Weekend reads: Week of April 25, 2026

Here's a collection of literary posts that we didn't share on our reader blog this past week but thought were worth highlighting.

• Why is a right-wing press reissuing The Hardy Boys books? (The New York Review)

• How Freida McFadden’s twisty thrillers gripped millions of readers (The Guardian)

• Public library directors describe what it's like to encounter ICE (American Libraries magazine)

• Does your library have its own annual book list? (Book Riot)