April 24, 2026
ALA Opens National Library Week with Challenged Books ListIn recognition of Right to Read Day on April 20, the American Library Association’s Office of Intellectual Freedom released research on the top 11 most challenged titles of 2025, with Patricia McCormick’s Sold topping the list. more
Lawmakers Tweak School and Library Policies to Allow for NuanceIn an encouraging turn, right to read advocates have noticed that their legal pushback and public pressure may be influencing legislatures in Alaska, Idaho, and Wisconsin to amend state codes with more precise language. more
Four Questions for Sarah LamdanDuring National Library Week and all year long, the executive director of the ALA’s Office for Intellectual Freedom tackles censorship. more
At Bologna Children's Book Fair, Publishers Defend Idea of Books as BridgesOne subtext of the conversations and panel discussions at each year’s Bologna Children’s Book Fair is how publishers can foster camaraderie among nations and serve as stewards of the future. Often, those representing smaller nations feel this most urgently. more
European Booksellers Face Decline in Reading, Rise of AI, and AuthoritarianismThis year’s RISE booksellers conference drew hundreds of participants to Verona, Italy, for two days of networking, panels, and shop talk. The focus was firmly on the future of bookselling in Europe and cultivating resilience amid existential threats. more
Anthropic Settlement Hearing Comes into FocusAhead of the May 14 fairness hearing for the copyright infringement case’s $1.5 billion payout, the Authors Guild crunched the numbers while the Authors Alliance highlighted some of the objections. more
Roberta Gregory’s ‘Bitchy’ Gets New Release Date The forthcoming Fantagraphics collection was delayed due to the war with Iran, though not for the reasons that were initially reported. Originally slated for March, the book is now set for July 21. more
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Highlights of Next Week's Stars
Collapse Édouard Louis, trans. from the French by Tash Aw. Farrar, Straus and Giroux, $26 (208p) ISBN 978-0-374-61683-0
Monique Escapes Édouard Louis, trans. from the French by John Lambert. Farrar, Straus and Giroux, $25 (128p) ISBN 978-0-374-61680-9
Swell Son Bo-Mi, trans. from the Korean by Janet Hong. Two Lines, $18 trade paper (240p) ISBN 978-1-966192-00-8
Hide and Seek Søren Sveistrup, trans. from the Danish by Ian Giles. Harper, $30 (560p) ISBN 978-0-06-341849-3
The Anti-Defamation League and the Racial State Emmaia Gelman. Univ. of California, $29.95 (301p) ISBN 978-0-520-41044-2
The Man Who Stole the Gods: A True Story of War, Obsession, and a Global Art Conspiracy Matthew Campbell. Portfolio, $34 (432p) ISBN 978-0-593-71600-7
Not Built in a Day: How Slavery Made the Roman Empire Emma Southon. Simon & Schuster, $31 (448p) ISBN 978-1-6680-8955-2
Without Terminus: Untraining an Archive Chaun Webster. Graywolf, $18 trade paper (224) ISBN 978-1-64445-392-6
Children's Books
All the Ways We Learn Chloe Ito Ward, illus. by Yaroslava Apollonova. Rise x Penguin Workshop, $18.99 (40p) ISBN 979-8-217-05037-6
Kindergarten Gets Ready Naomi Danis, illus. by Pete Oswald. Little, Brown, $18.99 (40p) ISBN 978-0-316-58113-4
The Lure of Wolves and Whispers (The Martyred Isle #1) Amanda Connolly. S&S/Barley, $21.99 (464p) ISBN 978-1-6659-8951-0
New Books and More
Starred Reviews Releasing This WeekHere’s a handy roundup of all the books that received starred reviews in PW that are hitting shelves this week. More
13 Books on American History That Mapped Out Beverly Gage’s TravelogueThe Pulitzer-winning historian recommends a list of titles that informed each chapter of This Land Is Your Land: A Road Trip Through U.S. History. more
Tom Perrotta’s Hometown HauntingThe bestselling author’s latest novel explores childhood trauma, family, and nostalgia—with a touch of the supernatural. more
Gemma Correll Welcomes You to AnxietylandFor her first long-form graphic memoir, the cartoonist and illustrator explores her lifelong mental health issues with smart, relatable humor. more
New Adult Comes of AgeThe category aimed at 18- to 24-year-olds, which blew up during the pandemic thanks to BookTok, is finally being codified by the industry, as the Big Five begin to launch their own dedicated New Adult imprints. more
Veronica Roth on 15 Years of ‘Divergent,’ New Books, and the Dystopia of It AllVeronica Roth spoke with us about the anniversary of her blockbuster dystopian YA novel Divergent and the release of her next adult novel, Seek the Traitor’s Son. Roth will return to her Divergent series this fall with The Sixth Faction, the first book in a new duology. more
Sarah Dessen’s New Novel ‘Change of Plans’ Marks 30 Years in YAChange of Plans—the author’s first release since The Rest of the Story in 2019—coincides with the 30th anniversary of her first novel, That Summer, which debuted in 1996 and helped establish her as the queen of YA contemporary. But not unlike her newest heroine, Dessen found herself recently having to pivot. more
In Conversation: Randy Ribay and Zeke PeñaTwo-time National Book Award nominee Randy Ribay (l.) is the author of several YA novels including Patron Saints of Nothing, and Zeke Peña is the Caldecott Honor–winning author-illustrator of Sundust. We asked them both to discuss their picture book, Hold, a celebration of the father-child bond. more
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Hope Rises
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Through Mom's Eyes: Simple Wisdom from Mothers Who Raised Extraordinary Humans
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Poisoned Ivies: The Inside Account of the Academic and Moral Rot at America's Elite Universities
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