- 2025 Jul 01
Fundraiser for South Dakota Bookshop
A trans couple launched a fundraiser to buy Outside of a Dog Books and Games in Sioux Falls, which announced it would close and go up for sale in protest of the state’s current anti-trans laws.
Former Lawyer Buys Denver Bookshop
The Bookies, which has been open for half a century, has been bought by Kristin Gulling.
Bookshop-Gallery to Land in Illinois
The Diana is set to open in Winchester this August and will specialize in books, artwork, and social events.
- 2025 Jun 30
Bookshop’s Pride Display Targeted
Pink Couch Books in Wilmette, Ill., has faced harassment due to its storefront window’s Pride display.
Indie Bookstore to Open in California
Scrawl, Scribble & Smirch Bookshop is set to open in downtown Gustine later this summer.
New Bookshop Coming to New York
The Sparkle Bookstore will open in Sparkill in mid July.
Texas Indie Hosts Grand Opening
The Chapter Bookstore recently celebrated its grand opening in Lufkin.
- 2025 Jun 27
Local Newspaper Saves Missouri Bookshop
The Kansas City Defender has campaigned to keep open the state’s oldest Black-owned bookshop, Willa’s Books & Vinyl in Kansas City.
Scott W. Berg Wins Chicago Book Award
Berg’s The Burning of the World won this year’s Chicago Book Award, presented by the Newberry Library and the Pattis Family Foundation.
Manhattan Bookshop Seeks More Books
Bluestockings Cooperative on the Lower East Side is raising money to buy more books.
Bookshop-Wine Bar Combo Comes to N.C.
Bound & Vine, a new indie bookshop and wine bar, will open in Fayetteville later this year.
Second S.F. Bookshop Axes Harry Potter
Fabulosa Books in the Castro has stopped selling books by J.K. Rowling, following in the footsteps of fellow San Francisco bookseller Booksmith.
- 2025 Jun 26
Oxbelly Announces 2025 Fiction Fellows
The Oxbelly Fiction Writers program has selected 10 emerging writers to attend its 10th annual retreat, slated for June 28–July 6 in Messinia, Greece. Featured guests and advisors include Katie Kitamura and Namwali Serpell.
Spotlight on Alaska Bookstore
Hearthside Books in Juneau is celebrating its 50th anniversary and its inclusion in USA Today’s top 10 best independent bookstores in the country.
Idaho Bookshop Turns the Page
Rediscovered Books in Boise will relocate after 14 years.
Indie Bookshop Launches in Texas
Recluse Books recently opened in Fort Worth.
Publisher Trio Reteam on Poetry Prize
The Poetry in Translation Prize will include a $5,000 advance and a simultaneous book deal with New Directions, the U.K.’s Fitzcarraldo, and Australia’s Giramondo. The program will run alongside the three publishers’ other joint award, the biennial Novel Prize.
Orwell Prizes Announced
Ukrainian war crimes investigator Victoria Amelina posthumously won the Orwell Prize for Political Writing for Looking at Women, Looking at War, and Irish author Donal Ryan’s Heart, Be at Peace won the Orwell Prize for Political Fiction.
- 2025 Jun 25
From the New York Times
Author Susan Beth Pfeffer, who wrote complex stories for young adults, including Life as We Knew It and The Year Without Michael, has died at 77.
From the Guardian
'One kid at a time': How children's books on male friendship could combat toxic masculinity.
From BuzzFeed
Major Ways the We Were Liars TV Series Differs from the Book, and Behind-the-Scenes Details E. Lockhart Spilled About the Show.
From People
A Game Show Is Struck by a Hefty Dose of Murder in The Escape Game, a YA thriller due out next year by Marissa Meyer and Tamara Moss.
From the Bridge
Katherine Paterson: Prolific, Celebrated, Beloved, and Never Speechless.
From People
Raj Tawney on sharing his success as an author with his immigrant father.
From Book Riot
Magical Meals: 7 YA Fantasy Reads for Foodies.
‘Air Mail’ Rolls Out Tom Wolfe Prize
The weekly magazine will launch the Tom Wolfe Prize for Fiction and Reportage, with the help of Montblanc.
Bay Area Bookshop to Axe Harry Potter
Booksmith in San Francisco will stop carrying the Harry Potter series over J.K. Rowling’s politics.
Margaret Bryant Wins ACP Award
The former sales director at Orca Book Publishers won this year’s President’s Award, presented by the Association of Canadian Publishers.
New Bookshop to Land in Wisconsin
The Rogue Bookshop will open in Beloit this July, making it the first indie bookstore in the area since 2020.
- 2025 Jun 24
Amazon Gets a New Comics Competitor
Neon Ichiban, the new digital comics store from two Comixology veterans, is looking to compete with Amazon, reports the New York Times.
A Trail of Drama at Diamond
The bankrupt Diamond Comic Distributors’ acquisition has been anything but smooth, and Comics Journal offers an in-depth report on all the drama to befall the company over the last few months.
