The year always presents more anticipated books than most people can get through in 365 days, but that doesn’t stop us from building our towering stacks. I have so many 2026 BIPOC books to look forward to picking up during the second half of the year. A couple of BIPOC books I’ve already enjoyed and
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Something is wrong with Winifred Notty. This is evident from the moment we meet her, despite Winifred’s (Maika Monroe) assurance that ​“I’m the sanest person I’ve ever met.” The young governess arrives at Ensor House with the very best of intentions after aseries of setbacks in her previous places of employ – she assures the
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Chicago, Illinois. Oct. 3, 2025. Gregory Bovino visits with U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement officers at the ICE facility in Chicago to observe enforcement operations | Shutterstock Gregory Bovino — the now-former tactical commander-at-large for U.S. Border Patrol official who oversaw the Trump administration’s mass deportation campaigns in U.S. cities before Trump removed him last
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Charli xcx’s new album has been christened Music, Fashion, Film and will be released July 24 through Atlantic. Its cover is a black and white photo by longtime collaborator Aidan Zamiri featuring the Velvet Underground’s John Cale, fashion designer Marc Jacobs and director Martin Scorsese, apparently intended to represent each aspect of the title. “11
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Dave Grohl joined Sepultura onstage at their show on Friday, May 29th, in Los Angeles, the final US concert of the legendary Brazilian thrash-metal band’s farewell tour. Grohl played the instrumental “Kaiowas” with Sepultura as part of a multi-drummer percussion jam, standing alongside singer Derrick Green. Get Foo Fighters Tickets Here The Foo Fighters frontman
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As the new month starts, we’re sitting back and taking stock of the latest goings-on in the world of BIPOC lit. While we’re getting the temporary shutdown of a fire literary magazine, we’re also getting a star’s reading list and what sounds like a delicious New Orleans-set romantasy. Let’s get into it. HEATED RIVALRY Star
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Mackenzie Shirilla’s father, Steve Shirilla, has defended his daughter, arguing that her late friend Davion Flanagan would’ve never been included in a plot to murder her boyfriend. Steve, who has been vocal of his support of Mackenzie, 21, as she serves two concurrent sentences of 15 years to life over the July 2022 deaths of
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Some songs just demand your attention, and then there are songs that simply find you. Chris Chitsey and Bee Smith have made the latter. “Summer Before The Fall” is the kind of track that sneaks up on you without hesitating , unassuming, and suddenly, unmistakably necessary. MORE ON CHRIS CHITSEY: https://www.facebook.com/chrischitsey MORE ON BEE SMITH:
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Who doesn’t love abit of Richard Avedon? You’ve likely seen the American portrait photographer’s fingerprints without realising just what you’re looking at – think Brooke Shields’ suggestively contortionistCalvin Klein ads, Charlie Chaplin with bared teeth and mimed devil horns, Marilyn Monroe looking uncharacteristically askance; theAudrey Hepburn Hijab Hydra. Avedon’s flair for dynamic composition brought asingular
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There’s not alot for nine-year-old Inés (Maya O’Rourke) to do at her grandparents’ hotel deep in the Andes. Her older male cousins are into skiing, but they’re alittle rough for Inés, and there aren’t any guests her own age to keep her entertained while her parents are away working in Spain. She mostly hangs around
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Welcome to Today in Books, our daily round-up of literary headlines at the intersection of politics, culture, media, and more. Here are the biggest headlines from last week. The New Yorker‘s Best Books of 2026 So Far The publication we keep in stacks around our homes to let everyone know how smart we are has
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