Fill the gap in your reading list
Based on recent literary hits, we pick the next books to add to your shelf
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Meet the name-drop novelists
Stylist talks to the new bestselling authors you need to let slip at your book club, along with first-look…
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Women's Prize for Fiction: 2013 shortlist
Hilary Mantel and Zadie Smith are among the nominees for the 2013 Women's Prize for Fiction, announced today.
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High drama meets 50s glamour
Nothing beats a book you just can’t put down, and Tigers in Red Weather one that will have you missing your…
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Surreal opening lines from literature
A good opening line can make or break a novel. Get it right and you'll be quoted forever, get it wrong and you'll…
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Top 10 must-reads of April
Forget Mr Darcy and Heathcliff – the only male character you need to know about right now is borderline-autistic…
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The Daughters and Wives Club
Over the last few years, a trend has developed on the shelves of your local bookshop. Aside from the non-stop…
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25 sensational debut novels
Writing your first book is no mean feat, as all you aspiring authors out there will know. All credit, then, to…
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Anne of Green Gables is NOT blonde
Children’s classic Anne of Green Gables is remembered for many reasons, one of the principal ones being poor…
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Stylist winner pens this summer’s must-read
In October, Kate Griffin, fought off hundreds of talented would-be writers to win Stylist’s search for a crime…
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Jane Austen’s most memorable characters
To commemorate the 200th anniversary of Jane Austen’s phenomenally successful Pride and Prejudice, we’ve…
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Why we still love Mr Darcy
On 28 January Pride And Prejudice is two centuries old, yet Mr Darcy still leaves Ryan Gosling in the shade…
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Cult books of 2013
Resolved to read more? This is a good year to start. Literary highlights of the next 12 months include Stephen…
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Top 10 must-reads of March
If you’re looking to pick up a good book this month, there are plenty of offerings from some of the biggest…
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EL James turns her back on erotica
"Mummy porn" purveyor EL James stunned the literary world with her hit-making Fifty Shades of Grey…
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Hilarious How To guides
There's long been a market in self-improvement literature, but some How To guides cater to a truly niche audience.…
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The next 15 erotic books on your reading list
Hot on the heels of our must-see erotic films and books comes this collection of raunchy reads to freshen up your…
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The Stylist 16: Hilary Mantel
Hilary Mantel is the only woman to win the Man Booker Prize twice. In 2009 she won the contemporary fiction prize…
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Interview: Sebastian Faulks
Sebastian Faulks, award-winning author of Charlotte Grey and Birdsong, speaks to Stylist about apossiblelife.com,…
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Meet the winner of Stylist's Crime Fiction…
Eight months ago we set out to find the newest, hottest literary talent in Britain. Together with the publishing…
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Mo Yan wins Nobel prize for literature
Chinese writer Mo Yan has won the 2012 Nobel prize for literature.
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Ruth Rendell Judges Stylist's Crime Fiction…
In February, we launched our crime writing competition in conjunction with Faber and Faber to find the best new…
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Hot new books of October
The spookiest time of the year is reflected in this month's literary releases, including Susan Hill's supernatural…
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The Casual Vacancy: Reviews
JK Rowling's new novel sold 2.6 million copies before it was even released, but is it any good? Newspaper critics…
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All you need to know about the decade’s biggest…
JK Rowling’s The Casual Vacancy is a huge bestseller but no-one has even read it yet. Stylist examines the…
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50 best Christmas books
Turn off the TV and warm your heart on some Christmas classics. From Scrooge's shock U-turn in Dickens' A…
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Hot new books of December
With Christmas fast approaching, we hear it's all about the gift books this month. Rest assured, though - there…
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Top tips for aspiring authors
Stylist were recently joined for a live web chat with Jenny Downham, best-selling author of Before I Die (the film…
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50 best free books on Kindle
If you're feeling the crunch after investing in a snazzy new e-reader, fear not. Here we round-up our top 50 free…
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Hot new books of September
With heavy-hitters from the likes of Zadie Smith, J.K. Rowling and Salman Rushdie to mysterious thrillers (The…
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Do women need erotic literature?
Before 50 Shades was steaming up commuter Kindles, before Jilly Cooper, even, Shirley Conran gave us the gift of…
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Top 20 books to argue about
If the reactions to Fifty Shades (amazing sex scenes! revolutionary! so badly written!) have taught us anything,…
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Hey girl, there's a Ryan Gosling colouring book
Hey girl, yes you heard it right - there really is a Ryan Gosling colouring book!
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Hotel defends Fifty Shades Bible swap
The Damson Dene Hotel in the Lake District has caused controversy by swapping bedside Bibles for Fifty Shades of…
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Fifty Shades of frustration?
Has the Fifty Shades of Grey phenomenon proved we’re a generation of women who have neglected our sex lives for…
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Matchbook: where bikinis meet their match
New Tumblr blog Matchbook.nu by Kate Imbach is set to revolutionise the way we pack for our holidays.
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The Penguin books you'll never read
Penguin is a world-famous publishing house that's fostered big-name literary talent since 1935.
