/r/books - top ten submissions for each month of 2023

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2023, December
I believe bestselling author Mark Dawson is a s...
14102 I believe bestselling author Mark Dawson is a s...
Have we lost the concept of “Let people enjoy t...
7761 Have we lost the concept of “Let people enjoy t...
I hate when authors only specify the race of no...
6062 I hate when authors only specify the race of no...
Gen Z and millennials visit libraries at higher...
5395 Gen Z and millennials visit libraries at higher...
Automatically no. What are red-flags that make ...
5037 Automatically no. What are red-flags that make ...
Wheel of Time is disappointing
4711 Wheel of Time is disappointing
I am legitimately traumatised after reading Bri...
4163 I am legitimately traumatised after reading Bri...
Books are getting more and more ridiculously-pr...
3885 Books are getting more and more ridiculously-pr...
I just got an e-reader. I’ve been a fool for so...
3833 I just got an e-reader. I’ve been a fool for so...
What’s with anti-fiction people?
3751 What’s with anti-fiction people?
2023, November
LeVar Burton Opens National Book Awards By Shad...
23145 LeVar Burton Opens National Book Awards By Shad...
Pop singer Pink will give away 2,000 banned boo...
13260 Pop singer Pink will give away 2,000 banned boo...
George R.R. Martin Has Written 1,100 Pages of T...
9771 George R.R. Martin Has Written 1,100 Pages of T...
Mom for Liberty who banned Anne Frank graphic n...
6087 Mom for Liberty who banned Anne Frank graphic n...
Steve Martin is “proud” his novel has been ...
6022 Steve Martin is “proud” his novel has been ...
Growing up, I’ve kinda realized a lot of the ...
3885 Growing up, I’ve kinda realized a lot of the ...
What book, if a potential date has rated it 5 s...
3460 What book, if a potential date has rated it 5 s...
OpenAI And Microsoft Sued By Nonfiction Writers...
3263 OpenAI And Microsoft Sued By Nonfiction Writers...
Discuss: Is TikTok Is Turning Books Into Fast F...
3056 Discuss: Is TikTok Is Turning Books Into Fast F...
‘It never ends’: the book club that spent 2...
2919 ‘It never ends’: the book club that spent 2...
2023, October
LeVar Burton to replace Drew Barrymore as host ...
8356 LeVar Burton to replace Drew Barrymore as host ...
Salman Rushdie: allow writers to create charact...
7084 Salman Rushdie: allow writers to create charact...
LeVar Burton Says Read Banned Books
5438 LeVar Burton Says Read Banned Books
George RR Martin on ‘Winds of Winter’: ‘Y...
5155 George RR Martin on ‘Winds of Winter’: ‘Y...
Game of Thrones AI Completed Books Removed Afte...
4919 Game of Thrones AI Completed Books Removed Afte...
Examples of movies being better than the books?
4705 Examples of movies being better than the books?
What's the dumbest thing you missed in a book, ...
3284 What's the dumbest thing you missed in a book, ...
What's the most unexpected thing that ever put ...
2841 What's the most unexpected thing that ever put ...
Scholastic Book Fair Will Discontinue Separate ...
2780 Scholastic Book Fair Will Discontinue Separate ...
Patrick Rothfuss: “I feel bad” about not re...
2636 Patrick Rothfuss: “I feel bad” about not re...
2023, September
What book has made you go: is there something w...
6697 What book has made you go: is there something w...
The curse of the cool girl novelist. Her prose ...
3971 The curse of the cool girl novelist. Her prose ...
Alan Moore, interview: ‘I’m giving all my s...
3668 Alan Moore, interview: ‘I’m giving all my s...
As someone who was against audiobooks and is no...
3538 As someone who was against audiobooks and is no...
What is a book that was popular that you absolu...
3389 What is a book that was popular that you absolu...
In case you're interested, there's a newsletter...
3185 In case you're interested, there's a newsletter...
Modern Authors just can't let you "sit" for a m...
3147 Modern Authors just can't let you "sit" for a m...
Twilight hasn’t aged well. Just me?
2772 Twilight hasn’t aged well. Just me?
She challenges one school book a week. She says...
2766 She challenges one school book a week. She says...
Anti-intellectualism
2741 Anti-intellectualism
2023, August
It’s actually a real problem that men increas...
