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No matter how much chaos they wreak or how catastrophic the destruction they leave in their wake, dogs can wriggle their way out of a scolding simply by casting an innocent glance or woeful expression at their owners. The truth, as Markus Zusak (The Book Thief) reveals in his playful and poignant memoir, Three Wild

Welcome to Today in Books, our daily round-up of literary headlines at the intersection of politics, culture, media, and more. Here are the stories that TIB readers were most interested in this week. It was a town’s only Black-owned bookstore. It is now a refuge for those displaced by the California fires. I was just

Loretta Chase has a lot to celebrate this year. Not only is she wrapping up her Difficult Dukes trilogy with My Inconvenient Duke, but she’s also marking the 30th anniversary of the crowning jewel in her oeuvre—and one of the most beloved romance novels ever written—Lord of Scoundrels. Chase has become somewhat of an expert

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. Have We Reached Peak Celebrity Audiobook Narration? I was browsing the finalists for the Audies and was struck

Haunting and Homicide, Ava Burke’s new cozy mystery, introduces a tour guide who sees ghosts—and helps one solve his own murder. Tallulah “Lou” Thatcher runs a ghost tour company in New Orleans. Though she just started, her tours are gaining in popularity thanks to her knack for finding paranormal activity on late-night strolls through the

This content contains affiliate links. When you buy through these links, we may earn an affiliate commission. Every January, readers who love books for children, tweens, and teens get excited about the annual awards and “best of” lists created by librarians. Among the most well known are the Caldecott Award, honoring the best in illustration;

Getting the latest book by a professional organizer whose breakthrough concept is minimalism may seem a little counterintuitive, but hear me out: LifeStyled: Your Guide to a More Organized and Intentional Life might change your life. At least, that’s what Shira Gill aims for. LifeStyled takes Gill’s well-established minimalist organizational principles, which she laid out

Today, the National Book Foundation (NBF) and the Alfred P. Sloan Foundation have announced the titles selected for the fourth year of the Science + Literature program, which is made possible by a three-year $525,000 renewal grant from the Sloan Foundation. Each year since its inception, the program has honored three books—one fiction, one nonfiction,

Loretta Chase closes out her Difficult Dukes trilogy with My Inconvenient Duke, providing a satisfying conclusion to the series and a happily ever after for her final rambunctious hero, Giles, Duke of Blackwood. Giles is one of the Dis-Graces, three wild and rebellious dukes running around 1830s London, all of whom inherited their estates young

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. Josh Cook, who I interviewed last year on First Edition about somewhat similar matters, kicks off a series

Food is among the greatest human connectors. In her latest book, How to Share an Egg: A True Story of Hunger, Love, and Plenty, chef and award-winning journalist Bonny Reichert weaves together vignettes about her family, her life and, most importantly, her intergenerational trauma, skillfully using food as a focal point and way to tie

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. Football Player’s In-Game Reading Sends Book to Top of the Charts Philadelphia Eagles wide receiver flipped open a

Korean author Han Kang, winner of the 2024 Nobel Prize in Literature, returns with We Do Not Part, her poetic, starkly beautiful fifth novel to be translated into English. Kyungha, the book’s narrator, wanders through a bewildering internal dreamscape, haunted by a recurring nightmare of graves inundated by rising water. She has lost or cut

This content contains affiliate links. When you buy through these links, we may earn an affiliate commission. Catch up on the most popular stories from this week’s editions of Today in Books. Details Emerge in Sexual Assault Allegations Against Neil Gaiman 100 Books to Look For in 2025 It’s always a good day when the

Amber can’t contain her feelings for Nico any longer. They’ve been best friends for years, and though part of her wishes they could go back to easy conversations, nights playing video games and chill hangouts with friends, she can’t hold back how she really feels. So during their eighth grade beach trip, she confesses—and he