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Interested in a summer reading project?

May 21 2026: Several of us are discussing reading Tolstoy’s classic, War and Peace, over the summer. It’s an enormous book, but we think that if we chunk it up it’s approachable. We’re currently thinking about 100 pp a week, which av…

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International Thriller Writers awards honor genre giants

May 13 2026: Persistence, defiance and humor were amply on display at the 21st annual International Thriller Writers (ITW) Awards Banquet, held May 9 at the New York Hilton Midtown.

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Report shows banned non-fiction books doubled over last school year in US

May 08 2026: A new report has found that the number of banned non-fiction books doubled during the 2024-2025 school year in the US.

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Major publishers sue Meta for copyright infringement over AI training

May 06 2026: Five major publishers sued Meta Platforms in Manhattan federal court on Tuesday, alleging that the tech giant misused their books and journal articles to train its artificial intelligence models.

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Pulitzer Prize in books for 2026

May 04 2026: 2026 Pulitzer Prize Book Winners: Fiction: Angel Down by Daniel Kraus (Atria Books) History: We the People: A History of the U.S. Constitution by Jill Lepore (Liveright) General Nonfiction: There Is No Place for…

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Getting Lit-erary

May 04 2026: Swans made of butter. A live harpist. Matchboxes gilded with the Knopf borzoi. As publishers tighten their belts and embrace virtual events, many feel that publishing’s party days are long gone—but the tastes, sounds, an…

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Did you know Pizza Hut sponsors a summer reading program for kids?

May 01 2026: I had no idea! This is super cool. Kids can earn free personal pan pizzas through reading. https://people.com/pizza-huts-book-it-summer-reading-program-returns-11960789

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‘Relentless’ focus on literacy undermines reading for pleasure, says report

Apr 29 2026: The “relentless” focus on measuring literacy progress in schools has “pushed reading for pleasure to the margins”, according to a new report.

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    1940s Chicago nurse risks everything at an illegal women’s clinic during a high-profile trial of courage and sisterhood.

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