Pop culture news for readers: May 21, 2025

Posted on May 21, 2025 at 3:00 PM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek

Here's how pop culture and literature have been intersecting lately ... Tom Hanks has written a play based on his...

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Tagged As: Graphic novel / comics, Historical fiction, Movie adaptation, Poetry, Politics, Pop culture, Short story, Stage adaptation, TV adaptation

News of note for readers: March 20, 2025

Posted on March 20, 2025 at 10:30 AM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek

Catch up quick with the bookish news of the past few days ... or take a deeper dive into each...

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Tagged As: Awards, Book lists, Classic literature, Excerpt, Graphic novel / comics, Movie adaptation, Obituary

News of note for readers: February 28, 2025

Posted on February 28, 2025 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...

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Tagged As: Bans and challenges, Graphic novel / comics, Libraries, Obituary, Politics, Pop culture, Stage adaptation, Young adult literature

Literary adaptations: February 19, 2025

Posted on February 19, 2025 at 8:00 AM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek

Here's a roundup of news on adaptations or productions of literature. Helen Mirren will play author Patricia Highsmith in the...

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Tagged As: Fantasy, Graphic novel / comics, Movie adaptation, Pop culture, Romance, Thriller, TV adaptation, Women in literature

News of note for readers: January 27, 2025

Posted on January 27, 2025 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...

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Tagged As: Amazon, Artificial intelligence (AI), Bookstore, Graphic novel / comics, Kindle Direct Publishing, Libraries, Obituary, Politics, Scandal

Literary adaptations: January 16, 2025

Posted on January 16, 2025 at 12:00 PM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek

Here's a roundup of news on adaptations or productions of literature. The Manga Classics series, which aims to provide faithful...

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Tagged As: Graphic novel / comics, Movie adaptation

Literary awards and honors: September 17, 2024

Posted on September 17, 2024 at 11:51 AM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek

Yesterday we got big book-prize news, in the form of the Booker Prize shortlist. Today's honorees are a little more...

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Tagged As: Awards, Graphic novel / comics, Short story

News of note for readers: September 5, 2024

Posted on September 5, 2024 at 8:02 AM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek

Catch up quick with the bookish news of the past few days ... or take a deeper dive into each...

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Tagged As: Awards, Cover design, Graphic novel / comics, History, Lawsuit, Memoir, Nonfiction

News of note for readers: August 20, 2024

Posted on August 20, 2024 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...

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Tagged As: Bans and challenges, Book lists, Graphic novel / comics, Libraries, Nonfiction, Politics, Romance

Literary awards and honors: August 16, 2024

Posted on August 16, 2024 at 3:00 PM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek

Today's award roundup is a mix of formal and informal, modern and traditional honors ... The 2024 nominees for the...

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Tagged As: Awards, Book lists, Graphic novel / comics, Literary tourism, Nonfiction, Titles