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When Faye Heron flies from L.A. to her alma mater in New York’s Finger Lakes region, it’s a homecoming of the saddest kind: the funeral for her beloved film professor and mentor, Patrick Toner (PT for short). It’s been 12 years since Faye left New York and her then-boyfriend, Henry Spalding, to pursue a career

The books colleges are reading in 2026, nominees for a literary prize cleared of using AI, the new trailer for Sense and Sensibility, and more. 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 we covered ourselves on Book Riot

In early 2022, journalist Carlos Barragan arrived in Lagos, Nigeria, with an unusual goal: to find his mother’s scammer. Barragan’s mother, like countless others, fell for an online romance scheme, where an “American soldier” named “Brian” almost convinced her to send him money so he could ship her bars of gold. Online money-making schemes have

Barnes & Noble’s biggest books of fall, a touching library moment from the Obama Presidential Center’s opening ceremony, essential American literature, and more. Welcome to Today in Books, our daily round-up of literary headlines at the intersection of politics, culture, media, and more. Here are the biggest headlines from last week. The Biggest Books of

Irish author and journalist Sally Hayden became a foreign correspondent to make people care about what was happening in the world, and over the following decade, the world gave her plenty of opportunity to fulfill her mission. In media outlets like the New York Times, the Irish Times, CNN International and the BBC, Hayden covered

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In her engaging Obstinate Daughters: The Rebels, Writers, and Renegade Women Who Ignited the American Revolution, Denise Kiernan (The Girls of Atomic City) takes readers on a remarkable journey to discover—and rediscover—some of the fascinating women who helped to shape the Revolutionary Era. Along the way, Kiernan challenges traditional ideas of who belongs in history

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The Guernsey Literary Potato Peel Pie Society Letters unfurl the story of a small community in the Channel Islands during World War II in this modern classic of epistolary fiction. The Guernsey Literary Potato Peel Pie Society by Mary Ann Shaffer and Annie Barrows has a whimsical, poignant charm that will resonate with fans of

Two Reading Rainbow icons show up for storytime at The Obama Presidential Center, authors choose the best queer books in America, this year’s Common Reads, and more. Welcome to Today in Books, our daily round-up of literary headlines at the intersection of politics, culture, media, and more. LeVar Burton, Mychal Threets, and Obama Walk Into

Celebrating America’s 250th isn’t just about the Founding Fathers, as Denise Kiernan reminds us in her impressive Obstinate Daughters: The Rebels, Writers, and Renegade Women Who Ignited the American Revolution. Engaging, informative and surprising, Obstinate Daughters goes beyond documenting the transformative events of the American Revolution to ask questions about America today—and who belongs in

Common Reads, sometimes called One Book, One College or All Campus Reads, have been a popular project for U.S. colleges and universities for the last decade. They invite incoming students to all read the same book and spend the first weeks—or even the full first year—talking about it. It’s both a smart way to prepare

James Wilson was the most democratic of all the Founding Fathers and fervently promoted the philosophy that all power rests with the people. He wrote the first draft of the Constitution and was one of only six men who signed both the Constitution and the Declaration of Independence; he coined the phrase ‘‘We the people”;

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Some nights, I dream that my dad comes back from the dead and everything goes back to normal. That is, until we both remember that this can’t be happening, and he must leave again. I’ve had that dream a few dozen times over the past 20 years, and not one of those goodbyes has been

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Ten years after she was last there, 32-year-old horticulturist Sophie Drear returns to Lilymoor House to restore the gardens for its owner, Eula Beck. Sophie was last at the aging estate with Harriet, her best friend, and tending the deteriorating grounds now unearths painful memories of Harriet’s death. Although Sophie had not understood Harriet’s belief

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Northern Maine fingerprint analyst Shaw Connolly is back in Restless Bones, the excellent follow-up to Gillian French’s adult debut, Shaw Connolly Lives to Tell. Fans may enjoy this novel even more than the first—it’s like catching up with an old friend who lives a hectically unsettled, yet completely absorbing life.  Thanks to Shaw’s die-hard efforts

Booksmaxxing, a highly anticipated book-to-screen adaptation, updates on MrBeast and James Patterson’s new book, and more of the top literary headlines of the day. Reading is Sexy: Welcome to Booksmaxxing Okay, I don’t think “booksmaxxing” is a real thing as much as it’s a tempting headline, but there is a case to be made that

Curious about what all creatures great, small and microscopic are getting up to? These two far-ranging and eye-opening books take an in-depth, often irreverent look at animal sex and reproduction with an eye toward evolution, biodiversity and the vitality of life on Earth. ★ Poking the Squid Fans of Perrin Roosevelt Ireland’s “Thirsty Science” short-form

Today’s literary headlines include a trailer for the new Spider-Man movie, an experiment with mass-market paperbacks, the return of The Wheel of Time to screens, and more. Watch the Trailer for Spider-Man: Brand New Day The trailer for Spider-Man: Brand New Day has dropped, with Tom Holland as a Spider-Man that the world has forgotten.

Bright music and an ode to love stories from author Katherine Center set the tone for the audiobook of The Shippers (11 hours), a delightful romance narrated by Patti Murin. Life is anything but smooth sailing for JoJo Burton, who has found her plans repeatedly thrown into chaos by Cooper, her childhood best friend. Cooper

Today’s literary headlines include a surprisingly heartwarming copyright claim connected to the Peanuts gang, a new chatbot feature for Google Play Books, and more. A Copyright Claim We Can All Feel Good About As you likely know, The Late Show With Stephen Colbert was cancelled by CBS, claiming it was “purely a financial decision” that

In the audiobook of Mikki Brammer’s Good Joy, Bad Joy (11 hours), Joy Bridport is a woman who has always chosen stability and respectability, steering clear of the chaotic way of being practiced by her outgoing lifelong best friend, Hazel. At 89, Joy is content with her careful life—until Hazel delivers devastating news that forces

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The lacunae in our family histories are often sites of deep pain. When our elders refuse to tell us their stories, we are left not only with large gaps in our understandings of the contexts of our lives but also with the echoes of the hurt they surely felt. While we might not want to

In today’s literary headlines, we have the winners of the Lambda Literary Awards, the buzziest summer reading books of 2026, an adaptation cancellation, and more. Meet the Winners of the 2025 Lambda Literary Awards I’m always interested in the Lambda Literary Awards, which recognize LGBTQ+ literature in different categories. I was especially invested this year,

With a title that sounds like a mean girl turning down a nerd in a ’90s sitcom, Isabel Waidner’s third novel signals a similar rejecting attitude toward the reader’s expectations. Following 2023’s gloriously madcap Corey Fah Does Social Mobility, As If, brings captivating absurdity to the question of whether people are really more like actors