Books

The House in the Cerulean Sea by TJ Klune. Image Courtesy Tor

The House in the Cerulean Sea delivers acceptance and self-discovery in a world of magical beings

The Rise of Skywalker novel explains things about Palpatine that probably should have been in the movie

ViacomCBS is putting publisher Simon & Schuster up for sale

The Rise of Skywalker novelization removes the romance from that Reylo kiss, but why?

Adam Driver is Kylo Ren and Daisy Ridley is Rey in STAR WARS: THE RISE OF SKYWALKER

Marvel’s The Rise of Skywalker comic to showcase scenes cut from the film

Marvel's Jessica Jones. Image courtesy of Netflix.

Jonesing for more Jessica Jones? Serial Box is continuing the Marvel heroine’s story with an audiobook series

Photo: Star Wars: The High Republic Jedi Concept Art.. Image Courtesy Disney Publishing Worldwide

Project Luminous unveiled: What kinds of stories will Star Wars: The High Republic tell?

Photo: Chosen by Kiersten White.. Image Courtesy Simon & Schuster Children’s Publishing

Kiersten White on her new novel, writing a Buffyverse story and what she’s reading now

12 great holiday gift ideas for the bookworm in your life

Alexandra Christo’s Into the Crooked Place is a non-stop magical thrill ride

The Grace Year is a dark, harrowing and extremely necessary read

LOS ANGELES, CA - DECEMBER 07: Killian Scott attends the 2017 GQ Men of the Year party at Chateau Marmont on December 7, 2017 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Michael Kovac/Getty Images for GQ)

Tana French’s Dublin Murders series has release date and new trailer

Black Panther’s Shuri is getting her own middle grade book next year

3 reasons Crown of Coral and Pearl stands out from the fantasy pack

The cover of As Many Nows as I Can Get by Shana Youngdahl (Photo: Penguin Young Readers)

As Many Nows As I Can Get tells a familiar story in a complex and fresh new way

Crop from The Downstairs Girl cover(Penguin/G.P. Putnam's Sons Books for Young Readers)

The Downstairs Girl offers a great heroine and a much-needed historical perspective

Disney and Lucasfilm to adapt Children of Blood and Bone

Cover excerpt from "Hello Girls" by Brittany Cavallaro and Emily Henry (Photo: Katherine Tegen Books)

Hello Girls is the YA feminist friendship novel we’ve all been waiting for

Photo: The Marriage Clock

The Marriage Clock raises all the right questions about society’s views of love and marriage

Photo of Madeline Miller's Circe, after I finished reading it and freaking out (Photo: Baugher/Culturess)

Madeline Miller’s Circe is an absolutely perfect choice for an HBO Max series

Crop of cover from The Merciful Crow. (Image: Macmillan)

Margaret Owen’s The Merciful Crow is your fantasy must-read of the summer

Looking For Alaska -- Episode 101 - Miles Halter, seeking his Great Perhaps, enrolls at Culver Creek Academy. On his first day, he gets a new nickname, a best friend, some enemies, and meets the wild, unpredictable, and enigmatic girl who lives down the hall: Alaska Young. Alaska (Kristine Froseth), Miles (Charlie Plummer), The Colonel (Denny Love), and Takumi (Jay Lee), shown. (Photo by: Alfonso Bresciani/Hulu)

John Green’s message is alive and well in the Looking for Alaska teaser

Wicked Fox is a complete story, but you’ll still want a sequel

The Girl in Red is a thrilling, dystopian take on a classic fairytale

Anna Bright’s The Beholder is a sparkling adventure worth taking

Darkness on the Edge of Town paints a dark time in New York for Jim Hopper

Jess Rothenberg’s The Kingdom is a magical read for Westworld fans

Pride, Prejudice, And Other Flavors is a melting pot of love, acceptance and growth