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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 an essential, moving thriller

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

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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

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

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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

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