Posted on October 20, 2025 at 12:00 PM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek
Here are the literary news stories we found Monday, October 20, 2025, and wanted to share.
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You can see Barnes & Noble's best books of 2025 list on the bookstore's website, but if you'd like a little commentary with it, head to Book Riot's post on it as well.
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Harper Lee biographer Casey Cep reflects on what we can learn about the famous author from the notebooks and manuscripts that she left behind, on the publication eve of the collection of some of them, The Land of Sweet Forever (The Guardian).
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Bessel van der Kolk, author of The Body Keeps The Score, has signed an eight-figure deal that covers a sequel titled Come to Your Senses, a workbook, and two children's books; James Folta unpacks why this is actually rather depressing for literature in general (though of course great for van der Kolk) (Literary Hub).
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