Welcome to Today in Books, our daily round-up of literary headlines at the intersection of politics, culture, media, and more. It’s a clean-out-the-refrigerator day here on Today in Books. So, you can make your meal out of the links that have been in there awhile before they go bad. Barnes & Noble Running a 25% all Pre-Order Sale [Ends tomorrow] AI-Generated Slop Is Already In Your Public Library [404 Media] We need to talk about those controversial new Jane Austen book covers [Creative Bloq] Judy Blume’s Forever… TV Series Will Pull at Your Heart Strings [E! Online] Jury selection begins at trial of man accused of blinding Salman Rushdie [BBC] Why Children’s Books? [Katherine Rundell in The London Review of Books] The It Books of February 2025Every month on the Book Riot podcast, Rebecca Schinksy and I go through the top contenders for “it” book of the month and make our best guess about what it will be. Our record is 50/50ish I would say, but it’s always a fun and interesting exercise. Go listen to it here, or wherever you get your podcasts.
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