The Literary News We Covered This Week

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The Literary News We Covered This Week

The most anticipated books of fall, the new book banning target, the most interesting adaptations of the season, and more.

Rebecca Joines Schinsky

August 23, 2025

Slow news week, but we keep on keeping on.

🏆 Meet the 2025 Hugo Award winners

🍁 These are Goodreads users’ most anticipated books of fall.

🚫 Romance books are the next big book banning target.

🍿 Here are the most interesting literary adaptations coming this season.

And here’s a big juicy collection of links from around the bookish internet.

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