- 2025 Jun 25
Vermont Bookstore Is On the Move
The Burlington location of Phoenix Books is moving to a new location on Church Street, the city's main shopping thoroughfare.
- 2025 Mar 11
Spotlight on Philly Bookstore-Publisher
The Head and the Hand is a nonprofit small bookstore and indie publisher that just celebrated its third year in Philadelphia's Kensington neighborhood.
Utah Bookstore to Close
HideAway Books in American Fork is liquidating its inventory ahead of its impending closure later this year.
- 2025 Mar 10
From NJ.com
A gay author's visit was quietly canceled by a New Jersey school district. Then parents and kids spoke up.
From the Salt Lake Tribune
Utah banned a 17th book from all public schools. Here’s what it's about.
From Literary Hub
Draw Me a Controversy: On the Banning of Beloved Children's Book Author Eric Carle.
From Harper's Bazaar
A First Look at Forever: How Mara Brock Akil Gave a Judy Blume Novel New Life.
From 100 Scope Notes
2025 Books from Caldecott Winners.
British Book Awards Shortlist
Percival Everett, Sally Rooney, and Colm Tóibín are among the shortlisted authors across 14 categories for this year’s British Book Awards.
Colorado Bookstore Seeking Buyer
The Bookies in Denver is up for sale again in an effort to stay in business.
Black Woman–Owned Bookstore to Close
Socialight Society, in Waverly, Mich., will close its location in the Lansing Mall this month.
Michigan’s Newest Bookshop
The Folded Leaf bookshop is set to open in Cedar this spring.
- 2025 Mar 07
Houston’s First Romance Bookstore
Mossrose Bookshop, the city’s first bookstore dedicated specifically to romance, opens this Saturday.
Golden Poppy Book Award Winners
Percival Everett, Kathleen Hanna, and Leila Mottley are among the 14 winners of this year’s Golden Poppy Book Awards, presented by the California Independent Booksellers Alliance.
Texas Bookstore’s Newest Owner
Kendra DuBois is the new owner of Front Street Books in Alpine and has been browsing its bookshelves since her youth.
- 2025 Mar 06
Baltimore Rallies Around Black Bookstore
Following racist harassment online, the local Baltimore community rallied to support the Black-owned Urban Reads Bookstore.
Carol Shields Prize Longlist
Rachel Kushner, Miranda July, and Anne Fleming are among the 15 longlisted authors for this year’s Carol Shields Prize for Fiction.
Sophie Elmhirst Wins Nero Prize
The author’s nonfiction book Maurice and Maralyn is the winner of the U.K.-based Nero Gold Prize.
EU Prize for Literature Shortlist
Philippe Marczewski, Tea Topuria, and Nicoletta Verna are among the 13 shortlisted authors for this year’s European Union Prize for Literature.
Cleveland’s First Romantasy Bookstore
Flame & Fable opened last month and is the first bookstore of its kind in Ohio's second biggest city.
Sheikh Zayed Book Award Shortlists
The Abu Dhabi Arabic Language Centre has revealed the shortlists for the 19th edition of its Sheikh Zayed Book Award, featuring authors and institutions from 15 countries.
Rebrand of Maine Children’s Bookstore
Children’s Book Cellar in Waterville has been rebranded as Smitty’s Book Cellar following a change in ownership and has now expanded to sell all kinds of books.
- 2025 Mar 05
From ABC News
President Trump is preparing an executive order to dissolve the Department of Education.
From Book Riot
The Complicated World of YA Books for Younger Teens.
From JSTOR Daily
Wizard of Oz adaptations extend beyond The Wiz and Wicked to the Soviet Union in the 1930s and Aleksandr Volkov's still popular Wizard of the Emerald City.
From Literary Hub
Quartez Harris on the lasting impact of Little Man, Little Man, James Baldwin’s children's book.
From the Daily Heller
"I was a fifth grader and a history geek when John Glenn flew his first orbital mission": Leonard S. Marcus on his new middle-grade book, Earthrise: The Story of the Photograph That Changed the Way We See Our Planet.
From Literary Hub
Allegra Goodman and Emma Donoghue on Writing Stories Inspired by Their Kids (and Their Books).
From 100 Scope Notes
The 2025 Unicorn Report: Rounding up the year's unicorn books.
MacDowell Spring-Summer Fellows
Among this season’s 149 fellows are authors Jessamine Chan, Mira Jacob, and Hector Tobar.
- 2025 Mar 04
PEN/Faulkner Award Finalists
Percival Everett and Danzy Senna are among the five finalists for this year's PEN/Faulkner Award for Fiction.
