Posted on August 17, 2026 at 3:00 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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Jason Arday, whose recent memoir had drawn even more scrutiny to his career as the youngest-ever Black professor at the University of Cambridge, was found dead on Friday; foul play is not suspected in his death (The Guardian).
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Music critic Dave Marsh, who wrote several books about Bruce Springsteen including the biography Born to Run, died Friday at age seventy-six (The Associated Press).
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Rakuten Kobo e-readers and accessories are available in US Best Buy stores again (Publishers Weekly).
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A roundup of news about artificial intelligence in the publishing world includes information on adding watermarks to AI-generated or -manipulated content (Book Riot).
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Disney has announced a new romantasy webcomic series called Disney Cursed Love; print formats are expected out in 2027 (Book Riot).
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