Posted on September 25, 2025 at 2:00 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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Learn about the design process in the cover reveal of Book of Exemplary Women by Diana Xin (Electric Literature).
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Read an excerpt of Brynne Weaver's Tourist Season, which kicks off her new Seasons of Carnage series and just came out this week (People).
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The movie adaptation of Hamnet by Maggie O'Farrell received the top People’s Choice honor at the Toronto Film Festival, with another literary adaptation — Frankenstein — taking the first runner-up in that category (The Hollywood Reporter).
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British-Egyptian writer and activist Alaa Abd El-Fattah has been released from prison after almost six years behind bars in this most recent jailing (Literary Hub).
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Tess Johnston, a former US foreign service officer who went on to write two dozen books on architectural history and walking tours, died September 14 at age ninety-three (The New York Times).
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