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This Oct. 26, 1965 file photo shows John Lennon, left, and Paul McCartney as they smile during a ceremony at Buckingham Palace in London.

Paul McCartney Recalls the 'Horrific' Moment He Learned John Lennon Had Died

By Ilana Kaplan

Nia Sioux, Aubrey O'Day, Abby Lee Miller

Dance Moms Star Nia Sioux Claims Abby Lee Miller Tried to Bribe Mentor Aubrey O’Day $10,000 Not to Work with Her: New Memoir

By Tanisha Bhat

Cover of the book Lucy & Desi: The Love Letters; Cuban-born American actor Desi Arnaz hugging his wife, American actress Lucille Ball on the set of the TV series I Love Lucy. 1950s.

Lucille Ball and Desi Arnaz Reveal Marital Doubts and Touching Bond in Love Letters — Read an Excerpt! (Exclusive)

By Lizz Schumer and Virginia Chamlee

Sir Anthony Hopkins (left) in 2017 and Abigail Hopkins (right) in 2012.

Anthony Hopkins Says Estrangement from Daughter Abigail 'Broke My Heart,’ But His Door Is 'Always Open to Her'

By Eric Andersson

E. Lockhart attends the Prime Video We Were Liars Tribeca Festival World Premiere Screening and Panel on June 10, 2025 in New York City. (

We Were Liars Author E. Lockhart Loves a Classic Gothic Novel — See Her Top 6 Picks

By Rachel Raposas

Gerry Turner and Kris Jenner on 'The Kardashians', Season 5 Episode 3.

Golden Bachelor's Gerry Turner Denies Ever Flirting with Kris Jenner, Says They Bonded Over Hip Replacements and Hearing Aids

By Liza Esquibias and Stephanie Wenger

Emma Roberts (left) and Karah Preiss in Sept. 2024

Belletrist: All of Emma Roberts and Karah Preiss’ 2025 Book Club Picks

By Carly Tagen-Dye

Theresa Nist and Gerry Turner

Golden Bachelor's Gerry Turner Says Theresa Nist Asked Him to Sleep on the Couch During First Visit to Her Home After Their Wedding

By Liza Esquibias and Stephanie Wenger

Little Red Flags, by Jeanette Settembre

In Little Red Flags, a Hamptons Weekend Might Ruin Everything — See the Cover! (Exclusive)

By Lizz Schumer

Valerie Bertinelli

Valerie Bertinelli Shares Another Revealing Outtake from Getting Naked Photoshoot: ‘Letting It All Hang Out, Physically and Emotionally’

By Moná Thomas

American singer-songwriter and poet Patti Smith at the 81 Venice International Film Festival 2024. Maria Red Carpet. Venice (Italy), August 29th, 2024

Patti Smith Reveals the Daughter She Placed for Adoption Helped Uncover the Truth About Her Biological Father (Exclusive)

By Colleen Kratofil

Courtney Psak; the cover of 'The Tutor'

In Courtney Psak’s Thriller The Tutor, Lessons Take a Dangerous Turn — Read a Sneak Peek! (Exclusive)

By Carly Tagen-Dye

The Luckiest by Kelly Cervantes, Kelly Cervantes

Kelly Cervantes Reveals Her Cancer Journey in New Memoir, The Luckiest — Read an Excerpt (Exclusive)

By Lizz Schumer

Nia Sioux attends Vanity Fair Campaign Hollywood and TikTok Celebrate Vanities: A Night For Young Hollywood; Abby Lee Miller visits the set of 'The Claman Countdown'

Dance Moms Star Nia Sioux Claims Abby Lee Miller Made Racist Remarks Toward Her in New Memoir

By Tanisha Bhat

Paul McCartney talks to Mirror Man Don Short outside his house in St John's Wood. March 1969

Paul McCartney Says He Felt 'Dead' amid the Beatles' Breakup: 'In Need of a Complete Life Makeover'

