Posted on January 19, 2026 at 12:42 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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The Trump administration is appealing a court's decision that blocked it from further dismantling the Institute of Museum and Library Services (Book Riot).
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Heather McGhee, author of The Sum of Us: What Racism Costs Everyone and How We Can Prosper Together, said in an interview that Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. would be inspired by today's activism (NPR).
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Publishing platform Libraro and Hachette UK have teamed up to offer a new writing prize, in which readers select from the uploaded manuscripts to build a shortlist; two readers, in addition to the winning author, will receive cash prizes (The Guardian).
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