Posted on November 12, 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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Read an excerpt from Benjamin Wood's Seascraper, which was longlisted for the 2025 Booker Prize (Literary Hub).
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You can also read an excerpt of Dead But Dreaming of Electric Sheep, the just-announced next novel by Paul Tremblay; the book releases June 30 (Variety).
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The now-fifty-year-old Strega Nona, a children's book about a witchy grandmother and her enchanted pasta pot by Tomie dePaola, is finding new fans on TikTok (NPR).
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Bookstores across the country have set up food donation drives to help Americans affected by the pause on SNAP benefits (The New York Times).
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Music from the next season of the TV show The Vampire Lestat (formerly known as Interview With the Vampire) will make an early appearance in the show Talamasca: The Secret Order, a different Anne Rice-inspired series (Entertainment Weekly).
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