Plus, Fresh Intel on the Diamond Mess
The Beat has yet another update on the latest legal wrangling and complaints at the comic distributor.
Adrian Tomine Talks Shop
The cartoonist and graphic novelist reflects on his life in comics for Alta.
Mister Miracle Comes for TV
An animated series focused on Mister Miracle is currently in development at DC Studios, reports the Verge.
‘Steven Universe’ Returns
Cartoon Network is expanding the beloved franchise with a new series, Lars of the Stars, on Prime Video, according to Variety.
Tartakovsky Sets Next Project
Animator Genndy Tartakovsky is developing a new action-comedy series, Heist Safari, at Adult Swim, per Animation.
Studio Ghibli’s Enduring Appeal
The New York Times catalogs the many recent video games inspired by the animation studio’s iconic style.
Rediscovering Long-Lost French Sci-Fi
Aeon explores the “merveilleux-scientifique” genre that gripped 20th-century France with its stories of mad scientists.
IRL Anime Pilgrimages
Growing numbers of fans are visiting real locations featured in popular anime series, per Anime News Network.
Bookstore-Coffee Shop to Land in Texas
Lit Brews is set to open in Lubbock this September.
Boston Globe–Horn Book Awards Winners
Hilary Horder Hippely, Randy Ribay, and Candace Fleming are the three winners of this year’s Boston Globe–Horn Book Awards, which celebrate excellence in children’s and young adult literature.
LGBTQ+ Bookshop Vandalized in Austin
BookWoman had a piece of concrete thrown through its window directly below a pride flag display.
Inclusive Bookshop to Open in Florida
Moonstruck Market, which will focus on LGBTQ+ inclusivity, will open in Melbourne this July.
Book Vending Machine to Open in Airport
The Lynx Bookstore will launch a book vending machine in Florida’s Gainesville Regional Airport.
Student Group Supports Missouri Bookshop
A Nixa-based student group will demonstrate at BookMarx in Springfield this weekend, raising awareness about book bans across the state.
L.A.’s Newest Black-Owned Bookshop
Lore recently opened in Leimert Park, and centers Black design, art, and literature.
Community Rallies Behind Philly Bookshop
An influx of donations have prevented Iffy Books in Center City from having to close.
- 2025 Jun 23
From the Bookseller
Authors are being hit by bad reviews on Goodreads before review copies are even circulated.
From the Bookseller
Margaret McDonald on the shock of winning the Carnegie Medal for Glasgow Boys.
From the Bookseller
Carnegie Medal-winning illustrator Olivia Lomenech Gill on the importance of not talking down to children.
From Literary Hub
Why America Can't Get Enough of The Wizard of Oz.
From TEDxPadova
The Stories That Hurt Boys: Francesca Cavallo on Reclaiming Masculinity from Shame.
Locus Awards Winners
Alexander Boldizar, Chuck Tingle, and Isabel J. Kim are among the 16 winners of this year’s Locus Awards, presented by the Locus Science Fiction Foundation.
Romance Bookshop Lands in Michigan
Pages & Peonies, a women- and LGBTQ-owned romance bookshop, opened this past weekend in Grand Rapids.
New Bookshop Coming to Maine
Sherman’s Maine Coast Book Shops is set to open in Saco next week, marking the chain’s 10th location in the state.
Texas’ Newest Bookshop-Cafe Combo
The Nook is slated to open in El Paso in a few weeks.
South Dakota Indie Bookshop Shutters
Outside of a Dog Books and Games in Vermillion is closing this summer due to anti-LGBTQ laws recently passed in the state.
- 2025 Jun 20
California Bookshop Threatened
Napa Bookmine staffers have received a death threat, an apparent response to an anti-Donald Trump “No Kings” sign that had been on display at the bookstore.
U.K. Carnegie Award Winners
Margaret McDonald and Olivia Lomenech Gill are the respective winners of this year’s Carnegie Medal for Writing and Carnegie Medal for Illustration, the U.K.’s longest-running awards for children’s and young adult books.
Miami Bookshop Opens on Juneteenth
Roots Bookstore in Liberty City offers books recently banned from the state’s classrooms and school libraries, alongside titles by Indigenous, Hispanic, and local authors.
Bookshop-Cafe Combo Reopens in Chicago
Semicolon Bookstore, which closed to build out a café, reopened this week in the city’s West Town neighborhood.
California Bookshop Owner Dies
Linna Thomas, the owner of Coalesce Bookstore in Morro Bay for more than 50 years, died late last month.
- 2025 Jun 18
Chicago Bookshop Debuts Literacy Program
Da Book Joint has launched the ReadUp summer program in partnership with Reggio’s Pizza, which will offer a free personal pan pizza to K–12 students who read at least three books a month, starting this June.
Leslie Jamison Wins Weston Award
The American author and essayist has received this year’s Weston International Award, presented by the Writers’ Trust of Canada.
Mobile Bookshop Rolls Through Delaware
Bad B’s, a mobile bookshop specializing in romance, recently opened in Wilmington.
