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Tidelands is a dull, dour misstep from Philippa Gregory: EW review

Tidelands is a dull, dour misstep from Philippa Gregory: EW review

Going Dutch is a hilarious, feverish deconstruction of gay millennial life

Going Dutch is a hilarious, feverish deconstruction of gay millennial life

A close read of Inland, the rare novel with a perfect ending

A close read of Inland, the rare novel with a perfect ending

The Dearly Beloved is the best book about faith in recent memory

The Dearly Beloved is the best book about faith in recent memory

EW talks YA: One of our favorite teen tales of the year takes July's top spot

EW talks YA: One of our favorite teen tales of the year takes July's top spot

Hot Stuff: July romances offer 'knotty' self-discovery

Hot Stuff: July romances offer 'knotty' self-discovery

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Richard Russo's Chances Are... crams vintage themes into a dreary beachside mystery

Richard Russo's Chances Are... crams vintage themes into a dreary beachside mystery

The millennial scammer is alive and well in these fascinating new books

The millennial scammer is alive and well in these fascinating new books

Nina Stibbe's Reasons to be Cheerful offers loopy, bittersweet British satire

Nina Stibbe's Reasons to be Cheerful offers loopy, bittersweet British satire

What Women Want: How two buzzy new books tackle female desire

What Women Want: How two buzzy new books tackle female desire

This summer's buzziest thriller, The Chain starkly examines parental desperation

This summer's buzziest thriller, The Chain starkly examines parental desperation

Motherhood meets the sci-fi surreal in Helen Phillips' brilliant The Need

Motherhood meets the sci-fi surreal in Helen Phillips' brilliant The Need

Hot Stuff: June romances turn up the summer heat with adventure and all the rom-com feels

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Mostly Dead Things is very Florida, very gay, and very good: EW review

Mostly Dead Things is very Florida, very gay, and very good: EW review

On Earth We're Briefly Gorgeous and Patsy are essential queer novels: EW review

On Earth We're Briefly Gorgeous and Patsy are essential queer novels: EW review

Elizabeth Gilbert's City of Girls takes a fizzy trip to '40s NYC: EW review

Elizabeth Gilbert's City of Girls takes a fizzy trip to '40s NYC: EW review

EW talks YA: A brilliant rom-com tops our roundup of impressive new teen tales

EW talks YA: A brilliant rom-com tops our roundup of impressive new teen tales

Hot Stuff: May romances feature royals, rogues, and re-tellings

Hot Stuff: May romances feature royals, rogues, and re-tellings

Mary Beth Keane brings smart, solid domestic fiction in Ask Again, Yes

Mary Beth Keane brings smart, solid domestic fiction in Ask Again, Yes

Frustrating but compelling, Furious Hours presents a new side of Harper Lee: EW review

Frustrating but compelling, Furious Hours presents a new side of Harper Lee: EW review

The devastating Once More We Saw Stars finds beauty in grief: EW review

The devastating Once More We Saw Stars finds beauty in grief: EW review

Karen Russell brings dark magic to standout story collection Orange World: EW review

Karen Russell brings dark magic to standout story collection Orange World: EW review

Disappearing Earth brings Russia's Kamchatka Peninsula to stunning life: EW review

Disappearing Earth brings Russia's Kamchatka Peninsula to stunning life: EW review

Elizabeth Acevedo serves a satisfying follow-up in With the Fire on High: EW review

Elizabeth Acevedo serves a satisfying follow-up in With the Fire on High: EW review

Helen Hoang's The Bride Test is a fresh, sexy, affecting rom-com: EW review

Helen Hoang's The Bride Test is a fresh, sexy, affecting rom-com: EW review

EW talks YA: You can't resist these swoony summertime romances

EW talks YA: You can't resist these swoony summertime romances

Hot Stuff: April romances take to the football field, playhouse stage, and pages of Greek myth

Hot Stuff: April romances take to the football field, playhouse stage, and pages of Greek myth

Julie Orringer tells a sweeping gay love story in the lush Flight Portfolio: EW review

Julie Orringer tells a sweeping gay love story in the lush Flight Portfolio: EW review

Ian McEwan's uneven but sharp new novel rivals Black Mirror in speculative intrigue: EW review

Ian McEwan's uneven but sharp new novel rivals Black Mirror in speculative intrigue: EW review

E.L. James' The Mister is so much worse than Fifty Shades: EW review

E.L. James' The Mister is so much worse than Fifty Shades: EW review

Sally Rooney's Normal People feels both universal and thrillingly new: EW review

Sally Rooney's Normal People feels both universal and thrillingly new: EW review

The brainy, scattered Lost and Wanted offers a ghostly take on grief: EW review

The brainy, scattered Lost and Wanted offers a ghostly take on grief: EW review

Susan Choi gives a gonzo literary performance with Trust Exercise: EW review

Susan Choi gives a gonzo literary performance with Trust Exercise: EW review

This spring's buzziest memoirs breathe new life into the genre: EW review

This spring's buzziest memoirs breathe new life into the genre: EW review

Hot Stuff: March romance novels champion second chances at love

Hot Stuff: March romance novels champion second chances at love

My Lovely Wife delivers a giddily cynical take on marriage: EW review

My Lovely Wife delivers a giddily cynical take on marriage: EW review

EW talks YA: These harrowing tales of trauma and grief find the light

EW talks YA: These harrowing tales of trauma and grief find the light

Two distinct short-story collections showcase the power of the form: EW review

Two distinct short-story collections showcase the power of the form: EW review