Posted on August 27, 2026 at 3:40 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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Author Andy Weir served as executive producer for a star-studded Amazon Audible original; Exoplanet was written by Benjamin Percy and includes the voices of Anthony Mackie, John Leguizamo, and Ariana DeBose (People).
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Two cover reveals: Cassandra Khaw's Sweet Saints, which comes out March 30, from Reactor; and Rabha Ashry's Hope You Still Love Me, which comes out May 4, from Electric Literature.
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Read an excerpt of author Mike Chen's debut young adult novel, Of Sorcery and Science, which comes out September 8 (People).
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Peter Nadas, often discussed as a potential Nobel Prize in Literature winner who was best known for A Book of Memories, died Wednesday at age eighty-three (The New York Times).
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Dolly Parton's death has reminded many of the accomplishments of her Imagination Library — which, it must be noted, has been the target of several states' budget cuts (The New York Times).
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