Posted on July 29, 2026 at 8:00 AM 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 lineup for this year's London Literature Festival, curated by pop star Dua Lipa, includes author Zadie Smith, musician and memoirist Patti Smith, poet and musician Mustafa, and Nobel peace laureate and memoirist Nadia Murad (The Guardian).
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Authors James Patterson and Michael Connelly will each release a new Audible Original thriller this year, and both feature star-studded casts including Christina Ricci and Laurence Fishburne (People).
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Author Val McDermid and her partner — Scotland's Geographer Royal Jo Sharp — discuss finally deciding to collaborate on a project, the novella This Door of the Seas (The Guardian).
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The big names in bookselling are taking different approaches to the rise of AI-generated books (The New York Times).
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