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Covers of 'Accidentally on Purpose' by Kristen Kish, 'Wild and Wrangled' by Lyla Sage and 'The Influencers' by Anna-Marie McLemore
PEOPLE’s Best Books of April 2025: A Delectable Memoir by Kristen Kish, New Fiction by Lyla Sage and More
Jeneva Rose; The Perfect Divorce
First CameThe Perfect Marriage. NowThe Perfect Divorce Is on the Horizon (Exclusive)
Whoopi Goldberg on the set of "The Color Purple"
Whoopi Goldberg Wrote a Letter toThe Color Purple's Author Before Being Cast in the Film: 'I Will Play Dirt on the Floor'
A selection of finalists for the 2025 Pen America Literary Awards
Timothy Snyder, Karla Cornejo Villavicencio Among Finalists for 2025 Pen America Literary Awards — See the Full List!
Aimee Lou Wood in 'The White Lotus' Season 3
WhichThe White Lotus Character’s Book Club Would You Join?
The covers of 'Cellar Rat' by Hannah Selinger, 'Stop Me If You've Heard This One' by Kristen Arnett and 'What Is Wrong With You?' by Paul Rudnick
PEOPLE’s Best Books of March 2025: New Reads from Kristen Arnett, Hannah Selinger and More
Jennifer Lynn Barnes and the cover of 'Glorious Rivals'
Check OutInheritance Games Author Jennifer Lynn Barnes' Twisty New YA MysteryGlorious Rivals (Exclusive)
Paige DeSorbo (left), Hannah Berner and the cover of 'How to Giggle: A Guide to Taking Life Less Seriously'
Friendship Red Flags?Giggly SquadHosts Hannah Berner and Paige DeSorbo Are Here to Help (Exclusive)
The Dead of Summer by Ryan La Sala;
Booktok's Ryan La Sala Has a New Queer HorrorThe Dead of Summer — See the Cover! (Exclusive)
Hurston Wright Foundation founders Marita Golden and Clyde McElvene; Zora Neale Hurston
New Name, More Prize Money: The Zora Awards Announces Changes For Foundation's 35th Year (Exclusive)
Noah Wyle visits SiriusXM Studios on December 08, 2022 in New York City.
Noah Wyle Tip-Toes Around Rumors He Created a Library onThe Pitt Set to Entertain His Costars After Phone Ban
Julianne Moore and the cover of 'Notes to John' by Joan Didion
Julianne Moore to Narrate Audiobook of Joan Didion’s PosthumousNotes to John
Mark Hoppus; Robert Smith of The Cure
Mark Hoppus Says He and Robert Smith Have 'Never Discussed' the Time The Cure Rocker Tried to Kiss Him (Exclusive)
Sacrament by Susan Straight
National Book Award Finalist Susan Straight'sSacrament Is on the Way — See the Cover! (Exclusive)
Souvankham Thammavongsa and the cover of 'Pick a Color'
Souvankham Thammavongsa Reveals Debut NovelPick a Color — See the Cover! (Exclusive)
Taye Diggs in The Best Man, 1999; The Best Man Unfinished Business book cover
The Best ManSeries Is Coming to Bookshelves — See the Cover!
Padma Lakshmi's New Cookbook; Padma Lakshmi
Padma Lakshmi’s New Cookbook Includes a Recipe from Daughter Krishna: ‘A Scrapbook of Our Lives in Food’ (Exclusive)
The Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald; Forged by Danielle Teller
Celebrate 100 Years ofThe Great Gatsby With These Spinoff Books, Movies and a Broadway Show
The winners of the 2025 Whiting Awards
The 40th Whiting Awards Winners Have Been Announced — See the Full List
US President Joe Biden addresses the nation from the Rose Garden of the White House in Washington, DC, November 7, 2024, after Donald Trump won the presidential election.
