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Although Janie and her mother go birding often, she never manages to spot an owl, which she longs to see in the wild. Fortunately, Janie’s teacher, Mr. Koji, is also a lifelong birder, and owls are his favorite too. After Mr. Koji offers her a tip, she heads to the snowy woods once more and

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This is the year Julieta Villarreal will figure out how to escape from the climate disasters threatening her home, the broken friendships she’d rather leave behind, and the grief of losing her twin sister. So when the Cometa Initiative, a private space program, invites New American students to join a space mission, Juli sees a

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 Big List of 2025 Books By Women of Color Electric Literature rounded up 48 books by women

On the morning of December 21, 1832, a Fall River, Rhode Island, man made a dark discovery while crossing the fields of his farm: The body of 30-year-old mill worker Sarah Cornell hung from a pole near a haystack. Word spread quickly through the New England town, the tragedy amplified by the revelations that the

Travel from China to the United States with Haiwen and Suchi, lovers separated by time and one pivotal decision, from the ’40s to present day. In this excerpt, wander the vividly painted streets of wartime Shanghai with vendors, early risers, and troubled minds, and meet heartbroken Haiwen and Suchi on the cusp of the event

★ Remember When Mary Balogh offers a Regency-era, quietly enchanting story of second-chance love in Remember When. Nearing her 50th birthday, widow Clarissa Ware, the Dowager Countess of Stratton, returns to her family’s country estate alone, intent on contemplating the next phase of her life. With her children launched into society, she is seeking new

On the new venture, Bush Hager said, “I’m thrilled to be partnering with the Random House Publishing Group to bring Thousand Voices Books to life. This new venture is a natural extension of my passion for books and reading, and an existing collaboration with writers and publishers, but still entirely new and exciting.” So far,

What are your bookstore rituals? For example, where do you go first in a store?As a coffee addict, I’ll definitely stop by any coffee bar first. Then I like to sip and wander the new releases and sale tables. I’ll wind up seeing books written by my friends and internally (hopefully) I’ll say hello. I’ll

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. Is the World Bad Because Men Aren’t Reading Fiction? I know we’re all grasping at straws to explain

I wanted to write about motherhood.  I set pen to white paper and brainstormed around the circled word “MOTHER.” What were my word associations and allusions? The Queen of Coins. Marmee March and Cersei Lannister. Josephine Rabbit. The Capitoline wolf.  A she-wolf nursing infant twins is an unforgettable image. Strange, certainly. Unnatural, perhaps. It 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 Book App AI That Rec’d Reading More White Authors What a day to not be on the

Ellen Hendriksen offers ways to tune out your inner critic and tune in to your true self in her insightful self-help book, How to Be Enough. Originally Posted Here

It’s the moment every book lover dreads: you’re chatting with a friend/colleague/acquaintance/airplane seatmate. You mention that you like to read, they ask you for a few recommendations, and then…your mind goes blank. Books? What are those? Enter: the magic of a spreadsheet. Mine goes back to 2013, and let me tell you, that’s a wild

Roll into your weekend with this highlight reel of the bookish news Today in Books readers were most interested in this week. The It Books of 2024 It’s easy to see the It Books of the year in hindsight, and we did just that on a recent episode of the Book Riot Podcast. What’s not easy is

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Old Soul by Susan Barker (G.P. Putnam’s Sons, January 28) Here’s another new horror novel focused on grief, and this one kicks off when two strangers meet in Osaka airport. Both Jake and Mariko lost someone important to them, and before their deaths, they both saw the same woman, even though they were 6,000 miles

Stephen Ellcock has been described as an “image alchemist,” which is a term that may sound vague or even nonsensical until you thumb through his tightly focused treasuries of esoteric imagery. Then, the term makes perfect sense. Following The Cosmic Dance and Underworlds, Elements: Chaos, Order and the Five Elemental Forces is the third title

This content contains affiliate links. When you buy through these links, we may earn an affiliate commission. Happy New Year! We’re officially through the Best Books of 2024 season and into Most Anticipated Books of 2025 season. Goodreads hasn’t wasted any time: they posted a series of most anticipated books by genre on January 1st,

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This content contains affiliate links. When you buy through these links, we may earn an affiliate commission. Erica Ezeifedi, Associate Editor, is a transplant from Nashville, TN that has settled in the North East. In addition to being a writer, she has worked as a victim advocate and in public libraries, where she has focused

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Josh Sims’ Icons of Style: In 100 Garments is like a visual encyclopedia of every piece of clothing that matters, from mini skirts and leather jackets to blazers and T-shirts. Along with a brief summary that contextualizes the garment in both history and popular culture, a slew of visual components accompany each entry. For the

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. Amazon’s 10 Books That Defined 2024 Amazon editors made the impossible selection of just 10 books that defined

In prolific author-illustrator and Walt Disney animator Benson Shum’s colorful, upbeat new book We Are Lion Dancers, Lunar New Year is fast approaching, and siblings Lily and Noah are lucky enough to learn about and celebrate this festive Chinese tradition. The adorable duo’s curiosity is piqued when, after kung fu class, they encounter two lion

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In Old Crimes and Other Stories, Jill McCorkle’s characters face moments of reckoning and work to make sense of the past. A father has trouble connecting with his daughter and adjusting to the digital era in “The Lineman.” In “Confessional,” a husband and wife buy an antique confessional for their house—a purchase that leads to

Publishing news is quiet in this final stretch of the year, so here’s a snackable round-up of interesting bookish stuff. Grab a cup of something cozy and follow your curiosity. 🚫 A federal judge has struck down portions of the Arkansas book banning law that could have sent librarians and booksellers to prison. 📚 Publishers

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This content contains affiliate links. When you buy through these links, we may earn an affiliate commission. What a year it’s been! Martyr! came out of the gate in January as the year’s hottest debut with major book award potential, and while it didn’t win the NBA, it made the shortlist and just about every