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Holiday Gift Guide 2026: Children’s & YA
Our picks include well-told stories of friendship, adventure, young love, and more
Holiday Gift Guide 2026: Illustrated & Art Books
We’ve got titles for art lovers and bird watchers, sports fans and fashionistas, and appreciators of the offbeat and idiosyncratic.
This Week’s Bestsellers: October 12, 2026
Rebecca Yarros has the #1 book in the country, and then some, with Threshing Day. Plus actor Sylvester Stallone sprints to the top of our hardcover nonfiction with the memoir The Steps, and Lynn Painter’s latest YA rom-com, rises to #1 on
Sara Paretsky Is the (Crime) Boss
The author’s new standalone thriller tackles sexism, ageism, politics, and greed.
The 2026 Publishers Weekly Holiday Gift Guide
As PW’s editors put together our lists of this year’s gift-worthy titles for adults, teens, and kids, a few common threads emerged. Our 150 picks highlight a taste for the classics (for instance: mythology, straight-up or in homage), the nostalgic, a
Indie Spotlight: October 2026
In this edition of our monthly roundup of BookLife titles, we feature scary stories.
Ep 483 - Banned Books Week - Being a Reader in a Dystopian Hellscape
Brea and Mallory tick off another book on the 2026 Reading Glasses Challenge: read a banned book by an author that is still alive! Plus, they celebrate (mourn) banned books week with some tips on how to be readers in a dystopian world! Email us at readingglassespodcast at gmail dot com! Reading Glasses Merch Recommendations Store The Reading Glasses Book! Sponsor - ZocDoc www.zocdoc.com/GLASSES Links - Reading Glasses Facebook Group Reading Glasses Goodreads Group Wish List Newsletter Libro.fm
Book of Lives by Margaret Atwood audiobook review – a dryly funny memoir
The Handmaid’s Tale author reflects on her loves, losses and literary achievements in a memoir that showcases her wisdom and wit
Agate Head / Stone Soup by Patricia Lockwood review – a gem of a collection
Inspired by stones and metals, the memoirist and novelist’s first poetry collection for more than a decade is charming, whimsical and intimate
On Politics: What is political writing?
In What is literature? (1948) Jean-Paul Sartre argued that writers and artists have a responsibility to engage with political and social realities. But is it still possible for writers to have political agency in a culture that instantly commodifies ideas? Lea Ypi, a professor of politics at the LSE, has called for a return to the questions behind ‘committed literature’ that emerged in the middle of the last century.
Frankfurt Book Fair 2026: Must-see Events for October 9
Must-see events for tomorrow at the fair.
New Kids’ and YA Books: Week of October 12, 2026
Among the books hitting shelves next week are a dual-language picture book, a middle grade fantasy, a YA novel about gun violence, and more.
Publishing in Color Adds New Proposal Services
The conference for writers of color has acquired a digital platform designed to help writers download proposal templates, obtain critiques, and prepare them to connect with publishers.
‘Think Like the Audience’: PW Talks with B.J. Novak
Writer, actor, director, and producer B.J. Novak brings the silliness from The Book with No Pictures (2018, Dial) to younger children with his new board book, The Little Book with No Pictures (Rocky Pond, Oct. 20).
Frankfurt Book Fair 2026: Tonies CEO Shares Vision for Growth
Tobias Winn, CEO of Tonies, the screen-free audiobook player for children, said the company will open two new markets in 2027 and expand licensing opportunities to sports teams and more original IP.
Frankfurt Book Fair 2026: Publishing Jobs Will Adapt to AI, Not Disappear
The idea that AI will take all publishing jobs is rubbish, said Bloomsbury founder Nigel Newon as part of a panel on the topic, but he and others agreed that entry-level jobs may disappear, staff need retraining, and new roles will emerge.
USBBY Introduces Latido Honor List
To provide readers, educators, and librarians with greater access to stories by Latine creators, the U.S. Board on Books for Young People is rolling out preliminary plans for the Latido Honor List, with an official debut slated for 2028.
Save Our Stories Supper Wields the Power of Resistance to Bans
Freedom to read crusaders rallied at the New York Public Library on October 5 for a Save Our Stories Supper put on by Penguin Random House and the Freedom to Read Foundation. More than 30 literary influencers spoke, including musician Patti Smith.
Middle Grade Comics Mag ‘Hullabaloo’ Rebrands, Launches as ‘Bangarang’
We spoke with co-founders Josh Sippie and Josh Smeaton about the growth of the project, including a partnership with the New York Public Library.
The Rabbit hOle Hosts Inaugural Literary Festival
Young readers took a trip down the Rabbit hOle for the first annual Lucky Rabbit Literature Festival, held October 2–3 at Kansas City’s literary-themed museum.
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