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Here is the list of the 2024 Pulitzer Prize winners.

Oscar-winner Viola Davis and her husband, Julius Tennon, have launched their own publishing company.

Eight romance books to read if you love Bridgerton.

Books for your book club to celebrate AAPI Month.

Inside libraries’ battle for better e-book access.

Japan is fast losing physical bookstores.

Great bit on public libraries from John Oliver on Last Week Tonight.

How TikTok helped one woman become a best-selling author.

Amazon launching massive book sale.

Riot Grrrl and musician, Kathleen Hanna, on her new memoir Rebel Girl: My Life as a Feminist Punk.

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Nearly one-third of young people strongly identify as readers.

The best new books to read this May according to Time magazine.

How book publishers can fight against misinformation.

Authors wonder what a TikTok ban could do to the industry.

The 2024 Library Systems Report.

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Book banning has been good for one thing. More children’s books with diverse views are being published.

Turn to librarians for book recommendations, not TikTok.

How a new generation of booksellers is transforming the world of bookselling.

Vogue’s list of 11 self-help books that will change your life.

PEN America cancels 2024 awards after authors drop out over Gaza.

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Five publishers join lawsuit to thwart Iowa book banning bill.

Crazy Rich Asians being turned into a Broadway musical.

Great books about reading.

Author James Patterson thinks we’re overreacting to book bans.

John Legend’s Get Lifted Books aims to uplift marginalized creators.

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Librarians fear new penalties, even jail time, as activists challenge books.

Publisher Weekly’s list of summer reads 2024.

10 writers win 2024 Whiting Awards for emerging authors.

Brooklyn library celebrates poets and poetry.

Under a new law, Idaho libraries must move “harmful” materials from children or face lawsuits.

This pastor won’t let his wife read a book unless he approves.

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On the 50th anniversary of the release of Carrie, NPR listeners choose the best Stephen King novels.

Seven child actor memoirs you should read after viewing “Quiet on the Set.”

Author Don Winslow quits writing to fight MAGA.

Ten great books for children coming out this April.

US bookstores are celebrating a revival.

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24 titles competing for Barnes and Noble’s Children’s and Young Adult book awards.

Spotify has launched its very own audiobook subscription service.

12 great books on feminism and women’s rights for kids and teens.

How the digital age threatens libraries.

A list of books that were considered “unfilmable” but were made into movies.

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The movie versions of beloved books aren’t always beloved by fans.

Book bans reached a historic high in 2023.

Spotify is letting authors market themselves like musicians.

Bookstores recover as consumers seek out in-store experiences.

How Hilary Clinton’s campaign inspired the Max’s “Girls on the Bus.”

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IMDB’s list of great movies about writers.

Fifteen ways to celebrate National Reading Month.

Three publishing industry veterans create a new house, Authors Equity.

Ten recommended women-owned bookstores.

One library is waiving library fees in exchange for cat photos.

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Learn about the tiny French village that is devoted to books.

How to spot fake, AI-generated books on-line.

Merriam-Webster says you can end a sentence with a preposition. But what do people on the internet have to say?

Lots of people make money off of fan fiction, except the authors.

Librarian Mychal Threets gets great gig with PBS Kids.