Books

I don't mean to alarm you, but we're officially halfway through 2019. While in some ways that feels like a massive win (We've made it this far! Hooray for us!) it can also be totally overwhelming (We only have six months left before 2020?!) But if…

My mother was 14 years old. She weighed less than 100 pounds, sprayed half a can of Aqua Net in her hair every day, and was in love with a short, handsome Puerto Rican boy two years older than her. The pair were so inseparable that when the boy…

Bustle's I'm So Jealous series is dedicated to the books, TV shows, movies, podcasts, and more that super fans are so jealous someone else gets to experience for the first time. In this installment, Rajpreet Heir writes about Meera Syal's…

Every institution has its secrets, but do you know what shadows and skeletons hide in your school's closets? If you've never thought about that question before, it's high time you read a few novels about secret societies on campus to get your mind —…

To say witches are having a moment — as the teenage protagonist of The Chilling Adventures of Sabrina did in a recent episode — would be an understatement. Between Sabrina and American Horror Story: Coven, Suspiria and The Love Witch, there sure has…

In July 2019, the United States celebrates the 50th anniversary of the Apollo 11 landing on the moon. Taught in school's across the country, and depicted repeatedly in books, films, and television shows, the moon landing in 1969 — in which…

Whether you're spending your summer vacation on the lake, in the mountains, or in the comfort of your own home, the right book can make the difference between a good holiday and a great one. I've picked out 15 new audiobooks to listen to on…

When The Staunch Book Prize launched in Jan. 2018, it came with a very specific set of criteria: The prize is awarded to a thriller "in which no woman is beaten, stalked, sexually exploited, raped, or murdered." Created by author and screenwriter…

HBO's Game of Thrones ended, but the original Song of Ice and Fire book series still has two novels left to go. As fans' vitriol toward the final season of Game of Thrones has begun to die down, readers have learned that George R.R. Martin doesn't…