- 2025 Dec 16
Poetry in Translation Prize Shortlist
New Directions, Fitzcarraldo Editions, and Giramondo have announced the eight shortlisted titles for their jointly awarded Poetry in Translation Prize.
Florida’s Newest Literary Hideaway
The Book Lounge has opened in downtown St. Petersburg, offering books, bites, wine, and board games.
Prize for Arabic Fiction Longlist
Adelouahab Aissaoui and Said Khatibi are among the 16 longlisted authors for this year’s International Prize for Arabic Fiction.
Wisconsin Pop-Up Winds Down
Holiday pop-up bookstore Reading Nest will host its final weekend in Cedarburg.
- 2025 Dec 15
Chicago Indie Expands Its Offerings
Quimby’s Bookstore has launched an in-house print and design service for self-published zines, comics, and art books.
From the Washington Post
N.C. library board ousted after voting to keep children’s book about trans boy in library.
NBCC Awards Longlist for Fiction
Angela Flournoy, Katie Kitamura, and Karen Russell are among the 10 authors longlisted for this year’s National Book Critics Circle Award for Fiction.
From the New York Times
Kids Rarely Read Whole Books Anymore. Even in English Class.
From the Bookseller
Bonnier Books UK appoints Anna Bond as managing director of children's group.
From Variety
Jennifer Lawrence and Josh Hutcherson to Return for The Hunger Games: Sunrise on the Reaping.
From the New Yorker
"William Steig, Bursting with Joy," a comic strip by Liana Finck.
Boa Names Manuscript Prize Winner
Jordan E. Franklin’s make it to the end (of the movie) has been chosen by Boa Editions as its 2025 Blessing the Boat Selection, which recognizes poetry collections by women of color. The manuscript will be published by Boa in fall 2027.
Manhattan Bookshop to Host Final Sale
Ahead of closing, Bluestockings Cooperative in the Lower East Side is selling the last of its stock to offset its debts and benefit a prisoner solidarity organization.
New Hampshire’s Newest Indie
Bound Together opened in Nashua last month.
New Bookshop Touches Down in Wyoming
Indie Darling Bookstore has opened its doors in Lander.
- 2025 Dec 12
Bookshop-Bar Opens in Long Island
The Bookstore, a “bartender co-op” in Patchogue, offers both booze and books.
Baltimore Bookstore Promotes Literacy
Urban Reads Bookstore has hit the road with a mobile library.
- 2025 Dec 11
James Patterson’s Holiday Tradition
The author has distributed $300,000 in holiday bonuses to 600 indie booksellers across the country.
Connecticut B&N Unionizes
Members of UFCW Local 919 who work at Barnes & Noble in North Haven unanimously ratified their first union contract.
Florida Feels the Love
Love Story Book Co. has opened in Tallahassee’s Mahan Square Shopping Center.
- 2025 Dec 10
From School Library Journal
'We Must Remain Vigilant': an open letter to publishers from Jason Low about book banning.
From the Hollywood Reporter
YA Shows Are Booming, with Amazon and Netflix the Main Players So Far.
From Deadline
Paramount+ Greenlights a Pair of Animated Series from Mo Willems.
From Variety
Magic Tree House Animated Series in the Works.
From the Washington Post
Judith Viorst Is 94 and Still Has Advice for No Good, Very Bad Days.
From Literary Hub
How A.A. Milne's romance novels reveal another side of the Winnie-the-Pooh author.
From Book Riot
Queer Picture Books for Readers of All Ages.
From Foodtank
20 Inspiring Books That Teach Kids About Food, Farming, and the Environment.
New Indie Heads to North Carolina
Floodplain Books is slated to open in Wilmington next year.
Kinsey Wins CFF First Novel Prize
Darrell Kinsey’s Natch has won this year’s First Novel Prize, presented by Brooklyn’s Center for Fiction.
Michigan Bookstore Goes Digital
Comma Bookstore & Social Hub will shutter its brick-and-mortar location in Flint, transitioning to an online storefront.
Ohio Bookstore Expands
Birch Tree Bookery, the first indie bookshop in Marion, has opened a second location in Bucyrus.
Iowa’s Newest Bookshop-Cafe Combo
I’ll Meet You There has opened its doors in Cedar Rapids.
- 2025 Dec 09
LGBTQ Bookshop Lands in Atlanta
Two Best Friends Café & Books has opened in the city’s Castleberry Hills neighborhood.
