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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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Francine’s Spectacular Crash and Burn

By BookPage | Chika Gujarathi | 4/14/2025 1:00 AM

Renee Swindle’s novel Francine’s Spectacular Crash and Burn indeed does a spectacular and heartwarming job of showcasing how unexpected connections can be a salve for grief. ... Read full Story

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When the Harvest Comes

By BookPage | Laura Sackton | 4/14/2025 1:00 AM

Every time Denne Michele Norris’ characters Davis and Everett interact—whether they’re at a family dinner, at home, or even avoiding conversations they need to have—the depth of their love is the loudest thing on the page. ... Read full Story

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Another Word for Neighbor

By BookPage | Yi Jiang | 4/9/2025 1:00 AM

Another Word for Neighbor’s heartfelt depiction of grief and isolation has all the warmth of a steaming bowl of pho. ... Read full Story

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There’s Always Room at the Table

By BookPage | Becky Libourel Diamond | 4/9/2025 1:00 AM

Fourth-generation farmer Kaleb Wyse’s debut cookbook gets back to basics by resurrecting old comfort-food favorites that reflect his rural Midwestern roots. ... Read full Story

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Don’t Trust Fish

By BookPage | Linda M. Castellitto | 4/8/2025 1:00 AM

Don’t Trust Fish is an educational and highly entertaining delight, sure to inspire interest in oceanography and ichthyology—and lots of rereads. ... Read full Story

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Words with Wings and Magic Things

By BookPage | Callie Ann Starkey | 4/8/2025 1:00 AM

Words with Wings and Magic Things is sure to inspire readers to seek bold and courageous adventures. Many will likely even pick up a pen and create their own poetry. ... Read full Story

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Anatomy of an Andrea Long Chu takedown

By BookPage | Cat Acree | 4/7/2025 1:00 AM

The Pulitzer Prize-winning critic thinks of her blistering critiques as an “aggressive form of friendship.” ... Read full Story

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Home is a Wish

By BookPage | Alice Cary | 4/7/2025 1:00 AM

Home Is a Wish is a gorgeous book that allows readers to feel both the emotions of displacement and the comforts of home. ... Read full Story

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Midnight Motorbike

By BookPage | Alice Cary | 4/7/2025 1:00 AM

Maureen Shay Tajsar and Ishita Jain’s Midnight Motorbike is an exciting and ultimately comforting ode to adventure, observation and love. ... Read full Story

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Three sci-fi visions of alternate worlds

By BookPage | the editors of BookPage | 4/3/2025 1:00 AM

Our world but stranger, better or worse. ... Read full Story

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Go to Italy, fall back in love—try not to get assassinated

By BookPage | Christie Ridgway | 4/2/2025 1:00 AM

Carlie Walker’s action-packed new rom-com is utterly delicious, plus the latest from Katee Robert and Suzanne Enoch in this month’s romance column. ... Read full Story

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4 inspiring reads to take your book club back to nature

By BookPage | Julie Hale | 4/2/2025 1:00 AM

From ancient fossils to sea turtles to backyard wildlife, immerse yourself in the natural world on Earth Day—and every day. ... Read full Story

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Valley of Forgetting

By BookPage | Stephen Elliott | 4/1/2025 1:00 AM

The deeply personal and deeply technical Valley of Forgetting creates a memorable portrait of the families afflicted with a rare form of Alzheimer’s disease, and the researchers trying to cure it. ... Read full Story

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Vera Wong’s Guide to Snooping (on a Dead Man)

By BookPage | Jamie Orsini | 4/1/2025 1:00 AM

Jesse Q. Sutanto’s second Vera Wong mystery is an exceptional cozy, full of humor and heart. ... Read full Story

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When We Were Real

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

Daryl Gregory renders a high concept (“What if we all live in a simulation?”) believable, terrifying and emotionally resonant in When We Were Real. ... Read full Story

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Where the Axe Is Buried

By BookPage | Laura Hubbard | 4/1/2025 1:00 AM

An engrossing exploration of consciousness, autocracy and global politics, Where the Axe Is Buried is a cybernetically enhanced thriller with the pacing of a literary novel. ... Read full Story

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Celebrate Poetry Month with 4 new books for spring 2025

