This Week’s Bestselling Books
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The Bestselling Books of the Week, According to All the Lists
Once again, the bestseller lists can’t agree. There isn’t a single title that makes into the top ten of all of the biggest bestseller lists this week. There are some clear frontrunners, though: Sunrise on the Reaping by Suzanne Collins, The Let Them Theory by Mel Robbins, and Say You’ll Remember Me by Abby Jimenez. The Empyrean series by Rebecca Yarros is still holding on to its bestseller status, but it’s definitely fallen from its peak of popularity.
So You Want to Learn Some Things About Art
You know that thing people say about wine? “I don’t know what it is, I just know that I like it.” That’s me with art…I love the mystery and magic of the way art bypasses my conscious mind and just makes me feel things. But somewhere along the way—probably while contemplating some gonzo piece of modern art—I started wanting to understand it, at least a little bit. Join me as I roll my own Art 101 syllabus.
8 Cozy Mysteries Starring Senior Sleuths
It’s a good time for elderly sleuths. Then again, I think elderly sleuths have always been a staple in the world of mysteries, with the obvious example of Miss Marple. What I love is how we’re seeing authors write their sleuths, including nursing home residents who band together, ghosts and outrageous grandmas, and sleuths who are forced out of retirement. We’re seeing more diversity in elderly sleuths too, which is a boon for readers and writers alike. So, here’s a list of eight cozy mysteries featuring elderly sleuths in some way.
Books in Bloom: Children’s Books About Spring
From reading about pastel bunnies with Kevin Henkes to exploring melting streams and growing forests with a boy and his dog in Kenard Pak’s writing, young readers will delight in the celebration of a new season to be found in these books. Whether you’re reading while you wait for the snow to melt and the signs of spring to come, or you want to have an informational book in hand as you observe flowers and trees, these books for children will help you and your little readers explore spring!
15 of the Most Anticipated Queer Books of 2025
For the last few months, I’ve been wading through endless tabs of lists, recommendations, and sources for upcoming queer books—and I’m not done yet. This is definitely not a comprehensive list of 2025 queer releases. In fact, I plan to follow this up with several genre-specific 2025 queer books lists, because I have… oh, about 350 titles noted down so far, and that’s before we start getting into fall new releases, which also happens to be the biggest publishing season.
All that is to say that it was very difficult to narrow this down to just 15—it was supposed to be 10—new queer books out in 2025.
