The Latest Breaking News on Books

The Failed Campaign To Kill To Kill a Mockingbird

Recent moves to censor the book have come from Virginia, Mississippi, and California.

Reason · Aug 18, 2022

Spook’s fantasy series author Joseph Delaney dies aged 77

The writer’s family said he had been a ‘wonderful dad and a deeply caring man’.

The Independent UK · Aug 18, 2022

Dame Deborah James’ posthumous book is released today

‘How to Live When You Could be Dead’ was penned by James before her death

The Independent UK · Aug 18, 2022

Alan Kohler: A plan for the new welfare state

Daniel Mulino's new book proposes that welfare in Australia needs to be reformed, and he proposes five strategies for a “new welfare state”.

The New Daily · Aug 17, 2022

Five memorable trees in books we love, from The Magic Faraway Tree to Too Much Lip

Trees – majestic, mysterious and, as we are beginning to understand, wonderfully sophisticated and complex – play a powerful role in the stories we tell.

ABC News · Aug 17, 2022

Texas school board purges 41 books

"It is virtually impossible to run a school that purges books in response to any complaint," advocate warns

Salon · Aug 17, 2022

'Freedom of expression should not mean offending Islam and its values'

Guest columnist Anila Baig reflects on the ramifications of the attack on Salman Rushdie and the ongoing debate around free speech - saying that some Muslims feel there are double standards

Daily Mirror · Aug 17, 2022

Salman Rushdie attack suspect says he only read two pages of Satanic Verses

Hadi Matar made the admission in video interview from behind bars at the Chautauqua County Jail

The Independent UK · Aug 17, 2022

'Dune: Part 2's most important, untold story will be on HBO Max

The 'Dune' prequel TV series is still happening. Here's how 'Dune: The Sisterhood' could explain a massive storyline that is essential to 'Dune: Part 2.'

Inverse · Aug 17, 2022

Matthew Desmond's book 'Poverty, by America' coming in 2023

Matthew Desmond’s first book since his Pulitzer Prize winning “Evicted” is not just a study of who is poor in the world’s richest country

The Independent UK · Aug 17, 2022