litXlinking: Check out some of the last week's book and publishing news

Here are updates, listicles and more from the first week of March 2025

There’s *a lot* going on, on the internet. While it’s not possible to share everything new and noteworthy, I’m now launching a weekly post called litXlinking to share some of the book and publishing news from the last week. This is the first edition!

The goal is to share interesting content, industry news, book recommendations and more for folks that are interested in what’s going on in the world of books. I’ll also be sharing the latest latineXlibros post(s), so please keep a lookout for those too. Thank you for reading!

Here’s some information from around the internet:

• Publishing giant unveils new distribution centre in Scotland (The Herald)

• From ‘The Housemaid’ to ‘The Women in Cabin 10’: Upcoming Book Adaptations in 2025 (The Hollywood Reporter)

• Incredible Women in History: 9 must-read books for kids (Seattle’s Child)

• The Book Business Prepares for Tariff Turmoil (Publishers Weekly)

• 10 New Nonfiction Book Releases of March 2025 (Book Riot)

• The Publishers and Authors Fighting Back Against Book Bans (Ms. Magazine)

• New Jersey library gets book returned 99 years late (6 ABC)

• Romantasy is Having a Major Moment, So Here Are Our Favorite Books You’ll Be Obsessed With (Cosmopolitan)

• Newly announced Book of the Year shortlists reflect the ‘contours of the year past and months to come’ (The Bookseller)

• She Brings Diverse Voices to Book Publishing (The New York Times)

• Rutgers professor documents NJ Latino history in new book. What to know (Northjersey.com)

Please note that I’m not agreeing with any opinions or expressions made, through the linked content that I share. Each individual site and the folks that work there are responsible for fact-checking the content and any affiliate links, that they publish.

Any feedback? Please let me know!