Each week, The Post compiles the buzziest new books. Have a look at our favorite titles in recent weeks. This week’s best new books Michel Houellebecq (Farrar, Straus and Giroux)The latest from the celebrated French writer is set in a chaotic, troubled France in the year 2027. Paul Raison, an adviser to the country’s financial minister, … Read more
Several university professors expressed concerns to the Atlantic about students who come to college unable to read full-length books. Assistant editor Rose Horowitch spoke to several teachers from elite schools like Columbia, Georgetown and Stanford, who each described the phenomenon of students being overwhelmed by the prospect of reading entire books. Columbia University humanities professor Nicholas Dames described … Read more
Hoda Kotb is saying goodbye to the “Today” show after 26 years. The anchor revealed on Thursday that she will remain on the NBC program through Jan. 1, 2025. Kotb was joined by her co-hosts when she announced the tearful news, including Savannah Guthrie, Al Roker, Jenna Bush Hager, Craig Melvin and Sheinelle Jones. Hoda … Read more
New York Post may be compensated and/or receive an affiliate commission if you buy through our links. It’s no secret that Amazon started as a bookstore, so it shouldn’t come as too much of a surprise that many of the originals produced by Amazon Studios for Prime Video are based on books. In fact, some … Read more
We’re dead. Funerals are never easy, but mourners have a habit of making things awkward — to the point where these solemn occasions can become unintentionally hilarious. A simple question asked on a popular Reddit forum — “What is the worst thing someone has said or done at a funeral?” — appears to have resonated wildly with readers, … Read more
Thelma Ryan was only 13, a freshman at Excelsior Union High School in Artesia, Calif., when her mother Kate, a German immigrant and Christian Scientist from South Dakota, died from liver cancer at 45. Outside Rose Hills Memorial Park, in Whittier, where the funeral was held in January 1926, Thelma’s friends stood waiting. “We were … Read more
New York Post may be compensated and/or receive an affiliate commission if you buy through our links. Before Amazon was the e-commerce monolith we know it as today, it was a bookstore — so, of course, the Prime Day book deals are pretty great. Books of all genres and types are discounted deeply (even more … Read more
New York Post may be compensated and/or receive an affiliate commission if you buy through our links. Earlier this week, ahead of the RNC’s official start in Milwaukee, Former President Donald Trump took to Truth Social to announce his pick for VP: Ohio Senator JD Vance. Vance, 39, is fairly new to the US political … Read more
In the new movie “Beverly Hills Cop: Axel F,” Taylour Paige plays Jane Foley, Eddie Murphy’s daughter. But the 33-year-old actress grew up idolizing a different Murphy-helmed film franchise. “‘The Nutty Professor’ — I probably watched that movie like 200 times on VHS as a kid,” she said. “I recited every line to him almost … Read more
Ten points to Gryffindor. On Wednesday, HBO announced that the planned “Harry Potter” TV series had found its showrunner and executive producers: “Succession” alums Francesca Gardiner (who will write and executive produce) and Mark Mylod (also a “Game of Thrones,” alum, who will executive produce and direct several episodes). Author J.K. Rowling, 58, took to X (formerly … Read more
Channing Tatum still wants to make “23 Jump Street” alongside Jonah Hill. “I would love to see 23,” Tatum, 44, shared with ComicBook during his promotion of the film “Fly Me To The Moon. “I would love to do it with Jonah [Hill], and Jonah I know wants to do it,” he continued. “We would … Read more
America runs on Dunkin’, but these patrons have one employee running for the hills. Keanna Hlavacek, who works for the coffee giant at an undisclosed location, has gone viral on TikTok after sharing what she hates about her drive-thru customers. Hlavacek, who goes by @KeoshaKraze on the app, posted a three-part series sharing her grievances … Read more
Has the Victoria’s Secret Fashion Show re-earned its wings? The iconic lingerie brand announced that its hallmark catwalk will return after a five-year hiatus this fall, promising glamour, music and, you guessed it, wings. “We’ve read the comments and heard you,” the company wrote on Instagram on Wednesday, posting a video featuring supermodel Candace Swanepoel. … Read more
It’s unthinkable. Researchers at the California Institute of Technology have revealed “significant” results in tech advancement that, in essence, can read people’s minds. For years, Caltech’s T&C Chen Brain-Machine Interface Center has been leading the way in its namesake technology — BMI for short — to create devices to aid patients with speech and non-verbal … Read more
Reading has always been a favorite hobby for many — but within the last few years, with the rise of the social media trend #BookTok, many newbies have joined the reading community. Lawn Love has announced its list of the best cities for book lovers — and some may seem unusual. The lawn care service company created the list by looking … Read more
Journalism is starting to be “sexy again” — and papers everywhere have this Gen Zer to thank. Columbia grad student Kelsey Russell is on a mission to be more media literate — and she’s taking her 89,000 TikTok followers on the journey with her. The sociology student got a subscription to the Sunday edition of … Read more
Jenna Bush Hager has books to thank for teaching her 10-year-old daughter, Mila, about the birds and the bees. The 42-year-old “Today with Hoda & Jenna” co-host revealed Thursday that Mila reading Jenny Han’s “The Summer I Turned Pretty” has eased her into discussing the sex talk with her child. “It’s so interesting, I feel like … Read more
He royally screwed up. Kate Middleton‘s controversial uncle Gary Goldsmith issued a groveling apology on Saturday after an interview featuring Goldsmith talking about the Princess of Wales was published mere hours after the princess announced her cancer diagnosis. “As many will have seen, I am featured in Saturday’s ‘Times Magazine’. This interview and shoot was … Read more
The Bruins were treated to quite the performance Thursday before their primetime showdown against the Rangers. Superstar Canadian songstress Celine Dion surprised the team in the locker room, where she delivered an epic rendition of the starting lineup before the puck dropped inside TD Garden in Boston. Joined by two of her sons, the beloved … Read more
Oscars 2024 host Jimmy Kimmel’s opinion trumped the advice of the award show’s organizers Sunday night. Somebody in charge told him not to read aloud a Truth Social post by Donald Trump criticizing his performance at the 96th Academy Awards when he had an extra minute to fill near the end of the ABC broadcast, … Read more