Plutarch Award Longlist
Alexis Pauline Gumbs and Frantz Fanon are among the 10 authors longlisted for the Biographers International Association's Plutarch Award for best biography of the year.
Bookstore Opens in Illinois
Emerald & Amethyst Books opened in Lexington this past January and doubles as a coffee shop.
Free Kids’ Books at Virginia Bookstore
The Big Free Bookstore in Norfolk offers free children’s books, and gave away more than 151,000 free books last year.
Women's Fiction Prize Longlist
Aria Aber, Miranda July, and Laila Lalami are among the 16 novelists nominated for the U.K.'s 30th annual Women’s Prize for Fiction.
- 2025 Mar 03
From Mercury News
Teenagers sue California city over children's book review board, restricted access to books.
From the Washington Post
“Children's picture books are a glorious art form,” writes National Ambassador for Young People's Literature Mac Barnett.
From People
Peter Brown Teases the Future of The Wild Robot Series.
From the Wall Street Journal
WSJ's children's reviewer Meghan Cox Gurdon names her 20 Best Children's Books of the Past 20 Years.
From People
Stuart Gibbs's Space Case Explores Dark Side of the Moon.
From New England Public Media
Low-number Dr. Seuss license plates head to auction, with starting prices up to $25K.
From 100 Scope Notes
2025 Books from Newbery Winners.
Author to Open Bookstore in Michigan
Tamela Todd, the author of three nonfiction books, will open Sip-N-Read in Detroit this spring.
Romance Bookstore Draws Crowds
Lovestruck Books, a new romance bookstore in Boston’s Harvard Square, has lines to get in during most weekends.
Manhattan Bookstore to Close
Shakespeare & Co. will close its Upper West Side location just one year after opening due to sales levels.
Chicago Bookstore Saved from Closing
Semicolon in West Town, which announced in January that it would close, will remain open due to successful fundraising and community efforts.
Wisconsin’s Bookstore Boom
Madison has seen a boom in new bookstores and the expansion, renovation, or ownership change of existing stores, despite other closures.
- 2025 Feb 28
Bookstore-Studio Combo to Open in Texas
Poets Books, an independent bookshop with an accompanying writers’ studio, will open in Dallas’s Deep Ellum neighborhood.
Colorado Bookseller Receives Scholarship
Jessilen Henderson, a bookseller and floor manager at Maria’s Bookshop in Durango, received this year’s Denver Publishing Institute Scholarship, presented by Binc.
- 2025 Feb 27
Horror Bookstore to Close in California
Dark Delicacies, a Burbank bookstore that caters to horror and sci-fi aficionados, will close in April after a 30-year run.
- 2025 Feb 26
From KVUE News
Black-owned bookstore in Austin works to provide books banned in Texas schools and libraries.
From Iowa Capital Dispatch
Iowa bill would strip state funds from public libraries based on association membership.
From the Minnesota Star Tribune
Rochester Pride cancels visit by author of controversial children's book over 'safety concerns.'
From Kidscreen
PBS KIDS vibes with Acoustic Rooster special and shorts series based on Kwame Alexander's books.
From People
Kids' books based on hit YouTube channel Gracie's Corner to hit shelves in fall.
From Politico
Was Little House on the Prairie 'Woke'? The Answer Explains American Politics.
From the San Francisco Chronicle
Children's author Mac Barnett wants the U.S. to appreciate picture books.
From Vox
The weird, joyful book that's getting me through this winter: taking life lessons from an anthropomorphic owl.
From Book Riot
The Funniest Picture Books I Read in 2024.
B&N Coming to Tennessee
Barnes & Noble will open a new location in Germantown, which hasn't had a large bookstore since 2011.
New Mexico's Newest Local Bookshop
Quill & Quest, a new independent bookstore, has opened in Farmington and offers a variety of books alongside a bakery and coffee shop.
Minnesota Bookstore Finally Opens
Inkwell Booksellers Company, more than two years in the making, has opened in Northeast Minneapolis.
- 2025 Feb 25
NYC Hearts Society of Illustrators
A historic grant from the New York City Department of Cultural Affairs Grant Award will support the Society of Illustrators’ free year-round art education programs for underserved NYC youth.
Comic Arts Fest Sets Debut
The first annual Comic Arts Fest, presented by Francophone cultural institution L’Alliance New York, will be held March 28–30 in Manhattan.
IDW Resurrects an All-New Godzilla
IDW comics is launching a new Godzilla-connected universe written by Tim Seeley with art by Nikola Cizmesija, per IGN.
Diamond’s Bankruptcy Filings Continue
Comics Beat digs into Diamond’s declining revenue, Steve Geppi’s credit card bill, and more from the comic distributor's recent bankruptcy filings.
