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One Way Witch

By BookPage | Jessica Peng | 4/29/2025 1:00 AM

One Way Witch is another Nnedi Okorafor classic, a statement on politics, gender and history delivered as an unputdownable sci-fi & fantasy adventure. ... Read full Story

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Poets Square

By BookPage | Erica Ciccarone | 4/29/2025 1:00 AM

Courtney Gustafson woke up in her new home to find 30 cats living in her yard. She tells their stories in her poignant, beautifully written debut memoir, Poets Square. ... Read full Story

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The Bear Out There

By BookPage | Nicole Brinkley | 4/29/2025 1:00 AM

After the hilarious and expressive Spider in the Well, we couldn’t wait to see what Jess Hannigan was going to do next. Luckily, she hasn’t made us wait too long! Yet another delightfully dramatic protagonist greets us in The Bear Out There, this time warning us of a scary bear—but of course, things aren’t that straightforward. ... Read full Story

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The Golden Road

By BookPage | Alden Mudge | 4/29/2025 1:00 AM

William Dalrymple’s magisterial history of Indian trade plumbs the depths of scholarship to reveal a new understanding of the ancient world. ... Read full Story

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In these 2 social media thrillers, someone is always watching

By BookPage | the editors of BookPage | 4/29/2025 1:00 AM

The mysterious death of an influencer and an extreme, livestreamed game of hide-and-seek lead to paranoia and peril galore. ... Read full Story

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K. Ancrum on writing a different kind of love story

By BookPage | Mariel Fechik | 4/22/2025 1:30 AM

In The Corruption of Hollis Brown, the author crafts an intimacy between her characters that expands beyond romance. ... Read full Story

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Great Big Beautiful Life

By BookPage | Carole V. Bell | 4/22/2025 1:00 AM

Emily Henry’s sixth romance novel, Great Big Beautiful Life, blends beloved tropes with a glamorous historical mystery. ... Read full Story

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Medicine River

By BookPage | Kelly Blewett | 4/22/2025 1:00 AM

Mary Annette Pember’s Medicine River is a searing history of dehumanizing and often abusive Indian boarding schools. ... Read full Story

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On Muscle

By BookPage | Linda M. Castellitto | 4/22/2025 1:00 AM

Bonnie Tsui’s multifaceted celebration of muscles is an appealing, enlightening guide to understanding and appreciating our own strength. ... Read full Story

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Sister, Sinner

By BookPage | Henry L. Carrigan Jr. | 4/22/2025 1:00 AM

The captivating Sister, Sinner chronicles the life of the spellbinding, complicated celebrity evangelist Aimee Semple McPherson. ... Read full Story

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Slither

By BookPage | Linda M. Castellitto | 4/22/2025 1:00 AM

Stephen S. Hall’s Slither will make you marvel at what we can learn from snakes, if only we can swap fear for curiosity and disgust for appreciation. ... Read full Story

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The Corruption of Hollis Brown

By BookPage | Mariel Fechik | 4/22/2025 1:00 AM

The Corruption of Hollis Brown is written in sharply vivid vignettes, like the literary equivalent of macrophotography: intimacy on a grand scale that makes the reader want to both back away and lean closer. ... Read full Story

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The Hollow Half

By BookPage | mónica teresa ortiz | 4/22/2025 1:00 AM

Sarah Aziza’s stunning memoir, The Hollow Half, traces her Palestinian family’s history of violent displacement and embraces their legacy of survival and love. ... Read full Story

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Red Dog Farm

By BookPage | Maya Fleischmann | 4/21/2025 1:00 AM

Olafur Darri Olafsson’s deeply authentic performance breathes life into this emotionally rich tale, capturing both its stark beauty and its quiet heartbreak. ... Read full Story

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Gabriele

By BookPage | Eric A. Ponce | 4/21/2025 1:00 AM

In Gabriele, Anne and Claire Berest limn the life of their great-grandmother, finding a cavalcade of romance and drama at the heart of the European art world. The result is a historical novel unlike any other. ... Read full Story

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The Pretender

By BookPage | Thane Tierney | 4/21/2025 1:00 AM

Jo Harkin’s rollicking saga of royalty, loyalty, lechery and treachery, The Pretender, is fit for a king . . . or a man who was merely told he would be one. ... Read full Story

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Interiors of a Storyteller

By BookPage | Laura Hutson Hunter | 4/17/2025 1:00 AM

Stephanie Sabbe’s Interiors of a Storyteller weaves memoir with interior design and is recommended for Southerners, designers and fans of storytelling of all stripes. ... Read full Story

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Pencil

By BookPage | Linda M. Castellitto | 4/15/2025 1:00 AM

In Pencil, Hye-Eun Kim artfully blends the fanciful and the practical as she invites readers to ponder cycles of destruction and renewal, creativity and inspiration. ... Read full Story

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Please Pay Attention

By BookPage | Norah Piehl | 4/15/2025 1:00 AM

The poetic language in Jamie Sumner’s Please Pay Attention makes the horror of school violence clear without depicting it in a graphic way. ... Read full Story

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Prose to the People

By BookPage | Laura Hutson Hunter | 4/15/2025 1:00 AM

Prose to the People overflows with photographs, oral histories, essays and interviews that document and celebrate Black bookstores. ... Read full Story

