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March 14, 2025
Story Image Library Futures Investigates Content Bans in Research Databases
The nonprofit’s new report, Neo-Censorship in U.S. Libraries: An Investigation Into Digital Content Suppression, details the targeting of educational databases and the rise of legal challenges against libraries. more
Story Image Can Bibliotherapy Drive Book Sales?
In a presentation at the London Book Fair, a BookScan analyst said that many of the trends that led to a small sales increase in 2024—including BookTok and Bibles—remain in place in 2025. Also among those factors is the idea of “bibliotherapy,” the use of literature to help people improve their overall health or wellbeing. more
Story Image London Book Fair 2025: Publishers Are the World’s ‘Professional Survivors’
This year’s London Book Fair was even more bustling than the last, with a robust American contingent present. While the fair reflected many of the maladies affecting the world—from the war in Ukraine to protests in Gaza to erratic threats from the American president—the show went on, full speed ahead. "It really was like someone hit the accelerator," said Adam Ridgway, director of the fair. more
Story Image Turning the Tide on Middle Grade
Movers and shakers behind five newish imprints are aiming to turn the tide on sales in the middle grade category. more
Story Image Martin Scorsese to Adapt Marilynne Robinson’s ‘Home’
The Academy Award–winning director is set to helm the Pulitzer Prize–winning author’s 2008 novel as a feature film for Apple, starring Leonardo DiCaprio. Apple also plans to develop the other three novels in Robinson's Gilead series, with Scorsese and Todd Field attached to write, direct, and produce. more
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Story Image Starred Reviews Releasing This Week
Here's a handy roundup of all the books that received starred reviews in PW that are hitting shelves this week. More
Story Image Scholastic Harnesses Buzz Around ‘Sunrise on the Reaping’
It’s no overstatement to say that Suzanne Collins’s Sunrise on the Reaping, her latest return to the world of the Hunger Games, is one of the most highly anticipated children’s book releases this year. As the series launches into a new era on March 18, Scholastic has plenty of plans to ensure that the rollout satisfies fans. more
Story Image 'A Revolution in the Nursery': Celebrating 80 Years of Pippi Longstocking
On March 7, the Consulate General of Sweden in New York City held a gathering in honor of International Women’s Day and the 80th book birthday of the strongest girl in the world: Pippi Longstocking. The event featured a panel discussion on the enduring relevance and resonance of the author's work. more
Story Image Now Try This: 7 Titles Comics Retailers Love to Handsell
Booksellers share their favorite new graphic novels they’ve convinced picky fans to sample. more
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Top 10 Bestsellers
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Wild Side (Standard Edition)
Elsie Silver, Author
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Green Eggs and Ham
Dr Seuss, Author
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Bluey: Let's Play Games! Sound Book [With Battery]
Pi Kids, Author
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Dog Man: Big Jim Begins: A Graphic Novel (Dog Man #13): From the Creator of Captain Underpants
Dav Pilkey, Author, Dav Pilkey, Illustrator
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One Fish Two Fish Red Fish Blue Fish
Dr Seuss, Author, Ring, Author
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How to Catch a Leprechaun
Adam Wallace, Author, Wallace Adam, Author, Andy Elkerton, Illustrator
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The Housemaid
Freida McFadden, Author
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Oathbound
Tracy Deonn, Author
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Onyx Storm (Deluxe Limited Edition)
Rebecca Yarros, Author
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