Want Me, Take Me, Haunt Me, Make Me
Isabel Crowley’s debut dark romance is a preternaturally scary tale of a medium stalked by a demon.
View Article4 out-of-this-world nonfiction books explore our fascination with space
Satisfy the space buffs in your book club with these true tales of astronauts, Martians and UFOs.
View ArticleWhat to read after Salt
Mark Kurlansky’s excellent cultural history Salt has gone viral 25 years after its publication. We recommend seven more books that track the history of civilization through a single subject.
View ArticlePortrait of a Witch Undone
A witch coven has something to do with the Gardner Museum heist in K.S. Shay’s energetic Portrait of a Witch Undone, a fantasy with a twist of mystery and a splash of art history.
View ArticleGrief takes all kinds in these two Christian novels
Two Christian books—a historical mystery and a contemporary novel—meditate on grief and hope, exploring loss in profound ways.
View ArticleThe Wolf Queen’s Curse
The Wolf Queen’s Curse has all the things paranormal romance fans love: a huge cast, layers of strategy and intrigue, and, of course, witches and werewolves.
View ArticleI Hope This Email Finds You in Hell
I Hope This Email Finds You in Hell is a charming mix of workplace romance and paranormal adventure replete with steamy tension, easy banter and wry humor.
View ArticleScion
A loving blend of Blade Runner, John Wick and Minority Report, James Islington’s Scion is a fun and gritty cyberpunk thriller.
View ArticleA historical, academia romance-mystery? Yes please!
Plus, great new installments in the Cork O’Connor, Barker & Llewelyn and Billy Boyle series in this month’s Whodunit column.
View ArticleThe Hold List: Something borrowed
Heroic legends and cautionary tales from the ancient Greeks have always made for compelling narratives, and this month, BookPage staff chose four contemporary retellings of some of these classic myths.
View ArticleRomantasy hits the road
In these fantasy romances, couples fall in love during that most enduring of tropes: the quest.
View Article3 brilliant books in translation for National Translation Month
Language takes flight with the help of talented translators in The Butterfly Season, Tarantula and White Elephant.
View ArticleMarlon James asks, how does violence change you?
In the author’s most personal novel yet, he follows the survivors of a homophobic mob attack in 1980s Jamaica.
View ArticleThe echoes of injustice
Andrea L. Rogers makes her middle grade debut with this historical murder mystery thriller.
View ArticleMothersucker
With empathy and creativity, Mothersucker fuses the horror of the supernatural with the all-too-real horror of misogynistic violence.
View ArticleThe 15 best historical novels of 2026—so far
Looking to dive into the past? Check out the fifteen 2026 releases you shouldn't miss.
View ArticleThe Witches of Cambridge
Ambitious, lyrical and vast in scope, The Witches of Cambridge proves Alice Hoffman still has fresh spells to cast.
View ArticleIs it ever OK to quit? In her thought-provoking self-help book, Lindsay...
In The Case for Quitting, Crouse argues that sometimes, giving up on a path that’s going nowhere isn’t just the most sensible choice. It’s the courageous one.
View ArticleSophie, Standing There
Meg Mason’s vivid Sophie, Standing There is a tribute to literature, relationships and the power of owning one’s experiences.
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