Authors Tim Dorsey and John Nichols have died

Posted on December 4, 2023 at 10:00 AM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek

We have two literary obituaries to share and one literature roundup related to a recent death. The former: Author Tim...

Categories: Today in Books

Tagged As: Nonfiction, NPR, Obituary, Politics, The New York Times

News of note for readers: November 30, 2023

Posted on November 30, 2023 at 2:00 PM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek

The bookish news of the past few days seemed to fall into a few different categories. NPR, for instance, had...

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Tagged As: Author interview, Bookish anniversaries, Excerpt, Historical fiction, Literary Hub, Nonfiction, NPR

Book bans and challenges: November 28, 2023

Posted on November 28, 2023 at 12:00 PM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek

Some of us took the Friday after Thanksgiving off. Not BookRiot's Kelly Jensen. As with every Friday, she collected stories...

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Tagged As: Bans and challenges, BookRiot, NPR

News of note: Thanksgiving 2023

Posted on November 24, 2023 at 12:00 PM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek

These literary stories from the past few days are keeping the modern Thanksgiving themes going, even after the holiday has...

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Tagged As: Audiobook, Author interview, BookRiot, Nonfiction, NPR

Best-of-2023 lists from NPR and BookRiot

Posted on November 20, 2023 at 12:00 PM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek

If you're gearing up to shop for someone else or yourself, book journalists are ready to help. BookRiot contributors shared...

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Tagged As: Book lists, BookRiot, Cover design, NPR

Bookish battles: AI and bans

Posted on November 17, 2023 at 2:00 PM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek

One short, one long — here are two pieces on serious issues facing the literary world today. Keith Romer from...

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Tagged As: Artificial intelligence (AI), Bans and challenges, Lawsuit, NPR

Pink gives away banned books at her Florida concerts

Posted on November 16, 2023 at 3:00 PM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek

Those attending Pink's concerts this week have an extra treat in store. The singer is collaborating with PEN America and...

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Tagged As: Bans and challenges, NPR, Pop culture

George Smiley and Michael Cunningham are back

Posted on November 13, 2023 at 10:00 AM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek

We may have lost author John le Carré, but it turns out we haven't lost one of his beloved characters....

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Tagged As: Author interview, NPR, The Guardian

Weekend reads: Modern YA classics

Posted on November 11, 2023 at 8:00 AM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek

Today's roundup of posts we didn't share earlier in the week is a throwback to books from my youth (and,...

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Tagged As: Book reviews, Middle-grade fiction, NPR, Pop culture, Women in literature, Young adult literature

Stephanie Land previews her follow-up to "Maid"

Posted on November 6, 2023 at 2:44 PM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek

One of the best — and most informative — memoirs I've ever read was Maid by Stephanie Land. For those...

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Tagged As: Author interview, Memoir, NPR, The New York Times