The must-read novels of 2026.

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A pair of Shanghai natives meet in 1947 New York City, get married, and have two children including a girl named Gish, who grows up hearing the same refrain her mother did as a child: “Bad bad girl!” ...

The Military Writers Society of America (MWSA) awarded Skylark, a Literary Fiction book, the Bronze medal for the 2025 Book Awards Season. Skylark tells the story of Rachel Ryker, the first female ...

This love for reading has been a constant companion throughout my life, even inspiring me to pursue English Literature at ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Sughnen Yongo is a Midwest writer covering Black women, pop culture. Books are displayed at the home of the celebrated late ...

Are you looking to be inspired by a new biography? What about cracking open a heart-racing thriller? There’s always romance, too, if you're in the mood for love. Whether you’re picking another book ...

A book in an intense, boundary-pushing conversation with The Handmaid’s Tale, Rae Giana Rashad’s work of dystopian fiction drops the reader into an alternate United States, where a young Black Texan ...

The Military Writers Society of America (MWSA) awarded Skylark, a Literary Fiction book, the Bronze medal for the 2025 Book Awards Season. Skylark tells the story of Rachel Ryker, the first female ...