Posted on March 2, 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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James Folta reports on how a post framed as a research memo on 2028's AI-choked economy had real-life reactions show up in the stock market (Literary Hub).
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The state of Florida, in defending its book-banning bill with an appeals court, is arguing that because public school libraries and classrooms are government entities, that makes them "government speech" and thus not covered by First Amendment protections (Literary Hub).
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Kelly Jensen's update on the embattled Institute of Museum and Library Services addresses the damage that's been done and what everyday Americans can do to fight back (Book Riot).
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Dan Simmons, who wrote horror, political thrillers, and science fiction, most notably Hyperion and The Terror, died February 21 at age seventy-seven (The Guardian).
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Probably the only piece of news in this roundup that will cheer people up: there's an excerpt available of Cynthia D'Aprix Sweeney's Lake Effect (Literary Hub).
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