Posted on September 22, 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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September 22 is Hobbit Day; here's how one Tolkien-fan family celebrates the occasion (Tea With Tolkien).
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We have a shortlist for the 2025 American Library in Paris Book Award (Literary Hub).
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The Hilary Mantel Prize for Fiction has been created as both a way to boost emerging authors and honor Mantel's literary legacy (The Guardian).
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Charley Rosen, who commemorated his career as both a player and coach of basketball in almost thirty books involving the sport, died Saturday at age eighty-four (The New York Times).
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Marian Burros, a longtime food journalist and author of a number of cookbooks, died Saturday at age ninety-two (The New York Times).
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