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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

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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

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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

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

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

EW talks YA: Celebrating Pride Month with 4 gorgeous queer novels

EW talks YA: Celebrating Pride Month with 4 gorgeous queer novels

Beach reads done right: EW reviews 3 smart, breezy new novels

Beach reads done right: EW reviews 3 smart, breezy new novels

Looking for a mind-bending summer read? Try Recursion

Looking for a mind-bending summer read? Try Recursion

The Gone Dead is an atmospheric, eye-opening Southern thriller: EW review

The Gone Dead is an atmospheric, eye-opening Southern thriller: EW review

Taffy Brodesser-Akner spins a Great American Divorce Novel in her terrific debut: EW review

Taffy Brodesser-Akner spins a Great American Divorce Novel in her terrific debut: EW review

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