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animal

Bird flu in cows shows no signs of adapting to humans — yet

by Science News | Apr 28 2025

beauty

13 Major Hair Transformations Celebrities Still Regret

by The List | Mar 03 2025

fashion

Can the minimalist ‘caveman method’ save your skin — or destroy it? Docs weigh in on viral trend

by NY Post | Apr 29 2025

FFNEWS

Amazon airline prioritizes bigger aircraft to handle third-party cargo

by FreightWaves | Apr 07 2025

golf

Jay Sigel, Amateur Golfer Who Played Like a Pro, Dies at 81

by NY Times | Apr 25 2025

how_to

ChatGPT's Shopping Update Helped Me Find LED String Lights I Thought Were Lost Forever

by CNET | Apr 29 2025

music

Ole Obermann & Rachel Newman Named Apple Music Co-Heads

by Billboard | Apr 29 2025

new_jersey

Layoffs, shutdowns at NJ violence intervention programs

by NJ Spotlight | Apr 29 2025

nutrition

I Ate Pineapple Every Day—Here’s What Happened

by thehealthy.com | Mar 31 2025

opinion

Michael Goodwin: Trump’s first 100 days illustrate his strengths and mindset —decisive, bold, and in a hurry

by New York Post | Apr 29 2025

real_estate

This is the largest office-to-residential conversion in the US — and it’s just the beginning

by NY Post | Apr 29 2025

retirement

Retirement planning: The differences between a traditional and Roth IRA

by Fox News | Mar 30 2025

science

Catquistadors: Oldest known domestic cats in the US died off Florida coast in a 1559 Spanish shipwreck

by LIVE SCIENCE | Apr 29 2025

upstate

Local church makes first aid kits for Ukraine as war continues

by NEWS10 ABC | Apr 29 2025

world

Police reveal additional details about Vancouver car-ramming victims

by United Press International, Inc. | Apr 29 2025

Word of the Day

insouciance

Merriam-Webster's Word of the Day for April 30, 2025 is:

insouciance • \in-SOO-see-unss\ • noun

Insouciance is a formal word that refers to a feeling of carefree unconcern. It can also be understood as a word for the relaxed and calm state of a person who is not worried about anything.

// The young actor charmed interviewers with his easy smile and devil-may-care insouciance.

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Examples:

“Gladiator II is OK when Denzel’s off-screen, but sensational when he’s on it. ... What makes the performance great is its insouciance; it’s both precise and feather-light. And it’s what a great actor can do when he’s set free to have fun, to laugh at himself a little bit. ... Denzel’s Macrinus is gravitas and comic relief in one package.” — Stephanie Zacharek, Time, 22 Nov. 2024

Did you know?

If you were alive and of whistling age in the late 1980s or early 1990s, chances are you whistled (and snapped your fingers, and tapped your toes) to a little ditty called “Don’t Worry, Be Happy” by Bobby McFerrin, an a cappella reggae-jazz-pop tune that took the charts by surprise and by storm. An ode to cheerful insouciance if ever there was one, its lyrics are entirely concerned with being entirely unconcerned, remaining trouble-free in the face of life’s various stressors and calamities. Such carefree nonchalance is at the heart of insouciance, which arrived in English (along with the adjective insouciant), from French, in the 1800s. The French word comes from a combining of the negative prefix in- with the verb soucier, meaning “to trouble or disturb.” The easiness and breeziness of insouciance isn’t always considered beautiful, however. Insouciance may also be used when someone’s lack of concern for serious matters is seen as more careless than carefree.

One Way Witch

Poets Square

The Bear Out There

The Golden Road

In these 2 social media thrillers, someone is always watching

K. Ancrum on writing a different kind of love story

Great Big Beautiful Life

Medicine River

On Muscle

Sister, Sinner

Slither

The Corruption of Hollis Brown

The Hollow Half

Red Dog Farm

Gabriele

The Pretender

Interiors of a Storyteller

Pencil

Please Pay Attention

Prose to the People

The NYT Bestsellers

Amazon Best Sellers

Bird flu in cows shows no signs of adapting to humans — yet

13 Major Hair Transformations Celebrities Still Regret

Can the minimalist ‘caveman method’ save your skin — or destroy it? Docs weigh in on viral trend

Amazon airline prioritizes bigger aircraft to handle third-party cargo

Jay Sigel, Amateur Golfer Who Played Like a Pro, Dies at 81

ChatGPT's Shopping Update Helped Me Find LED String Lights I Thought Were Lost Forever

Ole Obermann & Rachel Newman Named Apple Music Co-Heads

Layoffs, shutdowns at NJ violence intervention programs

I Ate Pineapple Every Day—Here’s What Happened

Michael Goodwin: Trump’s first 100 days illustrate his strengths and mindset —decisive, bold, and in a hurry

This is the largest office-to-residential conversion in the US — and it’s just the beginning

Retirement planning: The differences between a traditional and Roth IRA

Catquistadors: Oldest known domestic cats in the US died off Florida coast in a 1559 Spanish shipwreck

Local church makes first aid kits for Ukraine as war continues

Police reveal additional details about Vancouver car-ramming victims

Word of the Day

10 Odd & Fun

1.New York Zoo Feeds Baby Vulture With Hand Puppet

2.Look: Zoo using realistic puppet to feed newly-hatched king vulture chick

3.Owner of lost $5,000 cash thought calls from police were a scam

4.Watch: Iowa museum owner's spoon collection tallied at 38,162

5.Watch: Red-tailed boa rescued from Texas tree, adopted by animal control officer

6.Speedboat Flips Midair At 200 Mph And Still Wins Race On Arizona Lake

7.Student rescued from mountain twice in four days - after going back to find his phone

8.Mother horse, baby rescued from mud pit in Arizona

9.Man wins $6M lottery prize after more than 40 years of playing

10.Watch: Miniature dachshund found after 529 days in the wild on Kangaroo Island