Posted on October 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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Hungarian author László Krasznahorkai — known for Satantango, The Melancholy of Resistance, Baron Wenckheim’s Homecoming, and Herscht 07769 — has won the 2025 Nobel Prize in Literature (The Guardian, The Associated Press, The New York Times).
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The Giller Prize, honoring the best in Canadian fiction, has announced a shortlist as well (CBC).
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Check out the cover for Samuel R. Delany's Last and First Tales, which will be published June 16 (Literary Hub).
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Inclusive Books for Children found that the number of children’s books featuring a Black main character dropped by more than a fifth between 2023 and 2024; the literacy charity described it as a "catastrophic decline" (The Guardian).
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Emily Martin compiles all the news we know about Netflx's upcoming adaptation of Ana Huang’s Twisted Love series and wonders whether it'll be the next Bridgerton (Book Riot).
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Romantasy author Jennifer L. Armentrout has partnered with Hellmann’s to sell a garlic-infused version of her latest book, The Primal of Blood and Bone, which also comes with a bottle of garlic aioli and recipes (People).
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