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Emily Henry, Great Big Beautiful Life

Emily Henry Wrote a Screenplay for Great Big Beautiful Life — Will She Make the Movie?

By Bailey Richards

From left: Marissa Stapley; Anya Taylor-Joy in 'Lucky'

Anya Taylor-Joy’s Lucky Was Inspired by Marissa Stapley’s Real-Life Family Scam Story (Exclusive)

By Carly Tagen-Dye and Scott Huver

All We Have Is Time by Amy Tordoff; The Psychology of Time Travel by Kate Mascarenhas; The Seven Year Slip by Ashley Poston

8 Books About Time Travel that Aren’t Science Fiction to Help You Escape Reality (Exclusive)

The Sound and the Fury by William Faulkner; Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil by John Berendt; The Sins of Summer Daughters by Lo Patrick

Southern Gothic Is Hotter Than a Texas Summer — Here’s Where to Start Reading (Exclusive Essay)

Marlee Bush, Darling, You're Next

Darling, You’re Next Is a Sinister, Toxic Love Story — See the Cover! (Exclusive)

By Shyla Watson

Jean Kwok; the cover of 'Dominion'

Jean Kwok’s Divorce Inspired Her Debut Romantasy Novel Dominion. She Hopes It Reminds Readers of the Power of a Happy Ending (Exclusive)

By Carly Tagen-Dye

a boy using a tablet pc on carpet; Human Raised by Dr. Dana Suskind

AI Can Harm Kids’ Health by Rewiring Their Brains. Here’s What Parents Should Know (Exclusive)

By Eileen Finan

Micol Ostow, Buffy the Vampire Slayer: Goodnight, Sunday

Goodnight Moon Heads to Sunnydale in Buffy the Vampire Slayer: Goodnight, Sunnydale — See the Cover! (Exclusive)

By Madison E. Goldberg

Colleen Hoover, It Ends With Us

It Ends With Us Turns 10: Colleen Hoover Pledges to Donate Profits from Signed Copies to Domestic Violence Survivors

By Shyla Watson

A stock image of person reading a book

Are Readers Shy About Liking Smut? A New Study Digs Into Explicit Romance

By Carly Tagen-Dye

Shelby Van Pelt attends the Los Angeles Premiere of Netflix's "Remarkably Bright Creatures" at the Netflix Tudum Theater on April 30, 2026 in Los Angeles, California; Sally Field as Tova in Remarkably Bright Creatures

How Shelby van Pelt Manifested the Sally Field Remarkably Bright Creatures Netflix Adaptation 5 Years Before the Film

By Shyla Watson

The Wedding People Meets The White Lotus in Rowan Beaird's Tenderness

The Wedding People Meets The White Lotus in Rowan Beaird’s Tenderness — Read an Excerpt! (Exclusive)

By Shyla Watson

Great British Bake-Off Finalist Kim-Joy Announces Graphic Novel Quiet.

Great British Bake-Off Finalist Kim-Joy Announces Graphic Novel Quiet — See the Cover! (Exclusive)

By Desiree Anello

Jennifer Galvão; the cover of 'Maria, Maria'

A Long-Held Family Secret Inspired Jennifer Galvão’s Debut Novel Maria, Maria — See the Cover! (Exclusive)

By Carly Tagen-Dye

Danny, Rachel, Sara (mother), Ruthie, Eve

My Family Went Back to Italy to Research My New Book. Here’s What We Found (Exclusive Essay)

By Rachel Beanland

The covers of 'Ungodly Rich' by Katharine McGee, 'Dangerland!' by Erin Singer and 'Country People' by Daniel Mason

PEOPLE’s Best Books of July 2026: Sizzling Summer Reads from Erin Singer, Daniel Mason and More

By Carly Tagen-Dye and Lizz Schumer

Michael Landon as Charles Ingalls; Luke Bracey as Charles Ingalls

What Happened to the Real Charles Ingalls? What to Know About Laura Ingalls Wilder’s Beloved Pa and the Truth About His TV Portrayals

By Victoria Edel

Hot Girl Murder Club by Ashley Winstead

Women Getting Revenge Is a Hot Topic Right Now — And We Have the World to Blame (Exclusive Essay)

By Ashley Winstead

Gemma Chan in 'The Five Star Weekend'

Five Star Weekend Showrunner Explains Why Gigi’s Secret Is Revealed Differently from the Books (Exclusive)

By Carly Tagen-Dye and Julia Moore

Police officers on duty in front of the Louvre Museum pyramid a few hours after the jewel burglary,

I Was Intimidated by Heist Novels. Then The Louvre Got Robbed (Exclusive Essay)

Three portrayals or representations of Laura Ingalls Wilder

What Happened to the Real Laura Ingalls Wilder: The Truth Behind the Books and 2 TV Shows

By Victoria Edel

Elin Hilderbrand; Jennifer Garner (left) and Chloë Sevigny in 'The Five Star Weekend'

Elin Hilderbrand Is ‘on Cloud Nine’ Over How Well the Five Star Weekend Series Captures Nantucket, Showrunner Says (Exclusive)

By Carly Tagen-Dye and Julia Moore

Crosby Fitzgerald as Caroline Ingalls, Alice Halsey as Laura Ingalls, Luke Bracey as Charles Ingalls, Skywalker Hughes as Mary Ingalls in episode 108 of Little House on the Prairie.

