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The Summer Storms, by Sarah MacLean

Author Sarah MacLean on how Tuck Everlasting, mass-market romance, and The Da Vinci Code shaped her as a reader

By Maureen Lee Lenker

Barry Sloane as Destruction in 'The Sandman' season 2

Bringer of Destruction: The Sandman star on joining the Endless, Game of Thrones crossovers, and House of the Dragon

Scarlett Johansson is skilled covert operations expert Zora Bennett in JURASSIC WORLD REBIRTH; Michael B. Jordan in Sinners; BRAD PITT as Sonny Hayes in F1 THE MOVIE

8 summer books to pair with 8 of the season's biggest movies

By Maureen Lee Lenker

Elijah Wood as Frodo Baggins in 'The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring'; Constance Wu as Rachel Chu and Henry Golding as Nick Young in 'Crazy Rich Asians'; Whoopi Goldberg as Celie Harris-Johnson in 'The Color Purple'

32 of the best book adaptations of all time

By EW Staff and Kevin Jacobsen

Tyra Banks and Jay Manuel on cycle 12 of 'America's Next Top Model'

America's Next Top Model alum alleges 'hostile' Jay Manuel 'didn't get along with anybody' on set

Stephen Fishbach on 'Survivor: Cambodia'

Stephen Fishbach's Survivor-themed novel cover art revealed (exclusive)

Chantal hugs Bianca on 'America's Next Top Model' cycle 9; Tyra Banks

America's Next Top Model alum says Tyra Banks looked bothered after contestant hugged her: 'No more hugs,' crew shouted

'The Salt Path' stars Gillian Anderson and Jason Isaacs

Film company defends The Salt Path movie after bestselling book's author is accused of embezzlement, deception

By Raechal Shewfelt and Mekishana Pierre

Jack Nicholson sitting on bench with Will Sampson in a scene from the film 'One Flew Over The Cuckoo's Nest', 1975

One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest television series in the works told from Chief Bromden's point of view

By Shania Russell

Parvati Shallow author photo

Survivor star Parvati Shallow delves into 'cancer, divorce, money, death, emotional affairs, and queer sex' in memoir

Scheana Shay, 'My Good Side: A Memoir' by Scheana Shay

Scheana Shay opens up about grief, OCD diagnosis, and Eddie Cibrian affair in excerpt from memoir My Good Side

By Ryan Coleman

james gunn and adria arjona

James Gunn reacts to fans thinking he cast Adria Arjona as Wonder Woman: 'I didn't just follow her'

Jennette McCurdy and Jennifer Aniston smiling at a formal event

Jennette McCurdy's memoir I'm Glad My Mom Died is becoming a TV show starring Jennifer Aniston

By Raechal Shewfelt

Michael Connelly author photo

Michael Connelly celebrates 20 years of The Lincoln Lawyer with new novel The Proving Ground — see the cover (exclusive)

By Maureen Lee Lenker

Tom Cruise and Brad Pitt attend the "F1: The Movie" European Premiere at Cineworld Leicester Square on June 23, 2025 in London, England

Tom Cruise and Brad Pitt have Interview With the Vampire reunion at F1 London premiere

By Emlyn Travis

Parvati Shallow, Russell Hantz and Sandra Diaz-Twine on 'Survivor: Heroes vs. Villains' finale

Parvati Shallow relives Survivor: Heroes vs. Villains finale trauma in exclusive book excerpt

Must List collage of Alexander The Great in King of Drag; Chandi in America's Sweethearts: Dallas Cowboys Cheerleaders; Christina Hendricks and Kristine Froseth in The Buccaneers

Netflix's Dallas Cowboys Cheerleaders show, new Buccaneers, and drag kings top this week's Must List

Taylor Swift is seen during the 2024 US Open Tennis Championships on September 08, 2024 in New York City.

Missing the Eras tour? Nurse your sorrow with Taylor Swift-themed cocktails from The Eras Pour

By Maureen Lee Lenker

Brad Pitt is open to working with Tom Cruise again

Brad Pitt would make another movie with Tom Cruise but is 'not gonna hang my ass off airplanes'

By Raechal Shewfelt

Katie Bernet; BETH IS DEAD by Katie Bernet

Little Women is now a thriller in Beth Is Dead, read an exclusive excerpt

By Maureen Lee Lenker

Cover imagery for 'The Twilight Zone' issue #1, "Blanks"

The Twilight Zone will get black-and-white anthology comic — see an exclusive first look

Cover of Wonder Woman #1

Wonder Woman movie officially in the works: 'Being written right now' (exclusive)

Tom Hanks at 'The Phoenician Scheme' New York City premiere on May 28, 2025; E.A. Hanks at 92NY in New York City on April 8, 2025

Tom Hanks addresses daughter E.A. Hanks' memoir about childhood with his troubled ex-wife

By Wesley Stenzel

Tom Felton attends The 78th Annual Tony Awards at Radio City Music Hall on June 08, 2025 in New York City.

