Posted on September 9, 2025 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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The National Book Award kicks off its longlist release week with the nominees for young people's literature (Book Riot).
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We also have a shortlist for the British Academy Book Prize, which honors nonfiction work that is both "based on exceptional research and written for the general reader" (Literary Hub).
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Read an excerpt from Ripeness by Sarah Moss; the just-released novel explores the consequences of secret pregnancies and children whisked away across two generations of one family (Literary Hub).
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You can also read the prose poem "Toni Morrison," which appears in Nikki Giovanni's recent release, The New Book, Poems, Letters, Blurbs, and Things (Literary Hub).
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Read an excerpt from Rebecca Serle's upcoming book, Once and Again, which will be published March 10 (E!).
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Check out the cover of Elle Kennedy's next novel, Love Song; this standalone work in her Off Campus universe will come out March 17 (People).
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