Vermont Youth Book Awards: 17,437 students voted across 2024 titles, with Whalesong (Zachariah Ohora) winning the Red Clover Award (K–4), Impossible Creatures (Katherine Rundell) taking the Golden Dome (4–8), and Not Like Other Girls (Meredith Adamo) earning the Green Mountain Award (high school). Face-blindness memoir: Science writer Sadie Dingfelder’s Do I Know You? explores prosopagnosia alongside aphantasia and autobiographical memory gaps—arguing writing is her way to “make sense” of a different inner experience. Pride reading spotlight: A curated queer/trans art-and-photo list for Pride highlights books on Vaginal Davis and LGBTQ+ nightlife archives, tying publishing to political urgency. Children’s publishing pipeline: New Zealand’s 2026 Book Awards shortlist (30 finalists from 159 entries) spotlights emerging voices and themes of identity, empathy, and grief across te reo Māori and English categories. Author expansion beyond the stage: Jazz saxophonist Jackiem Joyner is pushing into books, education, and a 2026 national tour, building on his sci-fi and mystery titles. World Cup scam warning: A guide flags FIFA 2026 ticket fraud, citing thousands of phishing domains and a “Ghost Stadium” clone operation. Local access to books: Jonesboro Public Library launches “Library To Go,” delivering up to four books twice monthly for homebound residents. New book release: The Prehistoric Brain in the Modern World promises practical ways to get unstuck by working with “survival wiring” rather than willpower.