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The Best Comics of the Year and the Century Altogether
Welcome to Today in Books, our daily round-up of literary headlines at the intersection of politics, culture, media, and more.Penguin Random House’s First Quarter Was StrongCan you guess the books that drove sales the most? Internationally, For the Fans!...
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There’s a Season 3 of Good Omens, Even After All of the Neil Gaiman Accusations
Welcome to Today in Books, our daily round-up of literary headlines at the intersection of politics, culture, media, and more.The One Episode of Season 3 of Good Omens Is Here, and I Want to Know WhyI mean, I know...
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FOURTH WING Series Ordered And Michael B. Jordan Is Producing It
Welcome to Today in Books, our daily round-up of literary headlines at the intersection of politics, culture, media, and more.We’re Getting a FOURTH WING Series Through Amazon PrimeAnd Oscar Winner Michael B. Jordan is producing it! He’s joined by...
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Go from Zero to Well-Read with New Guided Read-Alongs
Ever since we launched the Zero to Well-Read podcast last fall, the #1 listener request has been for some kind of book club or community reading experience. We’ve been thinking and talking about it for months: what can we...
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All hail California noir
The Secrets of the Abbey
Jean-Luc Bannalec’s Commissaire Dupin books, set on the windswept coast of Brittany, have been bestsellers since the series’ inception in 2012. The Secrets of the Abbey is the latest and arguably best thus far. When...
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📚 Fluky and Kafkaesque
Uzma Jalaluddin is the author of the Detective Aunty series. Book two, Moonlight Murder, is out this week from Harper Perennial. Below, she discusses the mystery novels that helped inspire her detective main character.When I sat down in late...
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A Mother Lode: 5 Nonfiction Books Spotlighting Matriarchs and Motherhood
Every second Sunday in May, various countries celebrate mothers with heartfelt greeting cards, cheery bouquets, and coveted restaurant reservations. Motherhood—in real life, fictional, and nonfictional—looms so large, it clamors for an official celebration, but 24 hours seems like a...
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Christopher Nolan’s The Odyssey has a New Official Trailer
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Welcome to Today in Books, our daily round-up of literary headlines at the intersection of politics, culture, media, and more.Here are the Winners...
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New Mysteries and Thrillers May 2026
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There’s something for a wide range of readers in May’s new mystery and thriller books, whether you like following an older amateur sleuth...
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THE NEW YORK TIMES Selects the Best Books of 2026 So Far
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Welcome to Today in Books, our daily round-up of literary headlines at the intersection of politics, culture, media, and more. Here are the...
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