Posted on September 22, 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!
-
Kobo haș fixed a syncing issue between users' ereaders and mobile apps (Bluesky).
-
Science writer David George Gordon, best known for The Eat-a-Bug Cookbook, died August 4 at age seventy-six (The New York Times).
-
In other food-adjacent news — less likely to turn your stomach — the mascot for the brand I Can't Believe It's Not Butter has released a self-help book today; Lifting the Lid: The T.U.B.Z. Method for Unlocking Your Full Potential has a special foreword written by romance cover model Fabio Lanzoni (People).
-
Writers for Democratic Action has announced the first winner of its Gitlin-Auster Defender of Democracy Award: historian Heather Cox Richardson, who has, for the past seven years, run an email newsletter called Letters From An American (Literary Hub).
-
Author Sally Rooney's formal objection to a proposed data center in Ireland resulted in the facility's planning permission being overturned (Literary Hub).
Categories: Today in Books