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Positive Obsession

By BookPage | Alden Mudge | 8/18/2025 1:00 AM

In her illuminating, uplifting biography of Octavia E. Butler, Susana M. Morris explores how the trailblazing sci-fi author became a “midwife of contemporary Black feminism.” ... Read full Story

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Octavia E. Butler finds a kindred spirit in her biographer, Susana M. Morris

By BookPage | Alden Mudge | 8/18/2025 1:00 AM

In Positive Obsession, Morris explores the rich internal life of the visionary sci-fi author of Kindred and The Parable of the Sower, whose books “charge us all with creating the future we want to see.” ... Read full Story

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A septuagenarian serial killer gets back in the game

By BookPage | Bruce Tierney | 8/14/2025 1:00 AM

Samantha Downing’s latest suspense novel is a darkly hilarious look at an analog killer in a digital world, plus Flavia Alba investigates a murder in Pompeii. ... Read full Story

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Bethany Bennett’s latest Regency romance is a total delight

By BookPage | Christie Ridgway | 8/13/2025 1:00 AM

Plus, a sailing adventure rom-com and a pop star finds love in this month’s best romances. ... Read full Story

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A Witch’s Guide to Magical Innkeeping

By BookPage | Katie Garaby | 8/13/2025 1:00 AM

Sangu Mandanna might actually be a witch herself: The long-anticipated follow-up to The Very Secret Society of Irregular Witches is here, and it is well worth the wait. ... Read full Story

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A Game in Yellow

By BookPage | Matthew Jackson | 8/12/2025 1:00 AM

Sexy, complex and confident, A Game in Yellow explores a three-way relationship gone horribly wrong thanks to a madness-inducing play. You’ve never read another horror novel like this one. ... Read full Story

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2 classic works of horror get terrifying modern updates

By BookPage | the editors of BookPage | 8/12/2025 1:00 AM

A couple turns to The King in Yellow to spice up their love life, and The Haunting of Hill House takes a Floridian vacation. ... Read full Story

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2 reality tv rom-coms that are all pleasure, no guilt

By BookPage | Editors | 8/12/2025 1:00 AM

Alice Chen’s Reality Check and The Re-Write pull apart the layers of reality dating shows. ... Read full Story

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CeeCee

By BookPage | Alice Cary | 8/12/2025 1:00 AM

Young readers will be enthralled with Shana Keller’s storytelling in CeeCee, while Laura Freeman’s illustrations seamlessly blend the historical realities of slavery on Maryland’s Eastern Shore plantations with the fairy-tale dreams of the book’s young enslaved protagonist. ... Read full Story

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Nights and Weekends

By BookPage | Becky Libourel Diamond | 8/12/2025 1:00 AM

With recipes fit for both hectic weeknights and slow Saturdays, Alexis deBoschnek’s Nights and Weekends offers fresh inspiration to home chefs, seven days a week. ... Read full Story

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Zhang Yueran and Jeremy Tiang: The collaboration behind Women, Seated

By BookPage | Lauren Bufferd | 8/11/2025 1:00 AM

Author Zhang Yueran and translator Jeremy Tiang share how their sharp new book about class in China made its way to American readers. ... Read full Story

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4 sweeping biographies that spotlight the lives of literary titans

By BookPage | Julie Hale | 8/7/2025 1:00 AM

Ignite your book club with works about Audre Lorde, Jane Austen, Simone de Beauvoir and John Steinbeck. ... Read full Story

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The Blonde Who Came In from the Cold

By BookPage | Dolly R. Sickles | 8/5/2025 1:00 AM

Full of suspense and humor and heart, Ally Carter’s espionage romance The Blonde Who Came in From the Cold is satisfying and sexy. ... Read full Story

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The Fallen & the Kiss of Dusk

By BookPage | Laura Hubbard | 8/5/2025 1:00 AM

Carissa Broadbent’s The Fallen & the Kiss of Dusk is an exquisite mix of deep romance, lush world building and tense action. ... Read full Story