By Rachel DeSantis

Dakota Johnson in May 2025

Dakota Johnson’s Book Club: See All Of Her 2025 Picks

By Carly Tagen-Dye

Natalie Portman in 2025

Natalie Portman’s Book Club: See All of the Star’s 2025 Picks

By Carly Tagen-Dye

Jenna Bush Hager in Nov. 2024

See All of Jenna Bush Hager’s 2025 Read with Jenna Book Club Picks

By Carly Tagen-Dye

We Fell Apart by E. Lockhart

We Were Liars Author E. Lockhart's New Novel Started at a Crumbling Mansion. Here's What Came Next (Exclusive)

By Lizz Schumer

Melani Sanders; the cover of 'The Official We Do Not Care Club Handbook'

Melani Sanders Brings Viral 'We Do Not Care Movement' to the Page in New Menopause Guidebook (Exclusive)

By Carly Tagen-Dye

Unfunny Bunny Written by Kenan Thompson with Bryan Tucker Read by Kenan Thompson

Kenan Thompson Will Narrate His Debut Picture Book Unfunny Bunny (Exclusive)

By Rachel Raposas

Sacramento County Sheriff's Department, Joseph James DeAngelo - The People Vs. The Golden State Killer by Thien Ho.

How Was the Golden State Killer Finally Caught? A New Book by the Prosecutor Responsible Takes Us Inside (Exclusive)

By Lizz Schumer

Reese Witherspoon in November 2024

Reese Witherspoon’s Book Club: See All of Her 2025 Selections

By Carly Tagen-Dye

This Poison Heart by Kalynn Bayron Deadly Ever After by Brittany Johnson and Pet by Akwaeke Emezi

10 LGBTQ+ YA Fantasy Novels to Inspire Teens to Live Their Truth (Exclusive)

By Brittany Johnson

Beard: A Memoir of a Marriage By Kelly Foster Lunquist; Kelly Lunquist

I Lived It: What Pop Culture Gets Wrong About ‘Beard’ Relationships (Exclusive)

By Kelly Foster Lundquist

The covers of 'The Look 'by Michelle Obama, 'Coldwire' by Chloe Gong and 'Palaver' by Bryan Washington

PEOPLE’s Best Books of November 2025: Michelle Obama’s Photo Book, New Reads from Chloe Gong, Bryan Washington and More

By Carly Tagen-Dye and Lizz Schumer

R.F. Kuang; R.F. Kuang's 'Making Space' Book Cover

R.F. Kuang's Making Space Is an Ominous Ode to Parenthood, Sacrifice and the Future — Read an Excerpt! (Exclusive)

By Lizz Schumer

Kenny Chesney and Taylor Swift during 2007 CMT Music Awards - Backstage and Audience at The Curb Event Center at Belmont University in Nashville, Tennessee, United States.; Kenny Chesney and Taylor Swift perform onstage during Kenny Chesney's The Big Revival 2015 Tour kick-off for a 55 show run through August. The high-energy opening night included 2½ hours of music, including five songs from his #1 The Big Revival, surprise guests and a leaner, cleaner stage and 2.3 million pixel screen that gave the sold out house the best view theyve ever had of the 8-time Entertainer of the Year at the Bridgestone Arena on March 26, 2015 in Nashville, Tennessee

Kenny Chesney 'Could Tell' Former Opener Taylor Swift Was 'Special': 'Had the Eye of the Tiger as a Teenager' (Exclusive)

Sisters in Death The Black Dahlia, the Prairie Heiress, and Their Hunter Eli Frankel ; Head shot of aspiring actress Elizabeth Short, a murder victim nicknamed the Black Dahlia

True Crime's a Popularity Contest: How Serial Killers Become Household Names (Exclusive)

(From left): 'Good Morning America' hosts Michael Strahan, Robin Roberts, George Stephanopoulos, Lara Spencer and Ginger Zee in 2020

See All of the 2025 Good Morning America Book Club Picks

By Carly Tagen-Dye

Bottom of the Pyramid by Nia Sioux

Nia Sioux Reveals the Truth About Her Fallout with Abby Lee Miller in New Memoir, Bottom of the Pyramid (Exclusive)

By Tanisha Bhat

Down the Drain by Julia Fox ; A Court of Thorns and Roses by Sarah J. Maas; A Visit from the Goon Squad by Jennifer Egan

