Posted on July 22, 2025 at 2:02 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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A historical survey that wrapped up in 2018 showed how often women were — and were not — writing fiction; Jeff O'Neal links to the full study but also includes a graph with his quick summary (Book Riot).
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Michael Zapata has won the inaugural DAG Prize for Literature; the award goes to a visual artist, a writer, and musician "whose work expands the possibilities for American art" (Literary Hub).
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You can read an excerpt from Zapata's published novel, The Lost Book of Adana Moreau (Literary Hub).
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Rhode Island Gov. Dan McKee signed the Freedom to Read Act right before the Fourth of July, fittingly; the legislation protects public and school libraries from book-banning efforts and codifies free speech rights of authors, publishers, and readers (Rhode Island Current).
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Two brothers are running a bookstall called Eqraa Ketabak (Read Your Book) in the central Gaza Strip, despite having lost their home and sheltering in a school (Literary Hub).
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