News of note for readers: October 30, 2025

Catch up quick with the bookish news of the past few days!  

• The visa of Wole Soyinka, an author and Nobel Prize laureate, has been revoked (The New York Times)

• Gender Queer is getting a deluxe edition (Advocate)

• What is the Queer Bible, the holy text that’s been stolen twice? (Them) 

• Michelle Obama previews her upcoming book, The Look (People)

• The literary film and TV you need to stream in November (Literary Hub) 

• Are shadow libraries coming to an end? (Book Riot)