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Has your favorite author kept you ⏳WAITING AND WAITING⌛for the next book? You're not alone! These highly anticipated titles were worth the wait. https://t.co/XU7v4ik9QJ @littlebrown @HachetteUS @minjinlee11 @sarahhepola @randomhouse @dhmeyer

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Hello, fall: These reads are the perfect companions for cozy season. 🍂
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PEN America announces that author Phil Klay (REDPLOYMENT) will take over as president of the literary nonprofit, after the politically charged resignation of Dinaw Mengestu in July. https://t.co/6QLd3ZVv0w @PhilKlay @PENamerica

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The author of CRYING IN H MART has a new memoir, THANK YOU FOR YOUR SUFFERING, due next year. More on Michelle Zauner's book here: https://t.co/0Edf77idhl @AAKnopf

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“I really wanted to open a conversation about maternal mental health and how the health care system is failing women.” Jodi Picoult talks about HOLLOW BONES, on Good Morning America. https://t.co/nx2lhrKOJu @randomhouse @GMA #JodiPicoult

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"A sensitive portrayal of sibling love, grief, and the trauma of dislocation."
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Congratulations to this 2026 Kirkus Prize finalist in fiction: 𝙀𝙖𝙩𝙞𝙣𝙜 𝘼𝙨𝙝𝙚𝙨 by Brenda Navarro, translated by Megan McDowell. 🏆
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Watch a livestream of the Kirkus Prize ceremony on our YouTube channel on Wednesday, Oct. 7!

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Book your tickets for Austin, Nov. 14-15: Among the authors attending this year's Texas Book Festival are Colson Whitehead, Patrick Radden Keefe, and Elizabeth Acevedo. More info here: https://t.co/RxTqflwG80 @texasbookfest @colsonwhitehead @praddenkeefe @acevedowrites #TXBF

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Jason Reynolds says that he's working on his “most ambitious project to date”: a book of interconnected stories for young readers titled THE LAMPLIGHTER’S SON, to be published by Kokila. https://t.co/nJfV2EtFC2 @KokilaBooks @JasonReynolds83

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🏆 BOOK AWARDS NEWS! 🏆 The fiction longlist for the National Book Awards is out, with titles by Louise Erdrich, Edwidge Danticat, and Marlon James in the running. Read more: https://t.co/ugojriOxbT @nationalbook

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Find the right book for you, based on your personal reading “doorways.” #YABooks https://t.co/2GoTpMi346 @Nancy_Pearl @FierceReads @PenguinTeen @metallowrites @Candlewick @margaritapoet @simonteen

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The longlist for the National Book Award for nonfiction has been revealed, with works by Camonghne Felix, Wil Haygood, and Zayd Ayers Dohrn among the 10 titles longlisted for this year’s prize. The shortlist will be announced on Oct. 6. @nationalbook https://t.co/GittLprdh6

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Please join us for the second session in a new webinar series, The Library Beat. The series delivers original insights on data and trends affecting libraries, library case studies, interviews with bestselling authors, and title recommendations for collection development.

This webinar focuses on mystery and thrillers for young adult readers and will feature an exclusive interview with author Tomi Adeyemi, whose new novel, 𝙏𝙝𝙚 𝙎𝙞𝙧𝙚𝙣, will be published by Henry Holt on Sept. 29. Plus librarians from the Jacksonville Public Library in Florida will share their experiences connecting young patrons with mysteries and thrillers.

The Library Beat is hosted by Kirkus Reviews and presented by Ingram Library Services. Use the QR code to reserve your place today!
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Annie Dillard, who won the Pulitzer Prize for general nonfiction for her 1974 book PILGRIM AT TINKER CREEK and went on to write numerous other works of fiction and nonfiction, has died at 81. https://t.co/iw30JrDazu

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The longlist for this year’s National Book Award for poetry has been revealed. Of the 10 authors whose works are nominated, four have appeared on the longlist previously, including Layli Long Soldier and Fady Joudah. @nationalbook https://t.co/a8O5qxXXvV

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The longlist for the National Book Award for Translated Literature is out, with 10 books originally published in seven different languages in contention for this year’s prize. @nationalbook https://t.co/JfgYXL7CDA

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Min Jin Lee brings masterful storytelling talent to her new novel, 𝘼𝙢𝙚𝙧𝙞𝙘𝙖𝙣 𝙃𝙖𝙜𝙬𝙤𝙣, an expansive and intricately plotted portrait of the Korean diaspora.

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These great books make reading fun for kids and teens! ✨ https://t.co/aGy6ZCJczC

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Sally Field won the award for outstanding lead actress at the Primetime Emmy Awards ceremony on Monday evening for her performance in the adaptation of novel REMARKABLY BRIGHT CREATURES. ‘Slow Horses’ also brought home an Emmy for outstanding directing. https://t.co/GDHHIF9UMF

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Chanel Miller, Delali Adjoa, and Tae Keller are among the authors whose books longlisted for this year’s National Book Award for Young People’s Literature. The shortlist for the award will be revealed on Oct. 6. @nationalbook https://t.co/F5GwuTApoo

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Hello, fall: These reads are the perfect companions for cozy season. 🍂 https://t.co/v5b1qupNEo

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