Welcome to “Lucha Libro,” a high-energy, action-packed story time that is bringing live wrestling matches to libraries across the U.S. to promote literacy. Founded in 2024, “Lucha Libro” plays off the name of the popular Mexican-inspired sport of Lucha Libre. Libro means book in Spanish. Read more
(We earn a small commission if you click above and buy the book at Bookshop.org)
The Locus Science Fiction Foundation announced the winners in each category of the 2026 Locus Awards on May 30, 2026, during the Bay Area Book Festival. Read more
(We earn a small commission if you click above and buy the book at Bookshop.org)
Marjane Satrapi, the French-Iranian artist, film-maker and graphic novelist whose acclaimed memoir Persepolis helped reshape international perceptions of Iran, has died at the age of 56. Read more
Writer Julia Elliott has won this year’s Carol Shields Prize for Fiction for her short story collection Hellions. The award honors work by women and nonbinary authors in the U.S. and Canada. Elliott, who also authored the novel The New and Improved Romie Futch and the short story collection The Wilds, is known for blending elements of Southern gothic horror, surrealism and fairy tale. Read more
(We earn a small commission if you click above and buy the book at Bookshop.org)
Beat poet Allen Ginsberg’s 100th birthday is being marked by celebrations around the world – an appreciation of his importance to poetry and how his influence on the medium continues. Read more
(We earn a small commission if you click above and buy the book at Bookshop.org)
