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'The Glass Hotel' and 'Valentine' are spellbinding novels of greed, grace, and grit

The Glass Hotel and Valentine are spellbinding novels of greed, grace, and grit: Review

'My Dark Vanessa' is a feverish, sticky tale of abuse and seduction

My Dark Vanessa is a feverish, sticky tale of abuse and seduction: Review

Kate Elizabeth Russell's buzzy debut storms into the midst of the #MeToo era, promising conversation and controversy.

Hilary Mantel pulls off a literary triple crown with 'The Mirror & the Light'

Hilary Mantel pulls off a literary triple crown with The Mirror & the Light: Review

The spectacular conclusion to the Wolf Hall trilogy lives up to expectations. Here's why.

These juicy family sagas bring addicting drama to spring reading

These juicy family sagas bring addicting drama to spring reading: Review

But where one of March's biggest new novels feels a little stale, the other blazes a thrillingly original trail.

Why you should read Jenna Bush Hager's new book-club pick 'Writers & Lovers'

Why you should read Jenna Bush Hager's new book-club pick Writers & Lovers: Review

'Yes No Maybe So' is the activism novel teens — and adults — need right now

EW talks YA: Yes No Maybe So is the activism novel teens — and adults — need right now

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Two queens of fantasy launch epic new series anchored by fierce heroines

Two queens of fantasy launch epic new series anchored by fierce heroines: Review

'Apeirogon' and 'The Illness Lesson' are dense novels worth sinking into

Apeirogon and The Illness Lesson are dense novels worth sinking into: Review

Hot Stuff: Winter romances kick off 2020 with love around the world

Hot Stuff: Winter romances kick off 2020 with love around the world

'Weather' and 'Real Life' are two of the year's best novels so far

Weather and Real Life are two of the year's best novels so far: Review

Ghosts, wrestlers, and missing girls get the spotlight in these vivid new novels

Ghosts, wrestlers, and missing girls get the spotlight in these vivid new novels: Review

'The Resisters' and 'The Cactus League' are great American baseball novels

The Resisters and The Cactus League are great American baseball novels: Review

Two new books tackle the border crisis with urgency (and not without controversy): Review

EW reviews Marcelo Hernandez Castillo’s Children of the Land and Jeanine Cummins’ American Dirt.

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Hot Stuff: Five new romances tackle the struggle to feel deserving of love

Hot Stuff: Five new romances tackle the struggle to feel deserving of love

Booker Prize winner 'Girl, Woman, Other' is an essential novel of race and gender

Booker Prize winner Girl, Woman, Other is an essential novel of race and gender: Review

These two fascinating period novels offer glacial plots and rich atmosphere

These two period novels offer glacial plots and rich atmosphere: Review

Love HBO’s 'Catherine the Great'? There's more to know about the Russian empress

Love HBO’s Catherine the Great? There's more to know about the Russian empress

'The Fountains of Silence' is a staggering tale of love, loss, and national shame

EW talks YA: The Fountains of Silence is a staggering tale of love, loss, and national shame

Hot Stuff: Five new romance novels are all about second chances

Hot Stuff: Five new romance novels are all about second chances

Prince's 'The Beautiful Ones' is a breathtaking, frustrating look at an icon

Prince's The Beautiful Ones is a breathtaking, occasionally frustrating look at the icon

These searing new memoirs sharply explore toxic, intimate relationships

These searing new memoirs sharply explore toxic, intimate relationships

These brilliant new novels offer irresistible family dysfunction

These brilliant new novels offer irresistible family dysfunction

Elton John paints a vivid, hilarious, and poignant self-portrait in new memoir 'Me'

Elton John paints a vivid, hilarious, and poignant self-portrait in new memoir Me

Elizabeth Strout's 'Olive Kitteridge' sequel is even better than the original

Elizabeth Strout's Olive Kitteridge sequel is even better than the original

EW talks YA: These brilliantly spooky tales arrive just in time for Halloween

EW talks YA: These brilliantly spooky tales arrive just in time for Halloween

In 'Grand Union,' Zadie Smith delivers some of the best fiction of her career

In Grand Union, Zadie Smith delivers some of the best fiction of her career

Ben Lerner tackles toxic masculinity in the provocative 'Topeka School'

Ben Lerner tackles toxic masculinity in the provocative Topeka School

Hot Stuff: September romances visit Victorian Oxford, a Renaissance Faire, Michelin restaurants, and more

Hot Stuff: September romances visit Victorian Oxford, a Renaissance Faire, Michelin restaurants, and more

Jacqueline Woodson's 'Red at the Bone' delivers an emotional wallop

Jacqueline Woodson's Red at the Bone delivers an emotional wallop

Ann Patchett spins a dark, compelling fairy tale in 'The Dutch House'

Ann Patchett spins a dark, compelling fairy tale in The Dutch House

Ta-Nehisi Coates' debut novel is a magical, gorgeously evocative achievement

Ta-Nehisi Coates' debut novel is a magical, gorgeously evocative achievement

Two best-selling favorites return with engaging but flawed new novels

Two best-selling favorites return with engaging but flawed new novels

EW talks YA: Why these two extraordinary teen tales deserve your attention

EW talks YA: Why these two extraordinary teen tales deserve your attention

Salman Rushdie cleverly satirizes modern life in ‘Don Quixote’ retelling ‘Quichotte’

Salman Rushdie cleverly satirizes modern life in Don Quixote retelling Quichotte

Margaret Atwood's sequel to 'The Handmaid's Tale' is essential and moving

Margaret Atwood's sequel to The Handmaid's Tale is an essential, moving thriller

Hot Stuff: August romances tackle internet dating, sexism, abuse, and more

Hot Stuff: August romances tackle internet dating, sexism, abuse, and more

'The Secrets We Kept' is a crackling, female-centered spy thriller rooted in real life

The Secrets We Kept is a crackling, female-centered spy thriller rooted in real life

Amy Waldman beautifully explores a clash of cultures in 'A Door in the Earth'

Amy Waldman beautifully explores a clash of cultures in A Door in the Earth