Tom Felton says controversial J.K. Rowling views haven't impacted his Harry Potter stage return

By Ryan Coleman

The Must list image with characters from Phineas and Ferb, Ginny and Georgia, and The Life of Chuck

Phineas and Ferb's return, Ginny & Georgia season 3, and Mike Flanagan's The Life of Chuck top this week's Must List

Tom Felton as Draco Malfoy in Harry Potter and the Cursed Child

Tom Felton will reprise Draco Malfoy in Broadway's Harry Potter and the Cursed Child

By Emlyn Travis

Edmund White, writer, literary critic, playwright and essayist, Milan, Italy, 2010

Edmund White, acclaimed novelist and pioneer of queer literature, dies at 85

By Mekishana Pierre

Taylor Jenkins Reid; Atmosphere book cover written by Taylor Jenkins Reid

Taylor Jenkins Reid's new book Atmosphere takes readers to space, even if she won't go: 'I can't hack it'

By Maureen Lee Lenker

George R. R. Martin attends the FYC special screening for HBO Max's "House Of The Dragon" at DGA Theater Complex on March 07, 2023 in Los Angeles, California.

George R.R. Martin goes off on fans complaining about Winds of Winter delay: 'Some of you will just be pissed'

By Mekishana Pierre

Yoda

Yoda battles the Blight in Star Wars: Trials of the Jedi exclusive excerpt

THE HANDMAID’S TALE - “The Handmaid’s Tale” - June reflects on her experiences in Gilead and decides what to do next.

The Handmaid's Tale ending explained: Is Gilead destroyed in the series finale?

By Randall Colburn

Jocko Sims at the 2024 Disney upfront in New York

Little House on the Prairie reboot adds Jocko Sims as the Ingalls' real-life doctor

By Kristen Baldwin

'Batman/Deadpool'

Marvel and DC's next comic crossover revealed: Deadpool and Batman — See a first look (exclusive)

The Must List with Stitch from Lilo & Stitch; Tim Robinson and Paul Rudd from Friendship; Dulé Hill in NYTW's Lights Out

Friendship, a new Lilo & Stitch, and Dulé Hill's in Lights Out: Nat 'King' Cole top this week's Must List

Jessica Biel Ryan Gosling

Jessica Biel recalls auditioning for The Notebook with Ryan Gosling while 'covered in blood': 'It was very strange'

Maggie Q as Renée Ballard and Courtney Taylor as Zamira Parker on 'Ballard'

Maggie Q and Michael Connelly explain how Ballard keeps the Bosch legacy alive — and carries it forward

By Oliver Gettell

Fan Service by Rosie Danan, A Showgirl's Rules for Falling in Love by Alice Murphy, Courtroom Drama: A Novel by Neely Tubati Alexander, Something Cheeky: A Sassy Friends-to-Lovers Romance with Broadway Dreams, Discover Your Happily Ever After by Thien-Kim Lam, Ms. V's Hot Girl Summer: A Spicy Black Latinx Age-Gap Romance by A.H. Cunningham

Hot Stuff: 5 spring 2025 romance novels celebrate chasing one's bliss

By Maureen Lee Lenker

Must List collage of Alexander Skarsgard in 'Murderbot'; Kaitlyn Santa Juana in 'Final Destination Bloodlines'; Pam Grier in 'Sheba, Baby'

A new Final Destination, a Blaxploitation classics set, and Alexander Skarsgård in Murderbot top this week's Must List

THE FINAL DESTINATION, from left: Bobby Campo, Shantel VanSanten, 2009.

Final Destination producer says the fourth movie 'sucks' in exclusive excerpt from Screaming and Conjuring

By Maureen Lee Lenker

Kelsey Grammer gets emotional over sister Karen's murder on 'The View'

Kelsey Grammer tears up on The View over moment he identified sister's body after her murder

Ashley Jordan and Once Upon a Time in Dollywood

See gorgeous cover for Once Upon a Time in Dollywood, debut novel from Reese's Book Club LitUp fellow (exclusive)

By Maureen Lee Lenker

Phil Donahue, Shannen Doherty, and Carl Weathers

Celebrity deaths 2024: Remembering the stars we've lost this year

Rachel Hochhauser author photo, Lady Tremaine by Rachel Hochhauser

See Cinderella's stepmother in a new light in exclusive Lady Tremaine excerpt

By Maureen Lee Lenker

Movie karaoke scenes

The 15 most memorable movie karaoke scenes that had us singing (or wincing)

Saoirse Ronan in 'Little Women'; Coraline (voice: Dakota Fanning) in 'Coraline'; The Iron Giant (voice: Vin Diesel) in 'The Iron Giant'

The best movies based on children's books, from Little Women to The Wizard of Oz

By David Canfield and Kevin Jacobsen

Colleen Hoover book series

A reader's guide to Colleen Hoover's books in order

By Maggie Fremont

The Must List tout with Natasha Lyonne from Poker Face season 2; A still from the Netflix series Forever; Kali Uchis performing for her new album 'Sweetness'

Poker Face, Netflix's Forever adaptation, and Kali Uchis' new album top this week's Must List

A Million Lives book festival

Romantasy festival A Million Lives slammed by authors and attendees: 'Fyre Fest of books'

