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This content contains affiliate links. When you buy through these links, we may earn an affiliate commission. Who doesn’t love a great, short book? You get the satisfaction of consuming a story in a day or so and notching another book read. If the job is done right, the story will carry as much weight

FL Everett’s Murder at Mistletoe Manor is a snowbound murder mystery that manages to be genuinely festive and genuinely chilling. A closed-circle whodunnit, it pays homage to Agatha Christie’s And Then There Were None and other Golden Age mysteries, but it does so with a modern sensibility and a wry sense of humour. It’s four

In his acclaimed 2005 debut, Can’t Stop Won’t Stop, Jeff Chang chronicled hip-hop as a cultural force that reshaped the world. In his similarly masterful new book, Water Mirror Echo: Bruce Lee and the Making of Asian America, Chang focuses on the martial arts icon who’s both a global inspiration and an enduring enigma. The

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Two decades have passed since Armand Gamache joined the crime fiction legions. As the first novel, Still Life, celebrates its 20th anniversary he’s back in The Black Wolf. This is a book that shows author Louise Penny still has her finger firmly on the pulse after all these years. The Black Wolf follows on from

A cozy mystery rooted in academic infighting and poisonous plants, The Botanist’s Assistant by Peggy Townsend introduces a memorable new sleuth in Margaret Finch. Margaret thrives with routine. She eats the same lunch every day, she wears a specific outfit each day of the week and she observes a strict schedule, which she follows down

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 New York Times‘s 100 Notable Books of 2025 I think the day the New York Times drops

We’ve heard of murder on the dance floor before, but murder at the book club is definitely more our rhythm. It’s perfect for crime fiction lovers who adore the culture of reading and discussing mystery books. So let’s get our news report underway with that very topic in our lead book this week – The

Aztec mythology celebrates the serpent god Quetzalcoatl for his role in the world’s creation, but his dog-headed twin brother, Xolotl, is often forgotten—or worse, known as “a monster,” according to the opening of Newbery Medalist Donna Barba Higuera’s Xolo. After a cataclysm that wipes out humanity, the gods descend to Earth so that they may

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Since 2017, Barbara Copperthwaite has been a crime author worth following if you enjoy frighteningly realistic psychological crime fiction, and books like Her Last Secret and the Perfect Friend have been favourites on both sides of the Atlantic. But a couple of years ago, she had an idea – a wonderfully, gothic-y, creepy idea. It

Remember those kindergarten construction paper projects, weaving strips of two or more colors together? Crafters craving something nostalgic yet contemporary can easily take this concept to new levels with Weaving With Paper: 30 Projects to Expand Your Creativity. It’s a wonderfully detailed guide that takes readers from simple beginning exercises to more advanced, artistic methods.

This content contains affiliate links. When you buy through these links, we may earn an affiliate commission. Erica Ezeifedi, Associate Editor, is a transplant from Nashville, TN that has settled in the North East. In addition to being a writer, she has worked as a victim advocate and in public libraries, where she has focused

Espionage fiction is at its best when it responds to current geopolitical events in new and interesting ways, and debut author Philip Lazar does just that with The Tiger and the Bear. It feels like a story that could easily happen. Because so much of the news these days seems to be a toxic amalgam

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As we head into the festive season, which book will be your Christmas number one? Well, our first book in this week’s news column shares its title with Tears for Fears‘ global hit Everybody Wants to Rule the World. And, the novel by Ace Atkins is set in the same year as the tune, 1985.

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. David Baldacci Donating $13 Million to Fund Civil Discourse Initiative Bestselling author David Baldacci is donating $13 million

Crime pays, especially true crime. Seeking to cash in on the macabre boom in interest in all things criminal, Dominic Eastwood approaches a contact at Netflix about making a documentary series concerning the peculiar events that befell his aunt and uncle, Sue and Mal Eastwood, retired police officers turned publicans. But what actually happened to

Cat Tales “If you are reading this sentence,” begins Cat Tales: A History, “you probably have a cat nearby.” Cats are the most popular pet in America—more households have dogs than cats, but cat owners are more likely to have multiple cats—and yet they continue to fascinate with their mysterious, aloof ways. Author Jerry D.

This content contains affiliate links. When you buy through these links, we may earn an affiliate commission. Your usual guide through new releases, Erica, is out this week, but I’m here to shepherd you through the biggest and most exciting new releases of the moment! We’re coming off the months of the publishing season, but

Mickey Haller has really been put through the wringer over the years, even going to prison at one point. But as The Proving Ground opens it’s a more contemplative Mickey who is in the spotlight. He’s stepped away from the cut and thrust of criminal law and is now plying his trade in the civil

Zac Hammett makes his debut with gay enemies-to-lovers romance See You at the Finish Line. An award-winning screenwriter for Hallmark, Hammett has a lighthearted voice that transfers perfectly to the page. Here we have two members of the Cambridge rowing team, the handsome cox and even handsomer stroke, to refer to them by their rather

Black AF History: The Un-Whitewashed Story of America by Michael Harriot About the book club: Mocha Girls Read is a monthly book club of Black women who love to read. They currently have chapters in 14 cities across the United States. Anyone can join an Instagram Live every first Saturday of the month at 5

KJ Whittle’s debut novel, Seven Reasons to Murder Your Dinner Guests, is a psychological mystery that balances the intrigue of a traditional whodunnit with the moral uncertainty of a contemporary character study. The puzzle begins when seven strangers are invited to a dinner party at a subterranean London restaurant called Serendipity’s. None of them know

★ Puzzle Mania! Word puzzles have probably been around for as long as words themselves. These days, crosswords, pictograms and myriad other puzzles are conveniently accessible on the tiny computers that accompany us on public transportation, in waiting rooms, to the loo and any place we must sit idly. But there is something so satisfying

GMA revealed the cover of Summer State of Mind, the latest from Kristy Woodson Harvey, best-selling author of the Peachtree Bluff series. The contemporary fiction novel is “about a community that comes together in unexpected ways.” Summer State of Mind is out from Gallery Books on May 5, 2026. If you’re familiar with Anne Rice’s

Welcome to our weekly column featuring the latest new crime novels. Let’s get underway with some hot historical crime fiction set in Raj India from Abir Mukherjee. Also in our report you’ll find novels by David Boito and Con Lehane, plus tech thrillers from Cate Holahan and Heather Gudenkauf. The Burning Grounds by Abir Mukherjee

Featuring her signature wit and charm, Mhairi McFarlane’s newest rom-com, Cover Story, follows two workplace adversaries who agree to fake date to land the story of a lifetime. Indie podcaster and journalist Bel Macauly was in need of a fresh start after breaking up with her longtime boyfriend and dodging the rebound guy who came

This content contains affiliate links. When you buy through these links, we may earn an affiliate commission. Katie’s parents never told her “no” when she asked for a book, which was the start of most of her problems. She has an MLIS from the University of Illinois and works full time as a Circulation &

Kit Fielding’s Under Vixens Mere takes the closed-circle trope to a whole new setting: a collection of houseboats and their residents near the village of Broome in the English countryside. On the surface, Vixen’s Mere is a peaceful community of people whose lives have grown intertwined over many years. Under the surface, it’s a different