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Blogging the bonkbusters
Blogging the bonkbusters – why? Bonkbuster. Sex and shopping novel. You know them. Fat books with thin pages,…
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Stylist's Tigers in Red Weather event
To celebrate the upcoming release of Liza Klaussmann's debut novel Tigers In Red Weather, Stylist is hosting an…
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Classic fiction goes carnal
Some of Britain's most famous literary works will be re-released in erotic format this summer - and Stylist has…
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Food porn for literature lovers
Combining our love of food and great literature is American graphic design student Dinah Fried, with her photo…
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Twenty things men are asking about Fifty Shades…
By this point you will almost certainly be aware of EL James’ mega-selling Fifty Shades of Grey trilogy,…
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Top 100 holiday reads
When we're on holiday we read in slightly different way. It could be a time to really throw yourself into a…
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Jane Eyre Laid Bare
Even classics are not safe from 'bonkbuster' fever, as the simmering sexual tension in Jane Eyre is set to come to…
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Stylist tweet-meets Jennifer Egan
She won last year’s Pulitzer Prize for Fiction with her novel A Visit From The Goon Squad and now author…
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Hot new books of June
If your summer reading list is looking thin on the ground then check out our monthly round-up of the best fiction…
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The devil's back: sequel confirmed
It's the book that won over millions of fans with its hilarious and uncomfortably realistic depiction of life for…
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Stylist's Top 50 Cookbooks
We sweat over them, rave about them and covet them as they sit on our bookshelves. But what really makes a great…
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Top 10 most-loved books
Contrary to popular belief, we’re a nation of bookworms with a new survey revealing the favourite books Brits…
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The Twitter Diaries
Get ready for a literary phenomenon - an ebook written in 140-character segments.
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Hot new books of May
Bank holiday reading has never looked better as this month's book releases are hotting up. From Mark Haddon's…
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40 must-see erotic films and books
Stylist's first ever sex survey revealed that 65% of you would like to have more sex in your lives, while Alain de…
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World Book Night Returns
Reluctant readers it’s time to be inspired. Not only is it Shakespeare’s birthday today (23 April) but tonight…
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2012 Orange Prize for Fiction: shortlist
The Orange Prize for Fiction – the UK’s only annual book award for fiction written by women – has announced…
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99 Reasons Why: the ending
As any experienced author will tell you, crafting a good ending is perhaps the hardest part of the writing process.
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Hot new books of April
With the winter well and truly behind us, things are hotting up on the books charts. From Alexandra Shulman's…
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Book wars: debut novels
Two new authors, two 10-year-old narrators – but which one of these acclaimed new titles should you be reading…
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The 50 best children's books
Enid Blyton's The Famous Five has just been voted the nation's favourite children's book according to research…
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Hot new books of August
Never mind the Olympics, we've got a star line-up of book releases for August. From Will Self's Booker…
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Around the world in literature
For some great written works, setting is everything. Places a reader has never seen in real life and worlds that…
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Crime fiction competition
In Stylist’s most exciting competition yet, we team up with powerhouse publishers Faber and Faber to find, and…
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50 essential feminist books
The past year has been important for feminism. From Slutwalks to gender pay gaps, from David Cameron telling…
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Literature's Feistiest Females
The simpering cries of damsels in distress can be found in acres of texts - but not the ones Stylist is looking at…
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Every Doctor Who annual!
Doctor Who is back! To celebrate the return of our favourite regenerating time-traveller (series 7 starts on…
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Best Literary Events
In honour of our books issue of Stylist, we've rounded up the best literary-themed events to look forward to this…
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Top 50 Crime Novels
From the classic whodunnits of Agatha Christie and Dorothy L Sayers to the hard boiled school, we love crime…
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Book Wars: Crime
In our new series, Book Wars, we pit titles from related genres against each other, with Stylist writers…
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Amanda Ross on getting published
Amanda Ross, founder of the Richard and Judy Book Club and ‘the most powerful person in publishing’*, gives us…
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How to get an editor
Rebecca Gray is an editor at Serpent’s Tail, an imprint of Profile Books. An independent publisher, their books…
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Nostalgic literature quiz
For Books’ Sake is the webzine dedicated to books by and for independent women. Unashamedly obsessed with…
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Cult books of 2012
2012 is in full swing - and with the early spate of no-drinking resolutions and gym sessions now firmly out the…
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Re-reading books is good for your health
How many times have you read your favourite book? Once? Twice? Nine times? Well, new research has shown that…
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Amanda Ross' must-reads
Amanda Ross, creator of the Richard And Judy Book Club and the ‘most powerful person in the publishing world’*…
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How to get an agent
So – you want to be a scriptwriter? Really? You crazy fool. OK – but if you really do, then one of the…
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Top 50 romantic lines from literature
Losing hearts at first sight, soul-entwining partnerships that only death do part...the complexities and mysteries…
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Top 10 best-loved Dickens characters
Ebenezer Scrooge is top of the pops in a new poll to celebrate the 200th anniversary of Charles Dickens' birth…
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Top 30 Villains in Literature
Love them or hate them, villains provide some of the most memorable characters in Literature. From the…
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Sensational literary sex scenes
With the Guardian bad sex awards shortlist out this week, our thoughts turn once again to what makes erotic…
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The 50 best literary put-downs
People like Simon Cowell and Gordon Ramsay have built careers on the back of their infamous tongue lashings. But…
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The best 100 closing lines from books
Don't judge a book by its cover - instead, try and wait for the last line. Following our massively popular and…
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