Manga Brings the Cool Kids to the Library and More Library Updates

All Things Comics

• A comics anthology was withdrawn from the 2026 Eisner Award ballot after it was revealed that the anthology included AI-generated writing. I have a feeling this isn’t the last time we’ll see this with comics.
• Manga is bringing the cool kids to the library.
• Marjane Satrapi, acclaimed author of Persepolis, has died at 56.
• 5 graphic novels about book banning.
• A primer and reading guide for xianxia comics.
• We deserve more ugly female characters in comics.

Audiophilia

• Audiobook hours are up 60% on Spotify, and they are on track to bring in $100 million in revenue for the platform this year.
• John Grisham’s latest legal drama is a real-life fight against AI audiobooks on YouTube.
• The best audiobooks of the year so far from Audible and The New York Times.
• The best audiobooks for a summer road trip.
• The best fantasy audiobook series for kids.
• Excellent nonfiction audiobooks narrated by the author.

Award News

• The 2026 Locus Awards winners have been announced, with Nnedi Okorafor, Alix E. Harrow, and Stephen Graham Jones winning the top prizes for science fiction, fantasy, and horror, respectively.
• Speaking of Stephen Graham Jones, the 2025 Bram Stoker Award winners have been announced, with The Buffalo Hunter Hunter taking the top prize!
• The winners of the 2026 Women’s Prizes for Fiction and Nonfiction have been announced.
• Here are the winners of the 2026 Lambda Literary Awards.
• The nominees for the Shirley Jackson Awards have been announced.
• The 2026 Arthur C. Clarke Award shortlist has been announced.
• Here are the 2026 British Fantasy Awards shortlists.
• Rebecca Makkai gives us an inside look at the world of book prizes.
• Here are the 2026 CWA Dagger Awards shortlists.
• Barnes & Noble announced the finalists for their Discover Prize for debut authors.