Joe Biden Looked 'Heartbreaking Up Close' During Post-Debate Interview, New Book Claims
E.A. Hanks and Tom Hanks at the 92nd Street Y on April 8
E.A. Hanks Dishes on HerForrest Gump Cameo with Dad Tom Hanks: 'My Best Work to Date'
Nova Ren Suma - Wake the Wild Creatures
YA Mystery Maven Nova Ren Suma'sWake the Wild Creatures Is on the Way — Read an Excerpt! (Exclusive)
Jenny Han; Kyle Lukoff; Kristen Arnett
Jenny Han, Madeleine L'Engle, Kristen Arnett And 14 More Authors Who Were Librarians First
Patti Smith Announces Long-Awaited Memoir Bread of Angels 15 Years After Just Kids
Patti Smith Announces Long-Awaited Memoir Bread of Angels 15 Years After Award-Winning Just Kids
Rebecca Lafferty and the cover of 'The Lafferty Girl: Surviving Trauma, Abuse, and My Father's Crimes'
Convicted Killer Dan Lafferty's Daughter Rebecca Details Healing Journey in MemoirThe Lafferty Girl (Exclusive)
Jennifer Weiner and the cover of 'The Griffin Sisters' Greatest Hits'
Jennifer Weiner Drops a Chart-Topper WithThe Griffin Sisters’ Greatest Hits (Exclusive)
Jasmine Guillory and the cover of 'Flirting Lessons'
Jasmine Guillory's First LGBTQ+ RomanceFlirting Lessons Helped Her ‘Fall Back in Love with Writing’ (Exclusive)
Colin Hanks, Elizabeth Ann Hanks attending the Broadway Opening Night Performance of 'Lucky Guy' at the Broadhurst Theatre in New York City on 4/01/2013; E.A. Hanks "The 10 - A Memoir of Family and the Open Road"
E.A. Hanks Says Brother Colin Was 'Only Person I Could Turn to' While in Custody of Abusive Mom (Exclusive)
Richard Osman and the cover of 'The Impossible Fortune'
Richard Osman'sThursday Murder Club Returns inThe Impossible Fortune — See the Cover! (Exclusive)
PARIS, FRANCE - MAY 20: Actor Tom Hanks, his wife actress Rita Wilson, their son Truman Theodore Hanks and Tom's daughter Elizabeth Ann Hanks attend the Flag Ceremony after Tom Hanks, Tom Brokaw & Gordon "Nick" Mueller received the Legion d'Honneur Medal. Held at USA Ambassy in Paris on May 19, 2016 in Paris, France. (Photo by Images)
E.A. Hanks Says She Considers Dad Tom Hanks' Wife Rita Wilson 'My Other Mother,' Not a 'Stepmother' (Exclusive)
Mark Hoppus
Blink-182's Mark Hoppus Reveals He Had Suicidal Thoughts Following the Band's Breakup in 2005: 'I Lost Everything'
Most Popular Book Genre in Each U.S. State Map Graphic
Here Are the Most Popular Book Genres in Every State — And the Top 3 May Shock You!
Mark Hoppus Melissa Joan Hart
Blink-182's Mark Hoppus Recalls Going on 'Awful' Date with Melissa Joan Hart Hours Before Connecting with Future Wife Skye
Jane Goodall; Willie Nelson; Yoko Ono
Celebrities Over 90 Years Old, Then and Now
Chrissy Metz attendss the 30th Annual Movieguide Awards
Why Chrissy Metz Left Hollywood for the South: 'L.A. Was Very Dog Eat Dog' (Exclusive)
Viola Shipman, The Page Turner by Viola Shipman
Viola Shipman'sThe Page TurnerUpends Family Secrets and the Publishing World — Read an Excerpt! (Exclusive)
Chelsea Handler (left) and Edith Wharton
Chelsea Handler Says This Edith Wharton Novel Reminds Her of Hollywood's 'Need and Thirst to Belong’
Bethany Joy Lenz
Bethany Joy Lenz Gets Daily Messages from Women in Abusive Relationships Because of Her Cult Memoir (Exclusive)
Michelle Zauner and Peter Bradley; Crying in H Mart by Michelle Zauner.
How Michelle Zauner Believes Her BookCrying in H Mart Changed Her Relationship with Her Husband (Exclusive)
The covers of 'Yellowface' by R.F. Kuang, 'Flirting Lessons' by Jasmine Guillory and 'The Enchanted Hacienda' by J.C. Cervantes
10 Books to Read to Celebrate We Need Diverse Books Day
The Carol Shields Prize for Fiction Book shortlist
Miranda July, Sarah Manguso Among 2025 Carol Shields Prize for Fiction Shortlist (Exclusive)
E.A. Hanks and the cover of 'The 10: A Memoir of Family and the Open Road'
E.A. Hanks, Daughter of Tom Hanks, Writes About Childhood with Troubled Mom After Parents' Divorce in Exclusive Excerpt
Mike Campbell, 2013. book cover - mike campbell - heartbreaker
Heartbreakers Guitarist Mike Campbell's Memoir Revelations — from His Bond with Tom Petty to Overcoming Grief (Exclusive)
Vagabond written by Tim Curry
Tim Curry Relives His Legendary Career in New Memoir: 'Time of My Life' (Exclusive)
Jennifer Beals attends the 2022 Film Independent Spirit Awards
The L Word Star Jennifer Beals Reveals Secret Skill with New Book (Exclusive)
Stephanie Garber and the cover of 'Alchemy of Secrets'
CaravalAuthor Stephanie Garber's New NovelAlchemy of Secrets Is a Supernatural Thriller — See the Cover! (Exclusive)
Alyson Richman Author Portrait; The Missing Pages by Alyson Richman
The Lost Wife Author Alyson Richman Is Back withTitanicGhost Story,The Missing Pages — Read an Excerpt! (Exclusive)
The Outsider: A Memoir for Misfits by Vir Das
Vir Das Embraces Being a Misfit in His Debut MemoirThe Outsider – See the Cover! (Exclusive)
The cover of 'Dog Show' by Billy Collins, with an illustration by Pamela Sztybel
Billy Collins Spotlights Canine Joy in Poetry CollectionDog Show — See the Cover! (Exclusive)
Melinda French Gates and her children in 2003
Why Melinda French Gates Is Opening Up About Motherhood (Gaining 79 Lbs. in Pregnancy), Marriage and More (Exclusive)
EA Hanks portrait
E.A. Hanks, Tom Hanks' Daughter, Set Out to Learn If Her Maternal Grandfather Was a Murderer (Exclusive)
Woman Shares Video of Author Jonathan Stanley Sitting Alone at Book Signing. Now, His Book Is Sold Out and a Bestseller
Woman Shares Video of Author Sitting Alone at Book Signing. Now, His Book Is a Bestseller (Exclusive)
Ryan Condal attends the UK Premiere of "House Of The Dragon" Season 2 at the Odeon Luxe Leicester Square on June 10, 2024 in London, England.; George R.R. Martin attends the 2023 Image Film Awards during the 2023 Atlanta Film Festival at The Fox Theatre on April 23, 2023 in Atlanta, Georgia.
