Books

Want to spice up your TBR with the best books of 2020 so far? You're in luck, because Bustle has put together an ongoing list of the finest books the year has to offer below. Whether you're looking for your next great read, or making sure you…

In her new memoir appropriately titled Open Book, Jessica Simpson reveals she was sexually abused as a child. According to an excerpt obtained by People, Simpson is discussing the traumatic ordeal for the first time. And she's also opening up about…

So you've finished every episode of The Witcher on Netflix and now you're thirsty for more grimdark fantasy action? Not to worry, because I've got 15 fantasy books to read once you've finished marathoning The Witcher, so you can keep the…

True crime is big business these days, thanks to the popularity of Serial, Making a Murderer, and My Favorite Murder. But what happens to your brain when you read true crime? Bustle reached out to three experts to find out exactly how consuming…

It’s an exciting time for women in gaming. What used to be an intimidating, male-dominated landscape is becoming increasingly more inclusive, with more and more young girls discovering the wonder that video games can provide. That being said, gaming…

On Wednesday, an announcement from the Duke and Duchess of Sussex revealed that Harry and Meghan are basically leaving the royal family. The news comes less than three months after Meghan gave a tearful interview to ITV, telling reporter Tom Bradby,…

Was "reading more" one of your 2020 goals? Sometimes the options of where to start and what to read can be overwhelming — there is no shortage of content out there — but if horror and thrillers are your genre, Goodreads users have your back. Below…

The Hogwarts Express is headed to New York City. The Wizarding World announced on Friday, Jan. 10, that the first Harry Potter store will open in Manhattan in summer 2020. Following in the spell cast by the Wizarding World Universal theme parks…

The world lost a great writer on Tuesday, as news broke of memoirist Elizabeth Wurtzel's death from metastatic breast cancer at age 52. In celebration of her life and the impact her unapologetic 1994 memoir Prozac Nation has had, we're spotlighting…

A new year means new book goals. But where to begin? You can’t go far wrong with 2019's most celebrated titles, and the 2019 Costa Book Award winners will certainly point you in the right direction. So make room on your book shelf and say goodbye to…

It's 2020 now, and you know what that means — a new year full of new books ahead! Goodreads users have chosen their 10 most anticipated books of 2020, and I've got the inside scoop on each of them here. All of these books are available for pre-order…

New year, new books, amirite? The new decade is kicking off with a bang, and I've got the 35 most anticipated books of January 2020 to keep you reading all the way through the month. From a collection of Zora Neale Hurston's "lost" stories to an…

Former U.S. President Barack Obama took to Twitter this weekend to promote his favorite books and movies of the year. Following close on the heels of his comments about women's leadership, Barack Obama's favorite books of 2019 highlight his respect…

New year, new you. The most clichéd statement to ever come from the human race. But there's no denying that Jan. 1 brings a sense of relief; a calmness often followed by an intense burst of motivation. And that calls for reflection. But rather than…

Menacing teen girls is a staple of the thriller genre, and Megan Abbott's novel Dare Me is all about the darker side of the teenage psyche. A story of jealousy, obsession, and power, Dare Me explores what happens when cheerleading squad captain Beth…

In January 2019, a friend declared she was only reading Black authors for the entire year. At the time, I was halfway through Caroline Kepnes’ thriller You. “That sounds great!” I said, and then turned back to You’s world of psycho-killer white men.…

Spoilers ahead for the second season of YOU. Joe Goldberg (Penn Badgley) is handsome, charming, and seems like a catch, so it's only natural that his objects of obsession would be oblivious to his murderous tendencies. And in YOU Season 2, Love…

Spoilers ahead for Louisa May Alcott's Little Women and Greta Gerwig's upcoming film of the same name. Greta Gerwig's Little Women film adaptation lands in theaters on Christmas Day, and it's stirred up major interest in the 1868 novel by Louisa May…

Though it's far from the first time Louisa May Alcott's classic novel has been adapted for the screen, Greta Gerwig's take on Little Women is sure to surprise viewers who were expecting a straight retelling of the lives of Jo March and her family.…