So, if you’re looking for something to capture your attention, or you’ve been in a bit of a reading slump recently, these are the April 2026 new books that you definitely won’t want to miss out on.

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If I could see the world through a 2-year-old’s eyes, I’d see endless wonder, imagination and curiosity. These characteristics are precisely why toddlers love books so much—books provide a way for ...

If, like me, you’re always on the lookout for books that conjure up a similar feeling to The Hunger Games (or even The Last of Us, according to the Amazon listing), Melissa Welliver’s To the Death ...

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In this unusually eventful — mostly not in good ways — year for higher education, it’s salutary to be reminded how much good scholarly work there’s been, despite everything. As we do every year, we ...

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Java ranked third in the Tiobe Index for January 2026 at 8.71%, holding steady behind Python and C and just ahead of C++. Tiobe named C# its Programming Language of the Year for 2025 after the largest ...

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This is read by an automated voice. Please report any issues or inconsistencies here. Thankfully, we can still turn to our bookshelves — and podcasts — to ground us. We tapped science doyenne Alie ...