Bookish birthdays for the week of August 17, 2025

Posted on August 17, 2025 at 8:00 AM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek

Candles in alternating colors spell out the phrase Happy Birthday on a cake, with the phrase "Bookish birthdays: Week of August 17, 2025.”

Here are the literary birthdays to celebrate over the week of August 17, 2025.

Categories: Today in Books

Tagged As: Bookish anniversaries

Weekend reads: Week of August 16, 2025

Posted on August 16, 2025 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

Top tips for authors: August 15, 2025

Posted on August 15, 2025 at 3:54 PM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek

The best advice for writers for Friday, August 15, 2025

Categories: Behind the scenes

Tagged As: Artificial intelligence (AI), Dialogue, Lawsuit, The business of writing, Writing advice

Library news: August 15, 2025

Posted on August 15, 2025 at 12:00 PM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek

This update from the stacks isn't the cheeriest one we've ever shared, but it's important news to know.

Categories: Today in Books

Tagged As: Bans and challenges, Libraries, Politics, Pop culture

New York Times bestsellers: August 15, 2025

Posted on August 15, 2025 at 8:00 AM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek

The New York Times has released its bestseller list for combined print and ebook fiction for August 15, 2025.

Categories: Today in Books

Tagged As: Bestsellers, Book lists, The New York Times

News of note for readers: August 14, 2025

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

Literary news of note from Thursday, August 14, 2025

Categories: Today in Books

Tagged As: Bans and challenges, Cover design, Lawsuit, Libraries, Politics

Top tips for authors: August 14, 2025

Posted on August 14, 2025 at 12:00 PM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek

The best advice for writers for Thursday, August 14, 2025

Categories: Behind the scenes

Tagged As: Book launch or relaunch, Plot / narrative, Writing advice

Revisiting big-name books of the 1900s

Posted on August 14, 2025 at 8:00 AM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek

The influential 1900s novels Their Eyes Were Watching God by Zora Neale Hurston, Gentlemen Prefer Blondes by Anita Loos, and American Psycho by Bret Easton Ellis made headlines this past week.

Categories: Today in Books

Tagged As: Classic literature, Diversity, Movie adaptation, Pop culture

News of note for readers: August 13, 2025

Posted on August 13, 2025 at 3:00 PM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek

Literary news of note from Wednesday, August 13, 2025

Categories: Today in Books

Tagged As: Audiobook, Awards, Book lists, Book reviews, Children's literature, Graphic novel / comics, Poetry, Politics, Pop culture

Top tips for authors: August 13, 2025

Posted on August 13, 2025 at 12:00 PM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek

The best advice for writers for Wednesday, August 13, 2025

Categories: Behind the scenes

Tagged As: Audiobook, Motivational, Technology, Writing advice