By Raechal Shewfelt

barbie cocktail book BARBIE, Margot Robbie as Barbie, 2023. ph: Jaap Buitendijk /© Warner Bos. /Courtesy Everett Collection

Come on, Barbie, let's go party with an exclusive look at three drinks from Barbie: The Official Cocktail Book

By Maureen Lee Lenker

Kelsey Grammer; Karen Lorre as Karen on 'Cheers'

Kelsey Grammer reunited with Cheers erotic dancer actress, told her she shared name with his dead sister

By Wesley Stenzel

Rachel Hawkins, The Storm by Rachel Hawkins

Rachel Hawkins debuts cover and exclusive excerpt for next thriller, The Storm

By Maureen Lee Lenker

Kelsey Grammer at 'The God Committee' premiere at the 2021 Tribeca Festival in New York City on June 20, 2021

Kelsey Grammer used drinking, drugs, and 'fairly exotic sexual behavior' to cope with sister's shocking murder

By Wesley Stenzel

Claire Mazur and Erica Cerulo, creators of fashion e-commerce and content business Of a Kind

How 831 Stories is building a romance fandom community that goes beyond books

By Maureen Lee Lenker

BONNIE WRIGHT as Ginny Weasley in Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince

Original Ginny Weasley offers important advice for Harry Potter TV series actors: 'Enjoy every minute of it'

By Emlyn Travis

Billy Joel and Christie Brinkley

Christie Brinkley recalls negative press about her relationship with Billy Joel: 'Shocked and pained me'

By Shania Russell

Patrick Schwarzenegger backstage at 'The Tonight Show' on April 10, 2025; Christian Bale as Patrick Bateman in 'American Psycho' (2000)

Patrick Schwarzenegger as Patrick Bateman? Star would 'love nothing more' than lead in new American Psycho movie

By Wesley Stenzel

The Must List Tout with a still from Thunderbolts* featuring Florence Pugh; a still with Nathan Fielder from The Rehearsal; a still from Worst Roommate Ever on Netflix

Marvel's delightful Thunderbolts*, a Netflix true-crime series, and The Rehearsal top this week's Must List

James Patterson and Stephen King

James Patterson recalls Stephen King saying he's a 'terrible writer': 'I'm pretty good now'

By Ryan Coleman

Ghost (Hannah John-Kamen), Bob (Lewis Pullman), John Walker (Wyatt Russell), Alexei Shostakov/Red Guardian (David Harbour), Yelena Belova (Florence Pugh) and Bucky Barnes (Sebastian Stan)in Marvel Studios' THUNDERBOLTS*

Thunderbolts* cast and character guide: Meet the A-list talent of Marvel's B-team

By Randall Colburn

CUJO, Dee Wallce-Stone, 1983, Stephen King at the Variety TIFF Step & Repeat during the Toronto International Film Festival 2024 on September 6, 2024 in Toronto, Canada.

Cujo star says Stephen King thanked her for insisting movie change book ending: 'The kid can't die'

By Jordan Hoffman

HOLLYWOOD, CALIFORNIA - MARCH 10: Margot Robbie attends the 96th Annual Academy Awards on March 10, 2024 in Hollywood, California. (Photo by Images)NEW YORK, NEW YORK - FEBRUARY 05: Jacob Elordi attends The Launch of Solar Dream hosted by Fendi on February 05, 2020 in New York City. (Photo by Images for Fendi)

Wuthering Heights casting director defends Margot Robbie, Jacob Elordi choices amid backlash: 'It's just a book'

By Ryan Coleman

Actor James Gandolfini in scene from HBO TV drama series The Sopranos.

The Sopranos creator David Chase worried James Gandolfini wasn't 'threatening enough' to play Tony Soprano

By Shania Russell

The Must List composite with A still from Andor season 2; A still from David Cronenberg's new film The Shrouds; A still from Étoile new Amy Sherman-Palladino series

Andor season 2, Amy Sherman-Palladino's Étoile, and David Cronenberg's The Shrouds top this week's Must List

Vernestra Rwoh and Indira in 'Star Wars: The Acolyte: Wayseeker' book cover

Vernestra Rwoh battles pirates in Star Wars: The Acolyte prequel book excerpt (exclusive)

Julia Garner as the Silver Surfer in Fantastic Four: First Steps

Julia Garner talks joining Fantastic Four: First Steps: 'Wait, isn't the Silver Surfer a man?'

By Sydney Bucksbaum

The Must List composite with a still from Cheech & Chong's Last Movie; A still from The Wedding Banquet 2025 and an image of Jarvis Cocker of Pulp performing

Cheech & Chong's Last Movie, The Wedding Banquet, and Pulp's new single top this week's Must List

Alicia Malone Foreign Imports LOS ANGELES, CA - JANUARY 14: Actress Alicia Malone attends the 42nd annual Los Angeles Film Critics Association Awards at InterContinental Los Angeles Century City on January 14, 2017 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by )

TCM host Alicia Malone offers an international film for every season from new book TCM Imports

By Maureen Lee Lenker