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Two books with AI-generated covers have been disqualified from New Zealand's top book prize.

Two books with AI-generated covers have been disqualified from New Zealand's top book prize.

By Brittany Allen | November 19, 2025

Here’s what’s making us happy <em> this </em> week.

Here’s what’s making us happy this week.

By Brittany Allen | November 14, 2025

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Here’s what’s making us happy this week.

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The NYC Mayor Fiction Canon (or why Adams should probably write a crime thriller).

The NYC Mayor Fiction Canon (or why Adams should probably write a crime thriller).

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Good news! A new fund will distribute $50 million to literary nonprofits.

Good news! A new fund will distribute $50 million to literary nonprofits.

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The Booker Foundation is adding a children's prize.

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Fall of Freedom, “a nationwide wave of creative resistance,” starts next month.

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Rooting for the Louvre thieves? Here are seven books to read if you love art crime.

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Here's the shortlist for the 2025 John Dos Passos prize.

Here's the shortlist for the 2025 John Dos Passos prize.

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A federal judge just dismissed an Ohio teacher’s fight against book bans.

A federal judge just dismissed an Ohio teacher’s fight against book bans.

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How Oscar Wilde finally got his library card back.

How Oscar Wilde finally got his library card back.

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