cats, and blogging/podcasting about books with the ladies over

Here’s a look back at the news stories Today in Books readers were most interested in this week. The New York Times Picks Its 10 Best Books of 2024 If there is a list you want to be on at the end of the year as an author, it is this one. Less expansive than

As the end of the year closes in, I’m beginning to feel a little stressed about my TBR. I’ve met my reading goal for the year, but I have specific books I really want to (or have to) finish before January. I have one more Read Harder task to complete. I have two books I

Today, I’m continuing my journey through the queer books in the Best Books of the Year lists with The New York Times picks. I went through the 10 Best Books of 2024 as well as their 100 Notable Books of 2024 and pulled out all the queer books I recognized. As always, I may have

Welcome to Today in Books, our daily round-up of literary headlines at the intersection of politics, culture, media, and more. The Lists Keep Coming and They Don’t Stop Coming Gone are the days when a publication could release one best-of-the-year list to rule them all. Algorithms and the increasingly fragmented media landscape they’ve wrought mean

Kelly is a former librarian and a long-time blogger at STACKED. She’s the editor/author of (DON’T) CALL ME CRAZY: 33 VOICES START THE CONVERSATION ABOUT MENTAL HEALTH and the editor/author of HERE WE ARE: FEMINISM FOR THE REAL WORLD. Her next book, BODY TALK, will publish in Fall 2020. Follow her on Instagram @heykellyjensen. View

The results of this year’s Goodreads Choice Awards are finally in, and while it’s always fun to see what others are reading, we have to say that they are a little disappointing. Let’s rewind a bit first, though. If you’re unfamiliar with the Goodreads Choice Awards, this is the 13th year the awards have been

We’re in the midst of the flood of “best books” lists coming from every outlet, which means it’s time to see what books have been floating to the top over and over, as well as which titles are getting a nice lift from being named among the best. We’ve recently seen lists from The New

Welcome to Today in Books, our daily round-up of literary headlines at the intersection of politics, culture, media, and more. What Will Enter the Public Domain in 2025?: A Festive Countdown In fact, of all the people I know who have read dozens of these smutty fantasy books and share the obsession, they mostly have

Publishing and entertainment may slow down at the end of the year, but I still managed to find news and goodies for mystery fans to have on their radar, as well as so many great books to have on your end-of-year TBR list! Libro.fm’s Top 10 Audiobooks of 2024 Libro.fm compiled a “best of” 2024

Welcome to Today in Books, our daily round-up of literary headlines at the intersection of politics, culture, media, and more. The New York Times Picks Its 10 Best Books of 2024 If there is a list you want to be on at the end of the year as an author, it is this one. Less

Last week, the New York Times shared their list of the 100 notable books of 2024, and now they have announced their picks for the 10 best books of 2024. The list includes five fiction and five nonfiction titles. As for how these titles got chosen, the introduction says, “Ultimately, we aim to pick the

Welcome to Today in Books, our daily round-up of literary headlines at the intersection of politics, culture, media, and more. No question that the “story” of the day is that it is *groan* Cyber Monday (is this shopping day the last thing, along with the *double groan* Cyber Truck to use “cyber” as a descriptor?).

Kelly is a former librarian and a long-time blogger at STACKED. She’s the editor/author of (DON’T) CALL ME CRAZY: 33 VOICES START THE CONVERSATION ABOUT MENTAL HEALTH and the editor/author of HERE WE ARE: FEMINISM FOR THE REAL WORLD. Her next book, BODY TALK, will publish in Fall 2020. Follow her on Instagram @heykellyjensen. View