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Interiors of a Storyteller

By BookPage | Laura Hutson Hunter | 4/17/2025 1:00 AM

Stephanie Sabbe’s Interiors of a Storyteller weaves memoir with interior design and is recommended for Southerners, designers and fans of storytelling of all stripes. ... Read full Story

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Prose to the People

By BookPage | Laura Hutson Hunter | 4/15/2025 1:00 AM

Prose to the People overflows with photographs, oral histories, essays and interviews that document and celebrate Black bookstores. ... Read full Story

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Please Pay Attention

By BookPage | Norah Piehl | 4/15/2025 1:00 AM

The poetic language in Jamie Sumner’s Please Pay Attention makes the horror of school violence clear without depicting it in a graphic way. ... Read full Story

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Pencil

By BookPage | Linda M. Castellitto | 4/15/2025 1:00 AM

In Pencil, Hye-Eun Kim artfully blends the fanciful and the practical as she invites readers to ponder cycles of destruction and renewal, creativity and inspiration. ... Read full Story

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When the Harvest Comes

By BookPage | Laura Sackton | 4/14/2025 1:00 AM

Every time Denne Michele Norris’ characters Davis and Everett interact—whether they’re at a family dinner, at home, or even avoiding conversations they need to have—the depth of their love is the loudest thing on the page. ... Read full Story

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Francine’s Spectacular Crash and Burn

By BookPage | Chika Gujarathi | 4/14/2025 1:00 AM

Renee Swindle’s novel Francine’s Spectacular Crash and Burn indeed does a spectacular and heartwarming job of showcasing how unexpected connections can be a salve for grief. ... Read full Story

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There’s Always Room at the Table

By BookPage | Becky Libourel Diamond | 4/9/2025 1:00 AM

Fourth-generation farmer Kaleb Wyse’s debut cookbook gets back to basics by resurrecting old comfort-food favorites that reflect his rural Midwestern roots. ... Read full Story

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Another Word for Neighbor

By BookPage | Yi Jiang | 4/9/2025 1:00 AM

Another Word for Neighbor’s heartfelt depiction of grief and isolation has all the warmth of a steaming bowl of pho. ... Read full Story

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Words with Wings and Magic Things

By BookPage | Callie Ann Starkey | 4/8/2025 1:00 AM

Words with Wings and Magic Things is sure to inspire readers to seek bold and courageous adventures. Many will likely even pick up a pen and create their own poetry. ... Read full Story

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Don’t Trust Fish

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

Don’t Trust Fish is an educational and highly entertaining delight, sure to inspire interest in oceanography and ichthyology—and lots of rereads. ... Read full Story

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Home is a Wish

By BookPage | Alice Cary | 4/7/2025 1:00 AM

Home Is a Wish is a gorgeous book that allows readers to feel both the emotions of displacement and the comforts of home. ... Read full Story

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Midnight Motorbike

By BookPage | Alice Cary | 4/7/2025 1:00 AM

Maureen Shay Tajsar and Ishita Jain’s Midnight Motorbike is an exciting and ultimately comforting ode to adventure, observation and love. ... Read full Story

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Anatomy of an Andrea Long Chu takedown

By BookPage | Cat Acree | 4/7/2025 1:00 AM

The Pulitzer Prize-winning critic thinks of her blistering critiques as an “aggressive form of friendship.” ... Read full Story

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Three sci-fi visions of alternate worlds

By BookPage | the editors of BookPage | 4/3/2025 1:00 AM

Our world but stranger, better or worse. ... Read full Story

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Go to Italy, fall back in love—try not to get assassinated

By BookPage | Christie Ridgway | 4/2/2025 1:00 AM

Carlie Walker’s action-packed new rom-com is utterly delicious, plus the latest from Katee Robert and Suzanne Enoch in this month’s romance column. ... Read full Story

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4 inspiring reads to take your book club back to nature

By BookPage | Julie Hale | 4/2/2025 1:00 AM

From ancient fossils to sea turtles to backyard wildlife, immerse yourself in the natural world on Earth Day—and every day. ... Read full Story

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Valley of Forgetting

By BookPage | Stephen Elliott | 4/1/2025 1:00 AM

The deeply personal and deeply technical Valley of Forgetting creates a memorable portrait of the families afflicted with a rare form of Alzheimer’s disease, and the researchers trying to cure it. ... Read full Story

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Vera Wong’s Guide to Snooping (on a Dead Man)

By BookPage | Jamie Orsini | 4/1/2025 1:00 AM

Jesse Q. Sutanto’s second Vera Wong mystery is an exceptional cozy, full of humor and heart. ... Read full Story

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When We Were Real

By BookPage | Jessica Peng | 4/1/2025 1:00 AM

Daryl Gregory renders a high concept (“What if we all live in a simulation?”) believable, terrifying and emotionally resonant in When We Were Real. ... Read full Story

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Where the Axe Is Buried

By BookPage | Laura Hubbard | 4/1/2025 1:00 AM

An engrossing exploration of consciousness, autocracy and global politics, Where the Axe Is Buried is a cybernetically enhanced thriller with the pacing of a literary novel. ... Read full Story