Halloween Candy and Book Pairings: Here's Which Treats Match Our Favorite Books

By Lizz Schumer

Dua Lipa Service 95 bookclub Patti Smith Just Kids

Dua Lipa's Service95 Book Club: See All of the Singer's Recommendations

By Carly Tagen-Dye

Sue Monk Kidd,right, and her daughter Ann Kidd Taylor, Traveling with Pomegranates

Sue Monk Kidd Reveals What It Was Like Writing a Book with Her Daughter: 'Are You Two Still Speaking?' (Exclusive)

By Lizz Schumer

Courtney McBroom and Brie Larson are seen on October 22, 2025 in New York City.

Brie Larson Says She and Courtney McBroom Have Enough Ideas for 2 More Cookbooks (Exclusive)

Kenny Chesney with his mother, Karen, on his right and his father, David, on his left in 1985 at his Gibbs High School homecoming.; THE TONIGHT SHOW STARRING JIMMY FALLON -- Episode 2080 -- Pictured: Singer Kenny Chesney poses backstage on Thursday, January 16, 2025

Kenny Chesney on Losing His Hair at 19 — and Why He's Grateful Now (Exclusive)

Ozzy Osbourne with his Golden God award and wife Sharon Osbourne in the press room at the Metal Hammer Golden Gods Awards 2018 held at indigo at The O2 in London.

Ozzy Osbourne Apologizes, Thanks Wife Sharon for 'Giving Me Another Chance' After 1989 Attempted Murder Arrest in New Memoir

By Daniela Avila

Reese Witherspoon and best-selling author Harlan Coben at the Gone Before Goodbye book launch at Apple SoHo on October 14, 2025 in New York City. Listen or read Gone Before Goodbye on Apple Books, the official audiobook home for Reese's Book Club.

Reese Witherspoon Was 'Scared' to Pitch a Book to Harlan Coben: Here's Why

By Rachel Raposas

Jeff Kinney; the cover of 'Rowley Jefferson's Awesome Friendly Spooky Stories 2'

Rowley Jefferson Returns in Jeff Kinney's New Awesome Friendly Spooky Stories Book — See the Cover! (Exclusive)

By Carly Tagen-Dye

The cover of 'Dear Mother'; Rea Frey

A Woman Unravels Her Family’s Dark Secrets in Rea Frey’s Dear Mother — See the Cover! (Exclusive)

By Carly Tagen-Dye

Goosebumps Inspired Hannah F. Whitten's New Horror Reliquary.

Fans of Our Wives Under the Sea and Ready or Not Will Love Reliquary — See the Cover! (Exclusive)

By Rachel Raposas

Twisted Love by Ana Huang

Twisted TV Series Is ‘Surreal,’ Says Author Ana Huang: ‘Definitely Freaked Out a Little’ (Exclusive)

By Rachel Raposas

The covers of 'The Whistler' by Nick Medina, 'Play Nice' by Rachel Harrison and 'The Exorcist' by William Peter Blatty

Shirley Jackson, Jordan Peele and More: 15 Terrifying Books to Read This Halloween

By Carly Tagen-Dye and Lizz Schumer

Olivie Blake

Olivie Blake Wants Girl Dinner to Inspire Women to Ask This Question

By Carly Tagen-Dye

Gone Before Goodbye book cover; Harlan Coben

Harlan Coben's Writing Is a Little Like Batman. Here's How the Bestselling Author Does It (Exclusive)

By Lizz Schumer

nfluencer and comedian Elyse Myers attends the 67th Annual GRAMMY Awards on February 02, 2025 in Los Angeles, California.

