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The most anticipated books of winter 2025.
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The Most Anticipated Books Hitting Shelves This Winter

Another season, another crop of must-reads.

By Bustle Editors
A selection of books from the romantasy, or fantasy romance, genre.
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20 Romantasy Books That’ll Get You Hooked On The Genre

Faerie smut, right this way.

By Emily Bond
Gillian Anderson talks about adapting 'The Coast Road,' advocating for Jamie Dornan, and reading for...
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'One Nightstand' With Gillian Anderson

The actor and author shares four books — including one she’s about to adapt for TV — that have shaped her life.

By Charlotte Owen
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The Books It Girls Are Actually Reading

Step aside, literary fiction. A new genre has rolled into town, and it’s earning fans in high-fashion places.

By Samantha Leach
Three men in historical costumes with a cosmic overlay on a pink background, possibly representing c...
A Truth Universally Acknowledged

How Hallmark Quietly Became The Perfect Place For Jane Austen Fans

The network’s new films put a self-aware spin on Mr. Darcy.

By Grace Wehniainen

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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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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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Honor Levy Doesn’t Want To Make You Angry

Though the author is known for stirring the pot, her debut approaches difficult subjects with empathy.

By Samantha Leach
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Jo Piazza Does Her Best Writing At 35,000 Feet

The author of The Sicilian Inheritance writes from trains, planes, and (years ago) nightclub bathrooms.

By Christina Amoroso
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Emmeline Clein’s Debut Book Takes A Critical Look At Y2K Pop Culture

In Dead Weight, she unpacks how disordered eating was the norm in many of the mainstream hits.

By Samantha Leach
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The Author Of 'Such A Fun Age' Is Back With Another Page-Turner

For Kiley Reid’s second novel, she brings readers to a college dorm room.

By Samantha Leach
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With 'The Fury,' Alex Michaelides Learned To Let Go

The celebrated author of The Silent Patient and The Maidens found a new way of working.

By Samantha Leach
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Ottessa Moshfegh Is Writing Out Loud

As a screenwriting duo, the author and her husband have developed a “high intensity” way of working.

By Samantha Leach
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How Sarah Blakley-Cartwright “Broke Every Rule Of The Universe”

The author explores an unusual dynamic in her new novel, Alice, Sadie, Celine.

By Samantha Leach
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Julia Fox On The Obsessive Thrill Of Female Friendship

Her new memoir is about her two late comrades, who she says were once “the people I would call if I had a dead body on me.”

By Samantha Leach
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The Wildly High- & Low-Brow Inspirations Behind Lauren Groff’s New Book

In The Vaster Wilds, she takes readers to a brutal winter in 17th-century Jamestown.

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
TV & Movies

The 'Missing You' Book Ending, Explained

The new Netflix thriller, out Jan. 1, has a deadly twist.

By Grace Wehniainen
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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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'One Nightstand' with Sharon Horgan

The creator and star of Bad Sisters shares four of her all-time favorite reads, including one she’s about to adapt for the small screen.

By Charlotte Owen
Exclusive

The Day I Stopped Raising My Hand

If you're a Type-A people pleaser, Amy Wilson’s memoir will make you feel seen.

By Hannah Orenstein
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'One Nightstand' with Pauline Chalamet

The Sex Lives of College Girls star talks embracing fantasy, her favorite New Yorker writer, and the one book she recommends to everyone.

By Samantha Leach
Bustle Exclusive

Anjanue Ellis-Taylor’s Measured Hope

The Nickel Boys star knows everyone isn’t reachable. She’s making art for those who are.

By Leila Barghouty
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The Most Anticipated Books Hitting Shelves This Winter

Another season, another crop of must-reads.

By Bustle Editors
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Emily Mester Knows Why We’re Drowning In Gift Guides

The author’s new book of essays probes our relationship with overconsumption.

By Greta Rainbow
Gimme Gimme Gimme

10 Gifts So Nice, You’ll Want To Keep Them For Yourself

From bougie skin care to chic stationery.

By Christina Amoroso