Mehdi Khawaja Wins Armory Square Prize
Mehdi Khawaja’s translation of Akhtar Mohiuddin’s To Each Their Own Hell has won this year’s Armory Square Prize for South Asian Literature in Translation.
Wisconsin Bookshop Turns 50
A Room of One’s Own, a feminist bookshop in Madison, is celebrating its 50th anniversary this summer.
Society of Authors Award Winners
Jo Hamya, Ashani Lewis, and Elif Shafak are among this year’s winners of the U.K.’s Society of Authors Awards.
Ursula K. Le Guin Prize Shortlist
Vajra Chandrasekera and Nalo Hopkinson are among the eight authors shortlisted for the 2025 Ursula K. Le Guin Prize for Fiction.
- 2025 Jun 17
Romance Bookshop to Land in Connecticut
The owners of the Spice Cabinet, a mobile bookstore run out of a trailer, will open a brick-and-mortar storefront this summer: the Em & Bee Bookish Boutique in Wallingford.
‘Spicy’ Bookstore Comes to Michigan
Pages & Peonies, a bookshop dedicated to ‘spicy’ romance titles, will open this weekend in Walker.
Florida Bookshop to Relocate
Due to a recent zoning change, Inklings Book Shoppe will move from its current location in downtown Lakeland to Dixietown.
- 2025 Jun 16
From Literary Hub
How a Single Court Case Could Determine the Future of Book Banning in America.
From Animation World Network
Not a Box TV Adaptation: A Bunny, Some Cardboard and a Magical World of Adventures.
From the BBC
Roald Dahl's original sketches to be auctioned.
From Book Riot
A Perfect Match: YA Matchmaker-Themed Romances.
From Brightly
Picture Books That Celebrate Caribbean Heritage.
Spotlight on North Carolina Indie
Daughters Coffee & Books in South Durham, offers new and used books alongside a literary-themed cafe menu.
A Literary Treasure Hunt in Oregon
Travel Portland has launched the “Golden Bookmark” treasure hunt, with handcrafted leather golden bookmarks hidden in independent bookstores across the city.
New Indie Opens in Pennsylvania
Lost and Found Bookshop opened in Scranton this past weekend, just days after another bookstore, Friendly Alien Books, also opened in the area.
Indiana Comics Shop Hit by Flood
Secret Headquarters, a comic book store in Evansville, had more than half of its inventory destroyed by a flash flood this past weekend.
Russian Shop Fined for Anarchist Memoir
The manager of Podpisniye Izdaniya, a century-old bookshop in St. Petersburg, was fined for selling a copy of a jailed Belarusian anarchist’s memoir.
- 2025 Jun 13
Women’s Prize Winners
Yael van der Wouden and Rachel Clarke are the respective winners of the U.K.-based Women’s Prizes for Fiction and Nonfiction.
Horror-Themed Store Opens in Wyoming
The Dreadful Bookshop opened its doors today in Casper.
Andrew Miller Wins Walter Scott Prize
Miller’s The Land in Winter won the £25,000 Walter Scott Prize for Historical Fiction, managed by the U.K.-based Abbotsford Trust.
A New Indie Heads to Mississippi
Dixon Books is slated to open this fall in Natchez.
Reading the West Award Winners
Louise Erdrich, Amanda Churchill, and Rebecca Nagle are among the eight winners of this year’s Reading the West Book Awards, presented by the Mountains & Plains Independent Booksellers Association.
- 2025 Jun 12
From the Los Angeles Times
Peter Brown rebooted The Wild Robot for the preschool set. His underlying message remains.
Oregon Nonprofit to Open Bookshop-Cafe
Literary Arts will launch Literary Arts Café this weekend, a new gathering space that combines literature, community, and coffee in Portland.
Weija Pan Wins Levis Reading Prize
Pan’s debut poetry collection Motherlands (Milkweed Editions) has won this year’s Levis Reading Prize, presented by the Department of English at Virginia Commonwealth University.
‘USA Today’ Picks Best Indie Bookshops
The Ripped Bodice in Brooklyn and Blue Willow Bookshop in Houston are among USA Today’s top 10 independent bookstores in the country.
Black-Focused Culinary Bookshop to Open
BEM is slated to open in Brooklyn’s Bed-Stuy neighborhood this fall, focusing on Black foodways and food literature from the African diaspora.
- 2025 Jun 11
From the Minnesota Star Tribune
Minnesota school district rewrites book review policy, agrees to return banned titles to shelves.
From the Guardian
Children's reading enjoyment falls to lowest recorded level in the U.K.
From the New Yorker
Impossible Creatures author Katherine Rundell recommends four works set in fantastical worlds.
From the Associated Press
Corinne Bailey Rae's first picture book, Put Your Records On, draws upon her musical past.
From Literary Hub
Meet Addy: The Story of the First Black American Girl Doll.
From Book Riot
Queer Native, Indigenous, and Aboriginal YA Fiction.
From 100 Scope Notes
'This Book' Books of 2025.
From Book Riot
Maurice Sendak-Themed Gifts for Wild Things of Every Age.
