Reviews of notable new fiction, nonfiction, and poetry.

We pick the sci-fi novels we’re most looking forward to reading this month, from a new Brandon Sanderson to the latest from ...

What do Daisy Jones & The Six, The Nightingale, The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo and The Song of Achilles all have in common ...

A list of historical fiction, fantasy, and romance books with strong female protagonists who are similar to Claire Fraser.

These standout novels represent the best newcomers to the literary scene this year Lizz Schumer is the senior books editor at PEOPLE. She has been working at PEOPLE since 2024. Her work has previously ...

Times — and The Times — have changed since the first Festival of Books was held in 1996. What hasn't is our commitment to this vibrant community of readers and writers, with the annual spring ritual ...

This week’s Read This Next focues on new fiction that is well written, absorbing and worth settling into, whether you prefer crime, historical settings or contemporary stories grounded in real life.

Let’s be real: 2025 is probably going to be the year where we need a whole lot of escapism. For some readers that means immersing themselves in the rich imaginative worlds of fantasy, for others, the ...

February is Black History Month in Canada. To mark the occasion, CBC Books has put together this list of buzzworthy titles by Black Canadian authors, both fiction and nonfiction.