Pop culture news for readers: October 14, 2025

Posted on October 14, 2025 at 3:00 PM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek

These news stories on the intersection of pop culture and literature caught our eyes on Tuesday, October 14, 2025.

Categories: Today in Books

Tagged As: Audiobook, Memoir, Middle-grade fiction, Pop culture, TV adaptation, Young adult literature

News of note for readers: September 18, 2025

Posted on September 18, 2025 at 9:23 AM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek

Here are the literary news stories we found Thursday, September 18, 2025, and wanted to share.

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Tagged As: Awards, Barnes & Noble / Nook, Bookstore, Children's literature, Lawsuit, Middle-grade fiction, Politics, TV adaptation

News of note for readers: September 17, 2025

Posted on September 17, 2025 at 7:59 AM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek

Here are the literary news stories we found Wednesday, September 17, 2025, and wanted to share.

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Tagged As: Excerpt, Middle-grade fiction, Movie adaptation, Stage adaptation

News of note for readers: September 9, 2025

Posted on September 9, 2025 at 12:00 PM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek

Here are the literary news stories we found Tuesday, September 9, 2025, and wanted to share.

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Tagged As: Awards, Book lists, Children's literature, Cover design, Excerpt, Middle-grade fiction, Romance, Young adult literature

News of note for readers: May 29, 2025

Posted on May 29, 2025 at 8:00 AM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek

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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: Literary tourism, Literature in translation, Middle-grade fiction, Obituary, Reading, Social media and websites

News of note for readers: April 28, 2025

Posted on April 28, 2025 at 3:00 PM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek

Catch up quick with the bookish news of the past few days! Han Kang Nobel prize lecture book sells 10,000...

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Tagged As: Bans and challenges, Bookish anniversaries, Charity, Children's literature, Classic literature, Libraries, Literary tourism, Middle-grade fiction, Movie adaptation, Nonfiction, Obituary, Politics

Literary awards and honors: January 28, 2025

Posted on January 28, 2025 at 8:31 AM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek

Congratulations to these literary works — and their creators — that have found themselves in the spotlight recently! The American...

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Tagged As: Awards, Book lists, Children's literature, Middle-grade fiction, Nonfiction, Young adult literature

News of note for readers: January 23, 2025

Posted on January 23, 2025 at 8:34 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: Charity, Excerpt, Fantasy, Kindle Direct Publishing, Lawsuit, Licenses, copyrights, and other legalese, Middle-grade fiction, TV adaptation

Happy birthday to Mildred Benson

Posted on July 10, 2024 at 8:00 AM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek

Happy birthday to writer Mildred Benson, aka Carolyn Keene, who was born on this day in 1905. To celebrate, we're...

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Tagged As: Bookish anniversaries, Middle-grade fiction, Mystery, Women in literature

The children's section: June 21, 2024

Posted on June 21, 2024 at 3:00 PM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek

Book Riot had an abundance of coverage of new and timely children's literature this past week. Ashlie Swicker reports on...

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Tagged As: Awards, Children's literature, Diversity, Middle-grade fiction