Books
Marie Claire's guide to books, with news, reviews and buying guides for the discerning reader.
Books
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Warning Working Moms: Your Partner Is Your Glass Ceiling
Bestselling author and essayist Caitlin Moran warns in her new book More Than a Woman that a mother’s career is only as good as the man or woman she marries.
By Jo Piazza Published
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Inside Jane Fonda's First Fire Drill Fridays Arrest
"I was doing what I had wanted: putting my body on the line and aligning myself fully, body and spirit, with my values."
By Jane Fonda Published
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'Luster' Is Messy, Beautiful, and Complicated
Our readers said Raven Leilani's sentences are poetry.
By Rachel Epstein Published
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'When No One Is Watching' Is Marie Claire's September Book Club Pick
Read an excerpt from Alyssa Cole's novel, here, then dive in with us throughout the month.
By Rachel Epstein Published
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We Should Have Known About J.K. Rowling's Views, Thanks to Her Under-the-Radar Book Series
Valid criticism has been written about JK Rowling's transphobic comments, and our relationship to Harry Potter. But what about her Robert Galbraith books?
By Katherine J. Igoe Published
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'The Vanishing Half' Is a Brilliant Exploration of Race and Identity
"This is one of those books with so much to unpack and explore, I could be here all day."
By Rachel Epstein Published
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'Luster' Is Marie Claire's August Book Club Pick
Read an excerpt from Raven Leilani's novel, here, then dive in with us throughout the month.
By Rachel Epstein Published
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Actress Lauren Lapkus Shows Off Her Book Collection in 'Shelf Portrait'
And reveals which actress she wants a tell-all from (which, same!).
By Sally Holmes Published
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Kim Wall Was So Much More Than a Headline
The parents of an adventurous, intrepid reporter are reframing the narrative around her murder.
By Jenny Hollander Published
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"There Have Been Points in My Life When I Have Felt Like Feminism Was Not for Me"
Mikki Kendall, author of Hood Feminism, on how the mainstream feminist movement has largely ignored women of color.
By Megan DiTrolio Published
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'Exciting Times' Will Remind You of Sally Rooney's Work
Still, Naoise Dolan deserves her own praise.
By Rachel Epstein Published
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Let's Stop Prying Into the Personal Lives of Women Writers, Shall We?
I wrote a novel that touches on domestic violence—and perfect strangers felt entitled to ask if I was a victim.
By Leah Konen Published
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The Babysitters Club Is Back
On set with the original girl bosses.
By Kayla Webley Adler Published
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Michelle McNamara's Work Led to a Serial Killer—But She Died Before His Arrest
Michelle McNamara—true-crime junkie, mom, founder of True Crime Diary, wife to Patton Oswalt—sadly died in 2016, long before HBO's 'I'll Be Gone In the Dark.'
By Katherine J. Igoe Published
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'The Vanishing Half' Is Marie Claire's July Book Club Pick
Read an excerpt from Brit Bennett's novel, here, then dive in with us throughout the month.
By Rachel Epstein Published
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Who Finished Writing the Book 'I'll Be Gone In the Dark After Michelle McNamara Died?
Michelle McNamara died before it was completed.
By Bianca Rodriguez Published
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Loni Love's Latest Memoir Will Help You Accept Your Flaws
Marie Claire chatted with Loni Love about the uphill battles that fill the pages of her second book, 'I Tried To Change So You Don’t Have To.'
By Maxwell Losgar Published
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The Time Has Come to Let Go of 'Harry Potter'
The Wizarding World isn’t the moral sanctuary it once was. And because we're all adults now, we have to acknowledge that.
By Kathleen Walsh Published
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Anti-Racist Books for Children and Teenagers' Bookshelves
It's never too early to start the conversation.
By Bianca Rodriguez Published
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The Audiobooks We Can't Get Enough Of
Jake Gyllenhaal narrating The Great Gatsby? I'm all in.
By Bianca Rodriguez Published
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Naoise Dolan's 'Exciting Times' Is Marie Claire's June #ReadWithMC Pick
Read an exclusive excerpt from Dolan's debut novel, here, then dive in with us throughout the month.
By Rachel Epstein Published
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'All Adults Here' Is an Ideal Quarantine Read
Though it will probably make you miss your family.
By Rachel Epstein Published
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Sense and Social Distancing
Isolated, socially distant, and unable to touch anyone: The single life under COVID-19 is eerily Jane Austen-esque.
By Jessica M. Goldstein Published
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Sarah Pinsker, Author of 'Song for a New Day,' on Predicting the Pandemic in Her 2019 Novel
As Pinsker's fiction becomes our reality, she offers her views on how we can weather the COVID-19 crisis.
By Carl Kelsch Published
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The 13 Best Books to Read in 2020
Escape reality with one of our favorite new novels.
By Megan DiTrolio Published
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The Most Scandalous Fashion Books to Read Right Now
Pass the popcorn, here are 20 of the most jaw-dropping, gossip-filled fashion books ever!
By Joseph Errico Published