© Copyright BookPage
book
Next of Kin
© Copyright BookPage
book
We Survived the Night
© Copyright BookPage
book
The Five Wolves
© Copyright BookPage
book
Nunu and the Sea
© Copyright BookPage
book
Kindred Dragons
© Copyright BookPage
book
The Nine Moons of Han Yu and Luli
© Copyright BookPage
book
Zip Zap Wickety Wack
© Copyright BookPage
book
Megha Majumdar’s ‘A Guardian and a Thief’ goes right to the brink
© Copyright BookPage
book
The Wayfinder
© Copyright BookPage
book
A Guardian and a Thief
© Copyright BookPage
book
Minor Black Figures
© Copyright BookPage
book
Intemperance
© Copyright BookPage
book
Shibu’s Tail
© Copyright BookPage
book
Cover Story
© Copyright BookPage
book
Savage Blooms
© Copyright BookPage
book
Bone Valley
© Copyright BookPage
book
King Sorrow
© Copyright BookPage
book
The Works of Vermin
© Copyright BookPage
book
Atlas of Unknowable Things
© Copyright BookPage
book
Witch of the Wolves
The NYT Bestsellers

Click here for detail

Amazon Best Sellers

Click here for detail

animal
auto
beauty
book
FFNEWS
food
football
long_island
music
new_jersey
nutrition
odd_fun
opinion
retirement
science

Word of the Day

arbitrary

Merriam-Webster's Word of the Day for November 2, 2025 is:

arbitrary • \AHR-buh-trair-ee\  • adjective

Arbitrary describes something that is not planned or chosen for a particular reason, is not based on reason or evidence, or is done without concern for what is fair or right.

// Because the committee wasn’t transparent about the selection process, the results of the process appeared to be wholly arbitrary.

// An arbitrary number will be assigned to each participant.

See the entry >

Examples:

“The authority of the crown, contemporaries believed, was instituted by God to rule the kingdom and its people. England’s sovereign was required to be both a warrior and a judge, to protect the realm from external attack and internal anarchy. To depose the king, therefore, was to risk everything—worldly security and immortal soul—by challenging the order of God’s creation. Such devastatingly radical action could never be justified unless kingship became tyranny: rule by arbitrary will rather than law, threatening the interests of kingdom and people instead of defending them.” — Helen Castor, The Eagle and the Hart: The Tragedy of Richard II and Henry IV, 2024

Did you know?

Donning black robes and a powdered wig to learn about arbitrary might seem to be an arbitrary—that is, random or capricious—choice, but it would in fact jibe with the word’s etymology. Arbitrary comes from the Latin noun arbiter, which means “judge” and is the source of the English word arbiter, also meaning “judge.” In English, arbitrary first meant “depending upon choice or discretion” and was specifically used to indicate the sort of decision (as for punishment) left up to the expert determination of a judge rather than defined by law. Today, it can also be used for anything determined by or as if by chance or whim.



Stephen King's ELEVATION
Introducing The Next Jack Carr Thriller | TRUE BELIEVER
Describe Your Book in 5 Seconds with Colleen Hoover
The 5 Second Book Challenge with Mary Laura Philpott: I MISS YOU WHEN I BLINK
The Gunslinger's Origin Story From Stephen King
SNOWFLAKES AND CINNAMON SWIRLS AT THE WINTER WONDERLAND | Heidi Swain
What Books Will You Share with Your Loved Ones For The Holidays?
The Untold Story Of A Forgotten Queen
THE TRUTHS AND TRIUMPHS OF GRACE ATHERTON | Anstey Harris