22+ min ago   (935+ words) I didn’t think I was interested in Barbara Cartland, but it turns out I am. This new biography by Matthew Sweet, by turns revelatory, hilarious, gripping, astonishing and moving, kept me engrossed from first to last, and persuaded me that…...

12+ hour, 48+ min ago   (971+ words) From historical to contemporary love stories, familiar authors to new names taking on the fan favorite genre full of seasonal festiveness, here are a few of the cozy books you may find yourself reading this season. Sorted by release date,…...

8+ hour, 21+ min ago   (37+ words) Part Two: Prep Time Beyond the Story The Actual Meaning Novels have a meaning behind the bare story being told. The deep meaning of a story is known as the …...

19+ hour, 14+ min ago   (317+ words) Preeti Shenoy’s fiction is a literary detox from the messiness of our lives. Her romance stories are grounded in recognisable emotions, but remain relatively uncomplicated. That is why her latest book, People We Love, reads like an undemanding romantic fiction…...

3+ day, 7+ hour ago   (1030+ words) Five years of history. Four weeks on the road. Two rival copywriters learning love is the hardest sell of all. Intrigued? Read on to discover the synopsis and an excerpt from If Not For You by Ellen O’Clover, which releases…...

3+ day, 15+ hour ago   (35+ words) SMH.com.au National books editor Melanie Kembrey has rounded up the best new books to read this summer. Updated September 10, 2026 — 2:17pm,first published 11:25am...

3+ day, 14+ hour ago   (695+ words) As publishing houses release their predicted big-hitters of 2026, here are the titles that are actually worth rushing to the shelves for Claire Allfree is a writer specialising in books and theatre, but she also writes across The Telegraph more generally....

3+ day, 22+ hour ago   (434+ words) These seven new releases are already piling up on book lovers' 'Want to Read' shelves This novel, a Woman’s World book club pick, follows college freshman Lily Chen after she arrives in Taipei for an intensive language program, seeking connection…...

4+ day, 2+ hour ago   (1536+ words) IT | 2026 | 107 min | Drama ➡️ Where to Watch: IT — Theatrical release / streaming availability pending Anna Foglietta's feature directorial debut turns that recognizable life stage into an intimate examination of a marriage forced to confront itself. Without their daughter occupying the emotional center…...

4+ day, 6+ hour ago   (255+ words) Peruvian author Mario Vargas Llosa (Image: Getty) Chatto & Windus, £18.99 Ukrainian Lessons: Art in a Time of War (Image: Jonathan Cape) Arts journalist and classicist, Charlotte Higgins first visited Ukraine in 2022, a few months into the war, and has since returned…...