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Hello, book lovers! And a Happy Halloween! If you’re in the mood for something spooky, (and, really, who wouldn’t be?) we’ve got a few graphic novels that’ll quicken your heart rate and raise the hairs on the back of your neck. Or you could dive into one of the scary-awesome collaborations between political leaders and creative powerhouses. Trust us, they’re both thrilling … and one is even a bit chilling. So, without further ado, enjoy this mix of stories from the book world.

Obama and Springsteen Follow Up Hit Podcast With New Book: Out this week, Renegades: Born in the USA builds upon the pair’s podcast of the same name and includes handwritten lyrics and annotated POTUS speeches among other exciting content. — LA Times

Hillary Clinton Herself Teams Up With Bestselling Author Louise Penny: Suspenseful geopolitical thriller State of Terror speculates about a failure to protect democracy. — BookTrib

Series Adaptation of Raven Leilani’s Daring Debut Coming to HBO: With help from Tessa Thompson’s production company, Viva Maude, Leilani’s smash-hit 2020 novel Luster heads to the screen. — Harper’s Bazaar

9 Spooky Graphic Novels for Halloween: Blending eerie tales with spine-chilling images, you may want to keep the lights on reading these scary stories. — BookTrib

What Has Retail Behemoth Amazon Done to the Novel? With same-day delivery setting the standard for instant gratification, perhaps the biggest online retailer has altered not only how we obtain literature but how we interact with it. — The New Yorker

Film Adaptation of Taylor Jenkins Reid’s One True Loves Currently in Production: The film, written by both Reid and her husband, Alex J. Reid, will star Hamilton’s Phillippa Soo and Shang-Chi’s Simu Liu. — Deadline

Barnes & Noble Announces Its 2021 Book of the Year Finalists! Choosing from this year’s eight finalists, which include Louise Erdrich’s The Sentence, booksellers will select their favorite and reveal the winner in November. — Barnes & Noble

You’ll Never Find a More Faithful Friend Than This (Wo)man’s Best Friend: Woodrow on the Bench shares a writer’s life lessons from her furriest friend, the George Clooney of dogs. — BookTrib

R.L. Stine’s Goosebumps Offers Kid-Friendly Chills and Adult Comfort: Madelyne Xiao explains how revisiting this series of childhood haunts helped to relieve some of the adult fears endured in recent years. — The New York Times Magazine

November New Releases, Here We Come! The long-awaited ninth installment of Diana Gabaldon’s Outlander sits among these 48 exciting November books. — POPSUGAR

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