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Welcome to Today in Books, our daily round-up of literary headlines at the intersection of politics, culture, media, and more. Here are the stories that TIB readers were most interested in this week. It was a town’s only Black-owned bookstore. It is now a refuge for those displaced by the California fires. I was just […]
TODAY: In 1882, Virginia Woolf is born. RESPONDING TO THE SECOND TRUMP ADMINISTRATION: Kim Kelly on the how-tos and DOs and DON’Ts of mutual aid • Madeline ffitch on direct action and survival work in the face of fascism • Josh Cook on what the publishing industry can do in the face of authoritarianism. | […]
This content contains affiliate links. When you buy through these links, we may earn an affiliate commission. Welcome to Today in Books, our daily round-up of literary headlines at the intersection of politics, culture, media, and more. Have We Reached Peak Celebrity Audiobook Narration? I was browsing the finalists for the Audies and was struck […]
January 23, 2025, 1:50pm Perhaps predictably, the men-aren’t-reading discourse has made the jump into 2025. The perennial conversation has taken on new weight this year, though, as we begin to be governed by the worst of men, the putrid avatars of a hatefully reactionary masculinity. Increasingly, what’s wrong with men is what’s wrong with America. […]
Today, the National Book Foundation (NBF) and the Alfred P. Sloan Foundation have announced the titles selected for the fourth year of the Science + Literature program, which is made possible by a three-year $525,000 renewal grant from the Sloan Foundation. Each year since its inception, the program has honored three books—one fiction, one nonfiction, […]
A Place for Vanishing by Ann Fraistat If you’re a fan of creepy house stories, look no further. After Libby’s been diagnosed with bipolar III and a family tragedy, her mom decides it’s time to get a fresh start. They move to a new home to make that happen. Libby immediately begins to feel this […]
This content contains affiliate links. When you buy through these links, we may earn an affiliate commission. Erica Ezeifedi, Associate Editor, is a transplant from Nashville, TN that has settled in the North East. In addition to being a writer, she has worked as a victim advocate and in public libraries, where she has focused […]
January 17, 2025, 1:16pm With news coming in earlier today that Israel’s security cabinet has, after some delay, ratified the Gaza ceasefire agreement, it looks as if the carnage that has enveloped the strip for over fifteen months will, on Sunday, finally come to an end. For surviving Palestinians in the brutalized enclave, all of […]
This content contains affiliate links. When you buy through these links, we may earn an affiliate commission. Catch up on the most popular stories from this week’s editions of Today in Books. Details Emerge in Sexual Assault Allegations Against Neil Gaiman 100 Books to Look For in 2025 It’s always a good day when the […]
The Best of the Literary Internet, Every Day TODAY: In 1925, Sol Yurick, author of the 1965 novel The Warriors, is born. Steal this identity: Bradford Morrow explores a brief history of literary forgery. | Lit Hub History Ariel Dorfman reflects on his friend Gabriel García Márquez’s legacy and the Netflix adaptation of One Hundred […]
