Books

The Northwest Portland house where Ursula K. Le Guin wrote nearly six decades' worth of genre-defining fiction has officially joined the National Register of Historic Places.

Marshmallows, get your wallets ready — there's a new Veronica Mars project to back, and this one's a book. Film critic Jen Johans, known online as @filmintuition, has launched The Veronica Mars Book Project on Kickstarter, a "lovingly researched, behind-the-scenes oral history and companion" to the show that turned a canceled teen-noir into a fandom-powered franchise. The campaign went live this week at www.kickstarter.com/projects/watchwithjen/veronica-mars-book-project. Joh

Dolly Parton, the country music icon and philanthropist who died Tuesday, August 25, 2026, at 80, following a brief battle with cancer. She leaves behind a legacy that reaches well beyond Nashville and into the rural hills of San Diego County's backcountry (my home), where her Imagination Library has quietly reshaped early childhood literacy for six years. Parton died surrounded by family in Nashville, according to a family statement, after a brief battle with cancer. She wa

Calling all Mofusand fans! Random House Worlds is officially bringing the viral Japanese kawaii cats, known collectively as Mofusand, to shelves this fall, with a trio of licensed books arriving September 1, 2026. Fans of the adorable cats will be able to preview the book series RHW’s booth (#1540) at Anime NYC 2026, taking place this weekend, August 20th to 23rd. For anyone just catching on, Mofusand first debuted in 2017 as illustrations posted online by Japanese artist Jun

Villa Villekulla is opening its doors again with a new Pippi Longstocking adaptation from STUDIOCANAL and Heyday Films.

The American Library Association's beloved image of David Bowie — mid-leap in a letterman jacket, book in hand — is back in front of fans again.

For the first time in the franchise's 23-year cat-story, the Warrior Cats clans are getting their very own official video game. The franchise — which currently spans over 100 books and will soon be arriving on the small screen with an animated TV series — announced its first official video game entry, Clans of the Forest, a turn-based RPG inspired by the fan-favorite feline-centered fantasy novels, Warrior Cats by Erin Hunter (who's actually the nom-de-plume of the two main w