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Isabel Allende wins €1m Premio Planeta under a secret name
The literary icon snagged the massive Spanish prize with a surprise sequel to her classic debut, The House of the Spirits.
Alexandra Shulman: The former Vogue editor dishes on life and regrets
From school-run mom guilt to her most expensive art purchase, the legendary editor keeps it real in a new candid Q&A.
Xand van Tulleken calls out the wellness industry in new book
TV doctor Xand van Tulleken is officially debunking the viral health fads and supplements living rent-free in your medicine cabinet.
Book writing: How to finally stop talking about it and actually start
If your dream of writing a novel is living rent-free in your head, here is exactly how to stop procrastinating and get it done.
American Girl’s Samantha Parkington is all grown up in new adult novel
The Edwardian icon is entering her 20s in a brand-new historical fiction book that trades dollhouse vibes for 1920s NYC mystery.
Joe Manganiello opens up about his split from Sofía Vergara
The actor’s new memoir details how a severe, years-long health battle fundamentally changed his marriage to the Modern Family star.
Charles Dickens: Did this real-life Victorian pauper inspire Oliver Twist?
A historian has unearthed reports of a woman punished for simply asking to go for a walk, mirroring the grim reality of Dickens’s famous orphan.
Cher: The Goddess of Pop is dropping Part Two of her tell-all memoir
The icon is ready to spill more tea as she continues the story that left us all shook in her record-breaking first volume.
Anne Carson: Iconic Canadian poet wins the 2026 Nobel Prize in Literature
The literary legend just secured the industry's biggest W for her boundary-pushing work that lowkey redefined modern poetry.
Children's books: Representation of minority characters slides in UK
A new study reveals a dip in diversity for young readers as publishers struggle to reflect the actual demographics of kids.
Kathleen Turner responds to Michael Douglas' 40-year-old affair confession
The actress is keeping it real about her secret 1980s romance with her costar after he dropped the tea in his new memoir.
Shaun Tan: The mastermind of suburban surrealism
The Oscar-winning illustrator dishes on his creative process, his latest book, and how he finds the magic hiding in the mundane.
Fuyumi Ono's The Twelve Kingdoms returns to claim the top book spot
The latest installment in the iconic fantasy series just absolutely ate on the Billboard Japan Book Hot 100.
Romance novels for men are a secret passion for this niche community
While the genre is often gatekept as 'for women only,' a growing community of men is finding emotional refuge and main character energy in romance fiction.
Marina Hyde on her new book and navigating the current news cycle
The Guardian columnist joins Nosheen Iqbal to talk all things pop culture, politics, and surviving the chaos of the modern era.
Why quitting is actually a massive flex
Lindsay Crouse’s new book says it’s time to stop romanticizing the grind and start knowing when to log off.