House of the Dragon Showrunner Breaks Silence on George R. R. Martin's 'Disappointing' Critiques: He Wouldn't 'Acknowledge Practical Issues'
John McVie, Christine McVie, Stevie Nicks, Mick Fleetwood, and Lindsey Buckingham of the rock group "Fleetwood Mac" pose for a portrait in 1975.
New Book Uncovers the Salacious (and Sweet) Stories Behind Every Single Fleetwood Mac Song Ever (Exclusive)
Demi-Leigh Tebow Reveals Her New Book Is Inspired by the 'Kindness' of the 'Tebow Pack' — Her 3 Dogs with Tim Tebow
Demi-Leigh Tebow Reveals How the 'Tebow Pack' — Her 3 Dogs with Tim Tebow — Inspired Her New Book (Exclusive)
Lin-Manuel Miranda attends the 2025 National Board of Review Gala at Cipriani 42nd Street on January 07, 2025 in New York City; Jeffrey Seller attends The New Group's 30th Anniversary Gala at Cipriani Wall Street on March 10, 2025 in New York City; Darren Criss poses at a photo call for the new musical "Maybe Happy Ending" at The Tempo by Hilton New York Times Square Lounge on September 16, 2024 in New York City
Lin-Manuel Miranda, Darren Criss, Annaleigh Ashford and More Broadway Stars Unite forTheater KidAudiobook (Exclusive)
Holly Black Author Portrait; Thief of Night by Holly Black
The Highly Anticipated Sequel to Holly Black’sBook of Night Is Coming — See the Cover! (Exclusive)
Natalie Keller Reinert
This Author’s Life ‘Fell Apart’ in 2008. How She Built It Back — and Got a TV Deal — by Writing About Horses (Exclusive)
The cover of 'Horror's New Wave' with a still from the book of movie 'M3GAN 2.0'
Blumhouse to PublishHorror's New Wave in Honor of Production Company's 15th Anniversary — See the Cover! (Exclusive)
Elin Hilderbrand; Jasmine Guillory; Leigh Bardugo
Elin Hilderbrand, Jasmine Guillory and More to Attend Inaugural Aspen Literary Festival, Presented by Book of the Month (Exclusive)
Alexandra Schwartz, Jennifer Egan, Kevin Kwan, Helen Fielding, and Vivian Gornick attend Daughters of Latin America: An Anthology Reading Series presents A Celebration of Jane Austen
Helen Fielding, Kevin Kwan and Jennifer Egan Explain Why Jane Austen's Books Are So Enduring: 'She's My Hero'
James Patterson attends the 57th Academy of Country Music Awards on March 07, 2022 in Las Vegas, Nevada; MrBeast attends as MrBeast celebrates the premiere of the new Prime Video Competition Series 'Beast Games' at a content creator special screening on December 18, 2024 in Santa Monica, California
James Patterson and MrBeast Team Up for Thriller Novel About 'Deadly Tests Held in Dangerous Locations Around the World'
The Widow by John Grisham
John Grisham Reveals Why His Wife Told Him to Change the Ending of His New NovelThe Widow
92nd Street Y Christopher Lightfoot Walker Reading Series presents Daughters of Latin America: An Anthology Reading Series presents A Celebration of Jane Austen: Jennifer Egan, Kevin Kwan, Helen Fielding, Vivian Gornick, Alexandra Schwartz, Emily Mortimer, and Alessandro Nivola, 92NY Kaufmann Recital Hall, New York, New York, March 27, 2025.
Husband and Wife Alessandro Nivola and Emily Mortimer Team Up for DramaticPride and Prejudice Reading
Mark Zuckerberg, Sarah Wynn-Williams
Facebook Gag Order Silences Former Exec Yet Her Disputed Memoir Remains a Best Seller
The Spectacle by Anna Barrington
The 'Nature of Evil' Is Explored Through the Wealthy Confines of the Art World inThe Spectacle — See the Cover! (Exclusive)
Craig Thomas and the cover of 'That's Not How It Happened'
How I Met Your Mother Co-Creator Craig Thomas Announces Debut Novel, Inspired by His Journey as a Dad — See the Cover! (Exclusive)