News & Notes is a weekly Saturday post featuring book- and publishing-related news, links to interesting articles and opinion pieces, and other cool stuff.
NOTE on paywalls: Some of these links may be behind paywalls, but most of the paywalled sites allow you to read a few free articles per month.
Bookish News
- Take a look! ‘Reading Rainbow’ is back, with a 4-episode season hosted by former librarian and social media star Mychal Threets. (NPR)
- Hungarian novelist László Krasznahorkai wins the Nobel prize in literature 2025 (The Guardian)
- Baker & Taylor Prepares Plan to Shut Down (Publishers Weekly). B&T is “is a distributor of books [and services] to public and academic libraries and schools” (Wikipedia) as well as to independent bookstores and other retailers. Its loss leaves libraries, schools, and bookstores scrambling for a replacement.
- PRH Throws a Banned Books Week Party in the Nation’s Capital (Publishers Weekly)
- HarperCollins, Fox Strike Content-Sharing Deal (Publishers Weekly)
Worth Reading/Viewing
- Sarah Gailey’s keynote speech at the Locus Awards is worth reading.
- America’s Burgeoning Fleet of Book Bikes (Publishers Weekly)
Reviews
- Pride & Prejudice by Jane Austen – audiobook review – an immersive all-star dramatisation (The Guardian)
Fun stuff
Bookish Quote
Nicole @ BookWyrmKnits
I don’t know Mychal Threets, but I’m really glad Reading Rainbow is back.
The bookish quote is perfect! I was up past my bedtime last night, reading. 😉
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