Best Books of November and December 2024
The end of the year is quickly approaching, but that doesn’t mean your year of great reading is coming to…
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Best Kids’ Books of November and December 2024
We know, we know — the kids in your life are probably looking forward to tearing open our best LEGO…
Best YA Books of November and December 2024
If your upcoming holiday break isn’t enough to get you excited about the end of the year, these books are…
New in Paperback November and December 2024
Our days are getting shorter with each passing week, which means hibernation season is fast approaching. What better way to…
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2024 Book of the Year Finalists
Dear reader, we’ve piled up our TBRs with the latest and greatest books for a whole year, and now it’s…
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Our Discover Prize Winner 2024
We’re so excited to announce the 2024 Discover Prize Winner, Swift River by Essie Chambers. Each month, we select a…
Secrets, Lies and Spies: Spy Books to Read Now
What do you think of when you hear the word ‘spy’? Is it gloved hands and laser fields? Maybe it’s…
Cranberry Bogs, Appalachia and Dysfunctional Families: A Q&A with Kay Chronister
Lush and eerie, gorgeous and gothic, The Bog Wife is a disconcerting tale of complex family mythologies, crippling poverty and…
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Best Fiction Books of 2024
We like to measure our time in books, and 2024 has been quite the year. With every trend, season and…
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Best Mystery & Thriller Books of 2024
Looking for a chilling story with an unreliable narrator? How about psychological thrillers or mysteries with complicated family ties? Authors…
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Best Science Fiction and Fantasy Books of 2024
Our favorite parts of reading sci-fi and fantasy are the worlds we explore, the battles we fight, and the epic…
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Best History Books of 2024
Did you know time travel is real — and you can do it from your own house? From kings to…
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Best Picture Books of 2024
From bedtime stories to rainy day reading and their favorite books to bring with them everywhere they go, picture books…
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Best Gift Books of 2024
Before the holiday shopping anxiety kicks you into a full-fledged frenzy, take a beat and consider this: we’ve got just…
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Best Memoirs and Biographies of 2024
Memoirs and biographies have the power to change perspectives and encourage empathy through personal stories like Spare, Untamed and How…
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Best Horror Books of 2024
Whether it’s spooky season, summertime slasher weather or the kind of cold and dreary that makes everything start to feel…
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Best Young Adult Books of 2024
Have you hit your reading goal for the year or has your TBR stack started to look intimidating? No matter…
Best “Smart Thinking” Books of 2024
What does “smart thinking” mean to you? They’re the books that introduce us to new ways of reasoning, living and…
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Best Entertainment Memoirs of 2024
Stories of happiness and love, grief and anxiety (celebrities, they’re just like us!) from some of our culture’s biggest names.…
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Best Romance of 2024
What are some of your favorite tropes? Do you like enemies-to-lovers or find yourself swooning over forced-proximity tales? Whatever your…