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Fascinating New February Historical Fiction

Take a trip through time with these 9 fascinating new historical fiction releases, which include singers, soldiers, doctors, con artists, and more....

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Book Riot’s Deals of the Day for February 3, 2026

Friends, lovers, and Ireland in chaos, cross-stitch for book lovers, a globe-hopping adventure + gothic horror, and more of today's best book deals...

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Coroner opens inquest into five babies murdered by Lucy Letby

Cheshire coroner says there is ‘reason to suspect unnatural deaths’, with proceedings to begin in SeptemberA coroner has formally opened inquests ...

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There’s a reason that Wii Bowling remains my mum’s favourite game | Dominik Diamond

At a family gathering over Christmas, I took on my 76-year-old mother once again at virtual bowling. Could I finally best her?My mother bore me. My mo...

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Shamed by the Epstein scandal, riven by infighting: have the UK royals ever been in a bigger mess than this? | Stephen Bates

The sad truth is that we are witnessing a legacy of the over-indulgent late queen: an organisation unable to meet today’s challengesCurious that the...

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Insurer won’t pay out after medical emergency forced us to cancel wedding

We have now lost £22,000 and now can’t afford to book a new date for the ceremonyTwo days before my wedding last May, my 23-year-old brother was di...

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What Experts Are Saying

Daniel Stone PhD
Daniel Stone PhD

Cultural Historian

5.6

Although Real-Time Ray-Tracing with Vulkan for the Impatient presents a fascinating take on compute, certain sections could benefit from deeper exploration.

Review of Real-Time Ray-Tracing with Vulkan for the Impatient

Victoria Adams PhD
Victoria Adams PhD

Historical Novelist

4.8

The author of 101 Blender Scripting Projects (Paperback) clearly knows their stuff when it comes to Blender scripting, but the organization of material could be improved.

Review of 101 Blender Scripting Projects (Paperback)

Zoe Brooks
Zoe Brooks

UX Designer

4.5

The book introduces compelling arguments about Books, but lacks some nuance when discussing kinematics.

Review of Inverse Kinematics Essentials

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