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The Lilac People

By BookPage | Alice Cary | 5/14/2025 1:00 AM

Milo Todd’s soulful and suspenseful account of trans people fighting for survival amid political persecution after World War II, The Lilac People, could hardly be timelier. ... Read full Story

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Ocean Vuong’s monumental return

By BookPage | Phoebe Farrell-Sherman | 5/13/2025 1:00 AM

Don’t call the author’s sophomore novel “triumphant”: In The Emperor of Gladness, overcoming isn't the answer. ... Read full Story

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The Emperor of Gladness

By BookPage | Phoebe Farrell-Sherman | 5/13/2025 1:00 AM

Ocean Vuong’s second novel represents an evolution of his novelistic powers. It’s magisterial, precise and mythic in its resonance. ... Read full Story

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The Einstein of Sex

By BookPage | Deborah Mason | 5/13/2025 1:00 AM

The Einstein of Sex brilliantly resurrects Dr. Magnus Hirschfeld, the pioneering gay doctor and LGBTQ+ rights activist who defied the Nazis. ... Read full Story

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The Afterlife of Malcolm X

By BookPage | Natalia Berry | 5/13/2025 1:00 AM

As we mark the centennial of Malcolm X’s birth, The Afterlife of Malcolm X serves as a vital reminder of his enduring impact—and why his story continues to matter. ... Read full Story

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Spatial Alchemy

By BookPage | Laura Hutson Hunter | 5/13/2025 1:00 AM

Olga Naiman will guide you to manifest your desires through interior design in her handsome and inspiring Spatial Alchemy. ... Read full Story

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Sakina and the Uninvited Guests

By BookPage | Alice Cary | 5/13/2025 1:00 AM

Sakina and the Uninvited Guests is a unique celebration of the beauty and mysteries of art, language and the importance of remembering our ancestors. ... Read full Story

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One of the Boys

By BookPage | Jessica Peng | 5/13/2025 1:00 AM

One of the Boys is a standout work of YA fiction, as inspiring and illuminating as it is funny and relatable. ... Read full Story

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Hyo the Hellmaker

By BookPage | Tami Orendain | 5/13/2025 1:00 AM

Part myth, part horror and part mystery, Mina Ikemoto Ghosh’s Hyo the Hellmaker is a fresh take on divine fantasy that’s replete with the unexpected. ... Read full Story

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Freedom Season

By BookPage | Roger Bishop | 5/13/2025 1:00 AM

Peniel E. Joseph vividly chronicles the Civil Rights Movement in the pivotal year of 1963—when “America came undone and remade itself.” ... Read full Story

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Colette

By BookPage | Linda M. Castellitto | 5/13/2025 1:00 AM

Colette is an engaging tale that celebrates the joys of independence and solitude while gently encouraging individualistic readers to embrace the warmth of community. ... Read full Story

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Blow Up!

By BookPage | Laura Hutson Hunter | 5/13/2025 1:00 AM

If you’ve ever been curious about the history of contemporary art, there’s no better introduction than the graphic novel Blow Up! ... Read full Story

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At Last She Stood

By BookPage | Emily Koch | 5/13/2025 1:00 AM

Erin Entrada Kelly’s At Last She Stood shares the story of World War II guerilla fighter and leprosy advocate Josefina “Joey” Guerrero, helping inspire in a new generation of readers the bravery to overcome immense odds. ... Read full Story

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Let the stars be your book club’s guide

By BookPage | Julie Hale | 5/12/2025 1:00 AM

Take your book club on a cosmic journey with an astrology-inspired novel. ... Read full Story

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Four books about the act of mothering

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

It can be tempting to think of “mother” as a noun, but these books approach the word as a verb. ... Read full Story

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An office flirtation might turn deadly in a thriller-romance hybrid

By BookPage | Christie Ridgway | 5/7/2025 1:00 AM

Kate Posey’s Serial Killer Games is a fabulous, endlessly surprising debut, plus the latest from Eloisa James and Bailey Hannah. ... Read full Story

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Anything

By BookPage | Jill Lorenzini | 5/6/2025 3:40 PM

Anything is beautiful, gentle and so deeply, achingly honest. Few books achieve this level of poignant humanity. ... Read full Story

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Mira Grant: horror writer, alien abductee?

By BookPage | Mira Grant | 5/6/2025 1:00 AM

The author’s childhood disappearance inspired Overgrowth, her disconcerting new take on the body-snatcher story. ... Read full Story

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Wonder Women

By BookPage | Laura Hutson Hunter | 5/6/2025 1:00 AM

Wonder Women is a definitive collection of contemporary figurative painting by women and nonbinary artists from the Asian diaspora. ... Read full Story

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Where Are You, Bronte?

