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Everyone loves a podcast, and with the right hosts, production and deal, the field can be quite lucrative—and sometimes, very dangerous, to boot. What starts as a lark between two best friends quickly descends into a warped whodunit involving broken glass, torched luxury vehicles and . . . Henry Winkler’s iconic character from Happy Days.

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★Better Than a Duke Charming children, deserving leads and villains in desperate need of a takedown populate the warmhearted and vastly entertaining Better Than a Duke by Suzanne Enoch. Persuaded he needs a wife, widower Beckett Raines, the Marquis of Hentrose, reaches out to an eligible miss who appears perfect for his circumstances. But then

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Lindy West, Rev. James Lawson, Jeannine A. Cook and more authors bring a variety of emotions to the page this Memoir March. Originally Posted Here

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In an opening note to readers, author Melissa Stewart and illustrator Sarah S. Brannen share their admiration for the “beauty and complexity of butterflies.” In the visual treat and researcher’s delight Monarch and Mourning Cloak: A Butterfly Journal, the duo shares with readers the lifecycles, habitats, food sources and activities of two species of butterflies

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Nonesuch is set in London at the beginning of World War II—a setting that’s been captured in fiction many times, from recent novels like The Last Bookshop in London by Madeline Martin to classics like Graham Greene’s The Ministry of Fear. What drew you to writing about this historical moment?  I was nervous, in fact,

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Contemplating why people learn to fly feels obvious to those who have done it—more Why wouldn’t you? than Why would you? It’s unlike anything else you learn to do as an Earthbound beast, and in most ways, you’re not supposed to be doing it. So why wouldn’t you put yourself in a tiny open-cockpit experimental

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Ambush of the Heart From two-time Carol Award winner Mary Connealy, Ambush of the Heart is the start of an exciting Western series that captures the perils of Colorado’s frontier at the end of the 1800s through the hair-raising adventures of brave characters. When the book opens, a team of U.S. Marshals is escorting an

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Cosmic Music Alice Coltrane, often overshadowed by her husband John Coltrane, takes center stage in this biography, in which music journalist Andy Beta highlights her contributions as … Read more Originally Posted Here

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The Politician DS George Cross has autism and is envied by his peers for his nonpareil analytical skills and his case closure rate, albeit disliked by many for his limited social skills. When investigating a crime scene, his synapses fire differently from fellow cops with more conventional thinking patterns, and such is the case in

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Pioneering technologist Kevin Ashton understands the power, beauty and danger inherent in the human art of storytelling. The Story of Stories: The Million-Year History of a Uniquely Human Art is itself a commanding work of storytelling. Ashton recounts how we evolved into storytellers, from our shouts to warn our fellow humans about those hyenas stalking

This content contains affiliate links. When you buy through these links, we may earn an affiliate commission. After pausing its annual Comic-Con event for book lovers following COVID, ReedPop is bringing back its BookCon event next month. BookCon combines pop culture and books under one roof. This year’s event, being held at the Javitz Center

Alicia Jo Rabins has worn many hats in her public life: poet, classically trained violinist, folk/punk/rock fiddler, street performer, teacher, mentor and filmmaker (her award-winning “musical documentary,” A Kaddish for Bernie Madoff, is as multifaceted as Rabins herself). So it comes as no surprise that Rabins’ memoir, When We’re Born We Forget Everything, is a

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Immortality has a notable side effect. As the world changes, as empires rise and fall, immortals come to know one another, even cloaked in different names and faces. Spirits, angels and demons strive for power, taking it from one another since time immemorial. But what of the mortal world? And the mortal victims cut down

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In The Rare Bird, Elisha Cooper invites readers inside the boundless imagination of an energetic indoor cat whose everyday world is anything but ordinary. With expressive, gestural watercolor illustrations and spare, playful text, Cooper captures the way a curious mind can transform the familiar into something wild, wondrous and alive.  The cat shares his home

There have never been more new queer books coming out every week—but that doesn’t mean they’re easy to find. When I put together my round-up of new queer releases each month for Our Queerest Shelves, it requires a ton of research, including sifting through early reviews for any mentions of queerness, because that’s not always

It’s a sweltering summer in 1966 California, where a trio of women—Beverley, Elsie and Margot—take comfort in a tight-knit friendship, a uniquely life-affirming bond born of shared horror and despair.  All three were married to convicted serial killers. And in Elizabeth Arnott’s tense, psychological thriller-cum-mystery, The Secret Lives of Murderers’ Wives, the women are striving

Welcome to Today in Books, our daily round-up of literary headlines at the intersection of politics, culture, media, and more. Friday rapid-fire wrap up time. Here are the links we didn’t quite get to, but are still worth browsing: First look at Sally Field in Remarkably Bright Creatures [People] The Most Popular Books on Goodreads

Cat Sebastian, a favorite among historical romance fans for the Regency Impostors series and midcentury stories like We Could Be So Good, has brought her talent to the 21st century with her contemporary debut, Star Shipped, an enemies-to-lovers romance between two co-stars on a long-running sci-fi TV show.  Simon and Charlie have shared the limelight