PEOPLE’s Best Books of January 2025:Onyx StormArrives, Plus New Novels from Charmaine Wilkerson and More

A selection of PEOPLE’s best books of January 2025. Meddling mamas and grandmas, an antique at the heart of tragedy, and a fresh start gone wrong — plus new celebrity memoirs — here are PEOPLE’s best books of January 2025. 01of 24 This fiercely funny, sexy and culturally resonant saga follows the interwoven threads of three generations of Palestinian women: Zoya, forced to immigrate to Detroit in 1948; Naya, an unhappy Silicon Valley matron; and Arabella, a New York City theater director returning to Ramallah in 2012 to stage a gender-flippedHamlet.

Person Sought in Brian Thompson Shooting Is Seen Smiling in Newly Released Photo

Person sought in Brian Thompson shooting.Photo:NYPDnews/X NYPDnews/X The NYPD has released new photos of a person sought for questioning in the killing of UnitedHealthCare CEO Brian Thompson, who was gunned down in midtown Manhattan on Wednesday, Dec. 4.In a post on X (formerly Twitter), the NYPD wrote, “Below are photos of a person of interest wanted for questioning regarding the Midtown Manhattan homicide on Dec. 4. This does not appear to be a random act of violence; all indications are that it was a premeditated, targeted attack.

Pet Brand Recalls Cat Food After Feline Dies From Eating Product That Tested Positive for Bird Flu

Northwest Naturals Turkey Recipe Cat Food.Photo:Northwest Naturals; Grace Cary/Getty Northwest Naturals; Grace Cary/Getty Northwest Naturals, a Portland-based pet food company, issued a nationwide recall after a house cat in Oregon died after eating one of its products,according to a press release. Per the company’sofficial statement: “Consumption of raw or uncooked pet food contaminated with HPAI can cause illness in animals. To date, one case of illness in a domestic cat has been reported in connection with this issue.

Pet Microchip Company Shuts Down, Causing 'Urgent' Pet Identification Issue for Vets and Rescues

A dog at the vet.Photo:Getty Getty A microchip company has ceased operations, resulting in organizations and companies concerned with pet welfare to call on owners to re-chip their animals.Save This Life, the Texas-based microchip company, went dark recently, according toCBS Pittsburgh station KDKA, noting that their phones were down when the outlet tried to contact them. Furthermore, the outlet determined via official Texas state documents that the company had ceased operations.

Pet Owners with ‘Shedding Machine’ Dogs Say This $69 Handheld Vacuum Banishes Fur from Floors

Photo:WayfairHaving a pet is a joy, but defending your home against stray hair is not. Dog owners, especially those with particularly prolific shedders, know fur can get into every crack and crevice of a home. Sometimes, anupright vacuumcan’t get to those hard-to-reach spaces. That’s whereBissell’s Pet Hair Eraser Cordless Handheld Vacuumcomes in.Unlike larger options, this handheld vacuum can reach between couch cushions, lift up hair from thick upholstery, and make its way into the remote corners of a room.