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CBS News editor in chief Bari Weiss revealed her vision for the struggling news outlet Tuesday, saying she wants to expand its footprint beyond television — and shot down accusations she was “pressured” to shelve a controversial “60 Minutes” piece last month. During a town hall meeting with staffers, Weiss denied the Trump administration or […]
This content contains affiliate links. When you buy through these links, we may earn an affiliate commission. Publishing is waking up after a sleepy start to January, and I have some fantasic new releases by Latine authors to share with you today. We have a cookbook by a creator whose recipes I can personally vouch […]
People are really down on January, but I have to say, it’s not as bad as everyone says. There’s a good week and a half where people pretend they still don’t know what email is, you get to stunt around town in the new sweater your mom got you, and it’s the season for starting […]
To determine which posts were the most “popular,” I pulled the top 750 posts on Book Riot for the year and teased out those that were categorized as literary activism. It was far more interesting to examine these in conversation with one another than in isolation, so rather than simply listing the top posts, they […]
The word inside CNN is that staffers are thrilled that their parent, Warner Bros. Discovery, agreed to merge with Netflix instead of Paramount Skydance. They fear the latter’s Trump-friendly owners, Larry and David Ellison, would kill the network once they get their grubby hands on “The Most Trusted Name In News.” The Ellisons may be […]
Happy Hanukkah and a merry early Christmas! Hope you’re getting some time to rest, be with friends, and reflect on the year. I’m starting to wrap gifts and meal plan for my visit home—I like to try one new recipe every year for the holidays. This year I think it’s going to be the quesadilla […]
Welcome to your Saturday edition of Today in Books. Here’s the highlight reel from the week that was. The Biggest Best-Of-2025 List Has Landed NPR’s annual “Books We Love” feature is the antithesis of the hyper-curated top-ten. “More is more” readers, rejoice: the crew at NPR—hosts, producers, editors, everybody—has rounded up more than 380 books […]
This content contains affiliate links. When you buy through these links, we may earn an affiliate commission. Welcome to Today in Books. Here’s our the bookish news stories readers were most interested in this week. Barnes & Noble’s Best Books of 2025 You’re not imagining it; Best Books of the Year season is getting earlier […]
One week before Halloween folks, so it’s getting to be crunch time for sorting out your costume. I tend to default to wearing a ye-olden-tymes powdered wig and my old rocker vest and going as “Old School Punk,” but I’ve got a couple more ambitious ideas brewing. What are the trendy costumes going to be […]
Kelly is a former librarian and a long-time blogger at STACKED. She’s the editor/author of (DON’T) CALL ME CRAZY: 33 VOICES START THE CONVERSATION ABOUT MENTAL HEALTH and the editor/author of HERE WE ARE: FEMINISM FOR THE REAL WORLD. Her next book, BODY TALK, will publish in Fall 2020. Follow her on Instagram @heykellyjensen. View […]
