Posted on June 30, 2026 at 3:00 PM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek
Catch up quick with the bookish news of the past few days!
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The New York Times has obituaries for James Bradley, co-author of Flags of Our Fathers; Shirley Lord, a longtime journalist and author of bestselling novels such as One of My Very Best Friends; Jerry Moriarty, who painted the illustrations to his comics; and John Stockwell, author of In Search of Enemies, the CIA exposé memoir.
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Kwame Alexander is starting up a publishing imprint at Sourcebooks (The New York Times)
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Would you let an AI Michael Cane read you The Odyssey? (The New York Times)
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Ann Patchett will receive the 2026 Library of Congress Prize for American Fiction (People)
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Kobo rejected 45% of self-published books last year, mostly over AI (The Next Web)
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NPR staffers share their favorite fiction reads of 2026 so far (All Things Considered)
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Pope Leo XIV to publish collection of early writings (The Guardian)
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Whistleblower Sarah Wynn-Williams sues Meta over attempts to ‘silence’ her (The Guardian)
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Transcription by Ben Lerner wins the Orwell Prize for political fiction (The Guardian)
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Teenage boys in UK ‘stuck’ reading primary-level books while girls’ tastes expand (The Guardian)
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