October 9, 2026
Anne Carson Wins 2026 Nobel Prize for LiteratureThe Canadian poet, essayist, and classicist has been recognized by the Swedish Academy “for her bold and inventive oeuvre that, in playful dialogue with the classical tradition, has created new forms for contemporary literature.” more
2026 National Book Award Finalists AnnouncedEdwidge Danticat, Fady Joudah, Karl Ove Knausgaard, and Valeria Luiselli are among the finalists for this year’s prizes. Winners will be announced at a ceremony in New York City on November 18. more
The 2026 Freedom to Read IssueOn a daily basis, we cover—as comprehensively as we can—the challenges school and public libraries face. Our Freedom to Read issue spotlights right to read legislation, the fate of removed books, and Patricia McCormick’s often-censored novel in verse, Sold. more
Book Bans Hit Unprecedented High in 2025–26 School Year, PEN Report ShowsAt least 7,370 unique titles were removed from public schools across the U.S. in the last academic year, according to the new report, as administrators in states such as Texas and Florida increasingly use AI to generate lists of “obscene” books. more
Save Our Stories Supper Wields the Power of Resistance to BansFreedom to read crusaders rallied at the New York Public Library on October 5, during the event put on by Penguin Random House and the Freedom to Read Foundation. More than 30 authors and literary influencers spoke, and musician Patti Smith performed. more
Historian Jill Lepore Urges Publishers to ‘Declare Our Independence’ from AIAt the opening press conference of the Frankfurt Book Fair on October 6, Lepore (c.) warned that Big Tech threatens reading, writing, and the very foundations of democracy. more
NYCC Has a Lot to Celebrate After 20 YearsFrom its humble origins two decades ago, New York Comic Con has grown into the East Coast’s answer to SDCC. The 2026 show is taking place this weekend. more
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Highlights of Next Week's Stars
Speculative Violence: The Visual Politics of AI-Powered Authoritarianism Donatella Della Ratta. Haymarket, $22.95 trade paper (248p) ISBN 979-8-88890-854-9
Bohemians on the Breadline: The Radical Women Artists of Roosevelt’s New Deal Lauren Arrington. St. Martin’s, $29 (272p) ISBN 978-1-250-28691-8
I Pray You Will Be Safe: Two Young Women Writing Across the Israel-Palestine Divide Tala Albanna and Michelle Amzalak, with Dimitri Krier. Little, Brown, $19.99 trade paper (176p) ISBN 978-0-316-61353-8
Notorious: Anne Boleyn and the Great Tudor Hoax Hayley Nolan. St. Martin’s, $30 (272p) ISBN 978-1-250-44115-7
From Infinite World: The Sound of the Hammond Organ and the Tragedy of AIDS in the Black Church Ashon Thomas Crawley. Norton, $35 (448p) ISBN 978-1-324-03699-9
Children's Books
What Is a Sculpture? Diane Borsato, illus. by Laura Carlin. Tundra, $19.99 (64p) ISBN 978-1-77488-301-3
Get Rich Quick: A Legendary Swindle, a Crooked Age and the Art of the Confidence Game Nicholas Day, illus. by Brett Helquist. Random House Studio, $19.99 (304p) ISBN 979-8-217-12026-0
New Books and More
Starred Reviews Releasing This WeekHere’s a handy roundup of all the books that received starred reviews in PW that are hitting shelves this week. More
New to Anne Carson? Read These Books FirstWe look at several inviting ways into the Nobel Prize recipient’s oeuvre, from the verse novel Autobiography of Red to the mournful and beautiful elegy Nox and the endlessly playful poetry collection Wrong Norma. more
T. Geronimo Johnson Isn’t Buying Happy EndingsIn his latest novel, the bestselling author challenges ideas about race and the American dream. more
Wm. Paul Young Revisits ‘The Shack’Young expands on the story of Mack Phillips, the grieving father at the center of his blockbuster 2007 novel in a sequel, Return to the Shack, set a decade after the events in the controversial first installment. more
Sarah Blakley-Cartwright on Five Dollhouse Stories That Informed Her Latest NovelThe author's arresting and offbeat Heavy Cream follows a teen girl seeking her own path and the trio of surrogate mothers who loom large in her life. more
New Edition of ‘Redwall’ Celebrates 40 Years of Brian Jacques’s ClassicFor four decades, readers have delighted in the medieval fantasy world of Redwall Abbey and Mossflower Wood, introduced in the late author’s debut novel, Redwall. Philomel Books is marking the milestone with Redwall: The Collector's Edition. more
Darcie Little Badger on Heritage and Hope The Newbery Honor author is determined to represent and recognize Native identities in books such as her new graphic novel for young readers, Children of Owl. more
A Raven’s-Eye View: PW Talks with Rosanne Parry After introducing wolves, orcas, and wild horses in her Voice of the Wilderness novels for Greenwillow Books, the author adds to her repertoire with A Raven of the Rainforest. more
Curiouser and Curiouser: PW Talks with Maggie Tokuda-Hall Tokuda-Hall, the former president of Authors Against Book Bans, spoke about her latest nonfiction picture books: What Do People Do at the Science Museum?, illustrated by Qin Leng, and Bathtime for Snow Monkeys, her second collaboration with Yas Imamura. more
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