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This Is Where the Serpent Lives by Daniyal Mueenuddin – set to be a standout novel of 2026

From an acclaimed short-story writer, this epic of power and class across generations in Pakistan is brutal, funny and brilliantly told

The Guardian - UK

The Mental Load, Motherhood, and the Secret Life of a Wife in Room 706

How love, motherhood, and responsibility combine to create a constant, often unseen, mental workload for women.

Marie Claire

I Read 150+ Books In 2025, And I'm Stoked About 10 That Are Getting Adapted

These adaptations can't happen soon enough!

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The promise Brigitte Bardot made to her estranged son before her death

The French icon once said she would have ‘preferred to give birth to a little dog’ when asked about her son

The Independent UK

The Cat by Georges Simenon review – Maigret author’s tale of a toxic marriage

The Belgian author’s genius comes to the fore in a dark domestic drama

The Guardian - UK

The Winds of Winter: Brandon Sanderson Warns George RR Martin's TWOW Risks 'Star Wars' Mistake

Brandon Sanderson warns about 'narrative slowness' and why George R.R. Martin's next book faces a 'Star Wars' trap.

International Business Times UK

Books to look out for in 2026 – fiction

Maggie O’Farrell, Yann Martel and Julian Barnes are among the authors publishing new novels this year

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8 Books That the Marie Claire UK Team Couldn’t Put Down in 2025

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Used pyjamas for Christmas: Britons name their most disappointing gifts

More than 20 per cent of people received an unwanted or unsuitable present

The Independent UK

Royal Author Claims Prince William Was "Dreading" the Release of "Shameful" New Revelations About Ex-Prince Andrew's "Party" Favors

"Following one of Andrew's gatherings at Sandringham, staff found 'party bags' in guest bathrooms."

Marie Claire

How to foster a love of reading in boys

Letters: Louis Provis says there needs to be systemic change in how schools think about boys’ reading. Jacqueline Robson recalls a reading initiative that left students searching for more

The Guardian - UK

ICYMI: Close out 2025 with these great reads from AP

As 2025 wraps up, The Associated Press has curated a list of memorable stories and enjoyable reads published this year

The Independent UK

The best recent crime and thrillers – review roundup

Wild Dark Shore by Charlotte McConaghy; Darkrooms by Rebecca Hannigan; The Nancys and the Case of the Missing Necklace by RWR McDonald; Best Offer Wins by Marisa Kashino; Your Every Move by Sam Blake

The Guardian - UK

Unpublished ‘Tupperware erotica’ novel prompts fierce contest for TV rights

Interest in Wet Ink by Abigail Avis is part of a trend for works by female authors among streamers and production companies

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‘Like Kafka by way of Pedro Almodóvar’: 10 debut novels to look out for in 2026

A Pulitzer finalist is among the first-time novelists, in tales of love, a surreal prison, teen murder and a tradwife

The Independent UK

‘Heated Rivalry’ series mixes hockey and queer romance and is scoring big audiences

The television adaptation of Rachel Reid’s novel “Heated Rivalry” is making waves with hockey romance fans

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Erika Kirk Accused Of Cashing In On Tragedy With Christmas Message Promoting Charlie Kirk’s Book

“The grift is strong in this one,” a critic added.

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The 4 Major Stephen King Developments I’m Excited To Follow In 2026

After a great 2025 for King fans, there's much to be excited about in 2026.

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In the Caribbean and Africa a reparations movement is growing: so why is Britain pretending otherwise?

This year was a pivotal one, in which the issue of restorative justice began to frame the UK’s post-imperial relationship with the global south

The Guardian - UK

Hamnet by Maggie O’Farrell audiobook review – the life and loss of the woman behind the Bard

The wife of William Shakespeare takes centre stage in a rich, sensitive examination of parental grief, sensitively narrated by Jessie Buckley

The Guardian - UK

Charles Dickens exhibition to shine light on powerful women in author’s life

Novels only ‘reinforced Victorian stereotypes’ of meek women to give readers what they wanted, says curator

The Guardian - UK

How the French fell in love with family-driven memoirs and autofiction

Matriarchs, absent fathers and troubled childhoods: 2025 was the year French literature focused on family, says writer Anne-Laure Pineau

International Business Times UK

J.K. Rowling Under Fire Again for Anti-Trans Stance and Harry Potter 'Magic Racism'

J.K. Rowling faces renewed backlash over anti-trans views and Harry Potter's handling of prejudice as cast members and fans speak out.

The Guardian - UK

Dr Alex George looks back: ‘A dying friend told me to throw myself into things more – Love Island came into my mind’

The author and mental health campaigner on not fitting in at school, being on the Covid frontline, and how grief inspired him to help others

The Guardian - UK

Ice by Jacek Dukaj review – a dazzling journey to an alternate Siberia

The 1908 Tunguska comet changes the direction of history and gives rise to a weird new reality in this acclaimed epic from the Polish author

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