Posted on December 12, 2024 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!

  • Among the list of Raymond Chandler artifacts sold at auction recently: an annotated list of things he hated ... and that item fetched $2,000 (Literary Hub). 

  • A new report quantifies what so many of us already know — that libraries greatly enhance individual and community well-being (NYPL). 

  • Audible UK has done a multicast adaptation of Agatha Christie's The Mysterious Affair at Styles, with actor Peter Dinklage voicing Hercule Poirot, and shared a trailer for worldwide listening pleasure (YouTube). 

  • Netflix has released the trailer for the limited-series adaptation of Missing You by Harlan Coben ahead of its January 1 premiere; it's the latest but not the last Coben adaptation headed to the streaming service (YouTube). 

  • New York City's The Strand Book Store has reached a tentative contract agreement with its striking staff union (Publishers Weekly).

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