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The Best Beach Reads of All Time

We tapped the expertise of our staff and contributors for this list of the best beach reads, from our personal favorites to the "it" books of past and present.

The Most Read Books on Goodreads This Week

Last week was the first time in a quite a while that Empyrean books were not represented in either the ...

The Best Books of the Summer, According to the New York Times

There's Taylor Jenkins Reid (in space!), Southern noir king S.A. Cosby, V.E. Schwab and her historical lesbian vampires, and more

The Bestselling Books of the Week, According to All the Lists

USA Today, Publishers Weekly, NYT, Amazon, and Indie Booksellers all have their own bestseller lists. Here are the combined results.

The Winner of the International Booker Prize Has Been Announced

The International Booker Prize is the world’s most influential literary award for translated fiction, with its £50,000 prize money that ...

Esquire Names Best Books of 2025 So Far

Esquire has named 21 books among its best of 2025 so far.

The Most Read Books on Goodreads This Week

The most read books on Goodreads this week include some overlapping titles from last week, but we also have a ...

Oprah’s Book Club’s 114th Pick

The award-winning poet-turned-novelist's newest book just came out this week, and follows "the cycles of history, memory and time."

The Bestselling Books of the Week, According to All the Lists

USA Today, Publishers Weekly, NYT, Amazon, and Indie Booksellers all have their own bestseller lists. Here are the combined results.

SUNRISE ON THE REAPING Checkouts Up 515%, According to Libby

Looks like the bestselling YA dystopian series is only growing in popularity