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Today’s literary headlines include a trailer for the new Spider-Man movie, an experiment with mass-market paperbacks, the return of The Wheel of Time to screens, and more. Watch the Trailer for Spider-Man: Brand New Day The trailer for Spider-Man: Brand New Day has dropped, with Tom Holland as a Spider-Man that the world has forgotten.

Elena Ferrante’s Neapolitan Quartet sparked a global phenomenon, and in 2024, the New York Times named My Brilliant Friend—the first book in the series—the best book of the century so far. That’s a big deal! So what does it take to be #1, and what does the selection reveal about modern reading habits and values?

Today’s literary headlines include a surprisingly heartwarming copyright claim connected to the Peanuts gang, a new chatbot feature for Google Play Books, and more. A Copyright Claim We Can All Feel Good About As you likely know, The Late Show With Stephen Colbert was cancelled by CBS, claiming it was “purely a financial decision” that

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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. Call It a ‘Book-cation’ or a ‘Readaway,’ Literary Travel Is Having a Moment The New York Times dives into the growing interest–and offerings–when it comes to literary tourism. According to the travel website Skyscanner, 55%

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

In today’s literary headlines, we have the winners of the Lambda Literary Awards, the buzziest summer reading books of 2026, an adaptation cancellation, and more. Meet the Winners of the 2025 Lambda Literary Awards I’m always interested in the Lambda Literary Awards, which recognize LGBTQ+ literature in different categories. I was especially invested this year,

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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, from Amazon’s picks for the best books of 2026 so far to the winners of this year’s Nebula awards, and more. Amazon’s List of the Best Books

Every month, there’s a flood of new young adult books coming out clamoring for a spot on your TBR. But with so many competing for your attention, it’s easy to lose track of the ones you’re most excited about. And often, you just end up hearing about the titles with the biggest marketing budgets. So,

Welcome to Today in Books, our daily round-up of literary headlines at the intersection of politics, culture, media, and more. 2026 Winners of the Women’s Prize for Fiction and Nonfiction Announced This year’s Women’s Prize for Nonfiction is a book I haven’t heard too much about, but it sounds intriguing. The Finest Hotel by Lyse

In the latest issue of Empire Magazine, Supergirl writer Ana Nogueira identified Krypto as the key to unlocking the movie. Not only does the Krypto’s connection to her own dog help Nogueira find the emotional center for her superhero movie, but an injury dealt in the movie’s first act gives Supergirl a reason to go

A fundamental right for U.S. public library users is that of privacy. This means no one is monitoring what a patron is perusing, what they’re borrowing, or their library use history. It means that authorities cannot walk into a library and demand another user’s records; in many cases, library borrowing records are purged upon the

Welcome to Today in Books, our daily round-up of literary headlines at the intersection of politics, culture, media, and more. The Staffers at People Magazine Share Their Favorite Queer Books And the list is pretty solid. There’s the National Book Award-winning experimental Blackouts by Justin Torres, the Nigeria-set Necessary Fiction by Eloghosa Osunde, the vampiric

I sat down to make a list of new and recent queer Latine books to read for Pride. But here’s the thing: I’ve been talking about most of the books that came to mind all year long. That’s a good thing, of course: celebration months should, after all, be gentle reminders to read lit by

Welcome to Today in Books, our daily round-up of literary headlines at the intersection of politics, culture, media, and more. Amazon’s List of the Best Books of the Year So Far I want to say that Amazon’s list of the best books of the year so far is robust because it is, in a way.

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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. House Lawmakers Vote to Have the Power to Appoint the Librarian of Congress In the latest piece of America fighting for its ever-living soul news (because that’s exactly what a second Trump term demands), House