The longlist for the 2026 Booker Prize has been revealed, with 13 books in contention for the annual award given to “the best sustained work of fiction written in English and pu ...

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Salman Rushdie testified in the federal terrorism trial of the man who was earlier convicted of attempting to murder him, the Associated Press reports. Rushdie took the stand to r ...

Prime Video dropped a trailer for its upcoming miniseries adaptation of Stephen King’s Carrie. King’s novel, published in 1974 by Doubleday, follows Carrie White, a lonely hig ...

Paramount has rounded out the main cast of its upcoming film adaptation of Gabrielle Zevin’s Tomorrow, and Tomorrow, and Tomorrow, Variety reports. Sky Yang and Sean Kaufman hav ...

Viola Davis is co-writing a middle-grade novel with her friend Lavaille Lavette, People magazine reports. Henry Holt and Co. will publish the duo’s Girl, I Think My Grandma’s ...

The leader of indie-rock band the Shins is making his literary debut with a children’s book coming next year. Random House Studio will publish James Mercer’s Book of Dreams, i ...

Ryner tells the pair’s story with simple verses and beautiful two-page-spread watercolor illustrations that convey the sparseness and tranquility of the Australian bush setting. Indie and Charlie are ...

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Weekly book lists of exciting new releases, bestsellers, classics, and more. The lists are curated by the editors of Kirkus Reviews.

Weekly book lists of exciting new releases, bestsellers, classics, and more. The lists are curated by the editors of Kirkus Reviews.

Madeline Cash and Woody Brown are among the authors in the running for the award.