A May-December friendship, a gripping marital mystery and self-improvement for the new year — plus new celebrity books — here are PEOPLE's picks for the best books of December. When 90-year ...

A vital voice for much-needed awareness. A first of its kind, this book cuts through debate and rhetoric to deliver the clear, rigorous, and quantitative science of racism. Written by a professor ...

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Now comes The Möbius Book, a hybrid fiction-memoir written in the wake of a brutal breakup. Lacey was named as one of Granta’s Best Young American Novelists in 2017, and rightly so – this new ...

Another year, another stack of great books to read. Jeffrey Brown talked with Maureen Corrigan, book critic for NPR’s Fresh Air, and Gilbert Cruz, editor of The New York Times Book Review ...

"I Heard Her Call My Name" is a brave and timely book that describes Lucy Sante's life and her struggle to be true to herself. READ AN EXCERPT: "I Heard Her Call My Name" by Lucy Sante You may ...

In celebration of our 50th year, we're looking back at some of our favorite reads over the decades Lizz Schumer is the senior books editor at PEOPLE. She has been working at PEOPLE since 2024.