Books

Spoilers ahead for the Dec. 11 finale of Castle Rock Season 2. Throughout Castle Rock's second season, Annie Wilkes (Lizzy Caplan) and her daughter Joy (Elsie Fisher) have been on a Sisyphean mission to find the Laughing Place. But fans of Misery…

As the year comes to a close, the users of the internet's biggest site for readers, Goodreads, have voted to recognize their favorite books of the year. The 2019 Goodreads Choice Award winners show just how much we love romantic comedies, as Casey…

A book for Christmas is always a wanted gift (unless you really hate reading). People don't even have to be hardcore fiction lovers to appreciate the written word for there are plenty of genres to suit all tastes and desires. If you're struggling to…

Typically, movies based on true stories tend to be more fictional than their sources. But the story upon which the new film A Million Little Pieces is based is not your typical true story. The "memoir" by James Frey about his unbelievable life as a…

Remember James Frey? Back in 2003, the author published a memoir titled A Million Little Pieces that documented the remarkable story of his drug addiction and road to recovery. The book became an inspiration to many, landing in Oprah's Book Club in…

The author of The Chalk Man and The Hiding Place is back with an all-new, pulse-pounding thriller about a father's search for his kidnapped daughter — a girl everyone else believes is dead. You can start reading C.J. Tudor's The Other People right…

Invited to a white elephant party and have no idea what to bring? Never fear, because these 25 bookish white elephant gifts under $15 will thrill any avid reader. Whether your workplace is full of book nerds or you're trading gifts with your old…

Charles Dickens' story of a miserly man who has a pretty rough night has made a legend of the flawed Ebenezer Scrooge. So much so that his name is associated with unpleasant and negative attitudes towards not only the festive season but also in…

Series three of The Crown was everything I wanted it to be and just as good as its first instalment. If you’re anything like me then you’ll have polished off every episode in one sitting. If you’re now at a bit of a loss as to how to fill your time,…

Get ready, readers, because there's a week-long reading event ready to kick off your December. Promoted by publishers and teachers, #ReadAfricaWeek highlights authors from that continent. Don't worry if you have no idea where to start, because I…

Nicole Weisensee Egan first encountered Bill Cosby like most others—through his roles as Dr. Cliff Huxtable and Fat Albert in television shows she adored. As a senior in high school, Egan lost her older brother; that same year, The Cosby Show…

December is finally upon us, folks, which means you only have 31 more days — or fewer! — to complete your reading challenges for 2019. To help you out, I've picked 17 of the best new books of December 2019 for your reading enjoyment. Whether you're…

Established in 1971, The Costa Book Awards honours some of the most enjoyable books of the year created by authors based in the UK and Ireland. The 2019 shortlist has just been released, and includes 20 books across five categories that you're all…

The Amazon original series Fleabag concluded in April 2019, leaving viewers wanting way more from the show's creator Phoebe Waller-Bridge. While the multi-hyphenate star has said that, for now, the show will not return, Ballantine Books is releasing…

Knives Out, a fun, murder-mystery film, is hitting theaters just in time for the holidays to act as the ultimate getaway treat for your own personal family drama. But in case you need more of an escape between carving turkey and avoiding politics,…

In K.M. Weiland’s upcoming fantasy novel Dreambreaker, readers are immersed in the world of main character, Allara — the queen of the kingdom of Lael, and possessor of the ability to travel between parallel dimensions. In the book, Allara is faced…

The National Book Foundation announced the winners of the 2019 National Book Awards at a Wednesday night ceremony, which means your TBR list just got five books longer. Keep reading to find out more about the winners and finalists of this year's…

Kara Jackson’s writing, memory-dense and physical, speaks of a young woman on the edge of what’s to come. For the 19-year-old poet and activist, her written lines sing of the next phase of life — adulthood, college, the wide-open sometimes…

Podcast fans have a lot of fun to look forward to this winter, as the Lore spinoff comic, Wellington, makes its debut on Dec. 18 from IDW Publishing. Written by Lore creator Aaron Mahnke and sci-fi and fantasy author and comics creator Delilah S.…