Yolen penned 40 novels, multiple book series, and hundreds of poems. She is known for her 1988 Holocaust novella, The Devil’s Arithmetic, which earned her a World Fantasy Award. Read more
Here Are the Winners of This Year’s Bram Stoker Awards
The Horror Writers Association (HWA) has announced the recipients of the 2025 Bram Stoker Awards for Superior Achievement. Named in honor of Bram Stoker (Dracula) and awarded annually since 1988, the awards “are given ‘for superior achievement,’ not for ‘best of the year,’ and the rules are deliberately designed to make ties possible.” Read more
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Winners of the Nebula Award Announced
The Science Fiction and Fantasy Writers Association (SFWA) is proud to announce its latest Nebula Award winners for works published in 2025, as first presented during the Nebula Awards Ceremony on Saturday, June 6, at the organization’s 61st Annual Nebula Awards Conference at the Crowne Plaza Chicago O’Hare Hotel and Conference Center in Chicago, Illinois. Read more
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Live Wrestling Matches Are Being Held at Libraries Nationwide To Promote Literacy
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
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2026 Locus Awards Winners
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
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Marjane Satrapi, Creator of Persepolis and Acclaimed French-Iranian Artist, Has Died
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
‘Hellions’ Author Julia Elliott Wins $150K Fiction Prize
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
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Literary Events Around the World Celebrate the Poet Allen Ginsberg’s 100th Birthday
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
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The Hilarious, Steady Crawl to the Grave
In David Sedaris’s wry new collection, being alive is as weird, atrocious, contradictory, unfair and funny as ever. Read more
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Dad Books Are a Dying Breed
Sales have been sliding for nonfiction titles about politics, biographies and other books often aimed at men. Read more
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