Fiction

23+ hour, 19+ min ago   (512+ words) Celebrity bookworms are here to stay. Ever since Oprah Winfrey started her iconic book club in the ’90s, celebrities including Reese Witherspoon, Emma Roberts, Dua Lipa and Jenna Bush Hager have joined the ranks, picking monthly books that skyrocket to the…...

1+ day, 11+ min ago   (508+ words) October 7, 2026 — 5:00am Did you grow up poor, working-class, middle-class or well-off? Upper middle-class. My parents grew up during the Depression, though, so they were very conscious of money, waste and conspicuous consumption. And they were extremely unsettled by my desire to…...

1+ day, 5+ hour ago   (317+ words) Best of Target Circle Deal Days: Editor-Loved Picks, From $5 Shop TODAY independently determines what we cover and recommend. When you click on or buy through our links, we earn a commission. Learn more. Jenna Bush Hager picked a book by…...

1+ day, 14+ hour ago   (257+ words) October 6, 2026 — 3:00pm Michael Robotham is sitting in what he calls The Cabana Of Cruelty. But from where I sit, it looks idyllic – a writing cabin with big windows, a comfy couch and a number of bookshelves, in the backyard of Robotham’s…...

2+ day, 7+ hour ago   (117+ words) Objections rise from issues like sexual content and profanity or racial slurs and stereotypes. PEN America counted 6,870 bans across 23 states in the 2024-2025 school year. Since 1982, the American Library Association has used Banned Books Week to draw attention to books that…...

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3+ day, 12+ hour ago   (1219+ words) October 4, 2026 — 4:11pm Hilary McPhee – a legend of the Australian literary industry who nurtured the careers of writers including Helen Garner and Tim Winton – died on Thursday, aged 85. McPhee Gribble, the publishing house she founded with Diana Gribble in 1975, shaped a generation…...

5+ day, 4+ hour ago   (93+ words) Results will appear here as you type. Penguin, 320pp, $55 (hardback) When you purchase a book through this link, Schwartz Media earns a commission. This commission does not influence our criticism, which is entirely independent. Keva York is a writer and film…...

1+ week, 5+ day ago   (1431+ words) September 25, 2026 — 6:00pm Because she spent six years writing Dictionary of Lost Words and Bookbinder of Jericho, Pip Williams was determined her next book would be a simple tale of love. The German Ward, released next week, is indeed a love story…...

1+ week, 5+ day ago   (141+ words) September 25, 2026 — 12:12pm A few days ago I awoke to see that the White House had posted an AI-generated video to X of Donald Trump – the 80-year-old president of the United States – in character as superhero the Green Lantern. In the video,…...