Reviews of notable new fiction, nonfiction, and poetry.

New year… new bookshelf! At least that’s how we feel around here; nothing quite beats the thrill of a new book season.

If you click on links we provide, we may receive compensation. See this month's picks for the buzziest novels, memoirs and more Carly Tagen-Dye is the Books editorial assistant at PEOPLE, where she ...

The dark romance genre deals with “darker concepts of past trauma, the concerns about feeling like you’re unlovable or alone ...

If you click on links we provide, we may receive compensation. Our favorite new winter reads — including fiction, thrillers and celebrity memoirs Carly Tagen-Dye is the Books editorial assistant at ...

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As you consider last week’s nominations for the Academy Awards, test your knowledge of works that inspired previous winners with this short quiz.

‘Tis the season for reflecting on a well-read year. So, after all that reading, which books are we still thinking about now? The truth is, the best book of the year is deeply personal to every reader.

Stephen King's "Never Flinch" is one of the best beach reads for summer 2025, featuring recurring King character Holly Gibney. Summer is for going to the beach, hitting the pool and soaking up the sun ...

British novelist Charles Dickens (1812-1870) sat in his study in Gads Hill near Rochester, Kent circa 1860. He wrote one of the best first lines in literature. Great opening lines to books set the ...