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March 20, 2026
Story Image FY2027 Budget Process Begins, with Library Line Items
The American Library Association is seeking bipartisan support as the House Appropriations Committee collects representatives’ requests to fund Library Services and Technology Act grants and the Innovative Approaches to Literacy program. more
Story Image House Committee Advances National Book Ban Bill
The U.S. House Committee on Education and the Workforce endorsed HR 7661, a bill to withhold federal education funds from public schools alleged to have “sexually oriented materials” in their library collections. more
Story Image B&T Makes Surprise Chapter 11 Filing
The closed library wholesaler reported that it owes between $100 million and $500 million and has assets of just $1 million to $10 million. It owes Penguin Random House alone more than $23 million. more
Story Image Barnes & Noble Adds to Library Services
As companies look to fill the gap left by Baker & Taylor, the bookstore chain’s library platform &Classwork has upped the number of titles that libraries can order to 3.5 million, along with such upgrades as easier payments and faster delivery. more
Story Image Layoffs, Moves at Penguin Young Readers as Dial Imprint Shuttered
Dial Books for Young Readers, an imprint of PYR, has been closed, resulting in a number of layoffs and moves within the division. more
Story Image Chicken Soup for the Soul Sues AI Firms for Copyright Infringement
In the complaint, the company makes the novel claim that the entire generative AI industry was built on a foundation of pirated books, first downloaded by one OpenAI employee in 2018. Defendants include OpenAI and seven other tech firms. more
Story Image Children’s Book Council Revamps Kids Favorites Awards
After more than 50 years, the former CBC Favorites program, in which children vote on their picks for the best books of the year, has been rebranded as Kids Favorites: Kid Read. Kid Chosen. The Children’s Book Council is relaunching the longstanding initiative with an emphasis on middle grade readers. more
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Story Image Starred Reviews Releasing This Week
Here’s a handy roundup of all the books that received starred reviews in PW that are hitting shelves this week. More
Story Image Julia May Jonas on Finding the Perfectly Hot Cast for ‘Vladimir’
The novelist and playwright talks with PW about adapting her 2022 novel as a Netflix limited series with Rachel Weisz, who embodies the nameless, unreliable narrator. more
Story Image In Conversation: Casey Scieszka and Jon Scieszka Answer Readers’ FAQs
Casey Scieszka, who owns an inn in New York’s Catskill Mountains, published her first novel, The Fountain, this week. She joined her father, children’s author Jon Scieszka, to unpack some of the writing queries people often ask them. more
Story Image Cookbooks for Kitchen Success
Authors emphasize efficiency, economy, and the pure pleasure of making a meal. more
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Story Image ‘Furious Dissatisfaction’: PW Talks with Rebecca Traister
The journalist is bringing the concepts first raised in her adult nonfiction book Good and Mad: The Revolutionary Power of Women’s Anger to a younger audience with her new YA edition, Angry Girls Will Get Us Through, adapted by Ruby Shamir. more
Story Image Women’s History Month 2026: Picture Book Authors on Celebrating Progress
In honor of Women’s History Month, we spoke with the creators of new picture books that highlight the enduring influence and impact of women across several fields, including science, music, sports, and more. more
Story Image Excerpt: ‘Books Good Enough for You: The Storied Life of Ursula Nordstrom, Editor of Extraordinary Children’s Books’
Trailblazing Harper & Row editor Ursula Nordstrom helped shape some of the most beloved children’s books of the 20th century. This exclusive excerpt from Nancy Hudgins’s new book for young readers shows how Nordstrom worked with Maurice Sendak—and supported the freedom to read—in the making of In the Night Kitchen. more
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Top 10 Bestsellers
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James Patterson, Author, Viola Davis, Author
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Theo of Golden
Allen Levi, Author
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Andy Weir, Author
4
Mistakes Were Made (Standard Edition)
Lucy Score, Author
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The Wings That Bind (Deluxe Edition)
Briar Boleyn, Author
6
Want to Know a Secret?
Freida McFadden, Author
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It's Not Easy Being a Bunny
Marilyn Sadler, Author
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Nothing Is Impossible with God: Eleven Heroes. One God. Endless Lessons in Overcoming.
Shannon Bream, Author
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Freida McFadden, Author
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