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Covers of books releasing in winter 2025-26.
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The Most Anticipated Books Of Winter 2025-26

From rom-coms and rollicking romps to atmospheric epics, there’s something for every taste.

By Bustle Editors
Elizabeth Olsen shares her four favorite books.
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'One Nightstand' with Elizabeth Olsen

The Eternity actor is off Instagram and embracing her reading era.

By Charlotte Owen
A selection of books that take place on college campuses.
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5 Books & Plays That Take You Deep Inside The Ivory Tower

Screenwriter Nora Garrett turned to these literary works to help shape her Yale-set psychological thriller, After the Hunt.

By Samantha Leach
Bustle Book Club

Elder Millennial Adultery Just Hits Different

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

By Samantha Leach
Actor Haley Lu Richardson shares her four favorite books.
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'One Nightstand' With Haley Lu Richardson

The Ponies actor reflects on turning 30 on set and her new poetry collection that helped make sense of it all.

By Charlotte Owen

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Bustle Book Club

Elder Millennial Adultery Just Hits Different

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

By Samantha Leach
Bustle Book Club

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
Bustle Book Club

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
Bustle Book Club

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
Bustle Book Club

Rob Franklin Says Goodbye To All That

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

By Samantha Leach
Bustle Book Club

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
Bustle Book Club

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
Bustle Book Club

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
Bustle Book Club

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
Bustle Book Club

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
Bustle Book Club

Reality TV Gets The Prestige Treatment In Emily Nussbaum's New Book

Cue the Sun! explores the cultural impact of the much-maligned genre.

By Samantha Leach
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To Write Her New Novel, Rufi Thorpe Dove Deep Into OnlyFans

Margo’s Got Money Troubles follows a new mom who earns a living through virtual sex work.

By Samantha Leach
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'One Nightstand' With Felicity Jones

The two-time Oscar nominee reveals her favorite books and how she finds modern meaning in classic works.

By Charlotte Owen
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The Most Anticipated Books Of Winter 2025-26

From rom-coms and rollicking romps to atmospheric epics, there’s something for every taste.

By Bustle Editors
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'One Nightstand' With Jessie Buckley

The Irish actor shares the books that shaped her work on Hamnet and The Bride! — and one that was recommended to her by Frances McDormand.

By Charlotte Owen
TV & Movies

Margot Robbie Defends Jacob Elordi’s Role In 'Wuthering Heights'

“Trust me, you’ll be happy,” she told British Vogue in a new interview.

By Grace Wehniainen
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'Wicked' Author Gregory Maguire Is Writing A Glinda Prequel Novel

But it’s not becoming a new movie (yet).

By Jake Viswanath
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'One Nightstand' with Elizabeth Olsen

The Eternity actor is off Instagram and embracing her reading era.

By Charlotte Owen
Bustle Book Club

Elder Millennial Adultery Just Hits Different

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

By Samantha Leach
Books

'One Nightstand' With Haley Lu Richardson

The Ponies actor reflects on turning 30 on set and her new poetry collection that helped make sense of it all.

By Charlotte Owen
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'One Nightstand' With Allison Williams

The Regretting You star and erstwhile English major loves a literary classic.

By Samantha Leach
TV & Movies

The 'All Her Fault' Book Ends With 2 Major Twists

Sarah Snook and Dakota Fanning lead the new Peacock adaptation.

By Grace Wehniainen