The Riveting True Story of Little House on the Prairie

By Samantha Stutsman

Renda Knapp; the cover of 'Complicit'

An OB-GYN Uncovers Devastating Secrets in Renda Knapp’s Medical Thriller Complicit — See the Cover (Exclusive)

By Carly Tagen-Dye

Marie Benedict; the cover of 'The Witch of Wall Street'

Marie Benedict’s The Witch of Wall Street Shares an ‘Achingly Human Portrait’ of Hetty Green — See the Cover! (Exclusive)

By Carly Tagen-Dye

Alexis Schaitkin, the cover of 'Two Lives'

Alexis Schaitkin Uncovered a Lost Family History While Writing New Novel Two Lives — See the Cover (Exclusive)

By Carly Tagen-Dye

THE FIVE STAR WEEKEND -- Pictured: (l-r) DâArcy Carden as Brooke, Regina Hall as Dru-Ann, Gemma Chan as Gigi, Chloe Sevigny as Tatum, Jennifer Garner as Hollis

The Five Star Weekend: All the Big Changes in the Jennifer Garner Series from Elin Hilderbrand’s Book

By Julia Moore and Catherine Santino

D’Arcy Carden as Brooke, Regina Hall as Dru-Ann, Chloë Sevigny as Tatum, Jennifer Garner as Hollis, Gemma Chan as Gigi in The Five-Star Weekend

The Five Star Weekend Showrunner Promises ‘Faithful Adaptation’ of Elin Hilderbrand’s Novel in Jennifer Garner Series (Exclusive)

By Shyla Watson and Julia Moore

Dua Lipa Service 95 bookclub Patti Smith Just Kids

See All of Dua Lipa’s Service95 Book Club Recommendations

By Carly Tagen-Dye

Michael Douglas; the cover of 'One Helluva Ride'

Michael Douglas Shares His Truth in New Memoir One Helluva Ride — See the Cover! (Exclusive)

By Carly Tagen-Dye

Harriet the Spy book cover; Sometimes You Have to Lie book cover

Harriet the Spy Author Shared an Incendiary Nature with Her Mischievous Main Character in an Unusual Life That Ended at Just 46

By Angela Andaloro

Ashley Poston Pivots to Romantasy with Elodie and the Dark Lord — Read an Excerpt! (Exclusive)

By Kimberlee Speakman

Will Wight; the cover of 'Overworld'

A Butler Must Save the Universe in Will Wight’s Overworld — See the Cover! (Exclusive)

By Carly Tagen-Dye

Adele Myers; the cover of 'Belle Haven Finishing School'

Adele Myers’ Belle Haven Finishing School Was Inspired by U.S. Human Experiments — See the Cover (Exclusive)

By Carly Tagen-Dye

Actress Lena Dunham and musician Jack Antonoff attend the the New York premiere of the sixth and final season of "Girls" at Alice Tully Hall, Lincoln Center on February 2, 2017 in New York City.

Lena Dunham Crossed Paths with Ex Jack Antonoff at Taylor Swift’s Wedding. Everything She’s Said About Their Romance

Legally Blonde Meets Emily in Paris in To Paris With(out) Love.

Legally Blonde Meets Emily in Paris in To Paris With(out) Love — See the Cover! (Exclusive)

By Desiree Anello

Karah Preiss (left) and Emma Roberts in 2023

See All of Emma Roberts and Karah Preiss’ Belletrist Book Club 2026 Picks, So Far

By Carly Tagen-Dye

Leslie Jamison; the cover of 'The Daughters'

Leslie Jamison’s The Daughters Centers Women Linked by Mythology — See the Cover! (Exclusive)

By Carly Tagen-Dye

Gemma Chan, Regina Hall, Jennifer Garner, D’Arcy Carden, and Chloë Sevigny in The Five-Star Weekend, The Five-Star Weekend by Elin Hilderbrand

Elin Hilderbrand Reveals What She Thinks of The Five Star Weekend Show Starring Jennifer Garner (Exclusive)

By Lizz Schumer

The cover of 'Take Back the Night' by Heather Gudenkauf, Kaira Rouda and Kimberly Belle

Killer Author Club to Publish Debut Thriller Take Back the Night — See the Cover! (Exclusive)

By Carly Tagen-Dye

Hannah Grace; the cover of 'Champagne Problems'

Icebreaker Author Hannah Grace to Publish F1 Romance Champagne Problems — See the Cover! (Exclusive)

By Carly Tagen-Dye

Mila Kunis as Ani in Luckiest Girl Alive; Helpless by Jessica Knoll

How the Luckiest Girl Alive Set Inspired Jessica Knoll’s New Book Helpless (Exclusive)

By Kimberlee Speakman and Lizz Schumer

Nam Soon Ahn and Sarah Ahn

TikTok Star Shares Her Mother’s Korean Recipes to ‘Speak Back to Her’ in Her ‘Language of Love’ (Exclusive)

Jessica Knoll, Helpless

Jessica Knoll’s New Novel Helpless Explores a Taboo Sexual Fantasy — And Ends with a Shocking Twist (Exclusive)

By Lizz Schumer

Single Girls by John Searles.

