Posted on July 1, 2026 at 2:58 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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Publishers wondered whether readers were tired of reading about Donald Trump; based on the 300,000-plus copies of Regime Change: Inside the Imperial Presidency of Donald Trump that sold in its first week, the answer is no (The Associated Press).
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Jamir Nazir’s short story "The Serpent in the Grove," accused by some — but not by prize judges — of having been written with artificial intelligence, has won the Commonwealth Short Story Prize (The Guardian).
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All seven Harry Potter audiobooks are now available to Spotify Premium listeners, and some markets even have a few Harry Potter spinoff books now, too (People).
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Speaking of Harry Potter: Queen Camilla shared a photo of herself with series author J.K. Rowling on June 30, drawing criticism for doing so during Pride Month when Rowling has a long history of anti-trans comments (People).
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