News of note for readers: October 6, 2026

Posted on October 6, 2026 at 12:00 PM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek

Here are the literary news stories we found Tuesday, October 6, 2026, and wanted to share.

Categories: Today in Books

Tagged As: Audiobook, Awards, Bans and challenges, Book lists, Literature in translation, Obituary, Social media and websites

Bookshop.org bestsellers: October 5, 2026

Posted on October 6, 2026 at 8:00 AM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek

Here are the ten bestselling books from last week at Bookshop.org, a website that enables shoppers to purchase books online and send the proceeds to an independent bookstore.

Categories: Today in Books

Tagged As: Bestsellers, Book lists, Bookstore

Pop culture news for readers: October 5, 2026

Posted on October 5, 2026 at 3:00 PM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek

These news stories on the intersection of pop culture and literature caught our eyes on Monday, October 5, 2026.

Categories: Today in Books

Tagged As: Audiobook, Movie adaptation, TV adaptation

Craft tips for authors: October 5, 2026

Posted on October 5, 2026 at 2:00 PM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek

Here's the best craft advice for writers that we came across Monday, October 5, 2026.

Categories: Behind the scenes

Tagged As: Characters, Historical fiction, Romance, Writing advice

News of note for readers: October 5, 2026

Posted on October 5, 2026 at 12:00 PM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek

Here are the literary news stories we found Monday, October 5, 2026, and wanted to share.

Categories: Today in Books

Tagged As: Bans and challenges, Diversity, Memoir, Movie adaptation, Pop culture, Romance

Business and marketing updates for authors: October 5, 2026

Posted on October 5, 2026 at 11:13 AM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek

Here's the best advice for writers on marketing and business topics that we came across Monday, October 5, 2026.

Categories: Behind the scenes

Tagged As: Awards, Marketing / promotion, The business of writing

Amazon's First Reads for October 2026

Posted on October 5, 2026 at 8:00 AM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek

Here are Amazon's First Reads book picks for October 2026.

Categories: Today in Books

Tagged As: Amazon, Book lists

Bookish birthdays for the week of October 4, 2026

Posted on October 4, 2026 at 8:00 AM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek

Here are the literary birthdays to celebrate over the week of October 4, 2026.

Categories: Today in Books

Tagged As: Bookish anniversaries

Weekend reads: Week of October 3, 2026

Posted on October 3, 2026 at 8:00 AM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek

Here's a collection of literary posts that we didn't share on our reader blog this past week but thought were worth highlighting.

Categories: Favorites

Pop culture news for readers: October 2, 2026

Posted on October 2, 2026 at 4:00 PM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek

These news stories on the intersection of pop culture and literature caught our eyes on Friday, October 2, 2026.

Categories: Today in Books

Tagged As: Charity, Classic literature, Movie adaptation, Pop culture, TV adaptation