AUPresses Honors Brett Bobely
The former NEH digital director has received the Association of University Presses’ 2025 StandUP Award for individuals or groups that have “supported, defended, and celebrated the university press community and mission.”
Angoulême Festival Called Off
France’s Angoulême International Comics Festival has been officially canceled following creator boycotts and publisher withdrawals over accusations of mismanagement, Forbes reports.
- 2025 Dec 08
From Publishing Perspectives
Future-Proofing Equality: UK Children's Publishing Braces for the U.S. Playbook.
From the New York Times
George and Martha: The Children's Book I'll Never Stop Recommending to Adults.
From the ALA
YALSA Announces 2026 William C. Morris Finalists.
From 100 Scope Notes
2025 Children's Lit: The Year in Miscellanea.
From Book Riot
Deck the Halls with These Five Children's Books About Christmas.
Nonfiction YA Award Finalists
Ann Bausum and Candace Fleming are among the five finalists for the Young Adult Library Services Association’s Excellence in Nonfiction for Young Adults Award.
Cleveland’s First Children’s Bookshop
The Wandering Lantern has opened in the city’s Lakewood suburb.
Maryland’s Newest Bookstore
Lily Books & Café opened last week in downtown Cumberland.
Missouri Comic Bookshop’s New Chapter
Betty’s Books has reopened in St. Louis County.
Marvel Witches Ranked by Threat Level
With new comics about witches on the horizon, here a detailed look at the 10 most powerful witches in the Marvel Universe, per Comicbook.com.
The Muppets Go Noir
The Muppets are the latest Disney property to head to Dynamite Entertainment, with the publisher soliciting a new series, The Muppets Noir, written and illustrated by Roger Langridge, per the Beat.
Netflix and the Future of DC Comics
At the Beat, Heidi MacDonald explores what Netflix’s acquisition of Warner Bros. will mean for DC Comics.
- 2025 Dec 07
How Manga Shaped Chloé Zhao
The director of Hamnet says that her art has been shaped by her early love of manga, her relationship to the natural world, and her neurodivergence, per the New Yorker.
- 2025 Dec 05
Binc to Offer ComicsPRO Scholarships
The Book Industry Charitable Foundation will double the number of scholarships it offers for comic store owners and their employees to attend the ComicsPRO industry meeting in Glendale, Calif., held February 18-21.
NYC’s First Fantasy Bookshop
Love & Legends Books opened in Brooklyn’s Prospect Heights neighborhood last month.
Winners of the Goodreads Choice Awards
Fredrik Backman’s My Friends and Emily Henry’s Great Big Beautiful Life are among the winners of this year’s Goodreads Choice Awards, selected by more than 7.5 million voters.
New Bookstore Blooms in Upstate N.Y.
Botanica Books has landed in Saratoga Springs.
Wisconsin’s Newest Indie
The Nerdy Word will host its grand opening in Union Grove this weekend.
- 2025 Dec 04
New Bookshop Lands in Ohio
Escape into Fiction opened earlier this fall in Powell.
Watty Award Winners
Sapphic sports romance Behind the Camera is the grand prize winner of this year’s Watty Awards, presented by Wattpad.
Kansas City Bookstore to Shutter
Afterword Tavern & Shelves is slated to close in January.
Florida Gets a New Bookstore
No Shelf Control bookshop recently opened its doors in St. Augustine.
- 2025 Dec 03
From the Guardian
Mr. Men Little Miss feature film in the works from Paddington producers.
From People
YA Bestseller Ruta Sepetys Turns to Adult Historical Fiction with A Fortune of Sand.
From People
George M. Johnson and Leah Johnson's Holiday YA Rom-Com Offers a 'Glimpse of a Possible Future.'
From the Strategist
The Best New Books for Kids Published in 2025.
From Literary Hub
10 Great Children's Books You Might Have Missed in 2025.
PEN America Names Grant Winners
The organization has announced this year’s recipients of grants for works in progress, including the PEN/Heim Translation Fund Grants and the PEN/Bare Life Review Grants, among others.
Kansas Bookshop Changes Hands
Hedgehog.INK Bookstore in Fort Scott was sold to new owners this week.
Libro.fm Bookseller Choice Award Winners
Audiobooks of Amal El-Mohtar’s The River Has Roots and John Green’s Everything Is Tuberculosis are among the winners of this year’s Libro.fm Bookseller Choice Awards, as selected by indie bookshops around the world.
