The 2026 National Book Award Shortlist for Young People’s Literature
The 2026 National Book Award Shortlist for Young People’s Literature has been announced. The winner will be announced on November 18.
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Keep a club workable as its members and circumstances change. Share facilitation, choose books transparently, preserve useful meeting notes and review what helps, while making room for breaks, occasional readers and a thoughtful ending when needed.
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Beat the Algorithm: GAME OF THRONES Edition
Welcome to the inaugural edition of Book Riot’s “Beat the Algorithm,” pitting bloggers and booksellers against Amazon’s algorithm for recommendation
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How and Why to Support Independent Media: Book Censorship News, October 2, 2026
Maintaining a robust media landscape requires understanding how and why to support independent media.
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The Limits of Rationality: On Gulliver’s Travels at 300
On every birthday, Jonathan Swift would take off his starched, powdered wig with its cascade of white curls, gingerly place it down by the candle-light illuminated stained-glass window of the Deane…
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After Six Decades and Thirty Novels Jodi Picoult Was Missing One Thing: A Tattoo
I didn’t care about turning forty. When fifty rolled around, I celebrated. At 55, my neighbor took a picture of me under a matching speed limit sign and we both laughed. Then came sixty. Several mo…
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How Talking About Death Helps Us Live a Fuller Life
The first time I realized I was going to die I was cutting out an obituary for a project for my 6th grade class. I was working on the living room floor, as my father slouched nearby on the brown co…
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The Biggest Literary Controversies of the Last 15 Years: Part 1
We're kicking off our 15th anniversary celebration with a look at the biggest literary controversies of the last 15 years.
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Oprah’s Book Club Announces Its 125th Reading Selection
Oprah’s Book Club has announced that HUNGERED, Amanda Rizkalla's debut novel, is its 125th reading selection.
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