booksThursday, September 3, 2026
Today's books coverage is dominated by the Baillie Gifford Prize longlist, a strong signal of what nonfiction will matter this year. Elsewhere, a beloved children's classic turns 40, and a bookstore executive makes the case for reading in a digital age.
The Baillie Gifford longlist is the day's biggest signal for serious nonfiction readers, with names that cross true crime, espionage, and cultural history.
The longlist includes Charlotte Higgins on Ukraine, Patrick Radden Keefe on a London crime story, and Ben Macintyre on espionage. This sets the conversation for nonfiction awards season.
Two quieter pieces make the case for the book's endurance: one celebrating a 40-year-old alphabet book, the other a bookstore veteran defending reading itself.
Graeme Base reflects on Animalia's four-decade run. It's a reminder of how one book can define a generation's early reading life.
Crossword's Nidhi Gupta makes a straightforward case: books meet needs digital can't. Worth reading for a grounded take on the Indian bookstore market.
'The Shards' Episode 8 Ending Explained: Homer Gere and Igby Rigby Debate Whether or Not Robert and Bret Really Had Sexdecider.com
Indiana Jones Digs Up The Infinity Gauntlet & Mjolnir At Marvel Comicsbleedingcool.com
Book Review: If You Like Unique Literary Thrillers, Read “All The Colors of the Dark” - Oops and Daisieswww.oopsanddaisies.com
Back to School Fantasy & Romance Fairbooks.bookfunnel.com
Festival of Murder by Ross Macfarlane KC, Chapter 17: Maybe Warhol Was Rightwww.scotsman.comNorman Maclean ‘ Life Of Letters & Rivercitylights.com
Book Review: SHE’S A DOLL by Barbara Truelovejessicacrawfordwrites.com
She’s a Doll by Barbara Truelove is a 313 page standalone novel coming September 8, 2026 from Ezeekat Press of Bindery Books. Genre Horror(ish), Humor(ous) Description Lucy isn’t a normal girl. Ghost. Victim. Killer. She’s a doll on a mission—to find the man who killed her and re
Totally random (and fake) dustjacket blubswww.sffchronicles.com
Whenever I discuss my novels (while still writing them) I tend to lapse into blurb mode, or you might think of it as elevator pitch mode. I thought I would start a thread where we could pitch... Read more
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