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Publishing expert Rich Johnson returns to look at the importance of backstock, and Marvel and DC's very different historical ap...
The ALA's 11 most-challenged books of 2025
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Book Beat aims to highlight other books that we may hear about through friends, social media, or other sources. We could see a gorgeous ad! Or find a new-to-us author on a list of...
The most prominent genre debut this week is Devney Perry's Rites of the Starling (Entangled: Red Tower Books), ranking in the top 10 on the four print lists compiled here (Publishe...
Readers, 2026 marks FIFTEEN YEARS of our annual Summer Reading Guide! I’m excited to put the brand new guide in your hands, but as a reflective reader, I’m also enjoying a […] The...
by James Scott Bell @jamesscottbell September of 2009 was Dan Brown week in the world of publishing. It had been six years since his mega-hit The Da Vinci Code. There was a lot of...
Elizabeth Helen's Frozen by Stardust (Bloom), fifth in the Beasts of the Briar series, debuts in the top 15 on three lists, in trade paperback. Title Debut / #wks on any list N...
A rare science fiction novel debuts prominently on lists this week: James S.A. Corey's The Faith of Beasts (Orbit), second in the authors' series The Captive's War, ranking as high...
Preview some of the excellent books out in May 2026, find out how one creative library team upcycled busted books, and more.
Inspired by questions from his workshops, lectures, and emails, Blake Snyder had listened to countless readers and students and provided new tips, tactics, and techniques to solve...
Early predictions for the 2026-2027 book awards season
Time loop litfic, Heated Rivalry meets Formula 1, a Southern take on the Godfather, and more of today's best book deals.
Rival wizards in an academia rom-com, queer historical fiction in 1970s Uruguay, gothic horror in the world of British rock, and more of today's best book deals
The Locus Bestsellers for November include top titles: Twelve Months by Jim Butcher (Ace), Dungeon Crawler Carl by Matt Dinniman (Ace), and Star Wars: Master of Evil by Adam Christ...
These new books out in April check off 2026 Read Harder Challenge tasks, from new gothic novels to compelling graphic memoirs.
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A deluxe edition of HEATED RIVALRY, Margo's Got Money Troubles, and picture books to introduce literary legends.
Matt Dinniman's A Parade of Horribles (Ace), eighth book in the Dungeon Crawler Carl series, debuts strongly, ranking in the top five of all four print lists compiled here, and at...
Ideas that attack memory, a facade of normalcy, an unlikely alliance, and more of today's best book deals.
The Locus Bestsellers for November include top titles: Twelve Months by Jim Butcher (Ace), Dungeon Crawler Carl by Matt Dinniman (Ace), and Dragonlance Legends by Margaret Weis &am...
An Orwellian fable, ordinary delights, sci-fi anarchism, living in reverse, and more of today's best book deals.
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