How an Unlikely Friendship with Former Cosmopolitan Editor Helen Gurley Brown Inspired a New Novel About the Magazine Icon

By Andrea Lavinthal

Katie Couric in November 2025

See All of Katie Couric’s 2026 Book Club Selections, So Far

By Carly Tagen-Dye

Natalie Portman in November 2025

See All Natalie Portman’s Book Club 2026 Selections, So Far

By Carly Tagen-Dye

Julie LaPlaca peter weber

5 Biggest Bachelor Bombshells from Producer Julie LaPlaca’s Book: Secret Peter Weber Romance, Hannah Brown Tension and More

By Deirdre Durkan

Mark Greany - Dark Union

Gray Man’s Mark Greaney Returns with Dark Union — See the Cover! (Exclusive)

By Raven Brunner

Marissa Stapley and her mother

My Mom Lost Everything to a Con — Twice. She Still Loved Lucky (Exclusive Essay)

By Marissa Stapley

'Good Morning America' hosts Michael Strahan (left), Robin Roberts and George Stephanopoulos in 2025

See All of the GMA Book Club 2026 Picks, So Far

By Carly Tagen-Dye

Daniel Mason; the cover of 'Country People'

Country People by Daniel Mason Is GMA Book Club’s July 2026 Selection (Exclusive)

By Carly Tagen-Dye

'There There' by Tommy Orange; A Tree Grows in Brooklyn by Bettty Smith cover; The Underground Railroad by Colson Whitehead

16 Historical Fiction Novels to Celebrate America’s 250th Anniversary

By Shyla Watson and Lizz Schumer

Dakota Johnson in May 2025

See All of Dakota Johnson’s TeaTime Book Club 2026 Selections, So Far

By Carly Tagen-Dye

Reese Witherspoon’s Book Club: See All of Her 2026 Selections, So Far

By Carly Tagen-Dye

Chuck Tingle

Chuck Tingle Is the World’s Greatest Author — And According to the Masked Writer, So Are You (Exclusive)

By Lizz Schumer

Tomi Adeyemi, #1 New York Times Best-Selling Author poses with her book, "Children of Blood and Bone" during 2025 Pennsylvania Conference For Women

Children of Blood and Bone Author Tomi Adeyemi Reveals She’s ‘Separating’ Herself from Movie Adaptation in Emotional Post

By Bailey Richards

Kate Shapiro; the cover of 'Reality TV Is the Devil' book; Rob Schulte

Rob Schulte and Kate Shapiro’s Reality TV Is the Devil Goes Behind the Scenes at Vanderpump Rules — See the Cover! (Exclusive)

By Carly Tagen-Dye

The Mash Up by Laurie Marie Meyers

Remember M.A.S.H.? A Woman Gets Trapped in the Childhood Game in Sweet New Summer Romance (Exclusive)

By Rachel McRady

glennon doyle taylor swift travis

Glennon Doyle Shares a Closer Look at Her 'Opalite' Tribute Purse for Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce's Wedding

By Ilana Kaplan

The Notebook, Rachel Mcadams, Ryan Gosling; Star-Crossed Summer by Devon Daniels

Rachel McAdams and Ryan Gosling Started It All: Why We're So Obsessed with Celebrity Couples (Exclusive Essay)

By Devon Daniels

A Legal Drug Trip Changed My Perspective on Motherhood — And Writing About It (Exclusive Essay)

By Mary Pauline Lowry

Susan Wiggs by Susan Doupe / Best St. gate

Wayward Girls 'Kicked Open the Doors' of Homes for Unwed Mothers. Here's How Survivors Responded (Exclusive Essay)

The Top of the World by Ethan Joella, Everything Was Beautiful and Nothing Hurt, The Au Pair by Teddy Wayne

PEOPLE’s Best Books of June 2026: Hot New Tearjerkers From Ethan Joella and Ben Reeves

By Carly Tagen-Dye and Lizz Schumer

Liza Minelli; Hayden Panettiere; Bunnie Xo

21 of the Most Shocking Celebrity Memoir Revelations That Had Our Jaws on the Floor, from Liza Minnelli to Hayden Panettiere

By Stephanie Sengwe

Hina Booktok

BookTok Creator Hina Shares Their Biggest 'Hot Take' When It Comes to Reading (Exclusive)

By Meredith Wilshere

Jamie Lowther-Pinkerton Writes Book

Prince William and Prince Harry's Former Private Secretary Shares the Remarkable Family Story Behind His Debut Novel (Exclusive)