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More reading suggestions arrive and the Davitt Awards are announced. Shondaland calls Bestiary by K-Ming Chang “the Book of the Fall.” Latino representation and Indian OwnVoices romances get focused attention.
The Return by Nicholas Sparks leads holds this week. People’s “Book of the Week” is The Midnight Library by Matt Haig. Celebrate “The Women Who Shaped The Past 100 Years of American Literature.” ALA releases the top 100 most censored titles of the decade. CBS Sunday Morning has an overview of the fall book season. The film based on Nico Walker’s Cherry sells to Apple for over 40 million.
LJ’s Day of Dialog is today. The Comey Rule debuts, as does a new biopic about Gloria Steinem and a documentary about some very fancy cakes. Author Mary Trump sues President Trump and other family members for fraud. Sir Harold Evans has died.
An icon for generations of women who fought for equality, Ruth Bader Ginsburg was known for her fiery dissents and thoughtful opinions. The following are recent books and media sources about this remarkable jurist, to recommend to readers of all ages looking to learn about or revisit her legacy
Namwali Serpell wins the Arthur C. Clarke award for The Old Drift. Nikky Finney wins the Wallace Stevens lifetime achievement award. David McKee, the author of the Elmer books, wins the BookTrust lifetime achievement award. The shortlist is out for the Financial Times/McKinsey & Company Business Book of the Year. The Time 100 list includes Ibram X. Kendi and Tomi Adeyemi. The Evening and the Morning by Ken Follett and Rage by Bob Woodward lead ten titles onto the bestseller lists.
The National Book Foundation names the 2020 5 Under 35 honorees. For the first time in 5 Under 35 history, all of the honorees are women of color. The Cundill History Prize shortlist is out. The longlists are announced for the Brooklyn Public Library Literary Prize. Vanity Fair has a long piece about Skyhorse Publishing. The NYT offers some details about how they create the bestseller lists.
Jack by Marilynne Robinson gets a sharp look, while Anne Helen Petersen, Can't Even: How Millennials Became the Burnout Generation gets focused attention. Ibram X. Kendi's next book will be Four Hundred Souls A Community History of African America, 1619-2019, cowritten with Keisha N. Blain. Sam McBratney, author of Guess How Much I Love You, has died. There are more reading suggestions for books on and by Ruth Bader Ginsburg, booklists for Spanish-speaking writers of SFF, and essential titles by Iranian writers.
The Book of Two Ways by Jodi Picoult leads library holds this week. Solutions and Other Problems by Allie Brosh is People’s “Book of the Week.” Entertainment Weekly issues its Fall Book Special. Ruth Bader Ginsburg leaves a legacy of titles she has penned and others have written about her. The NYT profiles Madeline McIntosh, the U.S. chief executive of Penguin Random House. The National Book Award longlist, of 50 titles, is now complete. Watchmen leads a short list of book-based Emmy winners.
The Pulitzer Prize–winning playwright discusses his new role at PEN America, succeeding novelist Jennifer Egan, and encourages librarians to join in its efforts.