The Book News We Covered This Week

Welcome to Today in Books, our daily round-up of literary headlines at the intersection of politics, culture, media, and more. Here are the stories we covered ourselves on Book Riot this week, including the week’s bestselling books, the 2026 Pulitzer Prize winners, and more.

• The Bestselling Books of the Week, According to All the Lists
• Gerry Conway, Comics Writer and Co-Creator of Punisher, Ms. Marvel, Firestorm, and Vixen, Dies at 73
• Pride Month in US Libraries: How to Prepare and Help Track Targeted Attacks

We’re less than one month out from Pride month, and with it, the programs, book displays, and conversations about LGBTQ+ identity and history across the USA and beyond. For libraries, Pride has traditionally been a month for joyful displays of queer books, with periodic and predictable complaints. But several years into surging book bans, escalating violence, and swift-rising fascism, it is important to prepare for the upcoming month of events to anticipate all that has, does, and might arise.

• The Most Read Books on Goodreads This Week

• The Winners of the 2026 Pulitzer Prizes
• Go from Zero to Well-Read with New Guided Read-Alongs

And for All Access members, here are all the interesting links we bookmarked that didn’t make the cut for full Today in Books coverage.

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