By BookPage | Julie Danielson | 5/6/2025 1:00 AM

The final work of the late Tomie dePaola, Where Are You, Bronte? is a heartfelt tribute to dePaola's beloved dog, with illustrations from Barbara McClintock that pay homage to dePaola's inimitable style. ... Read full Story

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2026 Toyota C-HR

by Car and Drive | May 14 2025

beauty

13 Major Hair Transformations Celebrities Still Regret

by The List | Mar 03 2025

exercise

Office Chair Butt: Cleveland Clinic Experts on How To Prevent It

by thehealthy.com | Mar 31 2025

finance

Here’s something the rich know about managing investment risk that can help you, too

by MarketWatch.com | May 14 2025

football

“He’s a Great Kid” – Brian Daboll Excited to Get Started with #3 Overall Draft Pick Abdul Carter

by ESNY | Apr 24 2025

mental

Audi Crooks on Keeping Eyes on the Prize and Caring for Mental Health

by thehealthy.com | Mar 07 2025

metro

Trump admin backs Jewish professor’s discrimination case against CUNY school

by New York Post | May 14 2025

new_jersey

Op-Ed: The real way to increase teenage voting in Newark – and elsewhere, too

by NJ Spotlight | May 14 2025

nutrition

I Drank a “Cortisol Cocktail” Every Day for a Week—Here’s What Happened

by thehealthy.com | May 13 2025

odd_fun

Flying duck caught on speed camera could be repeat offender

by Sky News | May 14 2025

opinion

Take it from this Muslim: Peace depends on total defeat of the Islamist death cult

by Opinion on Fox News | May 14 2025

retirement

Retirement plannomg: the differences between a traditional and Roth IRA

by Fox News | Mar 30 2025

shopping

Vosteed’s Discreet Tactical Blade Is a Fresh Take on the Grandfather of Fighting Knives

by Gear Patrol | May 14 2025

travel

Mauritius: Luxury couple’s getaway from £177pn for a Deluxe Seaview Suite in Adults-only wing

by The Travel Magazine | May 13 2025

upstate

Robb's Topp Doggs to open location in Via Port Rotterdam

by NEWS10 ABC | May 14 2025

Word of the Day

scuttlebutt

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

scuttlebutt • \SKUTT-ul-butt\ • noun

Scuttlebutt refers to rumor or gossip—in other words, talk or stories about someone or something that may not be true.

// According to the scuttlebutt in the financial markets, the company will be downsizing soon.

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Examples:

“If highly social otters want the local scuttlebutt, so to speak, they can pick up information through the scents fellow otters leave behind at communal latrines that a group of otters will create and use.” — Lisa Meyers McClintick, The Minnesota Star Tribune, 2 Mar. 2025

Did you know?

When office workers catch up on the latest scuttlebutt around the water cooler, they are continuing a long-standing tradition that probably also occurred on sailing ships of yore. Back in the early 1800s, scuttlebutt (an alteration of scuttled butt) referred to a cask containing a ship’s daily supply of fresh water (scuttle means “to cut a hole through the bottom,” and butt means “cask”); that name was later applied to a drinking fountain on a ship or at a naval installation. In time, the term for the water source was also applied to the gossip and rumors disseminated around it, and the latest chatter has been called “scuttlebutt” ever since.

The Lilac People

Ocean Vuong’s monumental return

The Emperor of Gladness

The Einstein of Sex

The Afterlife of Malcolm X

Spatial Alchemy

Sakina and the Uninvited Guests

One of the Boys

Hyo the Hellmaker

Freedom Season

Colette

Blow Up!

At Last She Stood

Let the stars be your book club’s guide

Four books about the act of mothering

An office flirtation might turn deadly in a thriller-romance hybrid

Anything

Mira Grant: horror writer, alien abductee?

Wonder Women

Where Are You, Bronte?

The NYT Bestsellers

Amazon Best Sellers

2026 Toyota C-HR

13 Major Hair Transformations Celebrities Still Regret

Office Chair Butt: Cleveland Clinic Experts on How To Prevent It

Here’s something the rich know about managing investment risk that can help you, too

“He’s a Great Kid” – Brian Daboll Excited to Get Started with #3 Overall Draft Pick Abdul Carter

Audi Crooks on Keeping Eyes on the Prize and Caring for Mental Health

Trump admin backs Jewish professor’s discrimination case against CUNY school

Op-Ed: The real way to increase teenage voting in Newark – and elsewhere, too

I Drank a “Cortisol Cocktail” Every Day for a Week—Here’s What Happened

Flying duck caught on speed camera could be repeat offender

Take it from this Muslim: Peace depends on total defeat of the Islamist death cult

Retirement plannomg: the differences between a traditional and Roth IRA

Vosteed’s Discreet Tactical Blade Is a Fresh Take on the Grandfather of Fighting Knives

Mauritius: Luxury couple’s getaway from £177pn for a Deluxe Seaview Suite in Adults-only wing

Robb's Topp Doggs to open location in Via Port Rotterdam

Word of the Day

10 Odd & Fun

1.Flying duck caught on speed camera could be repeat offender

2.Watch: Woman hangs by her hair for 25 minutes to break world record

3.Alpacas escape Cedar Point petting zoo, wander through park

4.Watch: Texas cat's viral quinceañera ends up saving local rescue group

5.Cow causes delays for commuters on Oklahoma City highway

6.Bright green fireball in Australian sky identified as 'one hell of a meteor'

7.Zoo asks public to be on the lookout for escaped capybara

8.Look: Baby raccoons rescued from inside wall at San Francisco's Chase Center

9.Watch: New Zealand cyclist Dion Smith collides with goat during Giro d'Italia

10.'Randomly' selected scratch-off lottery ticket earns man $300,000