8416 It’s actually a real problem that men increas...
U.S. Judge Says AI-Generated Work Can't Be Copy...
6673 U.S. Judge Says AI-Generated Work Can't Be Copy...
OpenAI now tries to hide that ChatGPT was train...
5479 OpenAI now tries to hide that ChatGPT was train...
Metro 2033 author Dmitry Glukhovsky sentenced t...
5223 Metro 2033 author Dmitry Glukhovsky sentenced t...
‘I can’t stress how much BookTok sells’: ...
3517 ‘I can’t stress how much BookTok sells’: ...
‘Life or Death:’ AI-Generated Mushroom Fora...
3499 ‘Life or Death:’ AI-Generated Mushroom Fora...
Why Must Diverse Characters Always Have a 'Reas...
2993 Why Must Diverse Characters Always Have a 'Reas...
Why is Brandon Sanderson so controversial in th...
2887 Why is Brandon Sanderson so controversial in th...
TikTokers are flooding a woman with offers of f...
2668 TikTokers are flooding a woman with offers of f...
The Three Body Problem is fine, but the trilogy...
2339 The Three Body Problem is fine, but the trilogy...
2023, July
George R.R. Martin: "Don't be too impatient, it...
12035 George R.R. Martin: "Don't be too impatient, it...
Texas Author Becomes Overnight Bestseller After...
7599 Texas Author Becomes Overnight Bestseller After...
What is a common mistake all writers do that br...
5236 What is a common mistake all writers do that br...
My brother told me that most adult men do not r...
4122 My brother told me that most adult men do not r...
My Kindle is the perfect device for avoiding em...
4096 My Kindle is the perfect device for avoiding em...
Goodreads was the future of book reviews. Then ...
4001 Goodreads was the future of book reviews. Then ...
Houston Independent School District to eliminat...
3832 Houston Independent School District to eliminat...
Sarah Silverman Sues ChatGPT Creator for Copyri...
3741 Sarah Silverman Sues ChatGPT Creator for Copyri...
I started reading instead of scrolling every ni...
3680 I started reading instead of scrolling every ni...
An Arkansas judge has blocked a law targetting ...
3192 An Arkansas judge has blocked a law targetting ...
2023, June
Many communities are going dark on June 12th to...
28599 Many communities are going dark on June 12th to...
Post and comments have been restricted
24274 Post and comments have been restricted
I just bought the only physical encyclopedia st...
12461 I just bought the only physical encyclopedia st...
An 8-year-old snuck his handwritten book onto a...
11821 An 8-year-old snuck his handwritten book onto a...
Georgia teacher fired for reading children’s ...
9683 Georgia teacher fired for reading children’s ...
Library cancels trans speaker after Montana ban...
9636 Library cancels trans speaker after Montana ban...
Ohio Prison System Bans Java Computer Manual, B...
8020 Ohio Prison System Bans Java Computer Manual, B...
Cormac McCarthy, American novelist of the stark...
7566 Cormac McCarthy, American novelist of the stark...
Dolly Parton’s Imagination Library celebrates...
7362 Dolly Parton’s Imagination Library celebrates...
What do you say when someone asks you, “Which...
6055 What do you say when someone asks you, “Which...
2023, May
Illinois libraries that ban books may soon be i...
15931 Illinois libraries that ban books may soon be i...
Teens can access banned books online.
12519 Teens can access banned books online.
Asked to Delete References to Racism From Her B...
10771 Asked to Delete References to Racism From Her B...
Rebecca F Kuang rejects idea authors should not...
10628 Rebecca F Kuang rejects idea authors should not...
Amazon Is Being Flooded With Books Entirely Wri...
9114 Amazon Is Being Flooded With Books Entirely Wri...
i hate the booktok trend of reading 200 pages a...
8395 i hate the booktok trend of reading 200 pages a...
She offered a LGBTQ-themed book to her middle s...
7856 She offered a LGBTQ-themed book to her middle s...
Naomi Klein has written a book about the 'consp...
7053 Naomi Klein has written a book about the 'consp...
Audio book narrators say AI is already taking a...
6655 Audio book narrators say AI is already taking a...
BBC News: Utah bereavement author charged with ...
6607 BBC News: Utah bereavement author charged with ...
2023, April
Judge orders books removed from Texas public li...
