At the beginning of each calendar month, Goodreads’ crack editorial squad assembles a list of the hottest and most popular new books hitting shelves, actual and virtual.

You’ll find several familiar names in this collection, those authors of one (or more!) big books that broke through to mainstream popular culture: Towles and Whitehead, Owens and Obama.

Still, the big fella has coined a useful phrase here, so we decided to run with it. Our Naughty & Nice collection gathers this year's new holiday-themed books in the relevant associated genres

The holidays have arrived, which means it’s time for family gatherings for many of us. These can be joyful occasions. They can also be, hmm, challenging is perhaps the polite term.

To help you in the latter department this year, we're offering a gift guide for those with young bookworms in their lives.

Some people, believe it or not, actually like cold weather. They’re entitled to their insane opinions, of course.

We've got you covered with the buzziest new releases of the day, according to early data from your fellow readers.

This is especially true if you have a love for language. By tinkering with the very architecture of how we communicate, poets can pull off maneuvers that will take your breath away.

According to a recent study by the American Psychological Association (APA), stress levels in the U.S. are at an all-time high.

At the beginning of each calendar month, Goodreads’ crack editorial squad assembles a list of the hottest and most popular new books hitting shelves, actual and virtual.