Federal Judge Strikes Book Banning Law That Threatened Jail Time for Librarians

Publishing news is quiet in this final stretch of the year, so here’s a snackable round-up of interesting bookish stuff. Grab a cup of something cozy and follow your curiosity.

🚫 A federal judge has struck down portions of the Arkansas book banning law that could have sent librarians and booksellers to prison.

📚 Publishers Weekly suggests 7 books from 2024 you shouldn’t overlook

👿 There’s a new translation of Dante’s Inferno. NPR wonders: why?

🕯️Six books to read by the fire

🔪 The Women is the bestselling novel of the year. One critic calls it “almost unbearably bad.”

✍️ 50 contemporary poets name the best poetry they read in 2024

❤️ The Washington Post‘s Ron Charles reflects on four decades of marriage and shared bookshelves

🎆 New Yorker writers and contributors share the books they’re reading to start 2025

🥳 The 25 most anticipated books of 2025

📖 Or maybe these will be the best books of 2025

🎙️ 7 YA author interviews to enjoy from 2024

What are you reading this last weekend of the year? Let us know in the comments!

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