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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 ...

Picture this. It’s a cold, blustery winter afternoon. You’ve secured a cozy seat by the crackling fire, softened by cushiony pillows and cotton throw blankets. You take in the warmth of the steam from ...

In honor of the NBCC's 50th anniversary, longlists for six genres will be revealed for the very first time ahead of the organization's annual awards Shyla Watson is a digital news editor at PEOPLE.

In The Coin, a stylish Palestinian schoolteacher navigates a cramped New York City, where she’s obsessing over the large inheritance she can’t access due to her brother’s controlling hands. As chaos ...

The best of this year's fiction features characters who, like so many, feel like they don't belong anywhere, even when ...