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Departure 37

By BookPage | Chris Pickens | 8/5/2025 1:00 AM

Cold War technology haunts the present in Scott Carson’s deft and suspenseful Departure 37. ... Read full Story

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Onstage or on camera, there’s nowhere to hide

By BookPage | the editors of BookPage | 8/5/2025 1:00 AM

Two actors find themselves way over their heads in Alexis Soloski’s and Dan Fesperman’s excellent thrillers. ... Read full Story

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Historian Jennifer Wright reveals how America learned to party

By BookPage | Linda M. Castellitto | 8/4/2025 1:00 AM

Glitz, Glam, and a Damn Good Time offers an extensively researched, highly entertaining window into the colorful life of Gilded Age party girl Mamie Fish. ... Read full Story

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7 debut novels to shake up your 2025 TBR

By BookPage | the editors of BookPage | 8/4/2025 1:00 AM

A novel is possibility. A debut novel? Possibility squared. These seven first-time novelists, including Rob Franklin and Maria Reva, will open up your reading horizons. ... Read full Story

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The Conjuring of America

By BookPage | Destiny O. Birdsong | 7/29/2025 1:00 AM

The Conjuring of America explores how the folk magic of Black women is woven into the very fabric of American identity, shaping who we are and how we live. ... Read full Story

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Sloppy

By BookPage | Vanessa Willoughby | 7/29/2025 1:00 AM

With humor and razor-sharp wit, Rax King’s sophomore essay collection, Sloppy, shows that engaging in painful self-reflection is a worthwhile venture. ... Read full Story

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Octopus arms are adaptable but some are favored for particular jobs

by Science News | Sep 11 2025

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Aston Martin's Baby Stroller Is Perfect For Cry-Babies With A Not-So-Big Budget

by carbuzz.com | Sep 13 2025

basketball

Bilal Coulibaly's Eurobasket injury could be major blow for Wizards team aiming to solidify young core

by CBS Interactive Inc | Sep 12 2025

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Isabel Cañas’ latest novel may be historical horror, but it also has a passionate romance at its center

by BookPage | Sep 10 2025

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Here’s How Many Steps You Really Need To Walk, Says a Cleveland Clinic Sports Cardiologist Based on New Research

by thehealthy.com | Aug 28 2025

food

How To Instantly Spot Bananas That Will Spoil Quickly

by The Daily Meal | Sep 13 2025

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War Amputees Find New Purpose on the Golf Course

by NY Times | Jul 25 2025

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Don't Fall for This Sneaky QR Code Scam if You Get a Surprise Package

by CNET | Sep 13 2025

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Special Olympics Advocates: Don’t Leave This Community Out of Mental Health Discussions

by thehealthy.com | May 28 2025

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Cardi B dances on top of car during pop-up event ahead of new album release

by New York Post | Sep 13 2025

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NJ Spotlight News: September 12, 2025

by NJ Spotlight | Sep 12 2025

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Stowaway gecko travels from Portugal to Guernsey in suitcase

by United Press International, Inc. | Sep 12 2025

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Ikea’s Latest Affordable Launch Quietly Solves a Problem We All Have

by Gear Patrol | Sep 12 2025

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Watch – What Xabi Alonso said to the referee after Real Sociedad 1-2 Real Madrid

by Yahoo Sports | Sep 14 2025

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Albany celebrates Ukrainian culture

by NEWS10 ABC | Sep 13 2025

Word of the Day

perpetuity

Merriam-Webster's Word of the Day for September 14, 2025 is:

perpetuity • \per-puh-TOO-uh-tee\ • noun

Perpetuity refers to a state of continuing forever or for a very long time.

// The property will be passed on from generation to generation in perpetuity.

