Posted on May 29, 2026 at 2:00 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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We're still not getting the next book in the A Song of Ice and Fire novel series, but we are getting the play Game of Thrones: The Mad King from Royal Shakespeare Company this summer (Variety).
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We have both a text and audio excerpt from View From the East Wing, the memoir by former first lady Jill Biden; the book comes out June 2 (People).
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Five public library organizations from the US and Canada have issued a public letter calling on Big Five publishers and digital platform providers to provide fairer ebook pricing models (Publishers Weekly or read the letter).
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Meet the editors for this year's installment of the Best American Series (Literary Hub).
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Author and activist Maureen Duffy, who wrote more than sixty works including novels, plays, poetry, and nonfiction, has died at the age of ninety-two (The Guardian).
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