Books
Marie Claire's guide to books, with news, reviews and buying guides for the discerning reader.
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 15 Books to Read If the Enemies-to-Lovers Romance Trope Makes You SwoonElizabeth Bennet and Mr. Darcy may be the blueprint, but you're guaranteed to fall for all of these novels. By Andrea Park Published 
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 The Stories Malala Yousafzai Was Most Nervous to Share in Her New MemoirIn a candid conversation ahead of the release of her new book, the activist reflects on life beyond advocacy—from her years at Oxford to falling in love and learning to live on her own terms. By Noor Ibrahim Published 
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 We Ranked Every Novel by Ruth Ware, "the New Agatha Christie"Netflix just released an adaptation of one of her best-sellers, 'The Woman in Cabin 10.' By Nicole Briese Last updated 
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 Stephanie LaCava Has a Thing for Cinematic BooksWe asked the 'Nymph' author to tell us about the titles that she thinks unfold like a movie, or tell her favorite Hollywood tales. By Sadie Bell Published 
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  What Books to Read, Based on Your Favorite Taylor Swift EraThe "English Teacher" of pop loves a good literary reference. By Liz Doupnik Published 
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 Read an Advanced Excerpt of 'The Defender,' the Latest Book in Romance Author Ana Huang's 'Gods of the Game' SeriesThe book, about a hotshot athlete and sports nutritionist, is releasing on October 28. By Ana Huang Published 
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 Grace Byron Is Telling Her Story in Her Own "Demonic" WayThe author’s debut novel, 'Herculine', challenges purity politics and explores the dream of queer communes. By Kerensa Cadenas Published 
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 Sarah J. Maas Recently Shared a Major Update About 'A Court of Thorns and Roses' Book 6. Here's Everything We KnowWe're dying to read the next installment in the hit romantasy series. By Nicole Briese Last updated 
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 Attention All McFans: We Ranked the 10 Best Thrillers by Freida McFaddenWith her first book-to-movie adaptation, 'The Housemaid' coming soon, here's what you should be reading. By Nicole Briese Published 
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 If You Miss 'The Summer I Turned Pretty,' Don't Worry: Prime Video's 'Every Summer After' Adaptation Is "Coming Soon"Here's everything we know—including who's playing Percy and Sam—in what's sure to be the next hit romance series. By Nicole Briese Published 
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 Now That We've Devoured 'Onyx Storm,' We're Rounding Up Everything We Know About the 'Fourth Wing' TV ShowRebecca Yarros's bestselling romantasy series is getting the Prime Video series treatment. By Quinci LeGardye Last updated 
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 Everything We Know About the 'Powerless' TV Series—Including the Casting News Author Lauren Roberts Has TeasedA Prime Video show based on the romantasy books is coming, and fans can trust "the right guy" will be cast as Kai. By Andrea Park Published 
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 16 Enchanting Books About Witches That'll Cast a Spell on You—And Inspire You to Tap Into Your Divine FeminineYour spooky season reading list has arrived. By Andrea Park Published 
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 Kick Off Your Spooky Season By Reading These Dark Fairy Tales, Hand-Picked by Mona AwadThe 'We Love You, Bunny' author has a thing for books about "dark enchantment." By Sadie Bell Published 
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 Why I Left My Own Billion-Dollar BrandAfter years spent telling women they’re beautiful as they are, I couldn’t back skin-whitening and contouring products, Bobbi Brown writes. By Bobbi Brown Published 
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 When Will We Return to Cousins for 'The Summer I Turned Pretty' Movie? Here's Everything We KnowJenny Han says, "There is another big milestone left in Belly's journey." By Quinci LeGardye Last updated 
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 30 Romantasy Books to Sweep You Away to Another World—And Off Your FeetHere's what to read when you've devoured the 'ACOTAR' and 'Empyrean' series. By Andrea Park Last updated 
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  11 Dark Academia Books That Major in the Perfect Amount of Suspense and FantasyHere's what to read to get into the school spirit, whether you're headed back to campus or not. By Liz Doupnik Published 
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 Everything We Know About the Movie Adaptation of Emily Henry's 'Beach Read'—Including Those Swoon-Worthy Casting RumorsMany of the romance novelist's books are getting the big-screen treatment, and we can't wait for this one. By Andrea Park Published 
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 We Don't Want Summer to End, So We Ranked the Best Books By Elin Hilderbrand—a.k.a. the Queen of Beach ReadsMentally, we're in Nantucket, reading one of her novels by the sea. By Nicole Briese Published 
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 Everything We Know About 'The Love Hypothesis' Movie—Including Why #BookTok Fans Are Already Obsessed With the CastPrepare to fall in love with this romance by Ali Hazelwood if you haven't already. By Quinci LeGardye Published 
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 Sarah J. Maas Is Reportedly Shopping Around the Long-Awaited 'ACOTAR' TV Show. Here's What We KnowThe series adaptation of the beloved romantasy books was dropped by Hulu—but it may still be in the works. By Nicole Briese Published 
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 Every Colleen Hoover Book, Ranked—From 'It Ends With Us' to 'Verity'No. 1 isn’t what you might expect. By Nicole Briese Last updated 
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 34 Red-Hot Erotic Novels to Spice Up Your TBR ListFrom classics like the 'Bridgerton' series to romantasy favorites and tantalizing literary fiction. By Brooke Knappenberger Last updated 
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 We Did Some Sleuthing and Found the 24 Best Mystery-Thriller Books of 2025 So FarIf you like whodunits full of twists and turns, look no further. By Nicole Briese Last updated 
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 Stay Booked and Busy By Reading the 20 Best Novels of 2025 So FarWe're obsessed with these titles by Mona Awad, Taylor Jenkins Reid, and Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie. By Andrea Park Last updated 