Black-Owned Bookstore Lands in Chicago
Honey And Hue will offer books by BIPOC authors in the city’s Beverly neighborhood.
- 2025 Dec 02
PSLA Launches Writers Scholarship
In celebration of its 20th anniversary, P.S. Literary Agency has launched its Emerging Writers Scholarship, which offers $1,000 and one-on-one mentorship to support unpublished and underrepresented writers.
Indie Bookstore Lands in San Diego
Library Shop Mission Hills opened its doors earlier this week.
North Carolina’s Newest Bookshop
Main & Mountain Bookstore opened last weekend in downtown Kernersville.
Tom Paulin Wins PEN Heaney Prize
The author’s Namanlagh has won this year’s PEN Heaney Prize, presented by the U.K.-based English PEN, the Irish PEN/PEN na hÉireann, and the Estate of Seamus Heaney.
- 2025 Dec 01
From the Bookseller
David Higham Associates acquires The Bent Agency UK.
From Literary Hub
A children's book press had to tell Pete Hegseth to not depict their turtle committing murder.
New Indie Lands in North Carolina
Main & Mountain Bookstore opened in downtown Kernersville over the weekend.
From Mother Jones
AI Is Coming for Your Toddler's Bedtime Story.
New Missouri Store Breaks Down Barriers
The Littlest Library, Kansas City’s first Latina-owned bookstore, offers titles in English and Spanish.
Arkansas Bookstore Changes Hands
Kristin Tardif, a professor at the University of Arkansas-Fort Smith, is the new owner of Bookish in Fort Smith.
From 100 Scope Notes
The Most Unconventional Children's Books of 2025.
Comics Store, Bookstore to Open in Maine
Comic Shop News and Bookish will soon set up shop in downtown Skowhegan.
- 2025 Nov 26
Romance Pop-Up to Land in California
A Novel Affair will open its doors this weekend in downtown Los Altos.
Ohio Record Store Gets Bookish
Blackbird Records in Mansfield will launch Blackbird Books this week.
- 2025 Nov 25
Rhode Island’s Newest Bookstore
Forget Me Not Fables Bookshop is set to open soon in North Providence.
‘WaPo’ Picks Best Graphic Novels of 2025
The Washington Post’s best comics of 2025 include new books by Joe Sacco, Anders Nilsen, and Mimi Pond.
- 2025 Nov 24
From the Associated Press
Texas A&M committee rules professor's firing over a children's literature lesson about gender identity was unjustified.
From Book Riot
A Major Court Win for IMLS, Libraries.
From Literary Hub
On the Sweeping Supreme Court Decision That Led to Widespread High School Censorship.
From Publishing Perspectives
International Children's Publishers Mobilize for a Stronger Future.
From MSN
Helme Heine, creator of Friends and many other picture books, has died at age 84.
From Variety
The Hunger Games: Sunrise on the Reaping Trailer: First Look at Joseph Zada's Young Haymitch in Series Prequel.
From Bloody Disgusting
Christopher Pike's YA novel Die Softly optioned for movie adaptation.
From the New York Times
John Green Doesn't Want You to Lose the Magic of Your Teenage Self.
From Midcoast Villager
Chris Van Dusen Was Surprised as Anyone When Taylor Swift Wore His T-Shirt.
From the Mirror
Jeopardy! Contestants Left Stumped Over Iconic Children's Book Clue.
From 100 Scope Notes
The 2025 Undies Case Cover Awards.
From People
Rhiannon Giddens Illustrates Color Me Country: A Celebration of Black Women Who Shaped Country Music.
From the New York Times
"My Kid Loves Percy Jackson. What Should They Read Next?"
Oklahoma’s Newest Attraction
Tulsa-based Art Deco museum Decopolis has opened a second location that includes an onsite bookseller, FableRealm Bookstore, focused on fantasy and romantasy.
South Carolina Gets Sweet
The Bluffton Bookshop will open in Bluffton next year, and will feature a dessert parlor alongside its books.
Romance Bookshop to Land in Michigan
Dust & Blush Bookshop will open its doors in downtown Boyne City next spring.
Superman #1 Sells for $9.12 Million
A copy of Superman #1 found in an attic in Northern California broke the auction record for the most expensive comic book ever sold, per the Beat.
