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The Best in Sci Fi and Fantasy, As Picked by Readers

Welcome to Today in Books, our daily round-up of literary headlines at the intersection of politics, culture, media, and more.

Here are the finalists for the 2025 Locus Awards

Want to read the best science fiction and fantasy of the past year? Then you might want to dive in Locus Top Ten Finalist List. Titles were selected in each of these categories hideout Readers, that means you’re getting picks you might not have seen in all the “best of” lists from last year. Winners in each category will be announced on May 30.

What’s the story, Wishbone? Dive into the beloved PBS children’s series featuring a charming dog who teaches classic literature

I didn’t grow up with wishbones, but I sure wish I did. Nostalgia and love for this literary student has always been high. Even though it wasn’t a part of my childhood, I can’t say I’m not eager to see it documentary, what’s the story, wishbone? It begins airing on PBS on May 27 and runs through early June.

Books as luxury goods

This is one of the best thoughtful works I have read in a while. It highlights the trend of books being used as inspiration by fashion designers and where/how it relates to Books themselves are becoming a luxury item As we are going through livelihood crisis, literacy crisis and censorship crisis. “The process of reading is under attack and books as expensive goods symbolize this. Just as food has become expensive due to the rising prices of basic foods, the intersection of luxury brands and books represents societal anxiety about reading. The use of children’s book titles such as very hungry caterpillar Emphasize that access to books for young people is at risk.”

The Best Bizarre Historical Fiction of the Century (So Far)

Last week, I shared Book Riot’s picks for the best queer mystery/thriller books of the century (so far). This time, I’m here The strange books that made our list of the best historical fiction books of the century so far. For mysteries and thrillers, I had to include a few honorable mentions. This time, I have the full list of weird books finalized. Incidentally, this is the list I compiled…

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