Posted on June 18, 2025 at 12:00 PM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek
Catch up quick with the bookish news of the past few days ... or take a deeper dive into each story. Your choice!
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See the six books nominated to the Waterstones Debut Fiction Prize shortlist (The Guardian).
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Walter Brueggemann, a scholar of the Bible whose best-known book was The Prophetic Imagination, died June 5 at age ninety-two (The New York Times).
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In celebrity book club news, we have The Late Show's Stephen Colbert launching a book club (LateNighter), and Reese Witherspoon expanding her book club to include a podcast, though it will be hosted by journalist Danielle Robay and not Witherspoon (Variety).
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Glenn Close has joined the cast of the movie adaptation of Sunrise on the Reaping, the latest Hunger Games novel from Suzanne Collins (Vulture).
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