Posted on April 14, 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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Watch the trailer for the new documentary What's the Story, Wishbone? — celebrating the beloved children's show that brought literature to life via a dog — to run on public television stations from May 27 to June 9 (People).
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Here are the finalists for the 2026 Locus Awards, honoring excellence in science fiction, fantasy, and horror literature (Reactor).
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Michael Rosen, of We’re Going on a Bear Hunt fame (among many other works, of course), has won the Hans Christian Andersen Award for writing, while Cai Gao received it for illustration (The Guardian).
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And congratulations are also in order to the winners of the 2026 O. Henry Prize for Short Fiction; Literary Hub has links to some of the winning stories.
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In case you haven't noticed (we hadn't), books are popping up in all sorts of luxury goods, from Coach purse charms to Dior clothing (Smart Bitches Trashy Books).
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