Which vanilla perfumes are best? Finding the perfect perfume can be a challenging task. While some scents are floral or sweet, others are spicy and strong. Whether you’ve been wearing perfume for ...

Best book honorable mentions: The Secret Life of Addie Larue by V.C. Schwab, A Taste of Gold and Iron by Alexandra Rowland, and Crush by Richard Siken. Worst book (dis)honorable mentions: People We ...

Last week we published our annual list of 100 Notable Books; today, we winnow that list to the 10 Best Books of 2025. And now, we’re ready to discuss them. In this week’s episode, the Book Review ...

Paste has picked its 10 favorite music books from the last 12 months, but I’d like to shoutout to some other titles I loved ...

Of all the beauty products in the world, fragrance is my favorite — especially those with a strong note of vanilla. Yes, yes, I know. The scent can be at times…well, vanilla; sometimes too syrupy, ...

The New Deal, George Selgin suggests, did not work the way most historians claim. This economist’s eye-opening analysis shows that the increased government centralization of the 1930s rarely resulted ...

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Slate receives a commission when you purchase items using the links on this page. Thank you for your support. In a chaotic and distressing year, books provided a respite, a chance to commune with ...

‘Tis the season for reflecting on a well-read year. So, after all that reading, which books are we still thinking about now? The truth is, the best book of the year is deeply personal to every reader.

If you click on links we provide, we may receive compensation. Featuring exciting new releases in fiction, nonfiction, thriller, historical fiction, romance and more, these are PEOPLE's critics' ...

Dystopia. Dark academia. Lady knights. Vampires. Cyberpunk cities. Drowned coasts. Magical romance. 2025 was another major year for micro-trends within the fantasy and science-fiction genres. It’s ...

The best way to fight doomscrolling in 2025? Getting off your phone and picking up a book. Luckily for us, there were plenty of un-put-down-able reads this year. Whether your genre of choice is ...