B&N Coming to South Dakota
Barnes & Noble will open a new location in Rapid City this summer.
Columbia’s Comics Archive Lands Donation
ElfQuest creators Wendy and Richard Pini are donating $500,000 to Columbia University to endow and conserve the school library's collection of comics and graphic novels, per Forbes.
Auto Shop to Transform into Bookshop
East Coast Autowerks in Worcester, Mass., will become home to Implacable Books, a new bookstore focusing on Black literature.
Collision of the Big Two
Marvel and DC Comics are coming together again with a new crossover for the first time in 20 years, reports Gizmodo.
New Bookshop to Land in Tennessee
Johnson’s Literary Depot, a new and used bookstore, is set to open in downtown Johnson City.
Tea Fougner Talks Comics
The Comics Journal spoke with the former editorial director of comics at King Features Syndicate about the industry and how comic strips have changed.
Two Iconic Series Celebrate 20 Years
Adult Swim and Nickelodeon are celebrating the 20th anniversaries of Robot Chicken and Avatar: The Last Airbender, respectively, with new productions, reports Cartoon Brew.
Cartoon Network’s Latest GN Adaptation
AV Club unpacks the trailer for the animated adaptation of Roye Okupe’s graphic novel series Iyanu: Child of Wonder.
- 2025 Feb 24
From the New York Times
Opinion: Let Students Finish the Whole Book. It Could Change Their Lives.
From Aberdeen Insider
South Dakota House endorses prosecution of librarians who lend books deemed harmful to children.
From Book Riot
Indiana Governor Promises Not to Dissolve Imagination Library—But Not to Include It in State Budget.
From SheKnows
Dolly Parton Responded to Indiana's Threat to Cut Funding of Her Children's Literacy Program.
From the Wrap
PBS Kids to Debut Acoustic Rooster Special and Shorts Based on Kwame Alexander Book.
From Billboard
Roberta Flack's Children's Book Returns to Top of the Charts Following Singer's Passing.
From Looking at Picture Books
Jon Klassen Interviews the New Ambassador for Young People's Literature.
From the New York Times
"Why Children Love Edward Gorey: A Centenary Tribute" by Lisa Brown.
Black-Owned Bookstore Sells Banned Books
Black Pearl Books in Austin sells the books that were banned by Texas school districts last school year.
Bookstore-Coffee Shop Combo Opens
Bernie’s Coffee in San Francisco has partnered with Noe Valley Books to avoid closure.
Pennsylvania Shop Uplifts Black Culture
The Black Reserve Bookstore in Lansdale highlights Black literature, culture, and entrepreneurs through community events.
- 2025 Feb 21
Fundraiser for Minnesota Bookshop
The Paperback Exchange in Minneapolis is now fundraising after losing more than 100,000 books in a flood.
Bookstore-Bar Combo Comes to Brooklyn
Manhattan’s Book Club Bar plans to open a new location in Bushwick.
University Police Donate to Bookstore
Tree House Books in Philadelphia received over 2,000 children's books from Temple University police after losing thousands of books in a flood late last year.
Republic of Consciousness Winner
This year's Republic of Consciousness Prize was awarded to Of Cattle and Men by Ana Paula Maia, translated by Zoë Perry.
- 2025 Feb 20
Romance Bookstore Comes to Indiana
Slow Burn Books, an independent romance bookstore, will open its doors in Garrett on March 8.
PEN America Grant Winners
PEN America has announced 16 grant winners across five categories, including literary oral history and translation.
Arizona’s Newest Independent Bookstore
Literally: A Bookshop has opened in Gilbert as readers seek brick-and-mortar shops.
Bar-Bookstore Combo Opens in Kentucky
Nook & Nowhere is Louisville’s first bookstore, cafe, and bar combo.
Bookshop to Close in New York
Womrath Bookshop in Bronxville will close at the end of the month due to rising costs.
Small Press of the Year Finalists
Manchester’s Comma Press and Bedford Square Publishers are among the 46 small presses selected as finalists for 2025 Small Press of the Year, presented by the British Book Awards.
- 2025 Feb 19
From Vulture
Why Is the Pentagon So Scared of Julianne Moore?
From the Los Angeles Times
The Los Angeles Times Book Prize finalists have been announced, including those in the Young Adult Literature category.
From People
Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire Is Getting a New Illustrated Edition.
From Broadview
Cartoonist Kate Beaton rewrites the classic mermaid tale.
From MPR News
Couple gets engaged with a Frog and Toad-inspired book at Red Balloon Bookshop in St. Paul.
