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The Pulitzer Prize Board will postpone the announcement of this year’s prize winners due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The Pulitzer Prize is highest award in American journalism, and the board includes many high-level journalists who are currently covering the pandemic. The awards were scheduled to be announced Monday, April 20, but will now be announced Monday,

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Honoring the finest works of translated fiction from around the world, the International Booker Prize has announced its 2020 shortlist. This year’s shortlist features titles translated from five languages: Spanish, German, Dutch, Farsi, and Japanese, with authors who hail from six countries. The prize is awarded every year to a single book translated into English

Wizarding World, the franchise consisting of the Harry Potter and Fantastic Beasts universe, announced on Twitter that a number of resources will be made available to fans of the series in response to the COVID-19 crisis.  In a more detailed announcement on their website, Wizarding World wrote, “During the strange times we now find ourselves

Bookshop.org, the online store whose mission is “to financially support independent bookstores and give back to the book community”, passed a major milestone today: they’ve raised $200,0oo for indies across the U.S. according to their website. Launched in Beta in January 2020, they had raised $70,000 by Thursday, March 19 – but saw exponential growth

That’s it for the final edition of Persist, our feminist book club on Instagram! It was so great to chat with the many readers who showed up for discussion. We read and discussed We Are Never Meeting in Real Life by Samantha Irby, with over 500 people joining every week to chat about race, grief,

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All you bookworms are probably availing yourself of all the digital reading options out there—Libby, Libro.fm, Scribd, Hoopla, etc.—but if you’re looking for more free books, we have good news! Riveted, the official blog from Simon Teen, is offering a great selection of free reads on their site right now. And with more than 20

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The literary queen of advice columns, Cheryl Strayed, is bringing her persona of Dear Sugar back for a minute, in the world’s time of need during the COVID-19 pandemic. Strayed announced on her Instagram that she’ll be on the first Live Wire House Parties episode on Friday, March 27, answering questions sent to hello@livewireradio.org. No information

Beloved French comic book illustrator and creator Albert Uderzo died in his sleep on March 24, 2020, following a heart attack at the age of 92. Uderzo was best known as the co-creator and illustrator of the internationally acclaimed comic book series Asterix. According to his son-in-law, Uderzo had been feeling tired for several weeks and

Great news for Harry Potter fans who are starting to feel a little antsy cooped up in their houses: The Harry Potter Alliance is hosting a virtual con, starting today and lasting through Saturday, April 4! The world is changing in big ways – but we can all do small things. We miss you all, so we decided

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While you’re stuck inside this weekend and need a break from your current read, why not start planning your dream home reading space or library? This weekend only, Anthropologie — which has closed its physical store doors and is paying its employees during this time  — is having a 25% off sale on everything. If

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Working from home while also having small children or teens at home can be challenging. This is uncharted territory for many of us, navigating this new way of being home during the COVID-19 crisis. Many parents want to set reasonable limits on screen time when kids are home (I would also urge you to be

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Macmillan Publishers announced today that in the interest of setting aside differences, they will return to the library ebook pricing model that was in place October 31, 2019. They will also be temporarily lowering prices on select ebooks “to help expand libraries’ collections in these difficult times.” The message came down from Macmillan’s CEO, John

Amy Adams and Jennifer Garner have just launched #SaveWithStories, a new project that offers a virtual space to see your favorite celebrities reading children’s books aloud, in partnership with Save the Children and No Kid Hungry. The project aims to provide some moments of fun and education for children and parents, as well as funds

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