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There's a music-filled novel by Barbara Kingsolver, new sci-fi by Becky Chambers, a memoir by Haruki Murakami, and lots more.

Move over, beach reads. With the fall equinox behind us, we can now curl up with cozy autumn books. There are new titles coming from Barbara Kingsolver, Chad Harbach, Jasmine Guillory and more.

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This month’s Indie Discovery List offers plenty of fresh recommendations, with stories spanning romance, fantasy, historical fiction, poetry, memoir and more. Whether you’re in the mood for love, adve...

These 12 books under 200 pages span historical fiction, thrillers, classics, and dystopian reads that are easy to finish in one weekend.

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There may not be a bad Dungeon Crawler Carl book, but a few are a little better than the others.

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From 'Other Mommy' to 'Victorian Psycho,' this fall's book-to-screen adaptations skew towards the unhinged and the uncomfortable.

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These nine new books for September span mysteries, romance, thrillers, fantasy, and biography, with standout releases to add to your fall reading list.

From cozy fall romances to horror and mystery thrillers, there’s something for every reader’s taste on this librarian-approved list of the best fall reads.

Goodreads just revealed its most popular books of the past decade. See our top 10 picks, from Taylor Jenkins Reid to Colleen Hoover and Kristin Hannah.

“The book was like a tutorial on how to use a copier.”

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Shannon St. Hilaire’s new book, “The Hanford Necklace,” takes us back to the World War II era, when 50,000 people moved to a Washington town that didn’t exist to build a weapon they couldn’t name.

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The most overhyped classics and what to replace them with.

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The best cult classic books remain loved deeply, if not widely, including titles like A Confederacy of Dunces and We Have Always Lived in the Castle.

Almost 2,000 of you commented on our critic’s list of the greatest books ever. Here are the ones you felt we’d missed

Hundreds of novelists, librarians, editors and other book lovers voted. See how their ballots stack up.

In July 2020 my twin sister Madelynn and I had decided we were tired of being apart, of quarantining alone in our homes—mine in Syracuse, NY, where I was an MFA student drafting my first “novel” an…

Think about it: Some of the most unforgettable books hinge on a missed opportunity, a chance meeting, or even a random conversation. Such moments end up being the catalyst for life-altering journeys. ...

These sci-fi books present different visions of a future in which AI's capabilities have surpassed humanity's—a future Sam Altman says is already here.

Discover 13 sci-fi books everyone should read, from Dune and 1984 to Hyperion and The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy. Perfect for all sci-fi fans.

Some fantasy books are incredible to read once or twice, but these eight books are continually amazing and worth reading over and over again.

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These are the classics that shaped one of America's most transformative decades.

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Harvard Library staffers share their favorites — from music memoirs and manga to a 700-page novel and a YouTuber's horror mystery.

These are our picks for the best books of 2026 so far, books published between January 1 and June 30 of this year.

These are the books worth taking with you on holiday.