Here are the literary birthdays to celebrate over the week of April 19, 2026. Charlotte Brontë (April 21, 1816): Brontë’s classic novel, Jane Eyre, was quickly accepted by a publisher and actually an immediate success. Immanuel Kant (...
Here's a collection of literary posts that we didn't share on our reader blog this past week but thought were worth highlighting. Have we been reading Toni Morrison all wrong? (NPR) Ten years of Dog Man (Book Riot) The difference in resu...
The New York Times has released its bestseller list for combined print and ebook fiction for April 17, 2026. 1. Rites of the Starling by Devney Perry 2. Project Hail Mary by Andy Weir 3. Revenge Prey by John Sandford 4. Theo...
Catch up quick with the bookish news of the past few days ... or take a deeper dive into each story. Your choice! Congratulations to the ten winners of the 2026 Whiting Award for emerging writers; each honoree receives $50,000 to help the...