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I am not a subtle writer. My newly rereleased novel Looking for Group takes its name from the standard way in which MMORPG (massively multiplayer online roleplaying game) players express the idea that they’re trying to find other players to team up with, usually for the purpose of taking on some specific game content. But

Kelly is a former librarian and a long-time blogger at STACKED. She’s the editor/author of (DON’T) CALL ME CRAZY: 33 VOICES START THE CONVERSATION ABOUT MENTAL HEALTH and the editor/author of HERE WE ARE: FEMINISM FOR THE REAL WORLD. Her next book, BODY TALK, will publish in Fall 2020. Follow her on Instagram @heykellyjensen. View

In The Conjuring of America: Mojos, Mermaids, Medicine, and 400 Years of Black Women’s Magic, Lindsey Stewart explores the ways in which West African religious traditions have permeated American culture, and how the perseverance, ingenuity and intellectual rigor of Black women made that possible. While it is true that enslaved Africans lost their freedom in

This content contains affiliate links. When you buy through these links, we may earn an affiliate commission. Welcome to Today in Books, our daily round-up of literary headlines at the intersection of politics, culture, media, and more. Something Monstrous This Way Comes Guillermo del Toro has been working on an adaptation of Frankenstein in one

In 10 fresh, intelligent essays, Los Angeles-based writer and artist Aiden Arata’s You Have a New Memory blends memoir, criticism and reportage to produce a vivid portrait of life in the online age from the perspective of a digital native. Fittingly, Arata kicks off the collection with an essay titled “America Online,” an excavation that

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Before fleeing to Palm Springs, California, to open a bookstore, I worked for more than two decades as a journalist, covering the darkest depths of Silicon Valley. So trust me when I tell you this: No matter how awful you imagine they are—the billionaire disrupters, the “move fast and break things” sociopaths, the crypto bros

Welcome to Today in Books, our daily round-up of literary headlines at the intersection of politics, culture, media, and more. Here is the news that mattered most this week. The Top 50 Most Read Books on Goodreads This Week Are by White Authors I usually don’t link to Book Riot things here on TIB in

To Sketch a Scandal is a tender, atmospheric LGBTQ+ romance that brings two unlikely souls together for a love story that defies both era and expectation. In this fourth installment of her Lucky Lovers of London series, Jess Everlee masterfully paints the underground world of late 19th-century London, where exposing your true self can come

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Nicky Gonzalez’s debut horror novel, Mayra, is a haunted house story with a toxic friendship at its core. With its eerie, unsettling elements, Mayra is reminiscent of Shirley Jackson’s The Haunting of Hill House and works by Cherie Priest, especially the latter’s Southern gothic settings. It’s also a love letter to Florida, in all its

Welcome to Today in Books, our daily round-up of literary headlines at the intersection of politics, culture, media, and more. George Saunders Is Publishing a New Novel Early Next Year I don’t need to know what it is about. Just that it is coming. And it is coming January 27, 2026. Vigil is what it

LLIAM, an AI chatbot created by tech company StoicAI, has been online for eight years. In that time, billions of people around the world have been off-loading their every decision onto LLIAM’s virtual plate. Who should I date (or marry, or divorce)? Should I apply for (or quit) this job? What should I eat? Or

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Hey there, Thelma and Louise. Have you met Kayla and Zorie? They’re the protagonists of Christina Dotson’s debut novel, Love You to Death, a rollicking road trip that rolls into some very dark places as these two best friends dig themselves into deeper and deeper trouble. Since meeting in sixth grade while dealing with difficult

Welcome to Today in Books, our daily round-up of literary headlines at the intersection of politics, culture, media, and more. For More Than a 100 Years, More Fiction Was Written by Men Than Women We haven’t linked to much (any?) of it here, but there has been another bout of “what about the fellas?” when

What do a 1960 airplane disaster in Boston, a 1971 tar-and-feathering in Michigan, a 1972 murder trial in Maine and the dawning of forensic ornithology at the Smithsonian Institute have in common? The pioneering work of hardworking, taciturn Roxie Laybourne, the U.S.’s first forensic ornithologist. In The Feather Detective: Mystery, Mayhem, and the Magnificent Life

Welcome to Today in Books, our daily round-up of literary headlines at the intersection of politics, culture, media, and more. Spotify Expanding Audiobooks Plans in Most Confusing Way Possible Look, getting 15 hours of audiobook listening as part of a regular Spotify subscription has been great. I use it every month, mostly to experiment with

For most people, the island off the coast of Massachusetts known as Martha’s Vineyard conjures up images of sandy, wind-swept beaches, fields of colorful wildflowers and quaint historic homes and lighthouses. What may not typically come to mind is the island’s heritage as the home of the Aquinnah Wampanoag people, who have populated the region

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The 2021 discovery of 215 unmarked graves of Indigenous children at British Columbia’s Kamloops Indian Residential School reopened painful wounds as the violence, abuse and neglect experienced by the children—some as young as 4 years old—in the Canadian Indian Residential School system came under scrutiny. It also awakened within Indigenous peoples “The Knowing”: the knowledge

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In 1928, with the U.S. electrified by Charles Lindbergh’s recent solo trans-Atlantic flight, publisher George Putnam, constantly on the prowl for astounding feats he could publicize and turn into bestselling books for his company, conceived of a stunt that would feature the first woman to fly across the Atlantic as a passenger. The woman? A

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Summer is synonymous with the sight, sound and smell of grills being fired up at outdoor cookouts across America. Many folks pride themselves on turning out perfectly charred and seasoned dishes for their backyard barbecues, while others may be tentatively learning the ropes or experimenting with techniques and flavors. Grilling will appeal to all. Part

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Yu-Li Alice Shen gives a brilliant performance in Julie Chan Is Dead (9.5 hours), Liann Zhang’s piercing exploration of the masks we wear on social media. Twins Julie and Chloe are separated after their parents are killed in a car accident. Julie is raised in emotional and financial neglect by her aunt, while Chloe is

This content contains affiliate links. When you buy through these links, we may earn an affiliate commission. Welcome to Today in Books, our daily round-up of literary headlines at the intersection of politics, culture, media, and more. The BookTok Sensation You Didn’t Expect I took a Russian Lit class in a dim, basement-level classroom at

Silvia Moreno-Garcia is a lauded name in the haunted halls of gothic fiction thanks to acclaimed works like Mexican Gothic. Her latest entry to the subgenre is as decadent as it is terrifying, filled with delightful turns of phrase and archival tidbits, and steeped in Mexican folklore. The Bewitching begins innocently enough. Minerva, a graduate

This content contains affiliate links. When you buy through these links, we may earn an affiliate commission. Welcome to Today in Books, our daily round-up of literary headlines at the intersection of politics, culture, media, and more. A $100K Prize to Find The Next Big Story Eight finalists for The Next Big Story will receive