May 9, 2025
Librarian of Congress Carla Hayden Fired by White House“Tonight, the White House informed Librarian of Congress Carla Hayden that she has been relieved of her position,” a spokesperson confirmed in an email to PW on May 8. Hayden was the first woman and first Black person to head the nation’s library, which she had done since 2016. more
NEA Literary Grants Terminated, Staff Depart as Trump Proposes Eliminating the AgencyAt least 38 publishers and a number of literary organizations received letters from the National Endowment for the Arts saying their grants were withdrawn or terminated, while four literary arts staffers at the NEA said their last day will be on May 30. The cuts follow the Trump administration’s 2026 budget proposal, which calls for eliminating the NEA, National Endowment for the Humanities, and the Institute of Library and Museum Services. more
R.I. District Court Grants Preliminary Injunction in IMLS CaseIn welcome news for the Institute of Museum and Library Services and two more federal agencies targeted for dismantling by a presidential executive order, the District Court of Rhode Island has granted 21 states’ attorneys the preliminary injunction they sought in Rhode Island v. Trump. more
Percival Everett, Tessa Hulls Among 2025 Pulitzer Prize WinnersEverett’s novel James and Hulls’s graphic memoir Feeding Ghosts were among the seven books recognized by this year’s Pulitzer Prizes, announced May 5. Authors Kathleen DuVal, Edda L. Fields-Black, Marie Howe, Benjamin Nathans, and Jason Roberts also took home awards. more
Schomburg Center Director Joy Bivins to Keynote U.S. Book ShowBivins, who has led the Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture in New York since 2021, will be in conversation with Randy Winston, creative director for fiction at the Black List. This year’s U.S. Book Show, set for June 3, will also feature a conversation with Simon & Schuster’s Jonathan Karp and Hachette’s David Shelley and panels on translation, audiobooks, book-to-screen adaptations, and more. more
Authors, Activists Partner for ‘Freedom Read-In’Porter Square Books in Cambridge, Mass., and advocacy groups EveryLibrary and the Rhode Island chapter of Authors Against Book Bans partnered to host a free virtual reading May 9, in honor of Children’s Book Week and Floyd Cooper Day. more
Highlights of Next Week's Stars
Hotel Ukraine: An Arkady Renko Novel Martin Cruz Smith. Simon & Schuster, $27.99 (288p) ISBN 978-1-9821-8838-2
A Flower Traveled in My Blood: The Incredible True Story of the Grandmothers Who Fought to Find a Stolen Generation of Children Haley Cohen Gilliland. Avid Reader, $30 (512p) ISBN 978-1-6680-1714-2
A Year with the Seals: Unlocking the Secrets of the Sea’s Most Charismatic and Controversial Creatures Alix Morris. Algonquin, $30 (304p) ISBN 978-1-64375-501-4
A Blacklist Education: American History, a Family Mystery, and a Teacher Under Fire Jane S. Smith. Rutgers Univ., $26.95 (226p) ISBN 978-1-9788-4505-3
The Sleep Room: A Sadistic Psychiatrist and the Women Who Survived Him Jon Stock. Abrams, $28 (304p) ISBN 978-1-4197-7447-8
Children's Books
We Go Slow Mariahadessa Ekere Tallie, illus. by Aaron Becker. Atheneum, $19.99 (32p) ISBN 978-1-6659-5060-2
Junius Leak and the Spiraling Vortex of Doom Allan Wolf. Candlewick, $18.99 (528p) ISBN 978-1-5362-1745-2
New Books and More
Starred Reviews Releasing This WeekHere’s a handy roundup of all the books that received starred reviews in PW that are hitting shelves this week. More
AAPI Heritage Month 2025: Q&As with Children's Authors on Writing About Culture and HistoryIn honor of Asian American and Pacific Islander Heritage Month, we asked eight authors of new books ranging from picture books to YA about highlighting their cultures, history, and traditions for young readers. more
‘How Do You Go On?’: PW Talks with Kelsey GrammerIn Karen: A Brother Remembers (Harper Select), actor Kelsey Grammer honors the brief but vibrant life of his younger sister and retraces the horrific circumstances of her murder in 1975. more
Voting for a Pope Inspires Works of Fact and FictionThe conclave to choose the next pope, which most recently brought news of the election of Pope Leo XIV, is a holy, serious endeavor to faithful Catholics—and a source for twisty popular novels full of imagined scandals and conspiracies. more
Book Club Picks for May 2025Oprah picks Tina Knowles’s memoir, Barnes & Noble spotlights the latest novel from Fredrik Backman, Read with Jenna selects Florence Knapp’s domestic drama, and more. more
PW JobZone: Latest Jobs
- Hachette Book Group is seeking a new Director, Subsidiary Rights
- Abrams Books is seeking a new Assistant Manager, School & Library Sales
- Abrams Books is seeking a new Manager, School & Library Sales
Find out about these and other great jobs at Jobzone
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King of Envy
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