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Another day, another roundup of library links. There’s been a huge number of new book announcements and adaptation updates, along with a few significant obituaries. Let’s dive in.
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New & Upcoming Titles
- Lauren Groff has announced her latest short story collection.
- Here’s the cover reveal for Mary Kubica’s latest thriller.
- America’s Next Top Model contestant Sarah Hartshorne is publishing a tell-all memoir about her experiences on the show. (Brb, picking this up immediately.)
- Ozzy Osbourne’s new memoir, Last Rites, will be published posthumously in October 2025. (And here’s one of the many, many recent obituaries for the legendary Prince of Darkness.)
- George Harrison’s personal photo collection of his time with the Beatles will be published in 2026.
- Dodger superstar Shohei Ohtani is writing a children’s book about his dog, Decoy.
- Here’s a first look at Kelly Yang’s adult fiction debut, which is being described as “Yellowface meets The Substance.” Sign. Me. Up.
- Jim Butcher is publishing the first Dresden Files book in five years, which will be out in January.
- Yann Martel is publishing a new book, Son of Nobody, which will be out in March.
- George Saunders’s next novel is coming in early 2026.
- Hachette has purchased the rights to Joe Biden’s memoir for $10 million.
- Publisher’s Weekly has posted its Adult Fall Preview, plus debut fiction to watch for this fall.
- NPR’s favorite fiction and nonfiction titles of 2025 so far.
Book Adaptations in the News
- IMAX showtimes for Christopher Nolan’s adaptation of The Odyssey have sold out TWELVE MONTHS before the movie is released, and scalpers are listing resale tickets at over $200+.
- One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest is getting a spinoff series told from the perspective of Chief Bromden.
- The James Patterson/Michael Crichton novel Eruption is being adapted for film.
- The People We Meet on Vacation movie has a release date.
- Monika Kim’s The Eyes Are the Best Part is getting a movie adaptation.
- The Princess Bride is getting the musical treatment.
- Eva Longoria is directing the film version of Xochitl Gonzalez’s Anita de Monte Laughs Last.
- Ariana Grande and Josh Gad are starring in the upcoming animated musical version of Oh, the Places You’ll Go.
- Lili Reinhart is starring in the upcoming adaptation of The Love Hypothesis.
- Rachel Weisz is starring in the adaptation of Julia May Jonas’s Vladimir.
- Rebecca Yarros’s The Things We Leave Unfinished is being adapted for film.
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In Memorium
- Celebrated poet Andrea Gibson has died at 49.
- Martin Cruz Smith, author of Gorky Park, has died at 82.
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