One of the most well-known celebrity book clubs celebrates 30 years this month: Oprah’s Book Club. Launched in September 1996, Oprah has highlighted 124 books. Oprah’s Book Club began as a monthly segment on her television talk show, with a break from the monthly cadence in the early 00s when Oprah said she could not…
The most popular books on Goodreads this week are familiar titles, so this felt like a good time to check in on the most popular books on the StoryGraph. This isn’t a one-to-one comparison: the StoryGraph list tracks the books that have been added to shelves recently, not necessarily read, but it is an indication…
Suzette Baker. Brooky Parks. Patty Hector. Rhea Young. Terri Lesley. Texas. Colorado. Arkansas. Texas. Wyoming. These five names and the four states in which they live and work represent something significant. Each of these librarians was fired for standing up against censorship when it was demanded of them, filed a wrongful termination lawsuit, and successfully…
It’ll be Hispanic Heritage Month in just a few short days! While there’s never a bad time to read books by Latine creators and/or about Latine characters, the month-long period from September 15 to October 15 is an especially appropriate occasion for doing so. Every comic on this list has just been published or will…
This year isn’t over yet, and we have a lot of exciting horror news to get excited about as we near the final months of the year. Autumn days are the perfect time to get into all the scary stories. I’ve talked a lot about the upcoming Carrie adaptation coming to Prime in October, but…
September 11, 2026 View Online | Join All Access | Listen This not an East of Eden newsletter, but it’s not not an East of Eden newsletter. If we weren’t already hyped for the adaptation, this profile of writer-director Zoe Kazan would have sealed the deal. Generational baggage in the making of a story about…
Nina Jacobs has learned to maneuver through corporate Silicon Valley with her job in marketing at Panopteia, the world’s most powerful technology company. Having worked tirelessly to climb the corporate ladder, she risks everything when she (literally) bumps into Vincent Stone at a work event, spilling champagne all over the genius engineer behind Panopteia’s foundational…
In this new series, with its down-home appeal, Mac McCarty has dodged death during WWI dogfights and while racing his motorcycle on the lethal backcountry circuits. Now his current boss, attorney Asa Burton, has helped wealthy Isaac Anderson transfer his zinc mine to his prodigal son, Andy, in hopes of instilling some sense of responsibility…
BOOKWORM NEWS: Juniper Hill by Devney Perry is now live!! — “Memphis Ward arrives in Quincy, Montana, on the fifth worst day of her life. She needs a shower. She needs a snack. She needs some sanity. Because moving across the country with her newborn baby is by far the craziest thing she’s ever done.…
After a decade of reading and reviewing books, I’ve decided that it’s time for me to take a step back from blogging. Running this book blog has been such a huge and wonderful part of my life. I’ve written over 600 book reviews and loved the experience of getting to share my love of reading…