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The Best Queer Books of 2025, According to All the Lists
As always, this is a flawed process. I’m just picking out the queer books I recognize, so I may have missed some. Let me know if I did! That being said, it appears that only three queer books made...
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The Tournament of Books Shortlist
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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.The Tournament of Books...
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The NEW YORK TIMES’ Best Under the Radar Books of 2025
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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.The New York Times‘...
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Read These Classics, Then Read These Black Queer Historical YA Retellings
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Jessica Pryde is a member of that rare breed that grew up in Washington, DC, but is happily enjoying the warmer weather of...
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The Best Books of 2025, According to The Atlantic
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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.The Atlantic‘s Best Books...
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December Horror Book Releases That Will Truly Give You Chills
Best Horror of the Year, Vol. 17, edited by Ellen Datlow
2025 is almost over, which means it’s time for another installation of Ellen Datlow’s horror anthology Best Horror of the Year. Datlow, dubbed the queen of horror anthologies, has...
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5 literary gift books in December 2025
Every Day I ReadEvery Day I Read: 53 Ways to Get Closer to Books, Hwang Bo-reum’s delightful collection of bite-sized essays translated by Shanna Tan, brims with observations on the reading life. Bo-reum—author of the blockbuster novel Welcome to...
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Seriously, Everyone. Last Call on Best Books of the Year Lists.
Welcome to Today in Books, our daily round-up of literary headlines at the intersection of politics, culture, media, and more.This is it. The book industry’s version of buying your gifts on Christmas Eve. These are the last year-end lists...
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Watch December’s New Mystery, Thriller, and True Crime Adaptations!
Human Specimens (Amazon Prime)Human Specimen by Kanae Minato
If you don’t already know Kanae Minato, she has two great crime novels translated from Japanese to English: Penance and Confessions. They were both loved by Rioters, especially the latter. While...
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The New York Times Names The 10 Best Books of the Year
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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.I say every year...
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