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
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S. Zainab Williams
03:19
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
S. Zainab Williams
20:19
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...
S. Zainab Williams
20:19
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
S. Zainab Williams
15:23
“Amazon doesn’t help independent bookstores. Period.”
Amazon's lackluster response to scheduling its book sale around Independent Bookstore Day, Broadway is making big bucks, and more...
S. Zainab Williams
15:30
Spilling the Tea on the Fiction Pulitzer
The fascinating story (and discontent) behind the selection of the Pulitzer in Fiction winner, the "Fyre Fest of book festivals,"
S. Zainab Williams
15:23
Guess Who Won the 2025 Pulitzer Prize in Fiction
The books that won 2025 Pulitzer Prizes, the Edgar Awards (and its dearth of representation), a new way to purchase
S. Zainab Williams
15:21
Your Key to Being the Most Cultured Person at the Party
Stun your friends and acquaintances with poetic recitation, consider whether we need more male novelists, laugh at a nostalgic fave,
S. Zainab Williams
20:20
You’ll Love These Books as Much as the Kids Do
Mark the changing seasons with this gorgeous series of picture books featuring kids, dogs, and vibrant scenes in idyllic settings...
S. Zainab Williams
19:23
20 of the Best Places to Visit Through Books
Read a book based solely on its setting--take a journey of the pages and complete task #9 of the 2025