29080 Judge orders books removed from Texas public li...
"... in Indiana, there is Senate Bill 12. It’...
22120 "... in Indiana, there is Senate Bill 12. It’...
"The Right To Read" executive producer LeVar Bu...
20824 "The Right To Read" executive producer LeVar Bu...
Opinion: Libraries Are Priceless Community Reso...
20634 Opinion: Libraries Are Priceless Community Reso...
‘Little Banned Library’ featuring books rem...
19096 ‘Little Banned Library’ featuring books rem...
Florida high school pulls graphic novel adaptat...
17359 Florida high school pulls graphic novel adaptat...
‘Amazon doesn’t care about books’: how Ba...
14939 ‘Amazon doesn’t care about books’: how Ba...
Bram Stoker's Dracula takes place between May 3...
14422 Bram Stoker's Dracula takes place between May 3...
Scholastic tried to force a Japanese American a...
13317 Scholastic tried to force a Japanese American a...
Missouri Senate set to restore funds to public ...
12998 Missouri Senate set to restore funds to public ...
2023, March
Illinois House passes bill prohibiting book bans
62353 Illinois House passes bill prohibiting book bans
Christopher Paolini returns to the world of "Er...
14736 Christopher Paolini returns to the world of "Er...
I feel sick and disgusted after reading Matthew...
14302 I feel sick and disgusted after reading Matthew...
At 83, The Handmaid's Tale author Margaret Atwo...
13384 At 83, The Handmaid's Tale author Margaret Atwo...
Welcome to Brandon Sanderson's Fantasy Empire. ...
12254 Welcome to Brandon Sanderson's Fantasy Empire. ...
Judge sides with publishers in lawsuit over Int...
11974 Judge sides with publishers in lawsuit over Int...
What I like best about book Jurassic Park and v...
10373 What I like best about book Jurassic Park and v...
Ads in audiobooks? Audible has gone to far
9446 Ads in audiobooks? Audible has gone to far
Goosebumps Author R.L. Stine Rewriting Series f...
8882 Goosebumps Author R.L. Stine Rewriting Series f...
For Rare Book Librarians, It’s Gloves Off. Se...
7876 For Rare Book Librarians, It’s Gloves Off. Se...
2023, February
40 years after 'Reading Rainbow,' LeVar Burton ...
43540 40 years after 'Reading Rainbow,' LeVar Burton ...
Vermont State University officials apologize fo...
19830 Vermont State University officials apologize fo...
Florida releases list of 350 “approved” boo...
17544 Florida releases list of 350 “approved” boo...
No charges to be filed against Coloma teacher w...
17273 No charges to be filed against Coloma teacher w...
Libraries offer so much more than books: While ...
16596 Libraries offer so much more than books: While ...
Librarians Are Finding Thousands Of Books No Lo...
14713 Librarians Are Finding Thousands Of Books No Lo...
Roald Dahl Publisher to Rerelease Author’s Or...
13700 Roald Dahl Publisher to Rerelease Author’s Or...
The Libby app changed my life
12909 The Libby app changed my life
Salman Rushdie calls revisions to Roald Dahl bo...
11368 Salman Rushdie calls revisions to Roald Dahl bo...
Harris County Public Library eliminates late fe...
10080 Harris County Public Library eliminates late fe...
2023, January
Brandon Sanderson takes stand against Audible f...
40413 Brandon Sanderson takes stand against Audible f...
"Dolly is part of the answer": Advocates spread...
21133 "Dolly is part of the answer": Advocates spread...
Brandon Sanderson Withholds Five Books From Ama...
18194 Brandon Sanderson Withholds Five Books From Ama...
NYC libraries are offering free digital library...
14328 NYC libraries are offering free digital library...
Stephen Colbert to adapt one of George R.R. Mar...
14249 Stephen Colbert to adapt one of George R.R. Mar...
Customer Returned $800 in Books After Using The...
14232 Customer Returned $800 in Books After Using The...
California announces expansion of Dolly Partonâ...
10783 California announces expansion of Dolly Partonâ...
New Barnes and Nobles CEO turns it around
10759 New Barnes and Nobles CEO turns it around
Almost nobody turned up to buy Prince Harry's b...
9824 Almost nobody turned up to buy Prince Harry's b...
Unnecessary breast descriptions really killing ...
8735 Unnecessary breast descriptions really killing ...