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auto

Hyundai Says More XRT Pro Off-Road Models Are Coming

by carbuzz.com | Apr 17 2025

basketball

Bulls blowout loss to Heat the latest painful reminder of how Chicago continues to spin in circles

by CBS Interactive Inc | Apr 17 2025

finance

This Tesla and Alphabet earnings play could profit from stock-market volatility

by MarketWatch.com | Apr 17 2025

food

The Best Frozen Chicken Wings We Tried Are Indistinguishable From Takeout

by The Daily Meal | Apr 17 2025

football

Giants benching of QB Daniel Jones spotlights NFL-wide issue

by ESNY | Nov 18 2024

game

Rockstar Is Celebrating 4/20 Day In GTA Online With Hunting Pack, Weed Rewards, And A Yeti

by GameSpot | Apr 17 2025

health

CT Scans Linked to New Cancer Diagnoses in U.S., But Overall Risk is Low

by Healthline.com | Apr 17 2025

music

Coldplay & TWICE Drop ‘We Pray’ Remix After Debuting the Song Live Together in South Korea

by Billboard | Apr 17 2025

nation

Six injured in shooting at Florida State University in Tallahassee; suspect in custody

by upi.com | Apr 17 2025

new_jersey

What the latest NJ school performance reports show

by NJ Spotlight | Apr 17 2025

nutrition

I Ate Pineapple Every Day—Here’s What Happened

by thehealthy.com | Mar 31 2025

politics

Jeffries: US 'in a crisis across the board, in every way possible'

by The Hill | Apr 17 2025

retirement

Retirement plannomg: the differences between a traditional and Roth IRA

by Fox News | Mar 30 2025

travel

Meeting the Rapa Nui of Easter Island

by Wanderlust | Apr 17 2025

upstate

Albany Republican Headquarters vandalized with swastikas

by NEWS10 ABC | Apr 17 2025

Word of the Day

uncouth

Merriam-Webster's Word of the Day for April 17, 2025 is:

uncouth • \un-KOOTH\ • adjective

Uncouth describes things, such as language or behavior, that are impolite or socially unacceptable. A person may also be described as uncouth if they are behaving in a rude way.

// Stacy realized it would be uncouth to show up to the party without a gift, so she picked up a bottle of wine on the way.

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Examples:

“Perhaps people deride those who buy books solely for how they look because it reminds them that despite their primary love of literature, they still appreciate a beautiful cover. It’s not of primary importance but liking how something looks in your home matters to some extent, even if it feels uncouth to acknowledge.” — Chiara Dello Joio, LitHub.com, 24 Jan. 2023

Did you know?

Old English speakers used the word cūth to describe things that were familiar to them, and uncūth for the strange and mysterious. These words passed through Middle English into modern English with different spellings but the same meanings. While couth eventually dropped out of use, uncouth soldiered on. In Captain Singleton by English novelist Daniel Defoe, for example, the author refers to “a strange noise more uncouth than any they had ever heard,” while Shakespeare wrote of an “uncouth forest” in As You Like It. This “unfamiliar” sense of uncouth, however, joined couth in becoming, well, unfamiliar to most English users, giving way to the now-common meanings, “rude” and “lacking polish or grace.” The adjective couth in use today, meaning “sophisticated” or “polished,” arose at the turn of the 20th century, not from the earlier couth, but as a back-formation of uncouth, joining the ranks of other “uncommon opposites” such as kempt and gruntled.

Interiors of a Storyteller

Prose to the People

Please Pay Attention

Pencil

When the Harvest Comes

Francine’s Spectacular Crash and Burn

There’s Always Room at the Table

Another Word for Neighbor

Words with Wings and Magic Things

Don’t Trust Fish

Home is a Wish

Midnight Motorbike

Anatomy of an Andrea Long Chu takedown

Three sci-fi visions of alternate worlds

Go to Italy, fall back in love—try not to get assassinated

4 inspiring reads to take your book club back to nature

Valley of Forgetting

Vera Wong’s Guide to Snooping (on a Dead Man)

When We Were Real

Where the Axe Is Buried

The NYT Bestsellers

Amazon Best Sellers

Hyundai Says More XRT Pro Off-Road Models Are Coming

Bulls blowout loss to Heat the latest painful reminder of how Chicago continues to spin in circles

This Tesla and Alphabet earnings play could profit from stock-market volatility

The Best Frozen Chicken Wings We Tried Are Indistinguishable From Takeout

Giants benching of QB Daniel Jones spotlights NFL-wide issue

Rockstar Is Celebrating 4/20 Day In GTA Online With Hunting Pack, Weed Rewards, And A Yeti

CT Scans Linked to New Cancer Diagnoses in U.S., But Overall Risk is Low

Coldplay & TWICE Drop ‘We Pray’ Remix After Debuting the Song Live Together in South Korea

Six injured in shooting at Florida State University in Tallahassee; suspect in custody

What the latest NJ school performance reports show

I Ate Pineapple Every Day—Here’s What Happened

Jeffries: US 'in a crisis across the board, in every way possible'

Retirement plannomg: the differences between a traditional and Roth IRA

Meeting the Rapa Nui of Easter Island

Albany Republican Headquarters vandalized with swastikas

Word of the Day

10 Odd & Fun

1.Watch: Herd of 25 escaped cows visits Pennsylvania neighborhoods

2.Watch: Mass. teen's message in a bottle from 1976 found in the Bahamas

3.Watch: Celebrity turkey returns to Manhattan in search of a mate

4.Look: Tiny pygmy falcon chick hatches at Texas zoo

5.Look: Laundry soap pods used to rescue raccoon from storm drain grate

6.Watch: Michigan bookstore moves into new location one book at a time

7.Michigan Townspeople Move 9,100 Books To New Home One By One

8.Millions tune in to see 24-hour live coverage of annual moose migration

9.918 people play Monopoly in Australia to break world record

10.Itchy hand leads Maryland man to $30,000 lottery prize