5 London-Set Books to Read After You See Last Christmas
Anglophiles, assemble! Last Christmas hits theaters today, about a young woman (GoT’s Emilia Clarke) who works at a year-round ornament store and…
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The Bride Test, and 5 More Books with Differently Wired Protagonists
I fell hard for Hoang’s debut romance, The Kiss Quotient, a genderbent retelling of Pretty Woman that featured an autistic heroine and a…
Sarah Skilton’s Fame Adjacent, and 7 More Books about Fame
This week marks the release of my romantic comedy Fame Adjacent, about the only cast member of a 1990s song-and-dance…
March’s Best New Fiction
This month brings us tales of witches, espionage, and a Downton Abbey-esque love triangle, as well as an oral history of…
New Releases: Kidnappings, Alchemy, and Four Dead Queens
February may be the shortest month, but this final week is jampacked with new reads from both newbie authors and…
January’s Best New Fiction
Kicking off 2019 is a Gilded Age story about the American heiress who scandalized two nations prior to giving birth…
6 Reasons What If It’s Us Is the Feel-Good Rom-Com of the Fall
What happens when two YA authors known for their smart, compelling, swoon-worthy, and realistic characters join forces for a romantic…
October’s Best New YA Fiction
This month’s best YA books are an eclectic mix of emotional reads, including Marcus Zusak’s first novel in twelve years,…
6 Reasons Andrew Shaffer’s Hope Never Dies Is the Perfect Buddy Comedy
If you’ve ever chuckled at an Obama/Biden meme, in which Joe plays a prank and Barack rolls his eyes affectionately,…
6 YA Fantasy Worlds to Fall into This Fall
With school back in session and homework on the brain, fantasy fiction provides a much-needed thrill. In between test prep…
August’s Best New Fiction
This month’s best new work includes the second book of the Half-Drowned King Viking fantasy trilogy, a portrait of a…
July’s Best New Fiction
Anglophiles, take note: this month is all about historical fiction, several of which take place in Merry Old England. Travel…
June’s Best New Fiction
Weddings (and murder!) take center stage this month, along with intriguing family dramas starring modern Muslim Americans and Native Americans. Fates and…
May’s Best New Fiction
Beach Read Queens, assemble! May brings us fresh fare from Dorothea Benton Frank, Mary Kay Andrews, and Mary Alice Monroe,…
7 YA Books About Reproductive Rights
Margaret Atwood’s seminal 1985 novel The Handmaid’s Tale has never seemed more relevant, as evidenced by the success of Hulu’s…
April’s Best New Fiction
This month’s best fiction brings us new works from powerhouse writers including Meg Wolitzer, Charles Frazier, Julian Barnes, and Christopher…
10 Perfect Picks to Book Club With Your Mom This Mother’s Day
Brunch is great, chocolates and flowers are lovely, but for a gift that keeps you talking (and debating) long after…
7 of the Best Irreverent Self-Help Books
Self-help is a nearly ten-billion-dollar industry. By adding a healthy dose of humor and a fresh perspective from today’s real…
6 Forever Alones Who Find Love
Whether it’s by choice or circumstance, Forever Alones believe they’re destined for a life of solitude. Of course, this makes…
