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Fourth Wing and ACOTAR will face off this fall

For the first time since BookTok made this dragon- and horror-fueled mess go viral, two publishing juggernaut series will go head-to-head with major new releases in the same season. fourth wing Author Rebecca Yaros announced last week that her next book, threshing dayWill arrive on 29th September. Collection of 13 stories about amiprion The characters

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Harriet Clarke’s novel ‘The Hill’ is based on her 37-year experience of visiting her mother in prison

Clark was a child in 1981 when her mother, a member of a radical leftist group, acted as the getaway driver in the robbery of a Brink’s truck. His new novel is based on his later years.

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The Sphinx, Movie Stars and 3 Million Books: Inside Los Angeles’ Beloved Art Deco Library los angeles

The Central Library of downtown Los Angeles has seen its fair share of colorful moments. The architectural gem, which turns 100 this week, was the backdrop for the epic street fight between Pacino, De Niro and others in Heat, and where is the origin Ghost Busters They found their first ghost, a friendly old lady

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Book Riot’s Deal of the Day for July 20th, 2026

Today’s Special Book Deal $2.99 Blob: A Love Story by maggie su GET THIS DEAL $2.99 sister snake By Amanda Lee Coe GET THIS DEAL $2.99 They are not afraid of men in the forest By Gretchen McNeil GET THIS DEAL $1.99 all white space By Eli Wilkes GET THIS DEAL $2.99 a nice indian

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Feeling distressed? 4 skills to quickly reduce emotional intensity: NPR

Shireen Rizvi is a professor of psychiatry and behavioral sciences and co-authored the book Real Skills for Real Life: A DBT Guide to Overcoming Stress, Emotions, and Relationships. Jesse Finkelstein/Sonya Barlas/NPR hide caption toggle caption Jesse Finkelstein/Sonya Barlas/NPR Think about the last time you were distressed. How did you cope with it? Have you taken

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On writing literary biography in the post-truth era

Fiona Sampson explores the ways we can combine reality with fantasy Where is “literariness” in literary biography? With the book’s subject—or its author? Traditionally, it is associated with both, and also the third element. Literary biography also cares about the writing that originates from its subjects, and has been so since perhaps its founding text,

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A heist novel, a new Miss Marple, Fall’s biggest books + more!

It’s time for the latest developments in the world of mystery and thriller books. You know I’ve covered the adaptation news for you, but there’s also a new Miss Marple audiobook, a list of big books to know about, an amazing cover reveal, and talk about a new heist novel. Dan Brown’s mystery of secrets

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Literary Hub »Lit Hub Daily: July 20, 2026

The best of literary internet Today: 1866, Steamer Governor Higginson Jules Verne encounters a mysterious sea creature twenty thousand league under the sea. “For years I have been trying to obtain Greek citizenship, which, if one of your parents was born in Greece, can apparently be a straightforward process.” On experiencing the homeland of one’s

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O. Henry has been released from jail

“If he had gone back to Austin when he was called to trial, he would have been acquitted.” This first appeared in Lit Hub literary history Newsletter—Sign up here. Article continues after ad Famously, O. Henry (pseudonym of William Sidney Porter), author of “The Gift of the Magi” and one of the most famous short

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Review of Yellow Pine by Claire Way Watkins – A messy portrait of protest subculture Imagination

RDew, the protagonist of Claire Way Watkins’ latest novel, has retreated from the world to live in Nothingness Flats, a cinder-block cabin in the Nevada desert. On indefinite leave from her job at an environmental organization, Rose works on her Al-Anon recovery, goes hiking and joins the protests against Yellow Pine of the title: a

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