Posted on August 13, 2025 at 3:00 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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Meet the nominees for the 2025 Harvey Awards, which honor the best in comics from the past year (Book Riot).
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In other award news (sort of), acclaimed British poet Alice Oswald was among the 532 people arrested during a sit-down protest to support the group Palestine Action; the event last Saturday took place outside the houses of Parliament in London (Literary Hub).
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Singer Gloria Estefan will narrate, in both Spanish and English, the audio version of Supreme Court Justice Sonia Sotomayor's children’s book, Just Shine! How to Be a Better You!; you can listen to an exclusive audio excerpt of the September release (People).
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Author Jesse Q. Sutanto has unveiled the cover of her upcoming novel, Ms. Mebel Goes Back to the Chopping Block, which comes out April 28 (Instagram).
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The Associated Press has decided to end weekly book reviews, based on audience analysis (Media Nation).
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