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The #NationalBookFoundation has announced the finalists for the 2026 National Book Awards, with the shortlists now set in all five categories: Fiction, Nonfiction, Poetry, Translated Literature, and Young People’s Literature.

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This week’s news in Venn diagrams.: The imminent arrival of fall means I’ve been pulling out all my jackets in eager anticipation—I’m not a fan of summer, especially when it’s been nearly tropical in NYC these past few months. Arguably the best part of pulling out #Biography #BookNews

'Harry Potter' fans will get two new books in February about two fan-favourite characters

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RARE (Romance Author & Reader Events) has come under criticism following statements made on Threads, with several authors announcing they will no longer attend its upcoming London 2027 event.

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English novelist and former politician #JeffreyArcher passed away suddenly and peacefully at his home on Monday, October 5th, according to his publisher, HarperCollins. He was 86 years old.

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Lin Darrow’s Dead New World (Nov. 10) imagines resurrection as gig work: holographic tech brings back the dead, but Hildy, a former librarian, must compete with other “ghosts” for jobs. https://www.lindarrow.com/flickercityphantoms #SciFi #BookNews

Calling all educators! To celebrate #WorldTeacherDay and say a massive thank you for all that you do, we're offering 40% off all books all week long! Start shopping on our website: www.pembrokepublishers.com.

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In Djuna’s Memoir of a Joseon Bride, a species of interplanetary machines carries Korea’s North–South divide into space. The Korean SF collection was published in English on Sept. 30. https://honfordstar.com/products/memoir-of-a-joseon-bride-pre-order #SciFi #BookNews

Here’s the 2026 shortlist for the Caine Prize for African Writing.: Today, the Caine Prize for African Writing, which awards £10,000 annually to the best short story by an African writer living on the continent or in the diaspora, has announced its 2026 shortlist. These… #BookNews #NewsandCulture

The sci-fi mystery Murmuration by TJ Klune gets a UK Tor hardback on Nov. 19. In its picture-perfect 1950s town, there are no children—and no one who crosses the mountains ever returns. https://www.panmacmillan.com/authors/tj-klune/murmuration/9781037413612 #SciFi #BookNews

Kat Delacorte’s newly acquired Bloodsport imagines dystopian New Monaco, where the powerful settle deals through gladiatorial supercar races. Due spring 2028. #SciFi #BookNews https://www.paperliterary.com/blog/category/catherine-cho/

Why is Emily Wilson retranslating The Odyssey from scratch?: Emily Wilson, chairwoman of classical studies at the University of Pennsylvania, best-selling translator, and website-crashing Christopher Nolan hater, is going back to retranslate The Odyssey less than a decade after… #BookNews #History