Posted on June 2, 2026 at 12:00 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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The superintendent of a Tennessee school district whose school board banned Roots by Alex Haley has ordered that the book be reinstated to district libraries (WBIR).
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It's release day for Land by Maggie O'Farrell ... and for No Dumb Questions: And All of Our Dumbest Answers by Travis and Jason Kelce; Literary Hub has an excerpt of the former, while People has a passage from the latter.
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Looking for recommended reading lists for Pride Month? Here's what Amazon, Barnes & Noble, Bookshop.org, and Goodreads suggest (Book Riot).
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The Association of American Publishers is partnering with Vermillio, an AI licensing and protection platform, to fight against the rising problem of AI-powered audiobook pirating (Publishers Weekly).
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