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Exclusive: Why Sarah Jessica Parker Wants You To Vote In The Midterms

In this exclusive excerpt from a new book, the actor shares her personal connection to local politics.

By Hannah Orenstein
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Anxious Girls, Rise Up: Meet Brooke Averick

The podcaster opens up about writing her debut novel Phoebe Berman’s Gonna Lose It.

By Sophie Fishman
The Idea Of Her

The Patron Saint of Horny Moms Everywhere

With The Idea of You, Robinne Lee turned on a generation of middle-aged women. In her new novel, Crash Into Me, she experiments with edgier territory still.

By Lauren Mechling
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'One Nightstand' With Ana Gatseyer

The Schmigadoon! star shares her favorite books and how, after a decades-long career in comedy, television, and theater, she’s savoring her first Tony nomination.

By Charlotte Owen
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How Serena Page & PPG Made America Fall In Love With 'Love Island'

In an exclusive excerpt from Enter the Villa, journalist Anna Peele unpacks the winning love stories at the heart of Love Island USA Season 6.

By Anna Peele

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Madeline Cash Plays By The Rules

By Samantha Leach
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What Maggie O'Farrell Learned Bringing Hamnet To The Big Screen

The author reflects on learning the art of screenwriting — and why novels still have her heart.

By Samantha Leach
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Elder Millennial Adultery Just Hits Different

In Erin Somers’ The Ten Year Affair, a woman grapples with a lack of fulfillment.

By Samantha Leach
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Susan Orlean Won’t Rest On Her Laurels

The acclaimed journalist turns the lens on herself for the first time in Joyride.

By Samantha Leach
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Patricia Lockwood’s Fever Dream

The author’s new novel, Will There Ever Be Another You, is a dispatch from an unwell (but still brilliant) mind.

By Chloe Joe
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Amy Odell Understands The Assignment

How the two-time New York Times bestselling author and journalist got the goods on Gwyneth Paltrow.

By Christina Amoroso
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Rob Franklin Says Goodbye To All That

The debut author — and avowed Joan Didion fan — opens up about his writing process.

By Samantha Leach
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Molly Jong-Fast Wrote Her Memoir For You

The author hopes the public will find relief in reading How to Lose Your Mother.

By Samantha Leach
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Margaret Atwood Won’t Leave Gilead Just Yet

The author of The Handmaid’s Tale is already looking forward to the adaptation of its sequel, The Testaments — and to releasing her first memoir.

By Samantha Leach
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The $2.99 Snack Dylan Mulvaney Relied On To Write Her Book

Paper Doll give fans a look behind the TikTok star’s hyperfeminine public persona.

By Samantha Leach
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That Friend Just Wrote An Audiobook

Sabrina Brier’s audiobook is inspired by her TikTok character.

By Samantha Leach
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Y2K Trends Are Back, But What Happened To The Optimism?

Colette Shade’s new book explores the era’s cultural output — and the sociopolitical trends that informed it.

By Chloe Joe
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Miranda July’s Year Of Perimenopausal Thinking

The author’s novel has been lighting up group chats since its release this spring.

By Samantha Leach
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Patrick Radden Keefe’s Hollywood Homecoming

The Say Nothing author had abandoned his screenwriting dreams — until producers expressed interest in adapting his books.

By Samantha Leach
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Coco Mellors Embraces The Mess

Her latest novel captures the “sticky, messy, viscous-y love” shared by sisters.

By Samantha Leach
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Casey McQuiston Is A Method Writer — In A “Non-Douchebaggy Way”

The author of Red, White & Royal Blue and other beloved rom-coms returns with The Pairing.

By Samantha Leach
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Natalie Lemle's New Thriller Was Inspired By A Real Art World Scandal

The art advisor-turned-author opens up about her debut novel Artifacts.

By Sophie Fishman
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The ‘Every Year After’ Ending Makes A Big Departure From The Book

Here’s what happens in Carley Fortune’s 2022 novel, Every Summer After.

By Grace Wehniainen
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The Carley Fortune Cinematic Universe Is Just Beginning

The best-selling author opens up about Prime Video’s adaptation of Every Year After, how Off Campus could affect it, and changes to the book.

By Sophie Fishman
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The 'Cape Fear' Plot Summary Will Leave You *Stressed*

Based on a 1957 novel, the Apple TV series follows the escalating stakes of a killer’s violent vendetta.

By Grace Wehniainen
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Exclusive: Why Sarah Jessica Parker Wants You To Vote In The Midterms

In this exclusive excerpt from a new book, the actor shares her personal connection to local politics.

By Hannah Orenstein
Books

'One Nightstand' With Ana Gatseyer

The Schmigadoon! star shares her favorite books and how, after a decades-long career in comedy, television, and theater, she’s savoring her first Tony nomination.

By Charlotte Owen
Fast Follow

Anxious Girls, Rise Up: Meet Brooke Averick

The podcaster opens up about writing her debut novel Phoebe Berman’s Gonna Lose It.

By Sophie Fishman
The Idea Of Her

The Patron Saint of Horny Moms Everywhere

With The Idea of You, Robinne Lee turned on a generation of middle-aged women. In her new novel, Crash Into Me, she experiments with edgier territory still.

By Lauren Mechling
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The 10 Best New Books Of May

From a a Scottish family drama to a dark academia romantasy.

By Sophie Fishman
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How Serena Page & PPG Made America Fall In Love With 'Love Island'

In an exclusive excerpt from Enter the Villa, journalist Anna Peele unpacks the winning love stories at the heart of Love Island USA Season 6.

By Anna Peele