Most people have heard of Ramadan and the holiday that follows it, Eid al-Fitr. But have you ever heard of Hajj and Eid al-Adha? And how are they connected? If you’re not as familiar with these, you’re not alone. For over two billion Muslims around the world, Hajj—the annual pilgrimage to Mecca— and Eid al-Adha, the Festival of Sacrifice, are among […]
A thought-provoking absurdist satire examining the state of the world through the lens of addiction and mental health For years Alex Scott has struggled with her demons. The cruel voice in her head that she calls Spike has led her down the path of alcoholism and taunts her, even sober. At her lowest, it tells […]
Cosmic stakes, pulp energy—a surprisingly human center T.V. Holiday’s Vendetta is a big, loud, earnest superhero fantasy. This third volume of the Legend of the Iron Warrior series drops readers back into Carnage Coast, the last remaining battlefield in a cosmic wager between God and Luc, where Travis Holiday, the Iron Warrior, is supposed to […]
There is a moment near the middle of The Last Contract of Isako by Fonda Lee when an aging assassin stands at a watchtower gate and watches former colleagues walk into a frozen wasteland to die with dignity. No fight. No betrayal. Just paperwork, polite applause, and a long walk into negative-forty wind. That scene, […]
From Scholarship and Primary Sources to Literary Context When I started putting this list together, the first problem I ran… The post Best books on Southern Italian and Neapolitan folk magic appeared first on She Reads Everything.
Welcome to Today in Books, our daily round-up of literary headlines at the intersection of politics, culture, media, and more. Here are the stories we covered ourselves on Book Riot this week, including the week’s bestselling books, the 2026 Pulitzer Prize winners, and more. The Bestselling Books of the Week, According to All the Lists […]
The premise of Caller Unknown by Gillian McAllister lands like a phone ringing at four in the morning. A British mother, a teenage daughter, a remote rental lodge in Big Bend country, and one missing girl. From the first chapter, the novel reaches in and grips your wrist, and it does not loosen its hold […]
Ms. Demeanor by Elinor Lipman on December 27, 2022 Genres: Fiction / Romance / Contemporary, Fiction / Romance / General, Fiction / Romance / New Adult Pages: 304 Format: Paperback Buy on Amazon Goodreads Jane Morgan is a valued member of her law firm–or was, until a prudish neighbor, binoculars poised, observes her having sex on the […]
This Book Made Me Think of You by Libby Page on February 3, 2026 Genres: Fiction / Family Life / General, Fiction / Romance / Contemporary, Fiction / Women Pages: 416 Format: Hardcover Buy on Amazon Goodreads If you’re in the mood for a heartfelt story about grief, healing, and the magic of books, This […]
There is a certain kind of writer who can walk into the smallest room of an ordinary life and find the whole weather of the world hanging in it. Elizabeth Strout has been that writer for almost three decades. Her new novel, The Things We Never Say by Elizabeth Strout, takes us into the head […]