Tara Westover's Educated—a stirring chronicle of her path from a survivalist upbringing to Cambridge University—is our top pick for the best books of 2018. Here's our interview with Westover, originally published on February 20, 2018.

A fantastical and frightening work of speculative fiction, a taut and timely story from Stephen King, a raucous ride through Beastie Boys history, and more.

We reveal our favorites in over twelve categories from biographies, to literary fiction, to romance and sci-fi (and everything in between).

Five recent favorites that’ll dominate your attention but not your time...

A gritty novel about the brutal battle to win the West, the latest by Big Little Lies author Liane Moriarty, a book that explores the gap between achievement and success, and more.

An optimistic look at women and aging (yup, I wrote that right), growing pains for Cuba, Korean crime fiction, and more.

Need a palate cleanser for these politically charged times? Here are some funny, moving, and warmhearted reads that will hopefully hit the spot. 

"I like to use humor to highlight the absurdity of cruelty..."

The latest from Barbara Kingsolver, Jodi Picoult, Leif Enger, and more.

The definitive biography of one of the most important African-Americans of the 19th century, a moving novel by a war veteran, the first in an impressive fantasy quartet, and more.

Elliot Reed, the author of A Key to Treehouse Living, channels his main character in a charming glossary-style essay...

You'll have to hold your breath just a little while longer...The latest novel by the beloved author of The Notebook and Nights at Rodanthe will be available on October 16!

Check out highly anticipated fall releases from Leif Enger, Ransom Riggs, Andre Dubus III, Jodi Picoult, and more. 

An Antarctic adventure by one of our favorite authors, a book to help us balance logic and emotion, a young adult novel inspired by an infamous cult, and more...

Congratulations to these young literary overachievers...And readers! You'll want to make note of them.