Posted on September 8, 2026 at 12:00 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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Today's literary anniversary reflections: Ann M. Martin discusses her iconic series The Baby-Sitters Club, which turns forty this year, with NPR, and Literary Hub looks back on the day in 1951 where William S. Burroughs fatally shot his wife, Joan Vollmer.
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Speaking of middle-grade books — here is how major publishers are trying to increase reading levels in that demographic (Publishers Weekly).
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The first-ever British prime minister who studied for an English degree served as a launchpad to ask contemporary authors which books should be taught in school in order to inspire a lifelong love of learning (The Guardian).
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Feminist writer and editor Robin Morgan died Saturday at age eighty-five, and poet Edward Field died Sunday at age 102 (The New York Times).
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Kelly Jensen's roundup of book ban and challenge news last week began with a reminder of past posts — on the broader trends and calls to action — worth revisiting (Book Riot).
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In good reading news, Rachel Reid, author of the Game Changers hockey romance series, has donated $300,000 to five rural libraries facing closure in her native Nova Scotia (CBC).
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A study commissioned by Association of American Publishers and the Authors Guild claims to have found that digital library lending is hurting book sales, but there's plenty of skepticism surrounding the methods, results ... and reasons for doing such a study (Words and Money).
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