Posted on January 9, 2026 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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Author Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie shared in a statement that one of her twin sons died after a short illness, at just one year old (The Guardian).
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Pope Leo XIV will release the book Peace Be with You! — a collection of his sermons and speeches since his historic selection as pope — on February 24 (HarperCollins).
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Kelly Jensen provides over sixty small tasks that you can do in defense of the right to read, in the opening to her weekly collection of book ban and challenge news (Book Riot).
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Viola Davis and James Patterson are teaming up for a courtroom thriller called Judge Stone, and the cover for the March 9 release has officially been revealed (USA Today).
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