Posted on February 20, 2026 at 3:00 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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Kelly Jensen opens her weekly roundup of book censorship news by explaining how the YA section is literally disappearing from many libraries in the face of restrictive laws and policies (Book Riot).
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A New Jersey school district removed the novel The Brief Wondrous Life of Oscar Wao by Junot Díaz from a high school English class, because the title character attempts suicide, and there have been at least five suicide attempts at that school this year (NPR).
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Barbara Kingsolver's next novel, Partita, will come out October 6; it focuses on a woman haunted by the passion for music that she never lived out (Associated Press).
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Learn how an American expat launched a program to feature poetry in London's Underground, the example of which other transit networks have followed in the decades since (The New York Times).
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Reading in general and specific books are becoming a factor that many folks on dating apps mention swaying their initial impressions of potential matches (The Guardian).
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A new show on Nickelodeon will bring stories that actor Ryan Reynolds reads to life; Bedtime Stories with Ryan premieres March 2 (Deadline).
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In response to the new Wuthering Heights movie, see which four film versions of books were mentioned on Pop Culture Happy Hour as being excellent adaptations (NPR).
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