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This year marks 100 years since the first demonstration of television in London. Elizabeth II sent the first royal email in 1976. The first meeting of the Lancashire Association of Change Ringers took place in 1876. All notable anniversaries. But I’m going...

Percival Everett’s visionary and necessary reimagining of The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn, James, is a standout in an era of retellings. Everett matches Mark Twain in voice, tale-spinning talent and humor, while deeply engaging with what Twain failed to...

We might have a couple more weeks of 2025 ahead of us, and while there are still a handful of new YA book releases to come, it’s also the time of year when we’re looking ahead and building our...

This content contains affiliate links. When you buy through these links, we may earn an affiliate commission. Welcome to Today in Books, our daily round-up of literary headlines at the intersection of politics, culture, media, and more.2026 Must-Watch Book to...

The Best New Science Fiction and Fantasy Books Out in January 2026Graceless Heart by Isabel Ibañez (Saturday Books, January 13) Isabel Ibañez is making her adult debut with this fantasy romance about dangerous magic. In an attempt to save her...

My earliest reading memorySitting on the sofa with my mum reading Mabel the Whale by Patricia King, with beautiful colour illustrations by Katherine Evans. I think it was pre-school. My mother was not always a patient teacher, and I was...

This content contains affiliate links. When you buy through these links, we may earn an affiliate commission. Welcome to Today in Books, our daily round-up of literary headlines at the intersection of politics, culture, media, and more.The Most Anticipated Books,...

Nearly a century after debuting in Hermann Hesse’s Steppenwolf, the character Harry Haller has reemerged, still on the prowl, as a famous Norwegian photographer in London. Well, not exactly. To be sure, Kristian Hadeland, the protagonist of Karl Ove Knausgaard’s...

The beginning of the books calendar is usually dominated by debuts, but January 2026 sees releases from some of the year’s biggest authors. Known for his surreally bittersweet short stories, George Saunders has written only one novel so far –...

This content contains affiliate links. When you buy through these links, we may earn an affiliate commission. Kelly is a former librarian and a long-time blogger at STACKED. She's the editor/author of (DON'T) CALL ME CRAZY: 33 VOICES START THE...