Welcome to Today in Books, our daily round-up of literary headlines at the intersection of politics, culture, media, and more. Two Scams Target Author Hopes Two items came across my laptop this morning in the same vein: scammers trying to fake out authors. In one case (via Publishers Lunch), it is to get them to
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It’s November which means we are officially in award season, and what better way to kick off season than with the Ebony Power 100 Gala that celebrates influential black leaders who are reshaping the culture. The evening highlighted black excellency in a variety of fields, with a multitude of celebs in attendance. Many who have
This is what Y2K dreams are made of. Earlier this week, Hilary Duff announced that she would be releasing her new song, “Mature,” on Nov 6 — her first new music since her last album, 2015’s Breathe In. Breathe Out. When speaking to hostJake Shane for the Season Two finale episode on the Therapuss podcast,
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The project is still in early stages. Han told Elle UK that she is still in the process of writing the script. So we don’t have any release date yet, and we can only speculate about what Han means by “another milestone.” Meanwhile, Jenny Han’s To All the Boys I’ve Loved Before has been adapted
A Place for Us by James Ransome This wordless picture book opens with a mother walking to school to pick up her child at the end of the day. The two eat dinner at a cafeteria, then walk to the library, where they remain until it closes. Afterward, the mom finds an empty bench at
This content contains affiliate links. When you buy through these links, we may earn an affiliate commission. Liberty Hardy is an unrepentant velocireader, writer, bitey mad lady, and tattoo canvas. Turn-ons include books, books and books. Her favorite exclamation is “Holy cats!” Liberty reads more than should be legal, sleeps very little, frequently writes on
Marsha: The Joy and Defiance of Marsha P. Johnson by Tourmaline We finally, finally have a full and researched biography of the queer, feminist icon Marsha P. Johnson, who fought both by existing and through her work as an activist to illuminate the Black trans experience. Tourmaline, herself a Black trans woman, a filmmaker, and
Ice Spice has dropped a new single, “Pretty Privilege.” The rapper shared the track alongside a music video, which sees her strutting and dancing around a mansion. The track sees Ice Spice taking aim at her fellow artists. “Poser, she hear my song and copy everything I say,” she spits. “Like, what the fuck? These
This content contains affiliate links. When you buy through these links, we may earn an affiliate commission. Isabelle Popp has written all sorts of things, ranging from astrophysics research articles and math tests to crossword puzzles and poetry. These days she’s writing romance. When she’s not reading or writing, she’s probably knitting or scouring used
Halloween 2025 Scary Good Celeb Costumes!!!🎃🦇👻 Published October 31, 2025 3:21 PM PDT | Updated November 1, 2025 5:25 AM PDT If there’s one thing you can always count on … it’s celebs going all in for Halloween — serving up scares, laughs, and spooky slayage! We’ve got Paris Hilton channeling her inner Britney, Meghan
Will Trent is one of ABC’s best shows currently running. The fan-favorite crime drama, which centers on the investigations of the Georgia Bureau of Investigations and the Atlanta Police Department, set streaming records for the network and continued to keep audiences guessing from week to week in Season 3. Now, ABC has revealed some key
It’s been a big year for Megan Fox and MGK since the celebrities welcomed their first child together back in March. Their daughter, whom they named Saga, after a Norwegian goddess, has reportedly been causing new waves in their relationship over the past several months, including an alleged reconciliation between them. And per a new
The inimitable Nikki DeMarco is as well-traveled as she is well-read. Being an enneagram 3, Aries, high school librarian, makes her love for efficiency is unmatched. She lives in Richmond, Virginia, and is passionate about helping teens connect to books. Nikki has an MFA in creative writing, is a TBR bibliologist, and writes for Harlequin,
Arthur Hiller’sPromise Her Anything, now on Blu-ray from Kino Lorber, embodies the sexual neuroses of the major Hollywood studios in the allegedly Swinging Sixties. With its leering title, it comes on like a saucy treat starring Warren Beatty and Leslie Caron, who were in the middle of their own tabloid scandal. If you paid your
