Monthly teen anime and manga club at Park Branch Library offers art, discussion, snacks, and refreshments for ages 12–18 on every 2nd Sunday.

A third Ilya and Shane novel, Unrivaled, will be published Sept. 29, 2026, continuing their story as married Ottawa Centaurs facing fan backlash.

Washington-area library patrons most borrowed romance, historical fiction, mysteries, and socially focused nonfiction titles in 2025 across DC, Alexandria, Arlington, and Prince George's.

Puscifer released Tales from the Pusciverse Issue No.1 featuring Bellendia Black and Maynard James Keenan; the comic is available for $6.66.

John Updike maintained a singular, consistent epistolary voice for fifty years that grew lucid, amiable, and organized yet remained emotionally impenetrable.

A nearly four-year-old retains vivid early memories—both joyful and traumatic—but a single snowy memory will endure while others gradually fade.

The British Library acquired Ronald Blythe's meticulously ordered archive, preserving over a million words documenting a century of rural East Anglian life and social change.

Latin America balances a history of violent subjugation with a resilient, culturally rich identity expressed through art, photography and transnational solidarity.

A narrator experiences a transient summer of emotional promiscuity, fleeting relationships, and urban wandering that mixes desire, damage, and moments of comfort.

Rachel Reid appears to have a new Game Changers novel, Unrivaled, continuing Shane and Ilya's romance and listed for release this year.

Dreams promise solace, memory, and longing, offering imagined cures for sorrow but cannot truly restore the dead; yearning ultimately seeks lasting consolation.

About 100 writers, four board members and a sponsor withdrew from the Adelaide Festival after the board disinvited Australian-Palestinian Randa Abdel-Fattah.

Seven is an uncategorisable, idea-rich novel blending academic satire, absurdism, travel, and philosophical inquiry through a narrator's quest linked to a mythical game.

Autobiographical novels in Europe increasingly trigger family feuds and legal defamation claims when relatives recognize contentious portrayals.

A copy of Action Comics #1 formerly owned by Nicolas Cage sold for $15 million, establishing a new record for comic-book sales.

Richard E. Maltby Jr. has written Harper's monthly cryptic crossword for fifty years, fostering a devoted community and mentoring aspiring setters.

Healing from grief and finding common ground with maligned black bears shows that human behavior, not bears, creates conflicts; bears possess unique personalities and value.

Sunnyvale Public Library hosts a Jan. 17 tree walk, Jan. 17–18 Friends book sale, and Jan. 22 virtual talks with registration and membership options.

Milpitas Library offers a free Jan. 17 adult watercolor workshop and Silicon Valley Reads hosts Kelly Yang virtual talks on Jan. 22.

January events in Cupertino include a literary talk about Unlikely Animals, a free Saratoga Symphony concert, and virtual sessions featuring Front Desk.

Jack London rose from illegitimate, impoverished beginnings; hardship, manual labor, and adventurous seafaring shaped his political consciousness and literary career.

Helen confronts deep loneliness after her brother's death while assembling Kim's letters and encountering intersecting faiths: evangelical Christianity, Islam, and Indigenous religious traditions.

Truman Capote explored human fascination with violent spectacle and promoted the 'nonfiction novel' to turn lurid true-crime reporting into literary art.

Eoin McGee begins a new life chapter after an eight-year health scare, shifting focus to philosophical and practical strategies for living free from financial stress.

Adelaide Festival rejected calls to remove Thomas Friedman in 2024 but later removed Randa Abdel-Fattah, prompting claims of inconsistent application of cancellation principles.

Heated Rivalry is an erotic drama about rival young male ice-hockey stars whose sexual relationship is staged with intimacy coordination and sanitized for international markets.

A rare 1938 Action Comics No. 1 introducing Superman, once stolen from Nicolas Cage, sold privately for a record $15 million.

UK Bible sales surged to a record 6.3 million in 2025, a 134% rise since 2019, driven largely by younger spiritual seekers influenced by online personalities.

Roger McGough is an 88-year-old Liverpool-born poet, performer, radio host, and author who values family, humor, and accessibility in poetry.

An infinite branching conception of time in which every possible path occurs anticipates many-worlds ideas in physics.

Fictional lies and imagined worlds can reveal deeper human truths through protagonists who fabricate realities, exposing inner desires, vulnerabilities, and psychological unraveling.

Emily Henry channels rom-com sensibility and religious upbringing to create a fresh, cinematic-influenced romance novel blending humor, nostalgia, and emotional depth.

People We Meet on Vacation features Poppy, an always-on, travel-loving heroine whose wholly Poppy-centered narration and Netflix adaptation amplify polarized reader responses.

Physical print books remain widely popular despite Amazon's dominance in sales, e-books, and audiobooks, with strong brick-and-mortar growth and sustained print revenue.

Two Greenwich exhibitions reveal contrasting Georgian life aspects: fashionable social rituals via decorated fans and naval, personal histories through Austen brothers' maritime documents.

Two novels blend science-fiction or supernatural elements with intimate suspense: an alien-linked serial-killer investigation and a Cornish folk horror about ancient sea pacts and sisterhood.

Early reading experiences and family support shaped lasting literary tastes, identity, and critical awareness, prompting later reassessments of values and perspectives.

Sexuality should not determine the legitimacy of creative work; prioritize thoughtful sensitivity, protect family privacy, and critique the work before the creator.

A tender coming-of-age love story portrays immigrant loneliness, secrecy, precarious futures, and love as home, hope, and destiny in Leicester's immigrant community.

Thomas Lake Harris led charismatic religious colonies whose sexual practices, scandals, and manipulative leadership drew public outrage, press-driven campaigns, and eventual collapse.

Early-2026 releases feature fiction about friendship and class, translated works, memoir-inspired fiction, short-story collections, and underrecognized cultural biographies.

Audible is offering three months of membership for $3, providing one monthly audiobook plus streaming access, with a regular price of $15/month.

Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie's one-year-old twin son, Nkanu Nnamdi, died after a brief illness; the family requests privacy and prayers.

Early-2026 releases include translated fiction, nature-driven and friendship-centered novels, a celebrity fiction debut, acclaimed literary novels, and a speculative short-story collection.

A down-on-his-luck man is offered a mysterious job and apartment amid a crime, surreal humour, and strong audiobook performances.

Funny Weather bookshop and café opened at 31 Grove Terrace, NW5, offering books, reading nooks, barista coffee and pastries near Hampstead Heath.

Agata photographed the unseen and unconscious, producing an anthropological, documentary-style photo book that reimagines classic stories and centers Agnes's maternal loss.

Julie and Nina created Alga, a pocket-sized publication documenting seaweed through collaborative illustrations and screen printing, inspired by their coastal swims.

Deluxe Collector's Editions of Hugh Howey's Wool and Shift are currently discounted by at least 50%, with Wool at $15.19 and Shift at $20.

Enduring appetite for nostalgia drives a permanent market in which well-preserved collectibles command extreme prices and attract abundant buyer capital.