Manga Brings the Cool Kids to the Library and More Library Updates
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Catch up with the latest news in adaptations, book awards, comics, and more, all of which you can use in your library life.
Welcome back, library friends! I’ve got some updates to help you take your collection development and readers’ advisory game to the next level. What upcoming adaptations are your patrons going to be talking about? Which 2026 audiobooks do you need on your radar?
Let’s jump in.
Adaptations in the News
Thanks to BookTok, authors are the new rock stars, and Hollywood is taking notice.
Anna Kendrick is directing the Netflix adaptation of The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo.
Kimberly McCreight’s latest novel, Someone Else’s Husband, has been optioned by Lionsgate Television.
Stranger Things’ Sadie Sink is starring in a limited series adaptation of The Marriage Plot.
Scalpers are selling IMAX tickets for Christopher Nolan’s adaptation of The Odyssey at the reasonable price of $1,000 per ticket. This is ridiculous on so many levels.
Ridley Scott is directing a film adaptation of Treasure Island, starring Hugh Jackman.
Elisabeth Moss is producing an adaptation of Emma Straub’s American Fantasy.
The Love Hypothesis will begin streaming on Amazon Prime in September.
All Things Comics
A comics anthology was withdrawn from the 2026 Eisner Award ballot after it was revealed that the anthology included AI-generated writing. I have a feeling this isn’t the last time we’ll see this with comics.
Manga is bringing the cool kids to the library.
Marjane Satrapi, acclaimed author of Persepolis, has died at 56.
5 graphic novels about book banning.
A primer and reading guide for xianxia comics.
We deserve more ugly female characters in comics.
Audiophilia
Audiobook hours are up 60% on Spotify, and they are on track to bring in $100 million in revenue for the platform this year.
John Grisham’s latest legal drama is a real-life fight against AI audiobooks on YouTube.
The best audiobooks of the year so far from Audible and The New York Times.
The best audiobooks for a summer road trip.
The best fantasy audiobook series for kids.
Excellent nonfiction audiobooks narrated by the author.
Award News
The 2026 Locus Awards winners have been announced, with Nnedi Okorafor, Alix E. Harrow, and Stephen Graham Jones winning the top prizes for science fiction, fantasy, and horror, respectively.
Speaking of Stephen Graham Jones, the 2025 Bram Stoker Award winners have been announced, with The Buffalo Hunter Hunter taking the top prize!
The winners of the 2026 Women’s Prizes for Fiction and Nonfiction have been announced.
Here are the winners of the 2026 Lambda Literary Awards.
The nominees for the Shirley Jackson Awards have been announced.
The 2026 Arthur C. Clarke Award shortlist has been announced.
Here are the 2026 British Fantasy Awards shortlists.
Rebecca Makkai gives us an inside look at the world of book prizes.
Here are the 2026 CWA Dagger Awards shortlists.
Barnes & Noble announced the finalists for their Discover Prize for debut authors.