It is a wonderful season for a lot of things, including books and getting a reading fix. Find out what titles are released this week, along with other news from the paperbacks and hard covers all across the globe:
- Carolyn Kellogg’s post for the LA Times gives readers a heads-up for the coming wave of new books on October 2, a day dubbed too many ways by publishers and readers alike.
- Wathira Nganga’s article sheds some light on the advocacy that a few still believe in as they bring books to places where they are scarce and most needed – on wheels.
- George Gene Gustines’s New York TImes post talks about graphic book best-seller list newcomer, The Manhattan Projects, along with the other titles in the series.
- Get the latest scoop on J.K. Rowling’s “adult” new book, and the possibility of another Potter novel in the future. Read more from this article.
- Rosie Friedman writes down five titles worth checking out from this week’s lineup of new releases – from foodie titles to crime novels to another Abraham Lincoln perspective.
- We talk about the beauty of reading and the power of books, as well as how some under-served places may be getting a new shot at literature. Read more from our commentary this week, “Keeping the Word on the Street.”