topsy-turvy

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This month’s 10 must-read books include Gavin Newsom’s memoir, new stories from Lauren Groff and a look at Toni Morrison’s legacy, among other titles that speak to our topsy-turvy times.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 4, 2026

In a moment of less acute emergency, there are good reasons to fix that topsy-turvy situation.

From Slate • Feb. 4, 2026

They came out for the deciding set and it was all change again, Swiatek flipping a switch and smiling broadly at the end as she emerged victorious from a topsy-turvy encounter.

From Barron's • Jan. 24, 2026

The topsy-turvy year resulted in strong demand for the banks’ trading and markets services, while dealmaking surged with an uptick in mergers and acquisitions and initial public offerings of stock.

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 12, 2025

“And after all,” she thought, “everything is topsy-turvy tonight.”

From "Mary Poppins" by P. L. Travers