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Wisdom Corner sees the return of amateur sleuth Virgil Wounded Horse, a former vigilante on the Rosebud Indian Reservation in South Dakota. In David Heska Wanbli Weiden’s previous novel, Winter Counts, Virgil had set his intention to walk the Red Road—leave his violent past behind and commit to a more spiritually healthy life—but in Wisdom

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The first half of 2026 brought memoirs by Kimberlé Williams Crenshaw and Ada Ferrar, biographies of Emily Brontë and Mary Todd Lincoln, and more. View original source here.

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What makes a toxic-relationship story so irresistible? Just as the characters can’t seem to stay away from each other despite knowing it’s a Very Bad Idea, we can’t stop turning the pages to see what happens next, even if we suspect that finding out will be both electrifying and aggravating—perhaps even disturbing.  Readers in search

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When Faye Heron flies from L.A. to her alma mater in New York’s Finger Lakes region, it’s a homecoming of the saddest kind: the funeral for her beloved film professor and mentor, Patrick Toner (PT for short). It’s been 12 years since Faye left New York and her then-boyfriend, Henry Spalding, to pursue a career

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Some nights, I dream that my dad comes back from the dead and everything goes back to normal. That is, until we both remember that this can’t be happening, and he must leave again. I’ve had that dream a few dozen times over the past 20 years, and not one of those goodbyes has been

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The Guernsey Literary Potato Peel Pie Society Letters unfurl the story of a small community in the Channel Islands during World War II in this modern classic of epistolary fiction. The Guernsey Literary Potato Peel Pie Society by Mary Ann Shaffer and Annie Barrows has a whimsical, poignant charm that will resonate with fans of

Two Reading Rainbow icons show up for storytime at The Obama Presidential Center, authors choose the best queer books in America, this year’s Common Reads, and more. Welcome to Today in Books, our daily round-up of literary headlines at the intersection of politics, culture, media, and more. LeVar Burton, Mychal Threets, and Obama Walk Into

James Wilson was the most democratic of all the Founding Fathers and fervently promoted the philosophy that all power rests with the people. He wrote the first draft of the Constitution and was one of only six men who signed both the Constitution and the Declaration of Independence; he coined the phrase ‘‘We the people”;

Barnes & Noble announces the most anticipated books of the fall, an IMAX release for Greta Gerwig’s NARNIA, and more. Welcome to Today in Books, our daily round-up of literary headlines at the intersection of politics, culture, media, and more. The Biggest Books of Fall, According to Barnes & Noble Barnes & Noble has released

Curious about what all creatures great, small and microscopic are getting up to? These two far-ranging and eye-opening books take an in-depth, often irreverent look at animal sex and reproduction with an eye toward evolution, biodiversity and the vitality of life on Earth. ★ Poking the Squid Fans of Perrin Roosevelt Ireland’s “Thirsty Science” short-form

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Bright music and an ode to love stories from author Katherine Center set the tone for the audiobook of The Shippers (11 hours), a delightful romance narrated by Patti Murin. Life is anything but smooth sailing for JoJo Burton, who has found her plans repeatedly thrown into chaos by Cooper, her childhood best friend. Cooper

Today’s literary headlines include a trailer for the new Spider-Man movie, an experiment with mass-market paperbacks, the return of The Wheel of Time to screens, and more. Watch the Trailer for Spider-Man: Brand New Day The trailer for Spider-Man: Brand New Day has dropped, with Tom Holland as a Spider-Man that the world has forgotten.

In the audiobook of Mikki Brammer’s Good Joy, Bad Joy (11 hours), Joy Bridport is a woman who has always chosen stability and respectability, steering clear of the chaotic way of being practiced by her outgoing lifelong best friend, Hazel. At 89, Joy is content with her careful life—until Hazel delivers devastating news that forces

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With a title that sounds like a mean girl turning down a nerd in a ’90s sitcom, Isabel Waidner’s third novel signals a similar rejecting attitude toward the reader’s expectations. Following 2023’s gloriously madcap Corey Fah Does Social Mobility, As If, brings captivating absurdity to the question of whether people are really more like actors

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In her vivacious Chain Reaction: How Chemistry Shapes Us and Our World, research chemist Ijeoma Uchegbu celebrates the chemical bonds that dance—sometimes harmoniously, sometimes discordantly—among us and the world we live in.  From the moment we raise our heads from pillows filled with down or latex, walk across a ceramic floor or polyester carpet and

Welcome to Today in Books, our daily round-up of literary headlines at the intersection of politics, culture, media, and more. 2026 Winners of the Women’s Prize for Fiction and Nonfiction Announced This year’s Women’s Prize for Nonfiction is a book I haven’t heard too much about, but it sounds intriguing. The Finest Hotel by Lyse

New editions of previously published cookbooks are a perfect example of how food and tastes evolve over time, providing a look into the past while connecting the dots to what still resonates today. First published in 1976, The Taste of Country Cooking by Edna Lewis is the primer for the recipes and foods that define

Welcome to Today in Books, our daily round-up of literary headlines at the intersection of politics, culture, media, and more. Amazon’s List of the Best Books of the Year So Far I want to say that Amazon’s list of the best books of the year so far is robust because it is, in a way.

Plus, a sleepwalking murder mystery installment of Seishi Yokomizo’s beloved Japanese detective series. View original source here.

Welcome to Today in Books, our daily round-up of literary headlines at the intersection of politics, culture, media, and more. The Winners of the 61st Nebula Awards Have Been Announced This year’s Nebula Awards got a little extra something with their introduction of two award categories: Poem and Comic. I have to admit that I

The great Ann Patchett’s 10th novel, Whistler, will surprise you not just once but several times—but Patchett’s surprises are as sad as they are pleasurable. Most of Whistler’s characters, after all, are at an age when the wistful backward glance is a thing. One of the younger characters, and the sometime narrator of the book,