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Power Ranking the Books of 1996
A Head-scratching GATBSY adaptation, the NYT fires their romance columnist, ACOTAR is a blockbuster, and more.
The It Books of 2026
Best Books List-Maxxing, Grok's AI-Generated ODYSSEY Film, and More
Fall Media Catch-Up
Fourth Wing Has a Cast, B&N's Best of 2026, The Most Important Copyright Question of All-Time, and more.
AI is Already Everywhere in Publishing
The Hot List for October 2026
Anne Carson Wins The Nobel Prize
15 Years of Book Riot
Meat Manhole Cover
The It Books of October 2026
Obama's Books Podcast Is Here!
The Gossipy Writer Who Spilled Too Much Tea
Obama's Podcast Guests, NBA Finalists, B&N Scoops Up Another Indie, and more.
The Hot List for September 2026
Fall book news is popping
Power Ranking the Books of 2006
The It Books of September 2026
The Death of Men in Literature Has Been Greatly Exaggerated
The Hot List for August 2026
What Counts as AI-Written, a THEO OF GOLDEN Adaptation, and More
Obama's a Book Podcaster, Libro.fm Raises the Stakes, 2025 Book Sales, and more.
Bonus Preview: Deals Deals Deals for August 2026
The Best Thrillers of The Century So Far, The Continuing Saga of AI Accusations, Couch To 5K But for Reading, and More
The It Books of August 2026
Emily Wilson's Pan of Nolan's THE ODYSSEY, Obama's Summer Reading List, AI Drama, and more.
UPDATED The Latest Research on Gen Z's Reading Habits
THE ODYSSEY Afterglow, Slop Biographies, Best Adaptations of the Century, and Much More.
Amazon's 50 Best-Selling Books of All-Time, a New FOURTH WING (sorta), a Fierce AI Lawsuit, and much more.
The Hot List for July 2026
Book Sales Down so Far in 2026, THE ODYSSEY Hype is Peaking, and more.
THE ODYSSEY OF HOMER
Big Time Book Announcements, PW's Fall Preview, the AI State of Play, and More.
The It Books of July 2026
How Reading Became Sexy (but We're Doing Less of It)
The Best Books of 2026 So Far
What 20,000 AI-Generated Stories Have in Common
The Hot List for June 2026
The Publishing Pie is Getting Bigger, But Not Enough to Keep Up with The Slices
The Messy Power Couple of the Harlem Renaissance
Best Books of the Year So Far Lists Have Begun. PLUS: Dr. Maria McCauley of the ALA
The It Books of June 2026
The Summer Slowdown is Here
2026 Summer Adaptation Preview
AI is Making Reading Really Messy.
The Hot List for May 2026
A New Best Novels of All-Time List, PRH's "Strong Business Performance, and More.
2026 Moms, Dads, and Grads Recommendation Show, Part 2
The 2026 Pulitzer Prizes
The It Books of May 2026
Spring 2026 Moms, Dads, and Grads Recommendation Show, Part 1
Why Literary Agents Matter with Laura McGrath
People Know Reading is Good and Still Don't Do It.
Ranking the Fiction Pultizer Prize Winners of the Century So Far.
Surprising (Maybe) Data About American Reading Habits
The Hot List: April 2026
MCD Shutters, Audible's Story House, and More of the Week's Book News.
You Have Heard of Lord Byron. But You Have No Idea.
Book Sales Are Softening, NBCC Winners, and More Book News.
The It Books of April 2026
The Lambda Literary Awards, Messy Internet Discourse, the Latest A.I. Panic, and More
Alien Jazz Hands for PROJECT HAIL MARY
Wait, How Many Books Were Published in 2025? PLUS: Louise Erdrich!
The Hot List March 2026
Blume is a Big "No Comment" on her biography, ACOTAR adaptation takes a step backward, and more.
Markus Zusak on THE BOOK THIEF at 20
UPDATED The Audiobook Wars Rage On, Big ACOTAR Announcement, and More
The It Books of March 2026
A Proposed Nationwide Book Ban, The NYPL's Most Checked Out Books of All-Time, and more
How Much Are You Like The Characters You Read About?
DNF Shelves Coming to Goodreads and The War For Your Ears Continues
Ranking Amazon's Best Books of the Century
Another Book Section Bites the Dust and A Romance Writer Dances with the AI Devil
Power Ranking the Books of 2016
Librarians on the Front Lines
The It Books of February 2026
Making Sense of Franchise Adaptation News
VIGIL by George Saunders
The Best-Selling Publishers of the Year, NBCC Finalists, Adapted Screenplay Oscar Noms, and more.
Lit History Corner: Christopher Marlowe
How Are We Feeling About Book Sales Right Now?
2026 Adaptation Preview
The Latest in American Reading Habits, 2026 Adaptations, and More
The Winter 2026 New Release Draft [Teaser]
The It Books of January 2026
Our Most Anticipated Books of 2026
Zero to Well-Read's 2025 Canon Contenders
AI Was The Story of the Year
The Books We Missed in 2025 [Teaser]
The Best of the Rest of 2025 [Teaser]
UPDATED - Our Favorite Books of 2025
The 2025 Read Harder Challenge, How Publishing People Feel about Publishing, and more
So, How's the Hamnet Adaptation?
Goodreads Choice Winners, NYT 10 Best, and Spotify Wrapped for Audiobooks
2025 It Books Scorekeeping and December New Releases
The 2025 Holiday Recommendation Show, Part 2
The 2025 Holiday Recommendation Show, Part 1
Books Of The Year Season Peaks
What is Magical Realism?