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The Next ACOTAR Books Have Release Dates
What’s that distant screaming, you ask? Don’t worry, it’s just the elated cries of BookTok. Sarah J. Maas’s A Court of Thorns and Roses series sells like hot cakes and boasts a massive and dedicated fandom, and Maas gifted that fandom the release dates for the next two ACOTAR books during her appearance on the latest episode of the “Call Her Daddy” podcast. The sixth book is out this year on October 27th, so brace your feed, and readers won’t have to wait long after devouring that book because the next will be released January 12th. If you’re wondering why this news is so big, the last book in the ACOTAR series was released in 2021, and if you know anything about romantasy, it’s that its readers are insatiable. The presale numbers will be bonkers.
A Trailer for The Handmaid’s Tale Series Spinoff
If you were as blown away by Chase Infiniti’s performance in One Battle After Another (inspired by Thomas Pynchon’s Vineland), you’ll be jazzed to learn the actor will star in yet another screen adaptation. The Testaments will be set four years after the conclusion of Hulu’s The Handmaid’s Tale with Infiniti starring as Agnes. Agnes, originally named Hannah, is the daughter of The Handmaid’s Tale protagonist June Osborne, and is now coming of age in Gilead with the threat of imposed marriage hanging over her head. Elisabeth Moss, who played Osborne and executive produced the original show, isn’t named in the cast but is onboard to executive produce the spinoff. I haven’t felt prepared to watch The Handmaid’s Tale, considering how far women’s rights have fallen in our current reality, but the trailer for The Testaments made me consider starting from the top.
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The Black List’s 2026 Unpublished Novel Award
If you’ve been sitting on that unpublished novel, now’s your chance to do something with it. The Black List is inviting writers to submit their unpublished manuscripts to be considered for a $10,000 grant. This grant will be awarded to one winning manuscript in each of the following categories: Children’s & Young Adult, Literary, Commercial Fiction (including the genres of Romance, Thriller/Suspense and Crime/Mystery) and Speculative Fiction (including the genres of Horror and Sci-Fi/Fantasy). Find details for the 2026 Unpublished Novel Award here.
The Bestselling Books of the Week, According to All the Lists
I can’t wrap my head around the fact that Kin by Tayari Jones didn’t make the list of this week’s bestselling books. You can count on us to not only share the list, which consistently lacks diversity, but also recommend some great BIPOC-authored new releases you should know about.
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