Posted on January 14, 2025 at 8:00 AM 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!

  • Eight women have now accused author Neil Gaiman of sexual assault; he has repeatedly denied the claims, including in a post on his website that responds to the latest coverage. We’re linking to a BBC article that keeps details to a minimum, but those with the capacity to learn specifics about the allegations will find, in that piece, a link to New York Magazine’s latest, comprehensive coverage of the issue.

  • Jacob Elordi will replace Paul Mescal as the lead in the movie adaptation of The Dog Stars, a 2012 apocalyptic novel by Peter Heller (GQ).

  • Emily Temple highlights twenty-seven other shows and movies inspired by literature that you can stream or see this year (Literary Hub).

  • The Nero Book Awards have announced their category winners: Wild Houses by Colin Barrett (debut fiction); Lost in the Garden by Adam S. Leslie (fiction); Maurice and Maralyn by Sophie Elmhirst (nonfiction); and The Twelve, written by Liz Hyder and illustrated by Tom De Freston (children's fiction) (The Guardian).

  • Peter Gizzi has won the TS Eliot Prize for Poetry for his collection Fierce Elegy (The Guardian).

  • Philadelphia Eagles wide receiver A.J. Brown was caught on camera reading Inner Excellence: Train Your Mind for Extraordinary Performance and the Best Possible Life by Jim Murphy, on the sidelines of his team's game Sunday; unsurprisingly, the book shot up the bestseller charts the next day (CNN Sports).

Categories: Today in Books

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