After 14 groundbreaking years at the creative helm of Balmain, Olivier Rousteing has officially announced his departure from the storied French fashion house. Known for revitalizing Balmain with a modern, multicultural edge, Rousteing transformed the brand into a global powerhouse celebrated for its opulent designs, celebrity collaborations, and unapologetic inclusivity. In a heartfelt statement, Rousteing
Lead vocalist John Gourley stans Twice after falling “deep into K-pop” thanks to his daughter Portugal. The Man are sealing the honmoon with some fiddles. On Friday, the band released a reimagined version ofKpop Demon Hunter‘s “Golden,” which features him singing the chart-topper as a folky, stripped-back ballad, onAmazon Music. “I’ve recently fallen deep into
When Maggie Rose took the stage with My Morning Jacket’s Jim James at the MusiCares Persons of the Year gala earlier this year, she understood the assignment: Deliver the timeless Americana of the night’s honorees, the Grateful Dead, and infuse the soul of the band’s sole female singer, Donna Jean Godchaux, who died Monday at
Robert Englund 1 … 2 … Freddy’s Coming For… His Hollywood Star!!! Published October 31, 2025 3:44 PM PDT Robert Englund got his star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame … and the dude totally paid spooky homage to the horror character he made an icon. Here’s the deal … Englund was honored with a
Ahead of The Rookie Season 7 finale, showrunner Alexi Hawleypromised TV Insider a cliffhanger that “hopefully will make people very excited about what’s going to happen in Season 8.” That was certainly true, with Monica (Bridget Regan) throwing everyone for a loop with her latest move. We’re still waiting to see the fallout of that,
Spoilers for the third episode of Boston Blue are ahead! You can stream the series with a Paramount+ subscription and catch new episodes on CBS every Friday at 10 p.m. ET. The premiere of Boston Blue on the 2025 TV schedule marked a fresh start for Danny and Sean Reagan as they moved from New
This content contains affiliate links. When you buy through these links, we may earn an affiliate commission. Leah Rachel von Essen reviews genre-bending fiction for Booklist, and writes regularly as a senior contributor at Book Riot. Her blog While Reading and Walking has over 10,000 dedicated followers over several social media outlets, including Instagram. She
A class action lawsuit accuses Spotify of engaging in “payola” to allow record labels to secretly promote their artists in the streaming service’s Discovery Mode. The lawsuit, filed Tuesday in a Manhattan federal court and first obtained by All Hip Hop, alleges that Spotify employs a “modern form of payola” where they sell visibility on
Apologies to the Queen Mary Wolf Parade Sub Pop 27 September 2005 With the seemingly ever-growing list of “wolf” bands circa 2005 (Wolf Eyes, Wolfmother, Superwolf), Wolf Parade could have been nothing more than a novelty act, especially considering their slapdash formation. This was a time when the indie apparatus felt compelled to churn out
🎬 Hollywood-Stardom: Alessandro Garbagna 🎠From the cobblestone streets of Italy to the bright lights of New York City, Alessandro Garbagna is a rising force in international entertainment—a magnetic performer whose journey reads like a screenplay. 🇮🇹 Born to Perform Alessandro’s love affair with the stage began early, earning national acclaim as a child in
Ed Sheeran celebrated the U.K. government’s decision to implement new changes to music education following a review of what children are taught at most schools. In a post on Instagram, the singer-songwriter said the new changes to the National Curriculum address several “key points” raised in an open letter he and his charitable organization, the
Of all the unlikely songs to top the pop charts, right up through Oliver Anthony’s “Rich Men North of Richmond,” Harry Chapin’s 1974 hit “Cat’s in the Cradle” remains singular, and singularly unexpected. Even during an era overrun with story-songs, of which Chapin was a master, “Cat’s in the Cradle” stood apart. Here was a
Things in Nature Merely Grow Yiyun Li Farrar, Straus and Giroux May 2025 Yiyun Li’s Things in Nature Merely Grow brought to mind that I keep a death list on my phone, but it’s not that I’m one to hold grudges. Rather, it is a list of important people in my life who have died.
Rosalía has responded to a wave of criticism, claiming comments she made about Bad Bunny and singing in multiple languages were taken “out of context.” The dust-up stems back to the Spanish singer’s recent appearance on the New York Times’ Popcast, where she was asked about singing in about 13 different languages one her new
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