Rachel Cusk’s Parade wins the Goldsmiths Prize, Nimitz at War: Command Leadership from Pearl Harbor to Tokyo by Craig L. Symonds wins the Gilder Lehrman Military History Prize, and Mara Faye Lethem’s translation of Irene Solà’s Catalan novel When I Sing, Mountains Dance wins the Lewis Galantière Award. The Booker Prize shortlist is announced, and Vulture adds to their list of the best books of 2024 so far. EveryLibrary warns that U.S. election results will mean more uncertainty for libraries. Plus new title bestsellers.

Get ready to celebrate Native American Heritage Month in November with a display shelf of fiction from Indigenous authors.

Find a hauntingly good read with these titles featuring ghosts.

Display the bumper crop of cookbooks this fall.

Find ideas for getting cozy this fall, with books featuring a hygge-inspired home, harvest recipes, warm drinks, book nooks, and more.

Feature fiction starring teachers and academic settings as school resumes.

A genre perfect for fall, these books feature academic pursuits that take an unexpected and often perilous turn.

Build a display that rocks with these books detailing the lives of musicians.

Imani Perry’s South to America: A Journey Below the Mason-Dixon to Understand the Soul of a Nation wins the inaugural Inside Literary Prize, which is judged by incarcerated people. Los Angeles Public Library is launching the Bureau of Nooks and Crannies, a game that will inspire guests to view their library in a new way. A Liverpool library was burned by far-right rioters in England on Saturday and is now raising funds to rebuild. Plus new title bestsellers and interviews with Roxane Gay, Jasmin Graham, and Ala Stanford.

A display for those enchanted by the City of Light and currently cheering on Olympic favorites.