Former Baltimore Mayor Catherine Pugh is going to prison for a children's book scandal.

Former Baltimore Mayor Catherine Pugh is going to prison for a children's book scandal.

By Aaron Robertson | February 27, 2020

Edwidge Danticat is the first two-time winner of the $20,000 Story Prize.

Edwidge Danticat is the first two-time winner of the $20,000 Story Prize.

By Katie Yee | February 27, 2020

I don't know who needs to hear this, but please stop going into bookstores and kicking the books.

I don't know who needs to hear this, but please stop going into bookstores and kicking the books.

By Jessie Gaynor | February 27, 2020

Here is the 2020 International Booker Prize longlist (with good news for indie presses).

Here is the 2020 International Booker Prize longlist (with good news for indie presses).

By Corinne Segal | February 27, 2020

Bestselling author and real-life Hemingway hero Clive Cussler has died.

Bestselling author and real-life Hemingway hero Clive Cussler has died.

By Emily Temple | February 26, 2020

Coronavirus is affecting the Italian publishing industry in a big way.

Coronavirus is affecting the Italian publishing industry in a big way.

By Aaron Robertson | February 26, 2020

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Ariana Reines wins the $100,000 Kingsley Tufts Poetry Award.

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By Jessie Gaynor | February 25, 2020

Watch Mitchell Jackson give away 125 copies of his memoir on 125th Street in Harlem.

Watch Mitchell Jackson give away 125 copies of his memoir on 125th Street in Harlem.

By Mitchell S. Jackson | February 25, 2020

Judy Blume's <em>Summer Sisters</em>—the sexiest book I read in seventh grade—will be a series.

Judy Blume's Summer Sisters—the sexiest book I read in seventh grade—will be a series.

By Jessie Gaynor | February 25, 2020

Toni Morrison, Margaret Wilkerson Sexton, and Lupita Nyong'o won NAACP Image Awards.

Toni Morrison, Margaret Wilkerson Sexton, and Lupita Nyong'o won NAACP Image Awards.

By Katie Yee | February 24, 2020

Jane Goodall is writing a new book, and it sounds very . . . optimistic.

Jane Goodall is writing a new book, and it sounds very . . . optimistic.

By Corinne Segal | February 24, 2020

If you have £2.5 million, you can buy one of Charles Dickens'

If you have £2.5 million, you can buy one of Charles Dickens' "favourite lodging houses."

By Jessie Gaynor | February 24, 2020

Here are the finalists for the NYPL's Helen Bernstein Award, which celebrates working journalists.

Here are the finalists for the NYPL's Helen Bernstein Award, which celebrates working journalists.

By Katie Yee | February 21, 2020

Confuse and alarm your misbehaving kids with this 15th century guide to good behavior!

Confuse and alarm your misbehaving kids with this 15th century guide to good behavior!

By Corinne Segal | February 21, 2020

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