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Examples:

“This isn’t new territory for the band—beginning with 2018’s Modern Meta Physic, Peel Dream Magazine have taken cues from bands like Stereolab and Pram, exploring the ways that rigid, droning repetition can make time feel rubbery. As they snap back into the present, Black sings, ‘Millions of light years, all of them ours.’ The past and future fold into themselves, braided together in perpetuity.” — Dash Lewis, Pitchfork, 4 Sept. 2024

Did you know?

Perpetuity is a “forever” word—not in the sense that it relates to a lifelong relationship (as in “forever home”), but because it concerns the concept of, well, forever. Not only can perpetuity refer to infinite time, aka eternity, but it also has specific legal and financial uses, as for certain arrangements in wills and for annuities that are payable forever, or at least for the foreseeable future. The word ultimately comes from the Latin adjective perpetuus, meaning “continual” or “uninterrupted.” Perpetuus is the ancestor of several additional “forever” words, including the verb perpetuate (“to cause to last indefinitely”) and the adjective perpetual (“continuing forever,” “occurring continually”). A lesser known descendent, perpetuana, is now mostly encountered in historical works, as it refers to a type of durable wool or worsted fabric made in England only from the late 16th through the 18th centuries. Alas, nothing is truly forever.

Positive Obsession

Octavia E. Butler finds a kindred spirit in her biographer, Susana M. Morris

A septuagenarian serial killer gets back in the game

Bethany Bennett’s latest Regency romance is a total delight

A Witch’s Guide to Magical Innkeeping

A Game in Yellow

2 classic works of horror get terrifying modern updates

2 reality tv rom-coms that are all pleasure, no guilt

CeeCee

Nights and Weekends

Zhang Yueran and Jeremy Tiang: The collaboration behind Women, Seated

4 sweeping biographies that spotlight the lives of literary titans

The Blonde Who Came In from the Cold

The Fallen & the Kiss of Dusk

Departure 37

Onstage or on camera, there’s nowhere to hide

Historian Jennifer Wright reveals how America learned to party

7 debut novels to shake up your 2025 TBR

The Conjuring of America

Sloppy

The NYT Bestsellers

Amazon Best Sellers

Octopus arms are adaptable but some are favored for particular jobs

Aston Martin's Baby Stroller Is Perfect For Cry-Babies With A Not-So-Big Budget

Bilal Coulibaly's Eurobasket injury could be major blow for Wizards team aiming to solidify young core

Isabel Cañas’ latest novel may be historical horror, but it also has a passionate romance at its center

Here’s How Many Steps You Really Need To Walk, Says a Cleveland Clinic Sports Cardiologist Based on New Research

How To Instantly Spot Bananas That Will Spoil Quickly

War Amputees Find New Purpose on the Golf Course

Don't Fall for This Sneaky QR Code Scam if You Get a Surprise Package

Special Olympics Advocates: Don’t Leave This Community Out of Mental Health Discussions

Cardi B dances on top of car during pop-up event ahead of new album release

NJ Spotlight News: September 12, 2025

Stowaway gecko travels from Portugal to Guernsey in suitcase

Ikea’s Latest Affordable Launch Quietly Solves a Problem We All Have

Watch – What Xabi Alonso said to the referee after Real Sociedad 1-2 Real Madrid

Albany celebrates Ukrainian culture

Word of the Day

10 Odd & Fun

1.Stowaway gecko travels from Portugal to Guernsey in suitcase

2.Michigan man's Powerball winnings are 3 times more than expected

3.National Video Games Day: 5 stunning world records

4.Watch: Raccoon steals package from New York porch

5.Watch: Ice skater breaks Guinness World Record for jumping rope

6.Look: Zoo announces hatching of eight iguanas with no father

7.Watch: Police reunite stowaway pet pigeon with owner in Texas

8.Microchip shows stray cat was 900 miles from home

9.Look: Exotic snake found wandering loose along Ontario road

10.Look: Firefighters rescue pet lizard stranded in tree