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Fall brings a fresh crop of suitably autumnal cozy fantasies and gothic horror alongside some hotly anticipated sequels from TJ Klune, Chloe Gong, and others. TOP 10 Absolution Jeff VanderMeer. [...]

Christmas romances are a staple of the season, but fall also brings some love stories appropriate for Halloween, featuring magic, monsters, and even a couple of mortuaries. TOP 10 Best [...]

This season's speculative fiction wrestles with real-world concerns--especially identity, climate change, war, and artificial intelligence--but also offers welcome escapism. TOP 10 The Book of Love Kelly Link. Random House, Feb. [...]

Get swept away on beachy vacations, sink into fantasy worlds, and peek behind the scenes of Hollywood glamour in spring's romance offerings. TOP 10 Beautiful Villain Rebecca F. Kenney. Sourcebooks [...]

Spending time with bestselling author Diana Palmer, the pen name of Susan Spaeth Kyle, is not unlike reading one of the western romances that made her famous. She's a consummate [...]

Authors this season use speculative fiction to address urgent social justice issues and climate collapse, but also offer escapism in tales of dragons, deities, and derring-do. TOP 10 Bitter Medicine [...]

Riffs and retellings rule the day in this highly referential romance season, which also sees many authors making the switch from YA to adult romance. TOP 10 Bookshop Cinderella Laura [...]

After publishing 45 romance novels in 11 years, best-selling author Vi Keeland is ready to pull back the curtain on what happens after the happily-ever-after. In July, her first thriller, [...]

Bestselling author Ana Huang says romance is finally getting the respect it's always deserved 'BookTok has been a kind of revolution,' Ana Huang says via Zoom from the blurred but [...]

In wrapping up the SFF Atlas series, the author stays true to her literary vision while honoring the vocally opinionated readers that made her a bestseller When Olivie Blake self-published [...]

This fall is a season for beginnings and endings, with grand finales for several blockbuster sci-fi and fantasy series, new endeavors from big-name authors, and a selection of splashy debuts. [...]

Enemies become lovers, fake relationships turn real, and exes get second chances at making things work: this fall's romances put fresh spins on favorite tropes with plenty of holiday cheer [...]

Estranged childhood best friends take their dying mentor on a cross-country road trip in Cochrun's Here We Go Again (Atria, Apr.; reviewed on this page). Grief is an unusual topic [...]

TOP 10 Bacchanal Veronica Henry. 47North, May 25 ($24.95, ISBN 978-1 -5420-2781 -6) A traveling carnival harboring a soul-devouring demon makes its way across the Depression-era U.S. South in Henry's [...]

TOP 10 Act Your Age, Eve Brown Talia Hibbert. Avon, Mar. 9 ($15.99 trade paper, ISBN 978-0-06-294127-5). The finale to Hibbert's Brown Sisters rom-com series sees chaotic Eve Brown hired [...]

Witches, superheroes, and spacefaring adventurers feature heavily in this fall's offerings, headlined by splashy debuts and long-awaited titles from heavy hitters. TOP 10 Black Sun Rebecca Roanhorse. Saga, Oct. 13 [...]

This fall's romances offer an escape from reality with magical elements, mysteries, and holiday cheer underpinning Regencies and rom-coms alike. TOP 10 Fairy Godmothers Inc. Saranna DeWylde. Zebra, Dec. 29 [...]

Dystopias, alternate histories, and epic fantasies turn the spotlight on politics, gender, race, and revolution. TOP 10 The City We Became N.K. Jemisin. Orbit, Mar. 24 ($28, ISBN 978-0-316-50984-8) Hugo [...]

Rom-coms delve into the awkward realities of dating apps and social media, while historicals pit norm-bucking heroines against the constraints of their time. TOP 10 American Sweethearts Adriana Herrera. Carina, [...]

Perhaps the most surprising thing about prolific queer erotica author Chuck Tingle--who, talking via Zoom from his new home in Los Angeles, wears a gray T-shirt, a white karate gi, [...]

PW talks with Sim Kern Sim Kern calls their full-length adult debut, The Free People's Village (Levine Querido, Aug.), a tale of 'coming of age in protest spaces.' Against the [...]

Big Vape: The Incendiary Rise of Juul Jamie Ducharme (Holt) When Ducharme's 2019 Time article on Juul came out, it was pretty tough to walk around New York without seeing [...]

Diana Palmer, the pen name of Susan Spaeth Kyle, is a bestselling author known for her western romances. In an interview, Palmer discusses her upbringing in Georgia, her dreams of being a cowboy and a writer, and her journey to becoming a successful author. She also talks about her latest book, Lawbreaker, which is part of her Long Tall Texans series. Palmer emphasizes the importance of small-town life and the diverse relationships she has with her neighbors. She credits her late husband for his support and discusses the balance between her career and motherhood. Palmer's books appeal to a wide audience, including younger readers who buy her books for their mothers and grandmothers. She values commitment, marriage, and family, which reflects her own background and the values of her readers. [Extracted from the article]

In the romantic thriller Liar, Liar (Kensington, July), a woman investigates the death of someone who resembles her long-missing mother Liar, Liar centers around the disappearance of Marilyn Monroe impersonator [...]

Bestselling romance author Vi Keeland is branching out into the thriller genre with her first solo title, The Unraveling. Keeland, who has published 45 romance novels in 11 years, wanted to explore the aftermath of relationships when things go wrong. The novel follows therapist Meredith McCall, whose relationship with a pro hockey player turns sour after a career-ending injury. When the player dies in a car accident, Meredith develops an obsession with the husband of one of the victims, leading to a forbidden attraction and a question of who is stalking whom. Keeland hopes to appeal to both romance and thriller readers with her new book. [Extracted from the article]

The article offers information on author Olivie Blake (pen name of Alexene Farol Follmuth) and her popular Atlas trilogy, concluding with "The Atlas Complex." Topics discussed include Blake's journey from self-publishing to a best-selling author; her experience with fandom; her unique approach to the fantasy genre in her series; and also mentions about the challenges she faces in managing reader expectations and fan interpretations of her work.

The article present an interview with author Alison Cochrun. Topics discussed include her novel "Here We Go Again," exploring themes of grief in a rom-com context, inspired by the author's personal experiences; the dynamic between the protagonists, Rosemary and Logan, their relationship with their former teacher Joe; and Cochrun's approach to writing sex scenes, reflecting her own identity and experiences.

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An interview with author Maya Deane is presented. Topics include her book "Wrath Goddess Sing", is based on Achilles as a trans woman and pits her against Helen of Troy, her idea of rewriting the "Iliad" book, her approach to the historical aspects of queer people, and tapestry of the Achaeans and the Trojans killing each other.

An interview with Erin McRae and Racheline Maltese, authors of the novel "A Queen from the North," is presented. McRae and Maltese talk about the kind of research they made to create the alternate timeline of Great Britain, their cowriting process, and how they balanced the political and romantic tension while writing.