‘Daisy Jones and the Six’ author Taylor Jenkins Reid’s new novel and Molly Jong-Fast’s memoir about her famous mother are among the notable books hitting shelves this month.

Each month Guardian Australia editors and critics pick the upcoming titles they have devoured – or can’t wait to get their hands on

Martin Chilton shares his June reading highlights

Stephen King is known for writing the scariest horror books, but some of his best stories are overlooked due to his other popular novels.

Fantasy fiction isn’t everyone’s cup of tea. I know this because I write fantasy novels for children. Lots of people will tell me (very kindly!) that they liked my books even though they don’t real…

A family epic from a National Book Award winner, a gonzo account of Britney Spears’s unraveling, and an inner monologue of an obsessive snob.

Hyphen’s books columnist reflects on the theme of environment and picks nonfiction titles to help engage with the issue

Buzzy novels, compulsively readable memoirs, and a few guilty pleasures.

Another week, another batch of books for your TBR pile. Happy reading, folks. * James Lee Burke, Don’t Forget Me, Little Bessie (Atlantic) “Kaleidoscopic…This is another winner from a crime w…

From Julia Donaldson’s Where’s My Mum? to Jill Murphy’s Meltdown!, these are the children’s books I’ve read over and over with my kids, and I still love them

You can read it from either end, and go round again, as memoir collides with invention in a brilliant interrogation of art, faith and relationships

Similes: there’s nothing like them. Called “quite likely the oldest readily identifiable poetic artifice in European literature” by the classicist James P. Holoka, the simile—an explicit comparison…

Writers and Guardian readers discuss the titles they have read over the last month. Join the conversation in the comments

It has just been announced that Jeremy Clarkson’s latest book, Diddly Squat: The Farmer’s Dog, will be released at the end of 2025.

From exciting debuts to classic thrillers, these are the reads deserving of a spot in your suitcase

As a small press launches dedicated to new male fiction, authors including Anne Enright and Nikesh Shukla ask if men are really being pushed out of publishing

Fans of Fourth Wing may want to pick up these books as they wait for the next instalment in the series.

Business leaders should read tehse children’s books because they are short, fun and pack in deep leadership lessons we all benefit from.

Safety concerns demand more space and consideration in this otherwise excellent work of popular science

Father’s Day isn’t always positive reminder of familial closeness. If you have a complicated relationship with your father, check out these insightful books.

The best-selling author has shared seven of his all-time favourite thriller books.

These are Goodreads best books ever as voted for by readers.

Summer kicks off with some fun kismet, meaning shared vibes among the new sci-fi and fantasy releases. Wander the Witch Roads or step through a portal into an unknown realm. Vampires travel through…

What does ageing really feel like? Discover books on ageing that offer clear-eyed answers and unattractive truths.

From unputdownable sagas to moving memoirs, here are 14 top releases to enjoy this month

What will you be reading this summer?

Discover powerful LGBTQ+ books that explore identity, love, and resilience—stories that inspire, challenge, and celebrate diverse voices and experiences.

These nonfiction books sparked controversy and deep thought. With fierce arguments and bold ideas, each one reshapes how readers see the world around them., Books News – Times Now

Need some in-flight entertainment? Here are the best vacation books to read, no matter what kind of trip you’re going on.

Glass Houses is one of 12 English language books shortlisted for the 2025 Wales Book of the Year. You can vote for this year’s People’s Choice Award here.  Cath Barton Midway through this story, the central characters Gethin and Olwen come across an old mine deep in a forest: ‘She was repelled, and yet there […]

From a speculative murder mystery and a gothic historical thriller to a bookish tale of community and a swoony rom-com adventure, this month’s book picks span genres and continents and the whole spectrum of human emotions.

From urgent new fiction to the inside story of Keir Starmer’s Labour, the New Statesman picks the season’s essential reading.

A hapless young idealist sets sail for utopia, in this wild epic of colonial chaos in the late 18th-century Americas

The fascinating story of the ancient words that survive in the mouths of billions of speakers today

An unsettlingly funny debut explores memories of a perilous birthday party, with dark echoes of Grimms’ fairytales and gothic fiction

The Alex Rider author on being put off Dickens for a decade, why he reads poetry in the mornings, and how reading Sherlock Holmes made him want to be a crime writer

Discover 7 classic books that go beyond serious themes with surprising humor, wit, and satire that’ll leave you laughing and thinking at once.

The Irish author on his new ‘violent seafaring epic’, his appetite for body horror and living his entire life book-first

Gothic romantasy is a delightful subgenre that combines the speculative and a great romance with gothic, often creepy, elements.

This week’s bookcase includes reviews of The Best of Everything by Kit de Waal and We Were There by Lanre Bakare

Each month Guardian Australia editors and critics pick the upcoming titles they have already devoured – or can’t wait to get their hands on

In focusing on the multilateral bonds that were forged to defeat Hitler, this entertaining account offers fresh disclosures about the course of the war

The love story is only part of the appeal of these romances that celebrate community, from meddling aunties to found family and more.

Stories that shift your compass. These powerful books will invite reflection, healing, and courage inside you to begin again when life breaks you open., Features News – Times Now

The author shares the powerful reads that have inspired her writing and left a lasting imprint on her heart

Martin Chilton shares his April reading highlights

Survivors recount the grim practices of William Sargant, one of the most influential medical practitioners of his day

USA Today, Publishers Weekly, NYT, Amazon, and Indie Booksellers all have their own bestseller lists. Here are the combined results.

Penguin Books has announced it will install a series of book boxes, which it is calling “90 Little Book Stops”, in communities across the UK.

Visit our bookshop.org page to purchase this week’s new books and support your local bookstore. And us! New science fiction, fantasy, and horror books for the week of April 8, 2025.  Adams, K…