...Literally Book News! July Week 3: 2026 Bestsellers, AI Book Award Controversy, Texas Monthly Publishing, and Tomi Adeyemi
In book news this week, Magda and Lindsay discuss the bestseller thus far in 2026, some sad stats on readership, an AI book award bombshell, the revival of the Texas Monthly publishing arm, and what the heck is going on with "Children of Blood and Bone."
Books mentioned in the episode:
“Theo of Golden“ by Allen Levi
“Project Hail Mary“ by Andy Weir
“The Let Them Theory“ by Mel Robbins
“The Correspondent“ by Virginia Evans
“Oh, the Places You'll Go!“ by Dr. Seuss
“The Housemaid“ by Freida McFadden
“Heated Rivalry“ by Rachel Reid
“Dungeon Crawler Carl“ by Matt Dinniman
“Yesteryear“ by Claire…
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