Welcome to Today in Books, our daily round-up of literary headlines at the intersection of politics, culture, media, and more. The 2024 TikTok Award Winners Since the biggest TikTok books sell hundreds of thousands of copies, one could argue that the cash is the prize of being a BookTok favorite. But apparently you can get a trophy too, as Rebecca...

We made it everyone. It’s Friday. Enjoy it by checking out what we have on offer at Book Riot today:The Best New Books Out in August, According to Indie BooksellersEvery month, the American Booksellers Association put together a list of the top 25 new book releases of the upcoming month as their Indie Next List Preview. These are books that were nominated...

Today’s Featured Book Deals $3.99What Should Be Wild by Julia FineGet This Deal $2.99In My Skin by Brittney GrinerGet This Deal $1.99Reasons to Stay Alive by Matt HaigGet This Deal $1.99The Worst Best Man by Mia SosaGet This Deal $1.99Shanghai Girls by Lisa SeeGet This Deal $2.99The Lost Ones by Sheena KamalGet This Deal $1.99Husband Material...

These Friday Check Your Shelf newsletters are where I focus on book banning news, so there’s usually not much in terms of happy updates. This is especially true this week, as NBC recently published an article about one police officer’s two-year attempt to bring charges against school librarians in Granbury, Texas. I have more information linked in the...

Yes, I’m still talking about the top books of the 21st century, and as I mentioned last week, I wanted to highlight some of the titles that would have been on my ballot. So here is another book from my list, and this pick is one of a couple horror titles that would be on my list. Obviously, I read a lot of horror, but, y’all, I think it’s time we all...

The new school year is just around the corner. Department stores are rolling out their school supplies, which are still hard for me to resist. The other day, my mom and I found a Corgi unicorn (Corgicorn?) school supplies set, and she said she had to buy it for me. So I guess I’m set then. I love notebooks, pens, and colorful tabs to take notes and...