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

New books by acclaimed poets Maggie Nelson, Martín Espada, Tiana Clark and Didi Jackson speak to the moment. ... Read full Story

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Ray Nayler knows that “total, knowledgeable engagement” is the only way forward

By BookPage | Laura Hubbard | 4/1/2025 1:00 AM

Where the Axe Is Buried takes place in a world of AI prime ministers, body-hopping tyrants and the resistance that bravely fights against them both. ... Read full Story

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What to read after ‘Onyx Storm’

By BookPage | the editors of BookPage | 3/31/2025 1:00 AM

Hot for Rebecca Yarros’ smash hit Empyrean series? These 5 read-alikes will keep the fire burning. ... Read full Story

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13 Major Hair Transformations Celebrities Still Regret

by The List | Mar 03 2025

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Your Met Gala 2025 reading list

by BookPage | Apr 30 2025

entertainment

Celeb Colorist Bianca Hillier Says You Should Look to Mary-Kate and Ashley Olsen for Summer Hair Inspo

by ET Online | Apr 28 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

lifestyle

George and Amal Clooney’s home life with kids threatened following news

by Hello! Magazine | Apr 30 2025

long_island

Family of missing Nassau politician urges public to join beach search

by greaterlongisland.com | Apr 29 2025

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

by United Press International, Inc. | Apr 29 2025

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Travis Kelce's ex-girlfriend, Kayla Nicole, reacts with glee to the news that another tight end will get paid more than the Chiefs'

by marca.com | Apr 30 2025

religion

What do we know about the brothers and sisters of Jesus?

by Christian Post | Oct 20 2024

science

What is xeroderma pigmentosum? The rare genetic disorder that forces people to avoid sunlight

by LIVE SCIENCE | Apr 30 2025

shopping

A Classic Budget Alternative to the Royal Oak Is Now Even More Versatile

by Gear Patrol | Apr 29 2025

soccer

Costacurta aims dig at French media over Donnarumma

by Yahoo Sports | Apr 30 2025

technology

US Marines get high-power microwave weapon to cook enemy drone swarms in seconds

by Interesting Engineering | Apr 30 2025

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5 things to know this Wednesday, April 30

by NEWS10 ABC | Apr 30 2025

wellness

‘Pulse’ Actor Jessy Yates on Connecting With Her Body and the Importance of Seeing Disabled People on Screen

by Self.com | 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.

Prose to the People

Francine’s Spectacular Crash and Burn

When the Harvest Comes

Another Word for Neighbor

There’s Always Room at the Table

Don’t Trust Fish

Words with Wings and Magic Things

Anatomy of an Andrea Long Chu takedown

Home is a Wish

Midnight Motorbike

Three sci-fi visions of alternate worlds

Go to Italy, fall back in love—try not to get assassinated

4 inspiring reads to take your book club back to nature

Valley of Forgetting

Vera Wong’s Guide to Snooping (on a Dead Man)

When We Were Real

Where the Axe Is Buried

Celebrate Poetry Month with 4 new books for spring 2025

Ray Nayler knows that “total, knowledgeable engagement” is the only way forward

What to read after ‘Onyx Storm’

The NYT Bestsellers

Amazon Best Sellers

13 Major Hair Transformations Celebrities Still Regret

Your Met Gala 2025 reading list

Celeb Colorist Bianca Hillier Says You Should Look to Mary-Kate and Ashley Olsen for Summer Hair Inspo

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

George and Amal Clooney’s home life with kids threatened following news

Family of missing Nassau politician urges public to join beach search

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

Travis Kelce's ex-girlfriend, Kayla Nicole, reacts with glee to the news that another tight end will get paid more than the Chiefs'

What do we know about the brothers and sisters of Jesus?

What is xeroderma pigmentosum? The rare genetic disorder that forces people to avoid sunlight

A Classic Budget Alternative to the Royal Oak Is Now Even More Versatile

Costacurta aims dig at French media over Donnarumma

US Marines get high-power microwave weapon to cook enemy drone swarms in seconds

5 things to know this Wednesday, April 30

‘Pulse’ Actor Jessy Yates on Connecting With Her Body and the Importance of Seeing Disabled People on Screen

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