Posted on March 12, 2025 at 8:17 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!
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Writers Hanif Kureishi, Abdulrazak Gurnah, and Elif Shafak are among the notable members of the 2025 Hay Festival lineup (The Guardian).
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Also revealed recently: the shortlist for the Carnegie Medal shortlist, which is Britain's top prize for children's literature (The Guardian).
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Author Terry Brooks has announced his retirement from writing ... and he's designated Delilah S. Dawson as his successor in continuing the epic fantasy series Shannara (Book Riot).
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The organization that recently acquired the estate of Ellen Raskin — known for the children's mystery novel The Westing Game — has found two unfinished novels, including a sequel to The Westing Game, and is in the market for help completing them (Crime Reads).
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Kelly Jensen offers some theories on why book-banning advocate group Moms for Liberty has shut down the website it launched to assist challengers in targeting various books (Book Riot).
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