Posted on September 3, 2026 at 2:00 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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Patrick Radden Keefe is among the thirteen authors whose work has been selected for the Baillie Gifford Prize longlist (The Guardian).
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The eighteen finalists for the 2026 Kirkus Prize have been revealed (Literary Hub).
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We also have a shortlist for the Caine Prize for African Writing (Literary Hub).
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Tony Tulathimutte, author of Rejection, has been announced as the first-ever winner of the $150,000 Jack Galef Literary Arts Award (Literary Hub).
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Activist and journalist Gloria Steinem, who also wrote nine books including the memoir My Life on the Road, died Wednesday at age ninety-two (The Guardian).
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Louise Erdrich’s daughter, Aza Erdrich Abe, designed the just-released cover for Erdrich’s next novel; I'm Hungry comes out April 20 (People).
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Robert Kiyosaki, author of the financial guide Rich Dad Poor Dad, is $1.2 billion in debt, something he defends as in alignment with what his book advises (People).
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