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The Nickel Boys by Colson Whitehead wins the day. American Carnage: On the Front Lines of the Republican Civil War and the Rise of President Trump by Tim Alberta is making noise. Some notable sites look at books for the month and books forthcoming. The Shirley Jackson Awards and the ITW Thriller Awards are announced. The Saturn Award nomination list is out.
The New Girl by Daniel Silva leads holds this week but The Nickel Boys by Colson Whitehead dominates book coverage. New summer booklists appear as The Guardian considers the evolution of the genre. Also, the paper looks at the science behind audiobooks. Paper Girls is headed to Amazon
Four bookish films/TV shows hit screens today and through next week. New booklists survey great audiobooks, action thrillers, and foodie titles. Libraries are told to destroy copies of Naomi Wolf’s Outrages.
Someone to Honor by Mary Balogh leads eight new bestsellers onto the lists. More reading lists arrive. Horror and thrillers are in the spotlight.
The Terrible: A Storyteller's Memoir by Yrsa Daley-Ward wins the PEN Ackerley Prize. Lesley Nneka Arimah wins the Caine Prize for African Writing. Tor.com announces its top books of the year so far. George R.R. Martin says that the Starks, direwolves, and White Walkers will all be part of the new Game of Thrones spin-off series on HBO.
Three Women by Lisa Taddeo gets buzz. More booklists for July, the rest of the year, and on selected topics arrive. Cressida Cowell is the UK’s new children’s laureate. Maya Angelou gets an artistic honor.
The eighth annual Andrew Carnegie Medals for Excellence in Fiction and Nonfiction ceremony and reception, held during the American Library Association (ALA) Annual Conference in Washington, DC, at the Renaissance Hotel, celebrated winning authors Rebecca Makkai (The Great Believers, Viking) and Kiese Laymon (Heavy: An American Memoir, Scribner).
Eric Klinenberg's love song to public libraries (and other community-building public spaces), a history of American capitalism penned by the former chair of the Federal Reserve, and a critically acclaimed deep dive into universal basic income make the list of top 20 best-selling titles on business and economics.
Under Currents by Nora Roberts leads holds this week. Backlash by Brad Thor tops the bestsellers lists. The Bookish Life of Nina Hill by Abbi Waxman and Three Women by Lisa Taddeo are the top books librarians and booksellers suggest for the week (and are the picks for best of the month as well.) MAD magazine will cease publishing new content. Mulan gets a trailer.