Publishing news is quiet in this final stretch of the year, so here’s a snackable round-up of interesting bookish stuff. Grab a cup of something cozy and follow your curiosity.
🚫 A federal judge has struck down portions of the Arkansas book banning law that could have sent librarians and booksellers to prison.
📚 Publishers Weekly suggests 7 books from 2024 you shouldn’t overlook
👿 There’s a new translation of Dante’s Inferno. NPR wonders: why?
🕯️Six books to read by the fire
🔪 The Women is the bestselling novel of the year. One critic calls it “almost unbearably bad.”
✍️ 50 contemporary poets name the best poetry they read in 2024
❤️ The Washington Post‘s Ron Charles reflects on four decades of marriage and shared bookshelves
🎆 New Yorker writers and contributors share the books they’re reading to start 2025
🥳 The 25 most anticipated books of 2025
📖 Or maybe these will be the best books of 2025
🎙️ 7 YA author interviews to enjoy from 2024
What are you reading this last weekend of the year? Let us know in the comments!