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Department of Government Efficiency · United StatesSOUTHERN INDIANA — Kim Hardin, director of the Charlestown-Clark County Library, said the county’s public libraries are “feeling threatened on a financial level.”See the Story
Southern Indiana libraries concerned about threats to funding
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MrBeastYouTube sensation MrBeast and renowned author James Patterson have joined forces as co-authors for a new thriller novel. Tentatively titled The Most Dangerous Game, it reportedly has a battle royale-esque storyline in which characters face perilous challenges in global locations in an effort to emerge as the ultimate victor known as ‘The One.’ Plans also include a companion nonfiction book, and a bidding war is already underway for film and TV a…See the Story
MrBeast & James Patterson To Co-Write Battle Royale-Style Thriller Novel
John le Carré's George Smiley Gets Cast
Social Media · United StatesAcross social media, I am seeing the trend “bring back yearning.” I’ve seen it referencing both books and visual media, but let’s specifically talk about romance books. Frankly, I don’t like this trend, and not because I don’t like yearning. What I find sinister is the way this phrase functions very similarly to another refrain that we’ve all heard a lot: Make America Great Again. Tell me I’m reading too much into it. I’ll tell you you’re not re…See the Story
What We Talk About When We Talk About "Bringing Back Yearning"
Iowa, United States · IowaEase into Sunday with a look at the stories Today in Books readers were most interested in this week.
Give ‘Em Something to Tok About If you’re interested in BookTok and social media trends and you aren’t yet reading Alyssa Morris’s terrific Substack Romancing the Phone, get to clickin’. In a new dispatch, Morris checks in on the state of romantasy, offering a look at the tropes and trends that are popping on BookTok, the newest additions to th…See the Story
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Fairhope · FairhopeAs we close out the first quarter of what is turning into the longest year in a nonstop series of long years, let’s take a few moments to look back at the biggest book censorship stories so far. Some of these stories will have links to read further, while others will be short summaries of what’s been going on. In an era where the news on book censorship is only continuing to escalate in number and in speed, pausing to catch up on the biggest sto…See the Story
Biggest Book Censorship Stories of 2025 So Far: Book Censorship News, March 28, 2025
United Kingdom · United KingdomLisa Jewell’s Breaking the Dark kicks off the Marvel Crime series with a thriller featuring Jessica Jones, a retired superhero turned private investigator. Jessica, living a solitary life in Hell’s Kitchen, is drawn into a case involving a mother, Amber Randall, whose teenage twins have mysteriously changed after a visit to the UK. As Jessica investigates, she uncovers a dark mystery surrounding the twins, a strange girl named Belle, and the eer…See the Story
Seeking Truth: 8 SFF Mystery and Thrillers to Keep You Guessing
United States · United StatesIn his farewell letter in September 1796, President George Washington repeatedly addressed his “fellow-citizens” as he informed them he would not be seeking an additional term as president. Washington knew that the union which he had served as the first president of was fragile, and he used the concept of citizenship to encourage those reading to aspire to a higher, unified ideal of America that would “concentrate your affections” over local div…See the Story
