Our 65 Favorite Books of the Year

Our 65 Favorite Books of the Year

We Lived Through 2020 and All We Got Were These Really Good Books

By Emily Temple | December 7, 2020

These are the most popular romantic novels from each of the last six decades.

These are the most popular romantic novels from each of the last six decades.

By Emily Temple | December 3, 2020

The 89 Best Book Covers of 2020

The 89 Best Book Covers of 2020

As Chosen by Our Favorite Book Cover Designers

By Emily Temple | December 2, 2020

The Astrology Book Club: What to Read This Month, Based on Your Sign

The Astrology Book Club: What to Read This Month, Based on Your Sign

It's Almost Over.

By Emily Temple | December 1, 2020

The 10 Best Book Covers<br> of November

The 10 Best Book Covers
of November

The Only Way Out is Through

By Emily Temple | November 25, 2020

Oxford's official word of 2020 is . . . well, it's a lot of words.

Oxford's official word of 2020 is . . . well, it's a lot of words.

By Emily Temple | November 23, 2020

Best Reviewed
Books of the Week

  • Awake Awake
  • Etna
  • Triage
  • The Amateur
  • The People's Historian: The Outsized Life of Howard Zinn
  • The Story of Your Life: How Social Media Shapes the Way We Experience Everything
  • The Cruelest Game: Chasing Greatness in Professional Tennis
  • The Ego Trip: Psychedelic Toads, a Trail of Deaths, and the Guru Who Peddled Transcendence
  • The Blue Flame

And the winner of the 2020 Booker Prize is . . .

By Emily Temple | November 19, 2020

Here are the bookies' odds for the 2020 Booker Prize.

By Emily Temple | November 18, 2020

Attention: the principal from Buffy just wrote a novel. It's called Illyria.

By Emily Temple | November 17, 2020

Quentin Tarantino is publishing a novel based on . . . his own movie.

Quentin Tarantino is publishing a novel based on . . . his own movie.

By Emily Temple | November 17, 2020

Take a tour of José Saramago's gorgeous Canary Island home.

Take a tour of José Saramago's gorgeous Canary Island home.

By Emily Temple | November 16, 2020

10 cool facts about Jonathan Franzen's next novel, coming fall 2021.

10 cool facts about Jonathan Franzen's next novel, coming fall 2021.

By Emily Temple | November 13, 2020

I'm sorry, but I cannot accept Hugh Bonneville as Roald Dahl.

I'm sorry, but I cannot accept Hugh Bonneville as Roald Dahl.

By Emily Temple | November 12, 2020

Please don't give Trump a $100M book deal.

Please don't give Trump a $100M book deal.

By Emily Temple | November 11, 2020

Want to Feel Better? Stop Reading New Books.

Want to Feel Better? Stop Reading New Books.

That's Right.

By Emily Temple | November 11, 2020

To celebrate scientists solving the black hole paradox, read this short tale of a tiny black hole.

To celebrate scientists solving the black hole paradox, read this short tale of a tiny black hole.

By Emily Temple | November 9, 2020

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