Books

Mr. Boop, the psychosexual webcomic that is a scathing critique of copyright

By Scott Meslow May 24

Netflix has picked up Heartstopper for two more seasons

By Charles Pulliam-Moore May 20

Brooklyn Public Library is offering free digital library cards to young adults in the US

By Emma Roth April 25

Ebook service Hoopla brings anti-vax, Holocaust denial, and pro-LGBTQ conversion books to libraries

By Mia Sato April 20

These luxurious Lord of the Rings books are illustrated by the films’ Oscar-winning designer

By Jon Porter April 20

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Pebble’s reign as Kickstarter king comes to an end

The author has raised over $20 million since launching the project on March 1st

By Chaim Gartenberg March 4

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XKCD’s Randall Munroe announces What If? 2, with more scientific answers to life’s most absurd hypothetical questions

By Chaim Gartenberg January 31

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David Bowie’s The Man Who Fell to Earth is becoming a new graphic novel

By Charles Pulliam-Moore January 26

PSA: Redownload your Harry Potter e-books from Pottermore before they disappear for good

By Jon Porter January 11

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Still on the hunt for the perfect gift? Here are some last-minute ideas

By Sheena Vasani and Alice Newcome-Beill December 23, 2021

Netflix makes its biggest acquisition ever — the Roald Dahl catalog

By Richard Lawler and Thomas Ricker September 22, 2021

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Amazon’s new Kindle Paperwhite adds a bigger screen, longer battery life, and USB-C

By Chaim Gartenberg September 21, 2021

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Stephen King’s new short story is a Humble Bundle exclusive

By Ian Carlos Campbell September 10, 2021

Why even the studios behind bestselling games shut down

By Adi Robertson May 8, 2021

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I’m salivating over this new four-volume Philip K. Dick collection by the Folio Society

By James Vincent April 9, 2021

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The loneliest polar bear has company in a warming world

By Kait Sanchez March 30, 2021

Tom King’s Vision comics are the perfect follow-up to WandaVision

By Chaim Gartenberg March 7, 2021

See how libraries are meeting ebook demand for the NYT Best Sellers list with this visualization

By Sean Hollister February 11, 2021

New lawsuit accuses Amazon of e-book price fixing

By Kim Lyons January 17, 2021

11 great sci-fi books from 2020 to check out on your new Kindle

By Chaim Gartenberg December 30, 2020

Game of Thrones showrunners are adapting The Three-Body Problem as first major Netflix project

By Nick Statt September 1, 2020

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Amazon cancels TV adaptation of Iain M. Banks’ sci-fi Culture series

By James Vincent August 26, 2020

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New Money explains how payment became a form of social media

By Andrew Marino August 18, 2020

Zelda recipe appears in serious novel by serious author after rushed Google search

By Jon Porter August 3, 2020

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Sandworm details the group behind the worst cyberattacks in history

By Andrew Marino July 28, 2020

Kobo’s $99.99 Nia is its new entry-level e-reader

By Chaim Gartenberg July 15, 2020

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The Internet Archive has ended its ‘emergency library’ early

By Kim Lyons June 14, 2020

J.K. Rowling is releasing a new book chapter-by-chapter online for free

By Julia Alexander May 26, 2020

Sonos speakers can now play free audiobooks from your local library

By Jon Porter April 30, 2020

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How The Folio Society designs its gorgeous collector’s editions of Game of Thrones

By Chaim Gartenberg April 22, 2020

The first Harry Potter audiobook voiced by Stephen Fry is now free to stream

By Jon Porter April 2, 2020

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Star Wars: The High Republic is a new series of books and comics about the golden age of the Jedi

By Chaim Gartenberg February 25, 2020

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