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My earliest reading memoryI’m not sure what we were reading – The Velveteen Rabbit by Margery Williams or the poems in Where the Sidewalk Ends by Shel Silverstein – but I was undoubtedly with my sister, two years older,...

Explore The New Yorker‘s Best Books of 2026 so far, grow your nonfiction stacks with the NYT‘s summer picks, and find out why public libraries are addressing e-book pricing. Welcome to Today in Books, our daily round-up of literary...

In today’s book news, John Grisham rails against AI slop audiobooks, painted book covers make a comeback, lawsuits reveal the messiness of copyright, and more.John Grisham Would Prefer if You Didn’t Listen to AI Slop Versions of his AudiobooksIf...

Welcome to The Best of Book Riot. Here’s your weekend highlight reel of the week’s most popular stories.The Guardian’s 100 Best Novels of All TimeThe Guardian has been rolling out its picks for the 100 best novels of all...

The most read books on Goodreads have been shaken up a bit since last week: there are two titles making their debut on this list, and they’re both romances. One is the hockey romance that inspired the new Off...

As usual with bestseller lists, the weeks close to each other resemble each other, though there are some key differences. For one, Caro Claire Burke’s tradwife thriller Yesteryear is the only book holding on to the coveted status of...

May is Asian American, Native Hawai’ian, and Pacific Islander Heritage Month! One great way to celebrate is by reading graphic novels that celebrate and uplift the AANHPI community’s rich cultural history. Sometimes we can learn the most about a...

In today’s round-up of literary headlines, we look at The Guardian‘s picks for the best 100 novels of all time, the Barnes & Noble CEO’s stance on selling AI-written books, and more.The Guardian’s 100 Best Novels of All TimeThe...

Welcome to Today in Books, our daily round-up of literary headlines at the intersection of politics, culture, media, and more.James Patterson Pledges $10 million to Early Adolescent Literacy InstituteThe mega-bestselling James Patterson has promised $10 million to his alma...

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