Posted on September 11, 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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All ten of the authors on the 2025 National Book Award longlist for Nonfiction are first-time nominees; the winner will be announced November 19 (Book Riot).
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Winners of the Wainwright Prizes, which celebrate nature and conservation writing, have been announced: Raising Hare by Chloe Dalton won book of the year; Flower Block, written by Lanisha Butterfield and illustrated by Hoang Giang, received the children's book honors (The Guardian).
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Read the works that won American Short Fiction’s 2025 Insider Prize, which goes to incarcerated writers (Literary Hub).
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Check out the cover of Replica by Lisa Low, which will be published on March 24, and learn about the design choices behind it (Electric Literature).
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As Henry Huggins, the eponymous star of Beverly Cleary's first novel, turns seventy-five, writers and readers reflect on the character's legacy and lessons (NPR).
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