All posts by S. Zainab Williams
Only Fun News in Books
Because it's Friday and we're owed an ounce of joy--adaptation news for THE DEVIL WEARS PRADA 2, Dua Lipa's book
This Black Literary and Cultural Institution Turns 100
Celebrating 100 years of a historic Black literary space, ANIMAL FARM gets a star-studded animated adaptation, and more...
Lawsuit Returns Banned Books to This School District’s Shelves
A settlement returns banned books to a school district's shelves, PW's big summer reading list, a rosy look at BookTok,
This Reese’s Book Club Book is a Train Wreck
This bestseller could have faded into obscurity, but it collected accolades with an entertaining story and sharp social commentary...
A Megalist of New LGBTQ+ Books
A megalist of LGBTQ+ books released from January through early June, our new spelling bee champion, a HAMILTON reunion, and
A Literary Giant and Activist is Gone
A literary giant of African literature has died, AI is bringing the Blue Book back, an all-trans and nonbinary TWELFTH
A Best Books of the Year So Far List is Out!
Esquire's Best Books of the Year So Far, the PEN/Faulkner Award for Fiction was announced, Salman Rushdie's attacker sentenced, and
The Biggest Bookish News of the Week
The books that won 2025 Pulitzers, the Trump Admin fires the first African American Librarian of Congress, and more...
All the News We Covered This Week
The books that won Pulitzers, the Locus Awards finalists, the latest in book censorship news, the most popular books out