Elyse Myers Came to Reading Later in Life, But She's Now 'Madly In Love' with It — See Her Top 6 Books

By Rachel Raposas

Ann Patchett By Emily Dorio; Whistler by Ann Patchett

Ann Patchett Announces New Novel Whistler — See the Cover! (Exclusive)

By Rachel Raposas

Vanessa Bryant standing in front of a Giana Bryant memorial

Vanessa Bryant Reflects on Kobe Bryant and Daughter Gianna's Lasting Impact in Mamba & Mambacita Forever — See Inside (Exclusive)

By Lizz Schumer

Kendra Scott and Ciara Team Up For Children's Cause

Kendra Scott and Ciara Join Forces to Inspire Kids and Boost Children's Literacy in N.Y.C. Schools (Exclusive)

By Gillian Telling

In Stormy Weather Is Like Twister, But Even Sexier: See the Cover and Read an Excerpt! (Exclusive)

By Bailey Richards

BROMANTASY by Maire Roche

Bromantasy Is a Cozy LGBTQ+ Fantasy for Fans of Schitt's Creek and The Princess Bride — See the Cover! (Exclusive)

By Gabrielle Rockson

Kenny Chesney The Hemmingway House and Museum in Key West, FL Taken in August, 2025

Kenny Chesney Reveals His One True 'Love' —and What He's Learned About Relationships in the Process (Exclusive)

Christine Baker Kline; THE FOURSOME

The Foursome Is Based on a True Story About Conjoined Twins — See the Cover! (Exclusive)

By Desiree Anello

Jennifer Lee; LeUyen Pham

Frozen Director Jennifer Lee and Illustrator LeUyen Pham Team Up for YA Graphic Novel — See the Cover! (Exclusive)

By Carly Tagen-Dye

Feline - cat book

Celebrate National Cat Day with These Paw-some Feline Portraits (Exclusive)

By Desiree Anello

Trick or Treat on Scary Street by Lance Bass; Spoops: The Little Spirits of Halloween by AJ Locascio and Laurif A. Conley; Luna and the Witch Throw a Halloween Party by Dan Murphy and Aubrey Plaza

Have a Spooktacular Halloween with These 10 Scarily Cute Halloween Kids Books

By Lizz Schumer

Olivie Blake and Mariska Hargitay as Captain Olivia Benson, Christopher Meloni as Detective Elliot Stabler

Olivie Blake Reveals Why Gen Z Women Love Law & Order: SVU — And It's Not for the Reason You Think

By Lizz Schumer

Cameron Crowe; Joni Mitchell

Decades Later, Joni Mitchell Is Still Cameron Crowe's Best Rolling Stone Interview — Plus the Rule He Broke to Get It (Exclusive)

By Carly Tagen-Dye

Author Ana Huang

Ana Huang Teases Third Gods of the Game Book, The Keeper — Featuring a Trope She’s Never Tried Before (Exclusive)

By Rachel Raposas

Jimmy Buffett and Kenny Chesney at the Shrimpboat Sound Studio in Key West in 2003.

Kenny Chesney Shares His 'Favorite' Memory About Late Friend Jimmy Buffett in New Book Excerpt (Exclusive)

The Curse of Hester Gardens by Tamika Thompson

The Haunting of Hill House Meets Them in Black Gothic Horror The Curse of Hester Gardens — Read an Excerpt! (Exclusive)

By Lizz Schumer

Olivia Ponton is seen at Day 13 of the 2025 US Open Tennis Championships at USTA Billie Jean King National Tennis Center on September 5, 2025 in Flushing Meadows, Queens, New York City.

Olivia Ponton Reveals the 1 Surprising Author She'd Love to Write Her Life Story (Exclusive)

By Tabitha Parent

Katherine Schwarzenegger in 2025

Katherine Schwarzenegger Pratt Reveals the Touching True Story Behind Her New Children’s Book (Exclusive)

By Brianne Tracy

Fated Skates by Victoria Schade

The Olympics Start in 100 Days! Count Down to the Big Day with Fated Skates (Exclusive)

By Desiree Anello

The Last Sunday in May by Kate Clark Stone, Kate Clark Stone

Buckle Up for Indy 500 Novel The Last Sunday in May — See the Cover! (Exclusive)

By Bailey Richards

Olivie Blake; the cover of 'Girl Dinner'

Here's How a TikTok Trend Helped Inspire Olivie Blake's New Novel Girl Dinner

By Carly Tagen-Dye

Cameron Crowe (left) and Robert Plant backstage at Chicago Stadium in 1975

Cameron Crowe Remembers a 'Once-In-a-Career F---Up' While Touring with Led Zeppelin (Exclusive)

By Carly Tagen-Dye